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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

System(s): Sega Mega-CD

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Orion Technologies

Licensor: Saban Entertainment

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	Code
US	1994-11	4442
EU	1995-03^[1]	4442-50
PT	1995
UK	1995-03^[1]	4442-50

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers for the Sega Mega-CD is a full-motion video game developed by Orion Technologies and published by Sega in 1995. It was released exclusively for the Mega-CD, and it is based on the TV series of the same name.

A Sega Mega-CD 32X version was reportedly planned but scrapped.

Story

On an exploratory mission, two astronauts discover an extraterrestrial container and inadvertently releasing the evil alien sorceress Rita Repulsa from 10,000 years of confinement. Upon her release, she and her army of evil space aliens set their sights on conquering the nearest planet, Earth.

The wise sage Zordon, who was responsible for capturing Rita, becomes aware of her release and orders his robotic assistant Alpha 5 to select five "teenagers with attitude" to defend the Earth from Rita's attacks. The five teens chosen are Jason Lee Scott, Kimberly Hart, Zack Taylor, Trini Kwan, and Billy Cranston. Zordon gives them the ability to transform into a fighting force known as the Power Rangers. This provides them with superhuman abilities and an arsenal of weapons, as well as colossal assault machines called Zords that can combine into a giant humanoid machine known as the Megazord.

Gameplay

Multi-button press

The game consists of abridged episodes of the show with limited interactivity. Gameplay requires the player to press certain buttons at precise moments as they appear on screen. The player is instructed to press directions on the D-Pad or a button ( to punch, to block, or to kick) corresponding to the character's actions. The player's actions do not affect the outcome of the scenes, but the Power Rangers lose heath if the player fails to input the correct move at the right time. The screen shakes when this happens. Sometimes a flashing gauge appears to indicate that the player must press , , and rapidly to defend against an incoming attack.

The game ends if the Power Rangers lose all of their health, but it can be continued from the beginning of the current scene. Health is carried over to the next episode. At the end of each level, the player's progress is tallied. The player earns points for correct moves, with faster response times earning more points. The Power Rangers have their health meter refilled based on the amount of points earned, and the player earns an extra continue at certain points intervals, depending on the difficulty level selected (50,000 points in Beginner, 75,000 in Intermediate, and 100,000 in Expert).

There are a total of nine episodes. The Beginner difficulty ends at episode 5, the Intermediate difficulty ends at episode 7, and the Expert difficulty plays every episode. Higher difficulty levels require more moves and give the player less time to react. Additionally, the Expert difficulty punishes players for pressing buttons too soon by deducting health. After completing the game on Expert, a Play Movie option is added to the main menu to replay the entire game as a movie.

Episodes

	Creation of the Power Rangers

	Green with Evil, Part 1

	Green with Evil, Part 2

	Green with Evil, Part 3

	Green with Evil, Part 4

	The Green Candle, Part 1

	The Green Candle, Part 2

	Crystal of Nightmares

	Doomsday

Production credits

Game System Programming: Chuck Batson, Orion Technologies, Inc.
Game Design: Tony Van
Cinepak Modifications: Kathy Bayless
Digital Video Compression: Katy Weathers
Video Editor: Scott Reynolds, Yeah Studios
Art: Rolf Weber, Jenny Martin
Sound Effects: Rolf Weber
Producer: Tony Van
Assistant Producers: Vince Nason, Greg Becksted
Leader Testers: Maria Tuzzo, Joel Breton, Jeff Junio
Testers: Sega of America Testing Staff, Dave Perkinson, Joe Cain, Jeff Loney, Rick Greer, Ben Cureton, Jeff Kessler, Al Dutton, Dana Green, Renata Bailey
Product Manager: Peter Loeb
Assistant Product Manager: John Garner
Manual Writer: Carol Ann Hanshaw
Executive Producers: Haim Saban, Shuki Levi
President Children's Ent.: Peter Dang
V.P. Development: Joel Andryc
Special Thanks: Frank Ward, Renaissance Atlantic, Pacific Video Resources, Muther's Recording Studio, Mike Latham, Jef Feltman, Larry Loth, Patricia Torrellio, Clint Dyer, Nemer Velasquez, Blair Bullock, Jonathan Stark

Source:

In-game credits^[2]

Magazine articles

Main article: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Mega-CD)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

ES print advert

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #21: "October/November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[3]
EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)^[4]

