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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Mega Drive]] game released in 1995 which stars the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote from the Looney Tunes cartoon series. The game is developed by BlueSky Software, the company well known for making the [[Vectorman]] series. The player can play as either the Road Runner, who spends the game avoiding the Wile E.'s traps, or Wile E. Coyote, who spends the game attempting to catch the Road Runner.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] platform game developed by [[BlueSky Software]] and published by [[Sega]]. Originally released in the United States in February 1995, the game is based on the 1948 cartoon characters [[wikipedia:Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner|Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner]].
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The game was later released in North America as part of the [[Mega Hit Series]].
 
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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===Characters===
 
Both Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote have a slightly different game to go through, having different items to collect and sharing some of the levels but having a completely different level order.
 
Both Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote have a slightly different game to go through, having different items to collect and sharing some of the levels but having a completely different level order.
  
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===Characters===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
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====Wile E. Coyote====
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[[File:ButtesandLadders_WileECoyote.PNG|200px|right]]
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| title=Wile E. Coyote
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Press {{A}} to leap, {{B}} to run, and {{C}} to jump. Hold down {{Down}} and walk to crawl.
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| screenshot=ButtesandLadders_WileECoyote.PNG
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| desc=Press {{A}} to leap, {{B}} to run, and {{C}} to jump. Hold down {{Down}} and walk to crawl.
  
 
'''Crates''' - Jump into one of these to obtain one of Wile E.'s famous gadgets, such as Rocket Shoes, Spring Shoes, a Jackhammer, a Flying Suit, and an Umbrella.<br/>
 
'''Crates''' - Jump into one of these to obtain one of Wile E.'s famous gadgets, such as Rocket Shoes, Spring Shoes, a Jackhammer, a Flying Suit, and an Umbrella.<br/>
 
'''Road Runner''' - If you're able to catch him, he'll quickly run off-screen and leave behind six Stamps and a clock that will attract towards you.<br/>
 
'''Road Runner''' - If you're able to catch him, he'll quickly run off-screen and leave behind six Stamps and a clock that will attract towards you.<br/>
 
'''Boulders''' - If you find any with dynamite, press down on the wooden box to blow it high. Run underneath it or jump on top of it to explore new places, though it'll quickly fall back the way it came.
 
'''Boulders''' - If you find any with dynamite, press down on the wooden box to blow it high. Run underneath it or jump on top of it to explore new places, though it'll quickly fall back the way it came.
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====Road Runner====
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[[File:RedRockRendezvous_RoadRunner.PNG|200px|right]]
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Press {{A}} to "meep meep", {{B}} to run, and {{C}} to jump. Hold down {{Down}} to peck and eat bird seed.
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| screenshot=RedRockRendezvous_RoadRunner.PNG
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| desc=Press {{A}} to "meep meep", {{B}} to run, and {{C}} to jump. Hold down {{Down}} to peck and eat bird seed.
  
 
'''Boosters''' - Hit one of these to quickly fly forward at incredibly fast speeds.<br/>
 
'''Boosters''' - Hit one of these to quickly fly forward at incredibly fast speeds.<br/>
 
'''Loops''' - Road Runner is fast enough to run around loops reminiscent of ''Sonic the Hedgehog''.<br/>
 
'''Loops''' - Road Runner is fast enough to run around loops reminiscent of ''Sonic the Hedgehog''.<br/>
 
'''Wile E. Coyote''' - If you see a crate, watch out, as Wile E. will pop out and try to grab you. If he catches you, you'll pay with a large portion of health. If you trick him into smashing into something however, he'll drop six Stamps and a clock that'll attract towards you.
 
'''Wile E. Coyote''' - If you see a crate, watch out, as Wile E. will pop out and try to grab you. If he catches you, you'll pay with a large portion of health. If you trick him into smashing into something however, he'll drop six Stamps and a clock that'll attract towards you.
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===Levels===
 
===Levels===
 
Wile E. Coyote and RoadRunner have different second acts depending on the character. Playing as either will result in the first two stages being flipped; Wile E. gets Red Rock Rendezvous first, then Buttes and Ladders, while Road Runner gets the opposite.
 
Wile E. Coyote and RoadRunner have different second acts depending on the character. Playing as either will result in the first two stages being flipped; Wile E. gets Red Rock Rendezvous first, then Buttes and Ladders, while Road Runner gets the opposite.
  
