Dyna Brothers

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Dyna Brothers
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: CRI
Developer:
Sound driver: SMPS Z80 (banked)
Genre: Simulation

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥8,8008,800 T-68033
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GM8051JT
Wii Virtual Console
JP
600pts600[2]
CERO: A

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Dyna Brothers (ダイナブラザーズ) is a 1992 strategy game by CRI for the Sega Mega Drive released exclusively in Japan. It was followed by Dyna Brothers 2.

The game is a real-time strategy title. The player must guide an army of dinosaurs to victory against their opponents, who are aliens that have invaded Earth. The player's main base and source of life is "The Egg", from which other life forms are spawned. The enemy's base is represented by a UFO. Players have the choice of creating over five different types of dinosaurs: a stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus rex, allosaurus, and lastly, an oviraptor. The player uses each dinosaur's unique ability to gather power points to spend in executing commands. This includes sending rain showers to grow vegetation, causing disasters, giving specific directions, and so on.

Gameplay

Characters

  • Sutego (ステゴ) -- Stegosaurus. The player's initial character and an herbivore. He eats grass to gather more power points for the player to spend on using commands. His specialty is laying eggs.
  • Torikera (トリケラ) -- Triceratops. Herbivore with emphasis on endurance from enemy attacks.
  • Tirano (ティラノ) -- Tyrannosaurus Rex. As a carnivore, his focus is on attacking enemies and eating them. Slow, but can travel long distances.
  • Aro (アロ) -- Allosaurus. Like Tirano, he deals in attacking as a carnivore. Fast, but moves in smaller increments.
  • Pii-chan (ピーちゃん) -- Oviraptor. The sole ovivore (egg-eater) of the game. He is weak in strength and defense, but is very agile. His specialty is to find and swallow enemy eggs before they hatch.

Production credits

  • Supervision: ♥ Licca Kayama ♥
  • Executive Producer: ISAO OHKAWA
  • Producer: Bogeyman Yasuda
  • Game Design: CSK Amusement Buis Dept, Project Eggs
  • Director: Keith Ogawa
  • Concept Design: Keith Ogawa
  • Chief Programmer: Shinya Womba Izumi
  • Programmer: Sato Jp, Katumi Asuka Yabuno, Sachie Saya Endo
  • Sound Support: Michael Mizuno
  • Sales Staff: Susumu Tanaka, Tadashi Hikita, Taizan Suzuki, Taketoshi Endo, Akinori Oguri, Katsumi Tanaka, Michael Mizuno
  • Title Design: Studio Melfan
  • Chief Designer: Kiyoshi Fujita
  • Animation Designer: Kiyoshi Fujita
  • Character Designer: Kiyoshi Fujita
  • Screen Design: Kiyoshi Fujita
  • Character Basic Design: Takehiro Katsura
  • Background: Kenji Toki
  • Map Design: Toshikazu Nagasato
  • Music Composer: Mikan Yuzuno
  • Sound Effect: Mikan Yuzuno
  • Debugger: Kentarou Noguchi, Shirou Ei
  • Special Thanks
CSK Corporation 1992 May 1
Source:
In-game credits (JP)

Magazine articles

Main article: Dyna Brothers/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-04: "April 1992" (1992-03-07)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-05: "May 1992" (1992-04-08)
also published in:
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-07: "July 1992" (1992-06-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-08: "August 1992" (1992-07-08)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
68 №1992-08, p25[5]
80 №, p83[6]
50 №1992-08, p39
79 №2, p43/44/45
Sega Mega Drive
69
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[7]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[8]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
79
[9]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
79
[10]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
70
[11]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
76
[12]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[13]
Sega Mega Drive
72
Based on
7 reviews

Dyna Brothers

Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 360c1b20
MD5 909e835620e1ee74862b759a3bf81ff6
SHA-1 7e57c6fd5c20e356f9c967dbf168db53574eda84
1MB 1992-07 Cartridge (JP)

External links

References