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

40

^[5]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

76

^[6]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[7]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

38

^[8]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

68

^[9]

Player One (FR)

8

^[10]

Todo Sega (ES)

85

^[11]

Top Consoles (FR)

75

^[12]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[13]

	57
Based on 9 reviews

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, PT

External links

Sega of America webpage: Mega CD

Technical information

Main article: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Mega-CD)/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

472,752,000

1994-10

CD-ROM (US)

4442

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

473,455,248

1994-10

CD-ROM (EU)

4442-50

References

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Mega-CD)
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Hidden content \| Development \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Bootlegs No results

Power Rangers/Super Sentai games for Sega systems
	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1994) \| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995)
	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1994) \| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
	Tanoshiku Asonde Nouryoku Up!! Tanoshii Youchien (1994) \| Tanoshiku Asonde Nouryoku Up!! Tanoshii Youchien '95-nendoban (1995) \| Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (199x) \| Gekisou Sentai Carranger (199x) \| Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997) \| Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger & Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger Chou Sentai Super Battle (2002) \| Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger (2003) \| Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2004)
	GoGo Sentai Boukenger Kazu to Katachi o Oboeyou! (2006) \| Juuken Sentai Gekiranger: Niki Niki! Kazu Katachi ni Challenge! (2007) \| Engine Sentai Go-onger Mach de Oboeru! Aiueo!! (2008) \| Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Battle ga Ippai! Iza Mairu! (2009) \| Tensou Sentai Goseiger Super Battle Daishuugou! (2010)
Unlicensed Power Rangers/Super Sentai games for Sega systems
	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition (199x)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega28UK.pdf_p36-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Mean Machines Sega, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-30), page 36

[:File:Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers_MCD_credits.pdf_p-2] File:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers MCD credits.pdf

[:File:GamePro_US_064.pdf_p161-3] GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 161

[:File:EGM2_US_05.pdf_p151-4] EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 151

[:File:EGM_US_067.pdf_p34-5] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0802.pdf_p56-6] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 2 February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 56

[:File:GamePro_US_067.pdf_p54-7] GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-07.pdf_p59-8] MAN!AC, "07/95" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 59

[:File:MegaForce_FR_35.pdf_p88-9] Mega Force, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 88

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_054.pdf_p101-10] Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 101

[:File:TodoSega_ES_23.pdf_p52-11] Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 52

[:File:TopConsoles_FR_04.pdf_p124-12] Top Consoles, "Julliet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 124

[:File:VideoGames_US_73.pdf_p80-13] VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 80

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Difference between revisions of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Mega-CD)"

