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Dinosaurs for Hire

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega InterActive

Licensor: Malibu Comics

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1993-05^[1]	$49.9949.99^[2]	1050
BR	199x		044580

Dinosaurs for Hire is a Mega Drive game based on the comic book series of the same name. It was only released in North America.

Story

The "dinosaurs" are actually intelligent aliens who resemble smaller versions of Earth dinosaurs. After their spacecraft malfunctions in Earth's atmosphere and crashes into the ocean, they are stranded on Earth and become mercenaries for hire.

Gameplay

Introduction

It is a side-scrolling run-and-gun game similar to Contra but involving a group of dinosaurs who fight crime. The game mostly involves blasting enemies as they pour in, but there are also some platforming elements. The players can choose from one of three dinosaurs, who all play the same. In two-player games, each player chooses a different dinosaur. The dinosaur is moved with and and lies down with . The dinosaur jumps with and can jump slightly higher with +. The dinosaur has a gun that can be aimed in eight directions with the D-Pad and fired with . The gun can be upgraded by finding items. Each dinosaur also has a close-up attack with . This is the often the easiest way to attack smaller enemies or enemies that come within the minimum range of the dinosaur's gun. Guns can be fired while lying down or jumping, but the close-up attack can only be done while standing. Both can be done while moving, but the dinosaur stops to do the close-up attack. The dinosaurs can jump off and on platforms and between the foreground and background layers of some stages with + and + and can climb ladders with and descend them with . The dinosaurs also have a "dino smash" attack that can be done by holding and then holding .

Dinosaurs also have a Smart Bomb that can be detonated with ++, which destroys all enemies on screen (except bosses, who are merely damaged). Dinosaurs can find more Smart Bombs within the stages and hold up to four. In two-player games, items effects are not shared and each dinosaur has his own stash of Smart Bombs.

The dinosaur has a health bar that goes down as he takes damage from enemies. Dinosaurs are also injured from falling from heights. When the health bar is emptied, the dinosaur loses a life and restarts the level if he has an extra life remaining, losing any weapon upgrades he may have. If he has no more lives, the game ends but can be continued if the player has continues remaining. There are items that replenish health or give extra lives. In two-player games, the players have separate health and lives but share continues. Players are revived in place (rather than the beginning of the level) when they die. However, if one player dies with no more remaining lives, the player cannot be revived until the other player gets a game over and uses a continue.

Characters

	Archie
	The cool-headed leader of the group, a Tyrannosaurus who wears a leather jacket. He likes Jurassic Park and wants to wrestle Shadow Yamoto (from Eternal Champions, also developed by Sega Interactive). His close-up attack is bashing enemies with his rifle.
	Lorenzo
	A Triceratops who wears Hawaiian shirts like Magnum P.I. He likes Chun Li and dislikes Ryu and Ken (from Street Fighter II). His close-up attack is goring enemies with his horns.
	Reese
	A one-eyed Stegosaurus and the "loose cannon" of the group. He likes Clint Eastwood and The Terminator. His close-up attack is sweeping enemies with his tail.
	Cyrano
	A Pterodactyl who appears before boss fights to advise the group. Not a playable character.

Items

Items are usually found in capsules that must be broken open first.

	Weapon Upgrade
	Upgrades the power of the dinosaur's gun, up to five times.
	Multishot
	Turns the dinosaur's gun into a spread shot. Upgrades it to two streams initially and then three if the item is found again.
	Power Field
	Gives the dinosaur temporary invincibility.
	Dino Juice
	Fully replenishes the dinosaur's health.
	Dino
	Gives the player an extra life.
	Nuclear Holocaust
	Gives the player another Smart Bomb.
	Universal Firepower
	Fully upgrades the dinosaur's weapon.

