Heavyweight Champ (8-bit)

For other games which bear this title, see Heavyweight Champ.

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Heavyweight Champ
James "Buster" Douglas
George Foreman
Heavyweight Champ
George Foreman

Heavyweight Champ

System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Sega, SIMS (JP), Flying Edge (George Foreman)

Developer: SIMS, The White Team (George Foreman)

Peripherals supported:

Gear-to-Gear Cable

Genre: Sports^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1990		7063
EU	1991-05		7063
EU (G. Foreman)	1992-12^[7]		MK-27041-50
PT (G. Foreman)	1992		MS27041
UK	1991-05	£24.9924.99^[5]^[6]	7063
UK (G. Foreman)	1992-12^[7]	£29.9929.99^[8]^[7]	MK-27041-50
AU	199x
AU (G. Foreman)	199x
BR	1991-08^[9]		024180
BR (G. Foreman)	1992		026180
JP	1991-12-27^[3]	¥4,2004,200	T-44027
US	1992-05^[10]^[11]	$34.9534.95^[10]	T-81038
EU	1992-07^[8]		T-81038-50
UK	1992-07^[8]	£24.9924.99^[8]^[12]	T-81038-50

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Heavyweight Champ (ヘビーウェイトチャンプ) is a boxing game released for the Sega System 16 arcade in 1987 and later ported to the Master System and Game Gear in 1991. The game has had an unusual history, having been tied to two professional boxing champions, George Foreman and James "Buster" Douglas.

For a brief period in North America, the game was titled James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing (where it was released alongside the redesigned Master System II), to accompany the Sega Mega Drive game of the same name. It is, however, a very different game to the Mega Drive version, and is sometimes even seen as the superior product. In Europe and Brazil, it was titled George Foreman's KO Boxing, and is again unrelated to the Mega Drive game with the same name. In more recent releases the game has simply been titled as "Heavyweight Champ", presumably because SIMS and Sega no longer had the rights to pair it with those celebrity boxers.

Gameplay

Heavyweight Champ is more traditional fighting game, viewed from the side of the action and controlled using a standard control pad.

Production credits

Master System version (Heavyweight Champ)

Planners: All Members
Programmers: Nonchan, S.Kawa
Designers: Yasukuni, Tommy
Sound Composer: Kin
Presented by: Sega

Master System version (George Foreman)

Acclaim Development by: "The White Team"
Dan Feinstein, Tom Gibson, Donn Nauert, Joe Libertella, James Fink

Staff

Planners: All Members
Programmers: Machida
Designers: Aoyama
Sound Composer: Wada, Nishino
Special Thanks: Fujioka, Hikita

Magazine articles

Main article: Heavyweight Champ (8-bit)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US print advert

Print advert in Atuagagdliutit (GL) #1991-05-08 (1991-05-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-03: "March 1992" (1992-02-08)

Game Gear print advert in Sega Visions (US) #8: "May/June 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Game Gear print advert in Sega Visions (US) #8: "May/June 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #36: "July 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[13]

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #39: "October 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #41: "December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

Sega Visions (US) #11: "February/March 1993" (199x-xx-xx)^[14]

Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

47

^[15]

Buzz! Computers (UK)

65

^[16]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

51

^[17]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

77

^[18]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

69

^[19]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

49

^[20]

Game Power (IT)

85

^[21]

Joypad (FR)

55

^[22]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

74

^[23]

Mega Force (FR)

62

^[24]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

50

^[25]

Mean Machines (UK)

46

^[26]

Player One (FR)

77

^[27]

Player One (FR)

65

^[28]

Play Time (DE)

39

^[29]

Power Play (DE)

39

^[30]

Raze (UK)

65

^[5]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

67

^[31]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[32]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

12

^[33]

Sega Pro (UK)

79

^[34]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

69

^[35]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

69

^[36]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

55

^[37]

Todo Sega (ES)

55

^[38]

Video Games (DE)

30

^[39]

Video Games (DE)

59

^[40]

	58
Based on 27 reviews

Heavyweight Champ (8-bit)

Master System, US (James "Buster" Douglas)
Cover
Cart

Master System, EU (Heavyweight Champ)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, EU (George Foreman)
Cover
Cart

Master System, FR (George Foreman; Blister pack)
Cover

Master System, PT (George Foreman)
Cover

Master System, AU (Heavyweight Champ; Hotline/not for rental stickers)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (Heavyweight Champ; NIAL sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (Heavyweight Champ; Hotline sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (George Foreman)

Cart

Master System, BR (Heavyweight Champ)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR (Heavyweight Champ; newer)
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR (George Foreman)
Cover
Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

33

^[41]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[42]

Consoles + (FR)

62

^[43]

Consoles + (FR)

20

^[44]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

79

^[45]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

61

^[46]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

60

^[47]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

48

^[48]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[10]

Game Zone (UK)

NTSC-J

74

^[49]

Game Zone (UK)

84

^[50]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[51]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

85

^[52]

Joypad (FR)

70

^[53]

Joypad (FR)

73

^[54]

Joystick (FR)

78

^[55]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

75

^[56]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

46

^[57]

Player One (FR)

85

^[58]

Play Time (DE)

77

^[59]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

28

^[60]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

80

^[61]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

62

^[62]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

70

^[12]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

56

^[63]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

55

^[64]

Supersonic (FR)

86

^[65]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[66]

	63
Based on 28 reviews

Heavyweight Champ (8-bit)

Game Gear, JP (Heavyweight Champ)
Cover

Game Gear, US (George Foreman)
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU (George Foreman)
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, FR (Blister pack)
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	a64898ce
MD5	31cf051d130a64e211d3ccb37c5653f7
SHA-1	d0ddb71c6ca823c53d7e927a0de7de4b56745331

256kB

Cartridge (EU)

(Alt)

?