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Contents

Story

Gameplay

Episodes

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

External links

Technical information

ROM dump status

References

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-{{stub}}'''''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''''' for the [[Sega Mega-CD]] is a full motion video-based game developed by [[Saban Entertainment]] and published by [[Sega]] in 1995. It was released exclusively for the Mega CD, and is based on the [[wikipedia:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|TV series of the same name]].
+'''''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''''' for the [[Sega Mega-CD]] is a [[full-motion video]] game developed by [[Orion Technologies]] and published by [[Sega]] in 1995. It was released exclusively for the Mega-CD, and it is based on the [[wikipedia:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|TV series of the same name]].
-The game is very similar to ''[[Dragon's Lair]]'' and ''[[Space Ace (Mega CD)|Space Ace]]'', in that the game relies solely on quick time events. When prompted you must press the required button, with more points awarded for shorter reaction times. Failing to press the button at the correct time will not alter the footage, but will cause the player to lose a life.
+A [[Sega Mega-CD 32X]] version was reportedly planned but scrapped.
+==Story==
+On an exploratory mission, two astronauts discover an extraterrestrial container and inadvertently releasing the evil alien sorceress Rita Repulsa from 10,000 years of confinement. Upon her release, she and her army of evil space aliens set their sights on conquering the nearest planet, Earth.
+The wise sage Zordon, who was responsible for capturing Rita, becomes aware of her release and orders his robotic assistant Alpha 5 to select five "teenagers with attitude" to defend the Earth from Rita's attacks. The five teens chosen are Jason Lee Scott, Kimberly Hart, Zack Taylor, Trini Kwan, and Billy Cranston. Zordon gives them the ability to transform into a fighting force known as the Power Rangers. This provides them with superhuman abilities and an arsenal of weapons, as well as colossal assault machines called Zords that can combine into a giant humanoid machine known as the Megazord.
+==Gameplay==
+{{ScreenThumb|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Multi-Button Press.png|width=200|Multi-button press}}
+The game consists of abridged episodes of the show with limited interactivity. Gameplay requires the player to press certain buttons at precise moments as they appear on screen. The player is instructed to press directions on the D-Pad or a button ({{A}} to punch, {{B}} to block, or {{C}} to kick) corresponding to the character's actions. The player's actions do not affect the outcome of the scenes, but the Power Rangers lose heath if the player fails to input the correct move at the right time. The screen shakes when this happens. Sometimes a flashing gauge appears to indicate that the player must press {{A}}, {{B}}, and {{C}} rapidly to defend against an incoming attack.
+The game ends if the Power Rangers lose all of their health, but it can be continued from the beginning of the current scene. Health is carried over to the next episode. At the end of each level, the player's progress is tallied. The player earns points for correct moves, with faster response times earning more points. The Power Rangers have their health meter refilled based on the amount of points earned, and the player earns an extra continue at certain points intervals, depending on the difficulty level selected (50,000 points in Beginner, 75,000 in Intermediate, and 100,000 in Expert).
+There are a total of nine episodes. The Beginner difficulty ends at episode 5, the Intermediate difficulty ends at episode 7, and the Expert difficulty plays every episode. Higher difficulty levels require more moves and give the player less time to react. Additionally, the Expert difficulty punishes players for pressing buttons too soon by deducting health. After completing the game on Expert, a Play Movie option is added to the main menu to replay the entire game as a movie.
+===Episodes===
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Creation of the Power Rangers
+| screenshot=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 1-1.png
+| screenshot2=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 1-2.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Green with Evil, Part 1
+| screenshot=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 2-1.png
+| screenshot2=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 2-2.png
+| screenshot3=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 2-3.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Green with Evil, Part 2
+| screenshot=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 3-1.png
+| screenshot2=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 3-2.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Green with Evil, Part 3
+| screenshot=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 4-1.png
+| screenshot2=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 4-2.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Green with Evil, Part 4
+| screenshot=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 5-1.png
+| screenshot2=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 5-2.png
+| screenshot3=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 5-3.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Green Candle, Part 1
+| screenshot=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 6-1.png
+| screenshot2=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 6-2.png