Stages

	Stage 1

	Stage 2

	Stage 3
	In the jet ski segment, speeds up and slows down.
	Stage 4

	Stage 5

Production credits

Developed By: Sega Interactive Development Division
Programmers: John 'Buck' Kuwaye, Steven 'Ski Master' Lashower, Jack 'Le Saboteur' Loh, David 'Mac Man' Chaplin, Mike 'Mr. H-Blank' Terlecki
LOBSTER Engine Programming: Christopher 'Engine Meister' Warner, Robert 'Elvis is King' Morgan
Artists: Dave 'The Sprite Master' Russ, Art 'The Background God' Wong, Albert 'Char Master' Co, Todd 'Blood Worm' Tomlinson, Doug 'Dig Dug' Nishimura, Barbara Meyers
Technical Support: Ala 'Harbinger of Doom' Diaz
Project Manager: Mark 'Design-on-the-Fly' Nausha
Music: Paul 'Moto' Gadbois, Dave 'Chick-a-Baugh' Delia
Lead Tester: Terry 'Tex-T-Bone' Banks
Testers: Rey 'Multitasker' Alferez, Bill 'Dr. Mastermind' Person, Kurt 'Tindle-Fly' Tindle, Crisi Albertson, Heather Meigs, Lisa Stuart, Maria Tuzzo, Greg Becksted, Joe Cain, Harry Chavez, Marc Dawson, Dave Forster, Roman Greco, Keith Higashihara, Jason Kuo, Tony Lynch, John Russell, Siegie Stangenberg, Paul Walker, Jeff Todd, Blair Bullock, Richie Hideshima, William Emery, Atom Ellis, Glen Cureton, Ivan Fong, Vasily Lewis, Srini Chandra, Tim Spengler, Wesley Gittens
Dinosaurs for Hire Created By: Tom Mason
Producer: Stu Kosoy
Product Manager: Jamie Wojick

Source:

In-game credits^[3]

Magazine articles

Main article: Dinosaurs for Hire/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Sega Visions (US) #17: "February/March 1994" (199x-xx-xx)^[4]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[5]

Cool Gamer (RU)

60

^[6]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[7]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

60

^[8]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[9]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

35

^[10]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

64

^[11]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

69

^[12]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

63

^[13]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

83

^[14]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

58

^[15]

Todo Sega (ES)

91

^[16]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

73

^[17]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

40

^[18]

	64
Based on 14 reviews

Dinosaurs for Hire

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Dinosaurs for Hire/Technical information.

References

↑ GamePro, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 110
↑ GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 74
↑ File:Dinosaurs for Hire MD credits.pdf
↑ Sega Visions, "February/March 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 97
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 60
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 63
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 306
↑ GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 72
↑ Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 46
↑ MegaTech, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-20), page 74
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 78
↑ Sega Power, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 72
↑ Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 50
↑ Sega Zone, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-23), page 48
↑ Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 30
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 51
↑ Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 85

Dinosaurs for Hire
	Main page \| Maps \| Hidden content \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Region coding \| Technical information \| Bootlegs Prototypes: 1993-04-26 \| 04-27 \| 05-02

Malibu Comics games for Sega systems
	Ex-Mutants (1992) \| Dinosaurs for Hire (1993) \| Firearm (unreleased) \| Prime (unreleased)
	Prime (1994) \| The Strangers (unreleased)
	The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga (1997)

[:File:GamePro_US_045.pdf_p110-1] GamePro, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 110

[:File:GamePro_US_051.pdf_p74-2] GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 74

[:File:Dinosaurs_for_Hire_MD_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Dinosaurs for Hire MD credits.pdf

[:File:SegaVisions_US_17.pdf_p97-4] Sega Visions, "February/March 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 97

[5] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 60

[6] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 63

[:File:EGM_US_052.pdf_p50-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 50

[8] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 306

[:File:GamePro_US_051.pdf_p72-9] GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 72

[:File:Mega_UK_17.pdf_p46-10] Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 46

[:File:MegaTech_UK_24.pdf_p74-11] MegaTech, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-20), page 74

[:File:MeanMachinesSega15UK.pdf_p78-12] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 78

[:File:SegaPower_UK_50.pdf_p72-13] Sega Power, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 72

[:File:SegaPro_UK_27.pdf_p50-14] Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 50

[:File:SegaZone_UK_15.pdf_p48-15] Sega Zone, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-23), page 48

