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Orguss

System(s): SG-1000

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega Personal Computer Div.^[1]

Licensor: MBS, Big West

Genre: Shooting^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1984-05^[3]	¥4,3004,300^[2]	G-1015
EU	1984		G-1015
FR	198x
IT	198x	61,500£61,500^[4]	G-1015
AU	1984	$39.9539.95^[5]	G-1015
NZ	1985-02^[6]
TW	198x

Orguss (オーガス) is a shoot-'em-up game developed and published by Sega for the SG-1000. In the game, the player takes control of a robot which can transform into a starship. It is based on the science fiction anime series Super Dimension Century Orguss.

Synopsis

“

The ORGUSS is seen flying in the sky above the earth.

The enemies from the world called TERRAM are fiercely attacking ORGUSS.

You can transform ORGUSS into the all-powerful "ORGROID" or into the high speed FLIER which will enable you to rapidly reach the SPACE-TIME VIBRATING WEAPON.

Only 2-1/2 minutes before SPACE-TIME destruction takes place!!

The ultimate WEAPON'S door is open.

Now is the right moment to fire your missiles and stop the operation of the TIMER CONTROL PANEL.

The control of SPACE-TIME is now in your hands.

„

— EU SG-1000 box backcover ^[7]

Gameplay

The game is an autoscrolling shoot-'em-up. The player commands the Orguss, which can swap between robot and starship modes freely, with each mode having advantages and disadvantages. The goal of each round is to make it to the Space/Time Oscillation Bomb at the end and destroy it before time runs out. The Orguss moves in any direction with the joystick. It shoots with and switches between the two forms with . The Orguss can only have one shot out at a time, but the shot can penetrate through multiple targets. It has rapid-fire in robot form but not in starship form.

In robot mode, the Orguss has greater freedom of movement across the screen, allowing it to destroy ground targets. However, it is a bigger target for enemies and moves more slowly. Because of its slower movement, it is not possible to reach the end of the round before the time limit runs out solely in robot mode. In starship mode, the Orguss cannot move below the horizon and therefore cannot attack ground targets, but it moves more quickly and can dodge enemy fire more easily. The Orguss transforms into robot form (and cannot switch back to starship mode) at the end of the round to destroy the Space/Time Oscillation Bomb.

The Orguss is destroyed if it is hit by enemy fire or collides with an enemy, but it respawns in place if there are extra lives remaining. If time runs out, the player loses a life and the round starts over from the beginning. The game ends if the player runs out of lives. There is only one round, with three different segments, which repeats until the player loses or decides to stop playing.

History

Legacy

Orguss had the spiritual sequels TransBot for the Sega Master System in 1985, Transformer for the arcade in 1986, and Arrow Flash for the Sega Mega Drive in 1990.

Magazine articles

Main article: Orguss/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Prior to release, Orguss was advertised with based animation image.

PDF

Flyer

Enlarged image

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Tilt (FR)

60

^[8]

	60
Based on 1 review

Orguss

SG-1000, JP (Type B)
Cover
Cart Manual

SG-1000, JP (Type C)
Cover

SG-1000, EU
Cover
Cart Inside

SG-1000, FR
Cover
Cart Inside

SG-1000, AU
Cover
Cart Inside

SG-1000, NZ

SG-1000, TW

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32	f4f78b76
MD5	0f45fa8e9b985fd5c6545645462b9400
SHA-1	c50b133dac95718e3a92a7ed45b6c7e83927abb0

32kB

Cartridge (EU/JP)

References

Orguss
	Main page \| Magazine articles \| Reception No results

Games in the Super Dimension/Macross Series
	Orguss (1984)
	Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Ai Oboete Imasu ka (1997)
	Macross M3 (2001)
	Choujikuu Yousai Macross (2003)

[:File:OrgussSGJPManual.pdf_p4-1] File:OrgussSGJPManual.pdf, page 4

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200928023407.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fsc3000.2Fsoftware.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/sc3000/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-09-28 02:34)