+| screenshot3=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 6-3.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Green Candle, Part 2
+| screenshot=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 7-1.png
+| screenshot2=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 7-2.png
+| screenshot3=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 7-3.png
+| screenshot4=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 7-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Crystal of Nightmares
+| screenshot=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 8-1.png
+| screenshot2=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 8-2.png
+| screenshot3=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 8-3.png
+| screenshot4=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 8-4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Doomsday
+| screenshot=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 9-1.png
+| screenshot2=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers CD, Stage 9-2.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
 ==Production credits==
 {{multicol|
-'''Game System Programming:''' Chuck Batson, Orion Technologies, Inc.<br/>
+{{creditstable|
-'''Game Design:''' [[Tony Van]]<br/>
+*'''Game System Programming:''' Chuck Batson, Orion Technologies, Inc.
-'''Cinepak Modifications:''' Kathy Bayless<br/>
+*'''Game Design:''' [[Tony Van]]
-'''Digital Video Compression:''' Katy Weathers<br/>
+*'''Cinepak Modifications:''' Kathy Bayless
-'''Video Editor:''' Scott Reynolds, Yeah Studios<br/>
+*'''Digital Video Compression:''' [[Katherine Weathers|Katy Weathers]]
-'''Art:''' Rolf Weber, Jenny Martin<br/>
+*'''Video Editor:''' Scott Reynolds, Yeah Studios
-'''Sound Effects:''' Rolf Weber<br/>
+*'''Art:''' Rolf Weber, Jenny Martin
-'''Producer:''' [[Tony Van]]<br/>
+*'''Sound Effects:''' Rolf Weber
-'''Assistant Producers:''' [[Vince Nason]], [[Greg Becksted]]<br/>
+*'''Producer:''' [[Tony Van]]
-'''Leader Testers:''' Maria Tuzzo, Joel Breton, Jeff Junio<br/>
+*'''Assistant Producers:''' [[Vincent Nason|Vince Nason]], [[Greg Becksted]]
-'''Testers:''' Sega of America Testing Staff, [[Dave Perkinson]], [[Joe Cain]], Jeff Loney, Rick Greer, Ben Cureton, Jeff Kessler, Al Dutton, Dana Green, Renata Bailey<br/>
+*'''Leader Testers:''' [[Maria Tuzzo]], [[Joel Breton]], [[Jeff Junio]]
-'''Product Manager:''' Peter Loeb<br/>
+*'''Testers:''' Sega of America Testing Staff, [[David Perkinson|Dave Perkinson]], [[Joe Cain]], [[Jeff Loney]], [[Rick Greer]], Ben Cureton, Jeff Kessler, Al Dutton, Dana Green, Renata Bailey
-'''Assistant Product Manager:''' John Garner<br/>
+*'''Product Manager:''' [[Peter Loeb]]
-'''Manual Writer:''' [[Carol Ann Hanshaw]]<br/>
+*'''Assistant Product Manager:''' [[John Garner]]
-'''Executive Producers:''' Haim Saban, Shuki Levi<br/>
+*'''Manual Writer:''' [[Carol Ann Hanshaw]]
-'''President Children's Ent.:''' Peter Dang<br/>
+*'''Executive Producers:''' Haim Saban, Shuki Levi
-'''V.P. Development:''' Joel Andryc<br/>
+*'''President Children's Ent.:''' Peter Dang
-'''Special Thanks:''' Frank Ward, Renaissance Atlantic, Pacific Video Resources, Muther's Recording Studio, [[Mike Latham]], Jef Feltman, Larry Loth, Patricia Torrellio, Clint Dyer, Nemer Velasquez, Blair Bullock, Jonathan Stark<br/>
+*'''V.P. Development:''' Joel Andryc
-Code ©1994 Sega<br/>
+*'''Special Thanks:''' Frank Ward, Renaissance Atlantic, Pacific Video Resources, Muther's Recording Studio, [[Michael Latham|Mike Latham]], [[Jef Feltman]], [[Larry Loth]], Patricia Torrellio, [[Clint Dyer]], [[Nemer Velasquez]], [[Blair Bullock]], Jonathan Stark
-TM & ©1994 Saban
+:'''Code ©1994 [[Sega]]'''
+:'''TM & ©1994 Saban'''
+| source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers MCD credits.pdf
+| console=MCD
+}}
 }}
+==Magazine articles==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
 ==Promotional material==
-<gallery>
+{{gallery
-File:MMPR US PrintAdvert.jpg|US print advert
+|{{gitem|PowerRangers ES PrintAd 1994-12.jpg|ES print advert}}
-File:MMPR US PrintAdvert 2.jpg|US print advert 2
+|{{GalleryPrintAd
-PowerRangers ES PrintAd 1994-12.jpg|ES print advert
+|sv|21|57
-</gallery>
+|gamepro|64|161
+|egm2|5|151
+}}
+|{{galleryPrintAd
+|sv|22|73
+}}
+}}
 ==Physical scans==
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|MCD}}
-| icon=MCD
+{{Scanbox
-| egm=50
-| gameplayers=76
-| playerone=8
-| playerone_source={{num|54|page=103}}
-| topconsoles=75
-| topconsoles_source={{num|4|page=124}}
-| vgce=40
-}}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega-CD
 | region=US
@@ Line 75: / Line 175: @@
 | front=MMPR MCD EU Box Front.jpg
 | back=MMPR MCD EU Box Back.jpg
+| disc=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers MCD EU Disc.jpg
+| manual=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers MCD EU Manual.jpg
+| square=yes
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega-CD
+| region=PT
+| front=
+| back=
 | disc=
+| manual=
 | square=yes
 }}
-{{clear}}
+==External links==
+* Sega of America webpage: [https://web.archive.org/web/19990508124947/http://www.sega.com:80/products/games/00206.html Mega CD]
+==Technical information==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
+===ROM dump status===
+{{romtable|
+{{rom|MCD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=472,752,000|date=1994-10|source=CD-ROM (US)|comments=4442|quality=good|prototype=}}
+{{rom|MCD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=473,455,248|date=1994-10|source=CD-ROM (EU)|comments=4442-50|quality=|prototype=}}
+}}
+==References==
+<references/>
+{{PowerRangersMCDOmni}}
 {{PowerRangers}}
+[[Category:Unreleased Mega-CD 32X games]]