CRC32	fdab876a
MD5	08431e57a5ecf6cbfb1fdb757d496541
SHA-1	7e2523061df0c08b7df7b446b5504c4eb0fea163

256kB

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32	6a664405
MD5	b3a4815ca9fdc900cf7fe6ad961f8125
SHA-1	b07000feb0c74824f2e3e74fd415631a8f3c4da6

256kB

Cartridge (US)

?

CRC32	beed9150
MD5	b963441c5edad8396b857a9ad8448995
SHA-1	7cfd703ebdab4b2665f402adeac0060740615b6c

128kB

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	58b44585
MD5	c5d2aadb57d9827a24c69a80014b4ecf
SHA-1	5b3e3e3b88079108a4379c2428e70007d62c7b51

128kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

Heavyweight Champ (8-bit)
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[:File:HWC_SMS_EU_Box.jpg_p-4] File:HWC SMS EU Box.jpg

[:File:Raze_UK_09.pdf_p54-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 54

[:File:SegaPower_UK_19.pdf_p35-6] Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 35

[:File:SegaPro_UK_15.pdf_p33-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 33

[:File:SegaPower_UK_31.pdf_p11-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 Sega Power, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-07), page 11

[:File:Supergame_BR_02.pdf_p27-9] Supergame, "Agosto 1991" (BR; 1991-08-xx), page 27

[:File:GamePro_US_035.pdf_p84-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 GamePro, "June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 84

[Press_release:_1992-05-19:_ACCLAIM_BEGINS_SHIPMENT_OF_SEGA_SOFTWARE-11] Press release: 1992-05-19: ACCLAIM BEGINS SHIPMENT OF SEGA SOFTWARE

[:File:SegaPro_UK_15.pdf_p34-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 34

[:File:GamePro_US_036.pdf_p89-13] GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 89

[:File:SegaVisions_US_11.pdf_p5-14] Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 5

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-07.pdf_p116-15] Aktueller Software Markt, "Juli 1991" (DE; 1991-06-28), page 116

[buzz1991-05-03-16] Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p94-17] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 94

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p141-18] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 141

[:File:CVG_UK_114.pdf_p74-19] Computer & Video Games, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-14), page 74

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p138-20] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 138

[:File:GamePower_IT_03.pdf_p40-21] Game Power, "Febbraio 1992" (IT; 1992-0-xx), page 40

[:File:Joypad_FR_018.pdf_p100-22] Joypad, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 100

[:File:Joystick_FR_016.pdf_p142-23] Joystick, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 142

[:File:MegaForce_FR_15.pdf_p108-24] Mega Force, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 108

[:File:Micromania2_ES_037.pdf_p55-25] Micromanía (segunda época), "Junio 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 55

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_07.pdf_p58-26] Mean Machines, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-04-01), page 58

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_010.pdf_p41-27] Player One, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 41

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_035.pdf_p132-28] Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 132

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-06.pdf_p97-29] Play Time, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-06), page 97

[30] Power Play, "7/91" (DE; 1991-06-12), page 137

[:File:SegaPower_UK_19.pdf_p34-31] Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 34

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p57-32] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 57

[:File:SegaPower_UK_38.pdf_p56-33] Sega Power, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 56

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p47-34] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 47

[:File:SegaPro_UK_15.pdf_p32-35] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 32

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p71-36] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71

[:File:SegaZone_UK_03.pdf_p60-37] Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 60

[:File:TodoSega_ES_04.pdf_p68-38] Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 68

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-02.pdf_p81-39] Video Games, "2/91" (DE; 1991-06-07), page 81

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-08.pdf_p122-40] Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 122

[:File:ASM_DE_1992-10.pdf_p132-41] Aktueller Software Markt, "Oktober 1992" (DE; 1992-09-11), page 132

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-01.pdf_p84-42] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 84

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_007.pdf_p127-43] Consoles +, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 127

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_016.pdf_p134-44] Consoles +, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 134

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p148-45] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148

[:File:Go_UK_06.pdf_p18-46] Computer & Video Games, "April 1992 (Go! Issue 6)" (UK; 1992-03-15), page 18

[:File:CVG_UK_153.pdf_p111-47] Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 111

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0159.pdf_p43-48] Famitsu, "1992-01-03" (JP; 1991-12-20), page 43

[:File:GameZone_UK_05.pdf_p56-49] Game Zone, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-21), page 56

[:File:GameZone_UK_10.pdf_p50-50] Game Zone, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-xx), page 50

[51] Hippon Super, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-04), page 93

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_012.pdf_p76-52] Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:Joypad_FR_006.pdf_p136-53] Joypad, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-02-1x), page 136

[:File:Joypad_FR_015.pdf_p154-54] Joypad, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 154

[:File:Joystick_FR_024.pdf_p155-55] Joystick, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 155

[:File:Joystick_FR_034.pdf_p229-56] Joystick, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 229

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p143-57] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_026.pdf_p130-58] Player One, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-12-10), page 130

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-10.pdf_p112-59] Play Time, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-02), page 112

[:File:SegaPower_UK_36.pdf_p63-60] Sega Power, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-01), page 63

[:File:SegaPro_UK_05.pdf_p64-61] Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 64

[:File:SegaPro_UK_13.pdf_p27-62] Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 27

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-63] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SegaForce_UK_08.pdf_p78-64] Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 78

[:File:Supersonic_FR_06.pdf_p28-65] Supersonic, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 28

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_42.pdf_p62-66] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "July 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 62

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Heavyweight Champ (8-bit)

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Production credits

Master System version (Heavyweight Champ)

Master System version (George Foreman)

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Master System version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References