From: lthompsn@polari.online.com
Subject: THE MEGADRIVE LIST (OCT 92)
Organization: Seattle Online Public Access Unix (206) 328-4944
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 19:10:37 GMT

"The Megadrive List Vol 8"
   October 1992
 
Translated and Compiled Quarterly by  Lee Thompson
 
Megadrive and Mega-CD titles being released in Japan and maybe the U.S.
 
*   indicates an approximate (or at least definitively inaccurate) 
    translation (or even possibly a wild guess)
 
 
Coming soon: The DEFINITIVE Megadrive List, all the releases through early
1992 complete with US titles, size, game type.
 
 
Most WANTED Releases:
 
	BEEP! MEGADRIVE is the king of top-ten lists (well actually most
	Japanese magazines have thousands of top ten lists).   They regularly
	have a top 20 listing of "Most Wanted Games", titles not announced
	for the Megadrive (but may be available in the arcades or on 
	another system) but are most wanted by the readers.
 
	This    Last
	Month   Month   Title                      Votes              
	(Oct)   (Sep)
 
	  1       1     Street Fighter 2 Series         170
	  2       3     Princess Maker                  59
	  3       6     Arabian Fight                   27
	  4       7     Wolf Fang                       26
	  5       10    Nature Takes a Hit*             25
	  6       15    Captain Commando                24
	  7       5     Cotton                          22
	  8       8     Silent Moebius                  21
	  9       9     Legend of the Galactic Heroes   20
	  10      -     Starblade                       19
 
 
	  Other Titles of note: F1 Exhaust Note (arcade game),
				Ys Series, Dragon Quest Series
 
Up Close:
	
	
Sources: 
 
	MEGADRIVE FAN 8/92, 9/92, 10/92
	BEEP! MEGADRIVE 9/92, 10/92
 
	"Coming to the U.S." screen shot matching:
 
	ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY 
	(Who usually translates WORSE than I do)
 
   Backup/Continue Key:
		BB  - Battery Backup
		Bx  - Battery Backup with x number of save positions
		BM  - Battery Memory
		BU  - Backup (Battery?  What?  Doesn't say)
		    - (Continues)
		PW  - Password Save
 
   CD-ROM drives all have "Battery Memory".  It is assumed that most
   CD-ROM adventure games and RPGs will take advantage of this.  There are
   also 'memory cards' allowing up to 1 MB of memory to be saved.
		
   A percentage in the Notes column indicates percent completed on the
   title as of September/October 1992 (from 10/92 Megadrive Fan, and 
   10/92 Beep! Megadrive; if there is a difference, the higher is used.)
 
Key (for this section):
 
	2P - Two Player Game (Simultaneous or alternate)
	If another title is given in quotes that is the US title.
 
	** - Tentative Title
	+  - ALREADY SLATED TO COME TO THE US
	++ - US VERSION RELEASED 1ST
	*  - New Listing
 
Genre Key (Same as BEEP! MEGADRIVE):
 
	RPG - Role Playing Game         ACT - Action Game
	RAC - Racing Game               SHT - Shooter
	TAB - Table Game                PUZ - Puzzle Game
	SLG - Strategy Game             ADV - Adventure Game
	SPT - Sports                    PIN - Pinball
	ARPG- Action RPG                VCS - Visual Communication System
					      (Full Motion Video ADV)
 
 
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MEGADRIVE:
 
Rel    Title                         Size    Genre   Notes 
===============================================================================
1992
 
September
09/10  Burai                         CD-ROM  RPG     ??%
09/24  Soccer RPG                    1024k   SLG     Kanji too Bizarre
09/25  Rise of the Dragon            CD-ROM  ADV  ++ 100% Dynamix Game
09/25* Metal Fang                    512k    ACT     
09/26  King Salmon                   512k    SPT  +  Sage's Creation
 
