Black Hole Assault

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Black Hole Assault
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Bignet USA (US), Sega (EU), Micronet (JP)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥6,8006,800 T-22024
Sega Mega-CD
US
$49.9949.99[2] PN-6400
Sega Mega-CD
EU
4405
Sega Mega-CD
DE
DM 119,95119,95[4]
Sega Mega-CD
FR

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Black Hole Assault or Blackhole Assault (ブラックホールアサルト) is a 2D fighting game developed by Micronet for the Sega Mega-CD.

Production credits

  • Director: Shaka
  • Programming: Azy, Foma, Skeleton
  • Design: Nao, Nishii, Man Chan, You
  • Music: Studio River Kids, Fandango Co., Ltd., Shaka
  • Voices: Terry McGovern, Peter Scott, Penny Jacob, Francine Scott, Mike Babbit, Jeff Ray, Robin Yeager
  • Sound Design: Peter Scott, /Soundcat
  • Engineered and Mixed: Robin Yeager
  • Digitally Mastered: Soundcat on the Waveframe, 1000 Daws
  • Sound Produced: Tacey Miller
  • U.S. Script Adaptation: Stew Perkins, Tacey Miller
  • Special Thanks: Bignet Staff, Kaoru Ogi, Tatsurou Toshirou, Page-Boy, Tetsuo Togane, T.Matsunaga, Fujita Hiroyuki, SNM
  • Producer: Marakami Akihiko
  • 1992 Micronet
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Black Hole Assault/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #41: "December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-10: "October 1992" (1992-09-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-11: "November 1992" (1992-10-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-12: "December 1992" (1992-11-07)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
46 №14, p122[5]
75 №140, p108[1]
65 №41, p34[6]
59 №1, p120[7]
78 №0103, p11/23[8]
83 №41, p64[2]
47 №24, p163[9]
59 №5, p42-43
14 №4, p58[10]
61 №14, p50-51
10 №34, p56[11]
58 №44, p52
89 №15, p46-47
65 №18, p74
Sega Mega-CD
58
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[12]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[13]
Consoles + (FR)
46
[5]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[1]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
65
[6]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
30
[14]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
59
[7]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
50
[15]
GameFan (US)
78
[8]
Game Power (IT) PAL
67
[16]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[2]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[17]
Joypad (FR)
47
[9]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
59
[18]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
59
[19]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
14
[20]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
61
[21]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
71
[22]
Player One (FR)
10
[11]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
58
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
89
[24]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
65
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
64
[26]
Sega Mega-CD
57
Based on
23 reviews

Black Hole Assault

Mega-CD, US
BlackholeAssault MCD US Box Back.jpgBlackholeAssault MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
BlackholeAssault MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Blackholeassault mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
BlackholeAssault MCD EU Box Back.jpgBlackholeAssault MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
BlackholeAssault MCD EU Disc.jpg
Disc
BlackHoleMegaCDEUManual.PDF
Manual
Mega-CD, JP
BlackholeAssault MCD JP Box Back.jpgBlackholeAssault MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
BlackholeAssault MCD JP spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
BlackHoleAssault MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Blackholeassault mcd jp manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
533,722,896 CD (EU) 4405
Sega Mega-CD
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
539,849,856 CD (JP) T-22024
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
534,080,400 CD (US) PN-6400

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:CVG UK 140.pdf, page 108 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 140.pdf_p108" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:GamePro US 041.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 041.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  3. File:SelectRound FR 01.pdf, page 2
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:VideoGames DE 1993-09.pdf, page 43
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 014.pdf, page 122 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 014.pdf_p122" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:EGM US 041.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:EGM US 041.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, Virgin Books, page 120 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide Book UK.pdf_p120" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:GameFan US 0103.pdf, page 11 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GameFan US 0103.pdf_p11" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:Joypad FR 024.pdf, page 163 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 024.pdf_p163" defined multiple times with different content
  10. File:Mega UK 03.pdf, page 58
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:PlayerOne FR 034.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 034.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 33
  13. Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-08), page 29
  14. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 295
  15. Famitsu, "1992-10-30" (JP; 1992-10-16), page 1
  16. Game Power, "Luigio/Agosto 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 66
  17. Hippon Super, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-03), page 46
  18. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 42
  19. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 51
  20. Mega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-17), page 58
  21. MegaTech, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 50
  22. Marukatsu Mega Drive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-xx), page 109
  23. Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 52
  24. Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 46
  25. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
  26. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
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