[:File:TodoSega_ES_04.pdf_p30-16] Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 30

[17] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 51

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-03.pdf_p85-18] Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 85

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Difference between revisions of "Dinosaurs for Hire"

From Sega Retro

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Contents

Story

Gameplay

Characters

Items

Stages

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References

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 | bobscreen=Dinosaurs for Hire Title.png
 | publisher=[[Sega]]
-| developer=[[Sega Interactive]]
+| developer=[[Sega InterActive]]
+| licensor=[[Malibu Comics]]
 | system=[[Sega Mega Drive]]
 | sounddriver=[[GEMS]]
@@ Line 9: / Line 10: @@
 | genre=Action
 | releases={{releasesMD
-| md_date_us=1993-05{{fileref|GamePro US 045.pdf|page=110}}
+| md_date_us=1993-05{{magref|gamepro|45|110}}
-| md_rrp_us=49.99{{fileref|GamePro US 051.pdf|page=74}}
+| md_rrp_us=49.99{{magref|gamepro|51|74}}
 | md_code_us=1050
+| md_rating_us=ga
 | md_date_br=199x
 | md_code_br=044580
 }}
-| vrc=ga
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+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Mega Drive]] game based on [[wikipedia:Dinosaurs for Hire|the comic book series of the same name]]. It was only released in North America.
-{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Mega Drive]] game based on [[wikipedia:Dinosaurs for Hire|the comic book series of the same name]]. It was only released in North America.
+==Story==
+The "dinosaurs" are actually intelligent aliens who resemble smaller versions of Earth dinosaurs. After their spacecraft malfunctions in Earth's atmosphere and crashes into the ocean, they are stranded on Earth and become mercenaries for hire.
 ==Gameplay==
-It is a side-scrolling action/platforming game similar to Contra but involving a group of dinosaurs who fight crime. The player can play as a tyrannosaurus rex named Archie, a triceratops named Lorenzo or a stegosaurus named Reese. Each has a gun which can be upgraded ''Contra''-style (shoot with {{B}}), a close-up attack ({{A}}: Archie beats enemies with his gun, Lorenzo with his horns, and Reese with his tail), and a traditional jump ({{C}}, and no matter how you press it you cannot control the intensity of the jump).
+{{ScreenThumb|Dinosaurs for Hire, Introduction.png|width=200|Introduction}}
+It is a side-scrolling run-and-gun game similar to ''Contra'' but involving a group of dinosaurs who fight crime. The game mostly involves blasting enemies as they pour in, but there are also some platforming elements. The players can choose from one of three dinosaurs, who all play the same. In two-player games, each player chooses a different dinosaur. The dinosaur is moved with {{left}} and {{right}} and lies down with {{down}}. The dinosaur jumps with {{C}} and can jump slightly higher with {{up}}+{{C}}. The dinosaur has a gun that can be aimed in eight directions with the D-Pad and fired with {{B}}. The gun can be upgraded by finding items. Each dinosaur also has a close-up attack with {{A}}. This is the often the easiest way to attack smaller enemies or enemies that come within the minimum range of the dinosaur's gun. Guns can be fired while lying down or jumping, but the close-up attack can only be done while standing. Both can be done while moving, but the dinosaur stops to do the close-up attack. The dinosaurs can jump off and on platforms and between the foreground and background layers of some stages with {{down}}+{{C}} and {{up}}+{{C}} and can climb ladders with {{up}} and descend them with {{down}}. The dinosaurs also have a "dino smash" attack that can be done by holding {{down}} and then holding {{C}}.
-==Trivia==
+Dinosaurs also have a Smart Bomb that can be detonated with {{A}}+{{B}}+{{C}}, which destroys all enemies on screen (except bosses, who are merely damaged). Dinosaurs can find more Smart Bombs within the stages and hold up to four. In two-player games, items effects are not shared and each dinosaur has his own stash of Smart Bombs.
-{{Trivia}}
-'''Some curious facts about the game{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20000108075051/http://www.geocities.com:80/SoHo/1354/dinos.htm}}''':
-In the game's plot, is revealed that dinosaur Lorenzo likes Chun-Li.This was a reference to [[Street Fighter II]], and amazingly it got past Sega's legal department.
