Art Alive!

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Art Alive!

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Western Technologies, FarSight Technologies

Genre: Educational (JP box), Table (Sega of Japan master list — though it may turn out Sega combined the two, TODO)

Release	Date	RRP	Code

Art Alive! (アートアライブ) is a Sega Mega Drive game released in 1991. It can be seen as a Sega alternative to Nintendo's Mario Paint on the SNES, though Art Alive! debuted before Nintendo's game.

With the start of the game, you are given a blank canvas, so to speak, and it's your job to fill it in. There are various tools you can use to do the job with. There's a pencil for drawing single lines and there's even a button for drawing a circle. It's similar to MS Paint in that you just press the button where you want the circle to start, then move the cursor over to where you want the circle to end. Now just press the button again to confirm this circle. The button cancels the circle, and deletes it from the screen.

In addition, several stamps (like those seen in Wacky Worlds) of various Sega characters like Sonic the Hedgehog can be placed and animated throughout the picture.

With the help of emulators or a VCR, images created in Art Alive! can be saved for later viewing.

Promotional material

ArtAlive MD BR PrintAdvert.jpg

Mega Drive BR print advert

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

30

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Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

63

^[7]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[8]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

79

^[9]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

35

^[10]

Games-X (UK)

60

^[11]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[12]

Game Players Sega Guide! (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[13]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

51

^[14]

Joypad (FR)

50

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Joystick (FR)

75

^[1]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

51

^[16]

Mega (UK)

PAL

19

^[17]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

47

^[18]

Player One (FR)

68

^[3]

Power Up! (UK)

60

^[19]

Sega Power (UK)

46

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

79

^[5]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

39

^[21]

Sega Force (UK)

70

^[4]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[22]

Supergame (BR)

88

^[23]

	58
Based on 22 reviews

Art Alive!

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:Joystick FR 026.pdf, page 124 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 026.pdf_p124" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:MeanMachines UK 19.pdf, page 52
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:PlayerOne FR 020.pdf, page 104 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 020.pdf_p104" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:SegaForce UK 04.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 04.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 39
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Juni 1992" (DE; 1992-05-08), page 127
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-07), page 37
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 22
↑ Games-X, "5th-11th March 1992" (UK; 1992-03-05), page 20
↑ Game Informer, "January/February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 7
↑ Game Players Sega Guide!, "Vol. 3, No. 1: February/March 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 73
↑ Game Zone, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-22), page 40
↑ Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 76
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83
↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 19
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Septiembre 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 83
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, March 21, 1992" (UK; 1992-03-21), page 1
↑ Sega Power, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-02), page 58
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Supergame, "Maio 1992" (BR; 1992-05-xx), page 31

[:File:Joystick_FR_026.pdf_p124-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:Joystick FR 026.pdf, page 124 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 026.pdf_p124" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_19.pdf_p52-2] File:MeanMachines UK 19.pdf, page 52

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_020.pdf_p104-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:PlayerOne FR 020.pdf, page 104 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 020.pdf_p104" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaForce_UK_04.pdf_p72-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:SegaForce UK 04.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 04.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p62-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content

[6] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 39

[:File:ASM_DE_1992-06.pdf_p127-7] Aktueller Software Markt, "Juni 1992" (DE; 1992-05-08), page 127

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-04.pdf_p37-8] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-07), page 37

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p127-9] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p22-10] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 22

[:File:GamesX_UK_45.pdf_p20-11] Games-X, "5th-11th March 1992" (UK; 1992-03-05), page 20

[:File:GameInformer_US_003.pdf_p7-12] Game Informer, "January/February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 7

[:File:GPSG_US_0301.pdf_p73-13] Game Players Sega Guide!, "Vol. 3, No. 1: February/March 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 73

[:File:GameZone_UK_07.pdf_p40-14] Game Zone, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-22), page 40

[:File:Joypad_FR_007.pdf_p76-15] Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 76

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-06.pdf_p83-16] Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p19-17] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 19

[:File:Micromania2_ES_052.pdf_p83-18] Micromanía (segunda época), "Septiembre 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 83

[19] Power Up!, "Saturday, March 21, 1992" (UK; 1992-03-21), page 1

[:File:SegaPower_UK_30.pdf_p58-20] Sega Power, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-02), page 58

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-21] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-22] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Supergame_BR_10.pdf_p31-23] Supergame, "Maio 1992" (BR; 1992-05-xx), page 31

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Art Alive!

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Promotional material

Physical scans

References