October
10/02* Chiki Chiki Boys              1024k   ACT
10/23  Super HQ                      512k    RAC     Formerly: Chase HQ 2
10/25  Wonder Dog                    CD-ROM  ACT     100% Sonic-Like
10/29  Air Management                1024k   SIM     Like "Air Bucks"
10/30  Crying                    2P  1024k   SHT  +  "Biohazard Battle"
10/30  Ninja Gaiden                  512k    ACT  +  Coming to U.S.?
10/EE* Time Gal                      CD-ROM  ACT     LD Game Series #2
10/BB  Junker's High             BB  1024k   RAC     Looks cool
10/EE* Quiz                          CD-ROM  QIZ     
10/EE  Aleste: Nobunga's Ninjas      CD-ROM  SHT     Sequel to "M.U.S.H.A."
10/EE  Pro Baseball 92               CD-ROM  SPT     
10/EE  Vixen 357                 BB  1024k   SLG     See NOTE 3
10/EE  Black Hole Assault        2P  CD-ROM  ACT  +  See NOTE 1
10/92  Lemmings                  2P  1024k   PUZ  +  *OUT IN US*
10/92* Puyo Puyo                 2P  512k    PUZ     Like Tetris
10/92* Holyfield's Boxing        2P? 512k    SPT  +  *OUT IN US*
10/92* Landstalker                   2048k   RPG     Totally Cool
10/92  Dark Wizard               BM  CD-ROM  SLG  +  Looks GREAT!
10/92  Rampart                   2P  512k    SLG  +  Tengen, See NOTE 2
 
November
11/08* Romance/Three Kingdoms 3  ?P  1536k   SLG     
11/20  Afterburner III               CD-ROM  SHT     CSK (Lookin' Good)
11/27* Mickey & Donald/World Ill 2P  CD-ROM  ACT  +  "World of Illusion"
11/EE  Power Athelete            2P  1024k   ACT     Like SF2, Final Fight etc
11/EE  Gyuwanburaa II                CD-ROM  TAB     More Mahjongg
11/EE  Yumimimikkusu                 CD-ROM  ADV     Shopping/RPG
11/EE  Patlabor                  BB  512k    ADV     Based on Anime
11/92  Sky Demon's Origin        BB  1024k   RPG     Looks lame
11/92  G-LOC                         1024k   SHT     Looks great!
11/25* Sonic the Hedgehog 2      2P  1024k   ACT  +  Simultaneous Release
11/92* Majin Soccer                  1024k   SPT
11/92* RBI4 Baseball             2P? 1024k   SPT  ++ Tengen
11/92  Gauntlet                  4P  1024k  ARPG  +  Tengen, NOTE 4
11/92* Bowl Jacks                2P  512k    SPT     Futuristic
11/92* A-Rank Thunder            2P? CD-ROM  ???
 
December
12/04  GODS                      BB  1024k   ACT  ++ BitMap Brotherse
12/04  Xenon II                      1024k   SHT  ++ BitMap Brothers 
12/18  Vay                           CD-ROM  RPG     ??%
12/92* Mega-Lo-Mania                 1024k   SLG  ++ Sucks
12/92  Nostalgia 2: PRESENCE         CD-ROM  ADV     Sequel to 1907
12/92  Pop'n Land                    CD-ROM  ACT     Kid's game
12/92  The Super Shinobi 2           ????    ACT     ??% 
12/92* Final Fight               2P? CD-ROM  SPT     
12/92  Steel Talons                  ???     SIM  +  Tengen, NOTE 2
12/92  Sega CD Special               CD-ROM  SLG     Wolfteam
12/92* F-1 Super License             1024k   RAC
12/92* Wolf Child                    CD-ROM  ACT  +
12/92* The Secret of Monkey Island   CD-ROM  ADV  ++ LucasArts
12~01* Big League Bowling            512k    SPT
 
1993
01/93* Bare Knuckle II           2P  2048k   ACT
01/93  Road Riot 4WD                 ???     RAC  +  Tengen, NOTE 2
01/93* Captain America/Avengers  2P? 1024k   ACT
02/93  Switch                        CD-ROM  ADV
02/93  Galaxy Express 999            CD-ROM  RPG     15% Based on Anime
02/93  Devastator                    CD-ROM  ACT     Wolf Team
03/93  Knight Legend             BB  1280k   SLG     Tanks, ala Desert Strike
03/93  Golden Axe III            ??  ???     ACT     Another one?
03/93  Wing Commander                CD-ROM  SIM  ++ Also Coming to US
03/93  Cyborg 009                    CD-ROM  ACT     Based on Anime
					 