+The dinosaur has a health bar that goes down as he takes damage from enemies. Dinosaurs are also injured from falling from heights. When the health bar is emptied, the dinosaur loses a life and restarts the level if he has an extra life remaining, losing any weapon upgrades he may have. If he has no more lives, the game ends but can be continued if the player has continues remaining. There are items that replenish health or give extra lives. In two-player games, the players have separate health and lives but share continues. Players are revived in place (rather than the beginning of the level) when they die. However, if one player dies with no more remaining lives, the player cannot be revived until the other player gets a game over and uses a continue.
-Archie the Dinosaur's ambition is to wrestle Shadow Yammoto. This was a reference to programmers next game [[Eternal Champions]].
+===Characters===
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Archie
+| sprite={{sprite | Dinosaurs for Hire, Characters, Archie.png | 1.25}}
+| desc=The cool-headed leader of the group, a ''Tyrannosaurus'' who wears a leather jacket. He likes ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' and wants to wrestle Shadow Yamoto (from ''[[Eternal Champions]]'', also developed by [[Sega Interactive]]). His close-up attack is bashing enemies with his rifle.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Lorenzo
+| sprite={{sprite | Dinosaurs for Hire, Characters, Lorenzo.png | 1.25}}
+| desc=A ''Triceratops'' who wears Hawaiian shirts like ''Magnum P.I.'' He likes Chun Li and dislikes Ryu and Ken (from ''[[Street Fighter II]]''). His close-up attack is goring enemies with his horns.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Reese
+| sprite={{sprite | Dinosaurs for Hire, Characters, Reese.png | 1.25}}
+| desc=A one-eyed ''Stegosaurus'' and the "loose cannon" of the group. He likes Clint Eastwood and ''[[The Terminator]]''. His close-up attack is sweeping enemies with his tail.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Cyrano
+| sprite={{sprite | Dinosaurs for Hire, Characters, Cyrano.png | 1.25}}
+| desc=A ''Pterodactyl'' who appears before boss fights to advise the group. Not a playable character.
+}}
+}}
-According to Cyranno the Dinosaur, the Mega Minotaur's real name is Hoyt. This was a tribute by programmer [[Steven Lashower]] to actor Hoyt Pollard who played the bald, inbred ''Banjo Boy'' in the movie ''Deliverance''.
+===Items===
+Items are usually found in capsules that must be broken open first.
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Weapon Upgrade
+| sprite={{sprite | Dinosaurs for Hire, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Upgrades the power of the dinosaur's gun, up to five times.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Multishot
+| sprite={{sprite | Dinosaurs for Hire, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Turns the dinosaur's gun into a spread shot. Upgrades it to two streams initially and then three if the item is found again.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Power Field
+| sprite={{sprite | Dinosaurs for Hire, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Gives the dinosaur temporary invincibility.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Dino Juice
+| sprite={{sprite | Dinosaurs for Hire, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Fully replenishes the dinosaur's health.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Dino
+| sprite={{sprite | Dinosaurs for Hire, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Gives the player an extra life.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Nuclear Holocaust
+| sprite={{sprite | Dinosaurs for Hire, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Gives the player another Smart Bomb.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Universal Firepower
+| sprite={{sprite | Dinosaurs for Hire, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Fully upgrades the dinosaur's weapon.
+}}
+}}
-The cartridge image contains the message "E is coming!" - a reference to an Elvis Presley game that the team was designing on the side.
+===Stages===
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Stage 1
+| screenshot=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 1-1.png
+| screenshot2=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 1-2.png
