Jambo! Safari

For the Wii and Nintendo DS games, see Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue.

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Jambo! Safari

System(s): Sega NAOMI

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega Software R&D Dept. 3^[1]

Genre: Driving

Release

Date

RRP

Code

JP

1999-09^[2]^[3]

¥?

840-0013C

UK

1999

£?

840-0013C

Jambo! Safari (ジャンボサファリ) is a driving adventure game developed by Sega AM3/Sega Software R&D Dept. 3 and published by Sega for the Sega NAOMI arcade system in 1999.

Although Jambo! Safari was released on the Dreamcast-based NAOMI hardware, it was never released for the Dreamcast itself. The Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) reported that it would be released as part of a compilation with Brave Firefighters and Emergency Call Ambulance, but no such compilation materialised.

Gameplay

In Jambo! Safari, players take the role of a park ranger studying wildlife. In order to research animals, the player must drive a jeep through the Serengeti and capture several different species of animals by using the gear shift lever to launch a lasso. When an animal is lassoed, the player must carefully "reel in" the animal, being careful not to break the rope.

Playable characters

	George Wildman
	His rough personality makes him unpopular with women.^[4] Nationality: U.S.A. Age: 29 Character: ACTIVE Speciality: LANGUAGE SKILL PROFICIENT Job experience: 1959-present, ZOOLOGIST
	Marit Söderström
	She participates in this research in the hopes of becoming professor, but coming in contact with wild animals has diminshed her ambitions.^[4] Nationality: Sweden Age: 26 Character: hard worker Speciality: Assistant professor Job experience: 1961-present, Photography talented
	Naftali Ngugi
	He is strong of spirit and calmly handles any situation.^[4] Nationality: Kenya Age: 28 Character: Speciality: Job experience:
	Edward Arniele
	While is very experienced as a ranger, he only thinks of flattering other people, leading many to dislike him.^[4] Nationality: England Age: 51 Character: cranky Speciality: sarcastic Job experience: 1933-present

Stages

The game can be played in either Beginner mode (a tutorial with 2 stages) or Expert mode (a mostly unassisted mode with 2 stages + a final stage).

Beginner

	Base Came Area (Training Area)
	Boss: Cheetah

Expert

	Embamba Plains (Research Area 1)
	A vast savannah area which includes a village. Boss: White Rhinoceros
	Shetani Riverside (Research Area 2)

	Kuungo Prehistoric Site (Final Research)
	Exclusively a boss fight against Unidentified Animal.

History

Legacy

An updated version of the game was brought to the Wii and Nintendo DS ten years later by Full Fat Productions as Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue. Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on Jambo! Safari arcade machines on March 31, 2017.^[5]^[6]

Production credits

chief graphic designer: Shinichi Nakagawa
graphic designers: Megumi Matsuda, Satoru Okano, Naoko Ofuji, Michinari Terada, Shinsuke Miyamura, Masaki Takahashi, Hiroshi Iijima, Hiroko Yamazaki
chief programmer: Narito Serizawa
programmers: Hiroyuki Kataoka, Atsushi Nakaza, Shinichiro Yamamoto, Atsushi Watanabe
mechanical supervisor: Masao Yoshimoto
mechanic engineers: Seiji Ishii, Asazo Tominaga, Toshiya Yamaguchi
electric engineers: Tomoyuki Goto, Nobuto Kashiwagi
cabinet designer: Kimio Tsuda
sound staff: Kentaro Kobayashi, Yuko Iseki
public relations: Shintaro Takaya
director: Shinichi Ogasawara
assistant director: Ayako Narumi
producer: Hisao Oguchi
special thanks to: Takeshi Sano(Okapi), sound system, Kazuya Fujishima, Yohsuke Takeda, Tatsuya Shizu, NAOMI-library team, staff of Shinjuki Sportsland #3, Ikebukuro Gigo, Tokyo Zoological Park Society, Shigeo Nakagawa
Presented by: SEGA

©SEGA 1999

Photo gallery

Standard cabinet
Upright cabinet

Digital manuals

US manual (standard)
US manual (standard, 2002 edition)

Magazine articles

Main article: Jambo! Safari/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

NAOMI US digital flyer

NAOMI UK flyer

Physical scans

NAOMI, JP

Cart

NAOMI, US

Wiring diagram

NAOMI, US (2002)

Wiring diagram

Specifications

Dimensions

Standard	Upright
990.6 mm (39") 1.651 m (65") 2.032 m (80") ^[7]	762 mm (30") 1.803 m (71") 1.6 m (63") ^[8]
Mass: 249 kg (550 lbs)	Mass: 118 kg (260 lbs)

References

Games in the Real Life Career/Sega Professional Series
	Airline Pilots (1999) \| Brave Firefighters (1999) \| Jambo! Safari (1999) \| 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (1999) \| Emergency Call Ambulance (1999)
	18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (2000)
	18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (2001)
	18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (2002)
	Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue (2009)

[:File:Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book-1.pdf_p171-1] Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 171

[https:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Farcade.2Fproduct.2F8936.2F-2] ttps://sega.jp/history/arcade/product/8936/

[https:.2F.2Farchive.is.2Fi3vsD-3] ttps://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/jambosafari.html (archive.today)

[:File:DCM_JP_19991119_1999-36.pdf_p154-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-36 (1999-11-19,26)" (JP; 1999-11-05), page 154

[:File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement_2016-11_JP.pdf_p-5] File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf

[:File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement_2016-12.pdf_p-6] File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf

[:File:JamboSafari_NAOMI_US_DigitalManual_Standard.pdf_p-7] File:JamboSafari_NAOMI_US_DigitalManual_Standard.pdf

[:File:JamboSafari_NAOMI_UK_flyer.jpg_p-8] File:JamboSafari_NAOMI_UK_flyer.jpg

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