Future
       Silver Russhiruto**           CD-ROM  SLG     SF Wargame.  10%
*      Might & Magic III             CD-ROM  RPG  ++
       F-1 Constructors          ??  ????    RAC     96%
       Silent Fleet              BB  1024k   SLG     Naval/Format may change
*      Phantasy Star IV          ??  ????    RPG     15%
       SimEarth                      CD-ROM  SIM  ++ Probably Coming Here
*      Record of the Lodoss War      CD-ROM  RPG     Based on Anime
       Smiling Salesman: Vol 1       CD-ROM  ADV
*      Pachinco                      ????    PAC     80%
       Night Striker                 CD-ROM  SHT     10%
       Ninja Warriors            2P  CD-ROM  ACT     10% (Cart was 63% done)
       Side Pocket                   1024k   SPT  ++ 100% Already out here
*      Chelnov                       1024k   ACT     100%
*      Psychic Detective Series Aya  CD-ROM  ADV     60%
       Merry Go Round: 4th Unit      CD-ROM  VCS     95% Anime-style, Cool
       Power Drift                   CD-ROM  RAC     10% (n/c)
       Slap Fight MD                 1024k   SPT     90% 
*      Teki-Paki                     ????    PUZ     80%
       Arcus Trilogy                 CD-ROM  RPG     50% Wolf Team
       Terraforming                  CD-ROM  SHT     20%
       <kanji too bizarre>           CD-ROM  RPG     45%
       Caliber 50                    1024k   SHT  ++ 95% Lame-O 
       Aslan Wars                    CD-ROM  RPG     70% Based on Anime
*      I RYU U JYO N SHI TEi         CD-ROM  RPG     21%
       Third World War               CD-ROM  SLG  +  10%
*      Chuck Rock                    ????    ACT  ++
*      Batman Returns                ????    ACT  ++
*      Joe Montana III               ????    SPT 
*      Taz-Mania                     ????    ACT  ++
*      Krusty's Fun House            ????    ACT  ++
*      Bart v.s. the Space Mutants   ????    ACT  ++
       3x3 Eyes                  BM  CD-ROM  RPG     
*      Super Silpheed                CD-ROM  SHT     Incredible!

Announced: Thunderforce 5 (CD-ROM), Langrisser [Warsong] 2, and others
 
 
Absent From Listing:
 
Super Gal's Picnic                   CD-ROM  PUZ     2% [- 3%] R-Rated Quix.
<title too long>                     512k    ???     0%    
Mutant Hunter                        512k    ACT     32%
Altein                               1024k   SHT     51% 
Battle Smash                         512k    SPT     20%
Seal of the Dark Lord 2              CD-ROM  RPG     ??%  Miracle Warriors Sq
World Rally                          CD-ROM  RAC     ? %
 
 
NOTE 1
 
	Looks a lot better than Heavy Nova, hopefully it will move better.
	
 
NOTE 2  
 
	This means that the US release will be between May and June, if
	not sooner.
 
NOTE 3
 
	This looks great, from the developer of Warsong (Langrisser).
	Similar in design to Warsong but with Robotech (Macross) style
	battlemechs.   See earlier notation for more info.  If TRECO
	has any BRAINS they will bring this over quick.
 
NOTE 4
       
	This is 4 players at the same time using a special 4-player tap
	that plugs into the controller port.
 
 
 
 
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Megadrive Specs
 
CPU     68000 10MHz/7.6Mhz              RAM     80k (68000: 64k, Z80: 16k)
	Z80A   4MHz                     
 
V-RAM   64k                             COLORS  64 out of 512 
 
MODES   320x224                         SOUND   FM  4        6 VOICES STEREO
	256x224                                 PCM          1 VOICE  STEREO
	320x448 (Interlaced)                    PSG 3 VOICES 1 NOISE  MONO
	256x448 (Interlaced)
 
 
"THUNDERFORCE 4 IS HERE!"
 
JAPANESE GAMES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE FOLLOWING DEALERS:
(I do not wish to endorse a particular dealer, this is 
for informational purposes only and is provided as a
convienience for the reader)
 
DIE HARD                (818) 774-2000 (Orders)
18612 Ventura Blvd.     (818) 774-2005 (Info)
Tarzana, CA 91356       Visa/Mastercard/Discover/COD
 

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