+| screenshot3=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 1-3.png
+| screenshot4=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 1-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Stage 2
+| screenshot=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 2-1.png
+| screenshot2=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 2-2.png
+| screenshot3=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 2-3.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Stage 3
+| screenshot=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 3-1.png
+| screenshot2=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 3-2.png
+| screenshot3=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 3-3.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=In the jet ski segment, {{right}} speeds up and {{left}} slows down.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Stage 4
+| screenshot=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 4-1.png
+| screenshot2=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 4-2.png
+| screenshot3=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 4-3.png
+| screenshot4=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 4-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Stage 5
+| screenshot=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 5-1.png
+| screenshot2=Dinosaurs for Hire, Stage 5-2.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
 ==Production credits==
+{{multicol|
 {{creditstable|
-{{multicol|
 *'''Developed By:''' [[Sega Interactive]] Development Division
 *'''Programmers:''' [[John Kuwaye|John 'Buck' Kuwaye]], [[Steven Lashower|Steven 'Ski Master' Lashower]], Jack 'Le Saboteur' Loh, David 'Mac Man' Chaplin, [[Mike Terlecki|Mike 'Mr. H-Blank' Terlecki]]
@@ Line 46: / Line 152: @@
 *'''Music:''' [[Paul Gadbois|Paul 'Moto' Gadbois]], [[David Delia|Dave 'Chick-a-Baugh' Delia]]
 *'''Lead Tester:''' Terry 'Tex-T-Bone' Banks
-*'''Testers:''' [[Rey Alferez|Rey 'Multitasker' Alferez]], [[Bill Person|Bill 'Dr. Mastermind' Person]], Kurt 'Tindle-Fly' Tindle, [[Crisi Albertson]], [[Heather Meigs]], Lisa Stuart, [[Maria Tuzzo]], [[Greg Becksted]], [[Joe Cain]], [[Harry Chavez]], [[Marc Dawson]], [[Dave Forster]], Roman Greco, [[Keith Higashihara]], [[Jason Kuo]], [[Tony Lynch]], John Russell, [[Siegie Stangenberg]], Paul Walker, [[Jeff Todd]], [[Blair Bullock]], [[Richie Hideshima]], William Emery, [[Atom Ellis]], Glen Cureton, Ivan Fong, Vasily Lewis, Srini Chandra, [[Tim Spengler]], [[Wesley Gittens]]
+*'''Testers:''' [[Rey Alferez|Rey 'Multitasker' Alferez]], [[Bill Person|Bill 'Dr. Mastermind' Person]], Kurt 'Tindle-Fly' Tindle, [[Crisi Albertson]], [[Heather Meigs]], Lisa Stuart, [[Maria Tuzzo]], [[Greg Becksted]], [[Joe Cain]], [[Harry Chavez]], [[Marc Dawson]], [[David Forster|Dave Forster]], Roman Greco, [[Keith Higashihara]], [[Jason Kuo]], [[Tony Lynch]], John Russell, [[Siegie Stangenberg]], Paul Walker, [[Jeff Todd]], [[Blair Bullock]], [[Richie Hideshima]], William Emery, [[Atom Ellis]], Glen Cureton, Ivan Fong, [[Vasily Lewis]], Srini Chandra, [[Tim Spengler]], [[Wesley Gittens]]
 *'''Dinosaurs for Hire Created By:''' Tom Mason
-*'''Producer:''' [[Stu Kosoy]]
+*'''Producer:''' [[Stewart Kosoy|Stu Kosoy]]
-*'''Product Manager:''' [[Jamie Wojick]]
+*'''Product Manager:''' [[Jaime Wojick|Jamie Wojick]]
 :'''Program Code/Design (C) 1993 [[Sega]]'''
 :'''All Rights Reserved'''
-}}
 | source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Dinosaurs for Hire MD credits.pdf
 | console=MD
+}}
 }}
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+|sv|15|7
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 ==Physical scans==
-{{ratings
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-| gamepro_source={{num|51|page=70|pdf=GamePro US 051.pdf|pdfpage=74}}
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 | console=Mega Drive
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 | cart=DFH MD US Cart.jpg
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+| item1=DfH MD US pcb.jpg
+| item1name=PCB
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
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-===ROM dump status===
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
-{{romtable|
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-}}
 ==References==
 <references/>
+{{DinosaursforHireOmni}}
+{{MalibuComics}}
 [[Category:Sega Channel games]]