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|'''Red Rock Rendezvous'''
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|'''Buttes and Ladders'''
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|'''Choo Choo Terrain'''
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|[[File:KarlsBadCaverns_WileECoyote.PNG|120px]]
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|'''Karl's Bad Caverns'''
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|'''Grand Finale'''
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===Items===
 
===Items===
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|'''Stamps''' allow the player to reach a bonus stage after collecting a certain amount.
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|[[File:DD_Pills.PNG]] / [[File:DD_Seed.PNG]]
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|'''Health''' adds to the player's health bar.
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==History==
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|[[File:DD_Turbo.PNG]]
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The game is developed by BlueSky Software, the company well known for making the [[Vectorman]] series. The player can play as either the Road Runner, who spends the game avoiding the Wile E.'s traps, or Wile E. Coyote, who spends the game attempting to catch the Road Runner.
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|'''Turbo''' gives the player a temporary speed boost.
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The game was later released in North America as part of the [[Mega Hit Series]].
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|[[File:DD_Time.PNG]]
 
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|[[File:DD_WCHead.PNG]] / [[File:DD_RRHead.PNG]]
 
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==Production credits==
 
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*'''Producer:''' [[Tony Van]]
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*'''Producer''': [[Tony Van]]
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*'''Assistant Producer:''' [[Greg Becksted]]
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*'''Assistant Producer''': [[Greg Becksted]]
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*'''Project Manager:''' [[Jennifer Cleary]]
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*'''Project Manager''': [[Jennifer Cleary]]
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*'''Product Manager:''' [[France Tantiado]]
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*'''Lead Programmers''': Barbara Michalec, Ron Thompson
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*'''Lead Programmers:''' Barbara Michalec, Ron Thompson
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*'''Programming Team''': Keith Freiheit, John Fulbright, Bonita Kane, Jason Weesner
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*'''Programming Team:''' [[Keith Freiheit]], [[John Fulbright]], [[Bonita Kane]], [[Jason Weesner]]
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*'''Animation Team''': Marty Davis, Drew Krevi, Amber Long
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*'''Animation Lead:''' [[Marty Davis]]
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*'''Background Art and Design Team''': Jeff Jonas, Geoff Knobel, Amber Long, Mark Lorenzen, Brandan McDonald, Tom Moon, Jeff Remmer, John Roy, Rick Schmitz, Joe Shoopack
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*'''Animation Team:''' Drew Krevi, [[Amber Long]]
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*'''Sound and Music''': [[Sam Powell]]
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*'''Background Art and Design Team:''' [[Jeff Jonas]], [[Geoff Knobel]], [[Amber Long]], [[Mark Lorenzen]], Brandan McDonald, Tom Moon, [[Jeff Remmer]], [[John Roy]], [[Rick Schmitz]], Joe Shoopack
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*'''Test Leads''': [[Gregg Vogt]], Arnold Feener, Aaron Loichinger
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*'''Sound and Music:''' [[Sam Powell]]
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*'''Test Team''': S.O.A. Test Staff
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*'''Test Leads:''' [[Gregg Vogt]], [[Arnold Feener]], Aaron Loichinger
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*'''Marketing''': [[France Tantiado]]
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*'''Testers:''' Aaron Bandur, Blair Bullock, Don Carmichael, Nathan Clark, Philip Co, Ben Cureton, Robert De Loach, Sean Doidge, David Forster, Howard Gipson, Devan Hammack, Scott Hill, Lloyd Kinoshita, Randy Kreidt, John Melchior, Kim Rogers, Sam Saliba, Eric Simonich, Tim Spengler, Andrew Stess, Dan Weber, Michael Wu
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*'''Special Thanks to''': Rosie Crosgrove, John Crumlish, Jerry Huber, Rich Karpp, Chris Kreidel, Sharie Lynn, [[Willie Mancero]], Laetitia May, Chuck Osieja, Catherine Sollecito, Jane Shrigley, Holly Stein
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*'''Manual:''' [[Carol Ann Hanshaw|Carol Ann]] & [[Neil Hanshaw]]
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*'''Special Thanks to:''' Christine Bertoglio, Rosie Cosgrove, John Crumlish, Jerry Huber, [[Rich Karpp]], Chris Kreidel, Sharie Lynn, [[Willie Mancero]], Laetitia May, Chuck Osieja, Catherine Sollecito, Jane Shrigley, Holly Stein, Sufton Trout
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==Technical information==
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:Sega Channel games]]
 
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Revision as of 10:04, 8 February 2024

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Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Licensor: Warner Bros.
Sound driver: GEMS
Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		1062
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Mega Hit) 		$19.9919.99[3] 1062
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1062-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£34.9934.99[5] 1062-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		FDES05SMC
OFLC: G
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		048100
Tectoy: Todas as Idades

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Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote is a Sega Mega Drive platform game developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega. Originally released in the United States in February 1995, the game is based on the 1948 cartoon characters Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.

Gameplay

Characters

Both Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote have a slightly different game to go through, having different items to collect and sharing some of the levels but having a completely different level order.