[:File:GameMachine_JP_264.pdf_p9-3] Game Machine, "1985-07-15" (JP; 1985-07-15), page 9

[:File:VideoGiochi_IT_22.pdf_p123-4] Video Giochi News, "Gennaio 1985" (IT; 198x-xx-xx), page 123

[:File:John_Sands_Sega_Retail_Price_List_Nov_1984.pdf_p4-5] File:John Sands Sega Retail Price List Nov 1984.pdf, page 4

[:File:SegaComputer04NZ.pdf_p16-6] Sega Computer, "January/February 1985" (NZ; 198x-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:Orguss-SG-EU-Back.jpg_p-7] File:Orguss-SG-EU-Back.jpg

[:File:Tilt_FR_019.pdf_p26-8] Tilt, "Mars 1985" (FR; 1985-xx-xx), page 26

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+| developer=[[Sega Personal Computer Div.]]{{fileref|OrgussSGJPManual.pdf|page=4}}
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+| licensor=[[MBS]], Big West
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-| romsize=32KB
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+| sg_date_jp=1984-05{{magref|gamemachinejp|264|9}}
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+| sg_code_jp=G-1015
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-| sg_date_jp=1984
+| sg_code_eu=G-1015
-| sg_rrp_jp=4,300
+| sg_date_fr=198x
-| sg_code_jp=G-1015
+| sg_date_it=198x
+| sg_rrp_it=61,500{{magref|videogiochinews|22|123}}
+| sg_code_it=G-1015
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-| sg_date_nz=1985-02
+| sg_code_au=G-1015
+| sg_rrp_au=39.95{{fileref|John Sands Sega Retail Price List Nov 1984.pdf|page=4}}
+| sg_date_nz=1985-02{{magref|sc|4|16}}
 | sg_date_tw=198x
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-| genre=Shoot-'em-Up
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-'''''Orguss''''' (オーガス) is a shoot-'em-up game developed and published by [[Sega]] for the [[SG-1000]]. In the game, the player takes control of a robot which can transform into a starship. It is based on the science fiction anime series ''[[wikipedia:Super Dimension Century Orguss|Super Dimension Century Orguss]]''.
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (オーガス) is a shoot-'em-up game developed and published by [[Sega]] for the [[SG-1000]]. In the game, the player takes control of a robot which can transform into a starship. It is based on the science fiction anime series ''[[wikipedia:Super Dimension Century Orguss|Super Dimension Century Orguss]]''.
+==Synopsis==
+{{quote|
+The ORGUSS is seen flying in the sky above the earth.
+The enemies from the world called TERRAM are fiercely attacking ORGUSS.
+You can transform ORGUSS into the all-powerful "ORGROID" or into the high speed FLIER which will enable you to rapidly reach the SPACE-TIME VIBRATING WEAPON.
+Only 2-1/2 minutes before SPACE-TIME destruction takes place!!
+The ultimate WEAPON'S door is open.
+Now is the right moment to fire your missiles and stop the operation of the TIMER CONTROL PANEL.
+The control of SPACE-TIME is now in your hands.
+|EU SG-1000 box backcover
+|ref={{fileref|Orguss-SG-EU-Back.jpg}}}}
 ==Gameplay==
-The player can swap between robot and starship modes freely, though both come with their own set advantages and disadvantages. In robot mode, you are able to destroy ground targets and have greater freedom across the screen at the expense of being a bigger target for enemies. You can shoot rapidfire, but move slower. In starship mode you cannot destroy ground targets, but are less likely to be destroyed thanks to the smaller surface area of the ship. You can move faster, but cannot shoot rapidfire. {{1}} switches between the two forms and {{2}} shoots.
+{{ScreenThumb3|Orguss, Segment 1.png|Orguss, Segment 2.png|Orguss, Segment 3.png|width=120|Gameplay}}
+The game is an autoscrolling shoot-'em-up. The player commands the Orguss, which can swap between robot and starship modes freely, with each mode having advantages and disadvantages. The goal of each round is to make it to the Space/Time Oscillation Bomb at the end and destroy it before time runs out. The Orguss moves in any direction with the joystick. It shoots with {{1}} and switches between the two forms with {{2}}. The Orguss can only have one shot out at a time, but the shot can penetrate through multiple targets. It has rapid-fire in robot form but not in starship form.
+In robot mode, the Orguss has greater freedom of movement across the screen, allowing it to destroy ground targets. However, it is a bigger target for enemies and moves more slowly. Because of its slower movement, it is not possible to reach the end of the round before the time limit runs out solely in robot mode. In starship mode, the Orguss cannot move below the horizon and therefore cannot attack ground targets, but it moves more quickly and can dodge enemy fire more easily. The Orguss transforms into robot form (and cannot switch back to starship mode) at the end of the round to destroy the Space/Time Oscillation Bomb.
+The Orguss is destroyed if it is hit by enemy fire or collides with an enemy, but it respawns in place if there are extra lives remaining. If time runs out, the player loses a life and the round starts over from the beginning. The game ends if the player runs out of lives. There is only one round, with three different segments, which repeats until the player loses or decides to stop playing.
-''Orguss'' had a spiritual sequel in the form of ''[[TransBot]]'', released for the [[Sega Master System]] in 1985.
+==History==
+===Legacy===
+''Orguss'' had the spiritual sequels ''[[TransBot]]'' for the [[Sega Master System]] in 1985, ''[[Transformer]]'' for the arcade in 1986, and ''[[Arrow Flash]]'' for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1990.
 ==Magazine articles==
 {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
+==Promotional material==
+Prior to release, Orguss was advertised with based animation image.
+{{gallery
+|{{gitem|SG-1000_Leaflet_Congo_Bongo.pdf|page=2|Flyer}}
+|{{gitem|Orguss_SG-1000_JP_Unused_Boxart.jpg|Enlarged image}}
+}}
 ==Physical scans==
-<section begin="SG_ratings" />{{ratings
+{{ratings|SG}}
-| icon=SG
-| tilt=61
-| tilt_source={{num|19|page=26/27}}
-}}<section end="SG_ratings" />
 {{Scanbox
 | console=SG-1000
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 | front=Orguss-SG-EU-Front.jpg
 | back=Orguss-SG-EU-Back.jpg
+| spine=Orguss-SG-EU-Side.jpg
+| spine2=Orguss SG-1000 EU Spine2.jpg
+| cart=Orguss SG-1000 EU Cart.jpg
+| carttop=Orguss SG-1000 EU Carttop.jpg
+| item1=Orguss SG-1000 EU Inside.jpg
+| item1name=Inside
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=SG-1000
+| region=FR
+| front=Orguss-SG-EU-Front.jpg
+| back=Orguss SG1000 FR Box Back.jpg
 | spine=Orguss-SG-EU-Side.jpg
 | spine2=Orguss SG-1000 EU Spine2.jpg
@@ Line 80: / Line 126: @@
 | spinemissing=
 | cart=
-}}{{scanbox
+}}{{Scanbox
 | console=SG-1000
 | region=TW
@@ Line 86: / Line 132: @@
 }}
-==Promotional material==
+==Technical information==
-Prior to release, Orguss was advertised with based animation image.
+===ROM dump status===
+{{romtable|
-<gallery>
+{{rom|SG|sha1=C50B133DAC95718E3A92A7ED45B6C7E83927ABB0|md5=0F45FA8E9B985FD5C6545645462B9400|crc32=F4F78B76|size=32kB|date= |source=Cartridge (EU/JP)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
-File:SG-1000_Leaflet_Congo_Bongo.pdf|page=2|Flyer
+}}
-File:Orguss_SG-1000_JP_Unused_Boxart.jpg|Enlarged image
-</gallery>
 ==References==
 <references/>
+{{OrgussOmni}}
 {{Macross}}