ButtesandLadders WileECoyote.PNG

Wile E. Coyote
Press A to leap, B to run, and C to jump. Hold down Down and walk to crawl.

Crates - Jump into one of these to obtain one of Wile E.'s famous gadgets, such as Rocket Shoes, Spring Shoes, a Jackhammer, a Flying Suit, and an Umbrella.
Road Runner - If you're able to catch him, he'll quickly run off-screen and leave behind six Stamps and a clock that will attract towards you.
Boulders - If you find any with dynamite, press down on the wooden box to blow it high. Run underneath it or jump on top of it to explore new places, though it'll quickly fall back the way it came.

RedRockRendezvous RoadRunner.PNG

Road Runner
Press A to "meep meep", B to run, and C to jump. Hold down Down to peck and eat bird seed.

Boosters - Hit one of these to quickly fly forward at incredibly fast speeds.
Loops - Road Runner is fast enough to run around loops reminiscent of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Wile E. Coyote - If you see a crate, watch out, as Wile E. will pop out and try to grab you. If he catches you, you'll pay with a large portion of health. If you trick him into smashing into something however, he'll drop six Stamps and a clock that'll attract towards you.

Levels

Wile E. Coyote and RoadRunner have different second acts depending on the character. Playing as either will result in the first two stages being flipped; Wile E. gets Red Rock Rendezvous first, then Buttes and Ladders, while Road Runner gets the opposite.

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Red Rock Rendezvous

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Buttes and Ladders

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Choo Choo Terrain

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Karl's Bad Caverns

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Granite Gulch

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Grand Finale

Items

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 Stamps
allow the player to reach a bonus stage after collecting a certain amount
DD Pills.PNG
DD Seed.PNG
 Health
adds to the player's health bar
DD Turbo.PNG
 Turbo
gives the player a temporary speed boost
DD Time.PNG
 Time
adds to the time limit at the bottom of the screen
DD WCHead.PNG
DD RRHead.PNG
 Extra Life
gives the player an extra chance at completing the level

History

The game is developed by BlueSky Software, the company well known for making the Vectorman series. The player can play as either the Road Runner, who spends the game avoiding the Wile E.'s traps, or Wile E. Coyote, who spends the game attempting to catch the Road Runner.

The game was later released in North America as part of the Mega Hit Series.

Production credits

Source:
US manual
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[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Todo Sega (ES) #9: "Diciembre 1993" (1993-1x-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #23: "February/March 1995" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #46: "Julio 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
81 №11, p78
Sega Mega Drive
 81
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[8]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
82
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
84
[10]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[11]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
37
[12]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
75
[13]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[14]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9 (RU)
80
[15]
Freak (IL)
84
[16]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
89
[17]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
79
[18]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[19]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
64
[20]
Mega (UK) PAL
69
[21]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
55
[22]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[23]
Player One (FR)
80
[24]
Players (BR)
50
[25]
Play Time (DE)
64
[26]
Power Up! (UK)
75
[27]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
46
[4]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
55
[28]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
82
[29]
SuperGamePower (BR)
80
[30]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
50
[31]
Todo Sega (ES)
79
[32]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
50
[33]
Video Games (DE) PAL
62
[34]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[35]
Sega Mega Drive
 67
Based on
29 reviews

Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, US (Mega Hit Series)
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Mega Drive, PT
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Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, AU (Silver)
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Technical information

Main article: Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 148
  2. ↑ VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Press release: 1997-06-19: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND -- SEGA RELAUNCHES GENESIS GAMES AT VALUE PRICES
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 92
  5. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 38
  6. ↑ File:Desert Demolition MD US Manual.pdf, page 10
  7. ↑ Sega Visions, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 81
  8. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 192
  9. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-xx-xx), page 18
  10. ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 106
  11. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 62
  12. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 101
  13. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 78
  14. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 34
  15. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9, "" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 95
  16. ↑ Freak, "5/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  17. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 18
  18. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 4 April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 50
  19. ↑ GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 44
  20. ↑ MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 71
  21. ↑ Mega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 48
  22. ↑ Mega Fun, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-22), page 79
  23. ↑ Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 96
  24. ↑ Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 98
  25. ↑ Players, "Dez 95" (BR; 1995-1x-xx), page 22
  26. ↑ Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 106
  27. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, May 13, 1995" (UK; 1995-05-13), page 1
  28. ↑ Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 56
  29. ↑ Sega Pro, "Easter 1995" (UK; 1995-03-23), page 38
  30. ↑ SuperGamePower, "Agosto 1995" (BR; 1995-0x-xx), page 70
  31. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 51
  32. ↑ Todo Sega, "Abril 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 47
  33. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 49
  34. ↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 92
  35. ↑ VideoGames, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 66


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