Submarine Attack

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Submarine Attack
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega
Genre: Shooting
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code EU 1990 7048 UK 1990 £29.9929.99 7048 AU 199x BR 1992-03

Submarine Attack is a shoot-'em-up released by Sega for the Sega Master System in 1990.

Story

Four years ago, the small island of Balderia was attacked by a mysterious creature with the ability to take any form (except that of a human). Captain Mikan of the Balderian Navy defeated the creature, and peace returned for a time. However, a fishing boat has recently disappeared. Newly promoted Admiral Mikan, realizing the creature has returned, has outfitted the submarine Nautilus to defeat it once again, along with the humans that have captured it and hold it in their underwater complex.

Gameplay

The game is a horizontal-scrolling shoot-'em-up set underwater, where the player captains the submarine Nautilus through six levels destroying enemies. The submarine moves in any direction with the D-Pad. It is equipped with two weapon systems: missiles that are launched in an arc above the submarine with and torpedoes that are fired straight ahead with . Both weapons have rapid-fire and can be fired simultaneously. The torpedoes are upgraded to lasers in the last stage.

The Nautilus can sustain three hits from enemies and hazards (such as bubbles). The Nautilus bounces off terrain harmlessly. After it has been hit twice, it flashes to indicate that the next hit is fatal. If it is destroyed, the player loses a life. If the player runs out of lives, the game can be continued from the beginning of the last stage.

After completing the game, the player can play it again at a higher difficulty.

Items

	Power-Up Sub
	Shoot to release an item.
	Attack
	Upgrades the attack speed of the submarine's weapons.
	Speed
	Upgrades the movement speed of the submarine.
	Health
	Restores the health of the submarine.
	1-Up
	Gives the player an extra life.

Stages

	Stage 1
	Map: 1️⃣
	Stage 2
	Map: 1️⃣
	Stage 3
	Map: 1️⃣
	Stage 4
	Map: 1️⃣
	Stage 5
	Map: 1️⃣
	Stage 6
	Map: 1️⃣

Magazine articles

Main article: Submarine Attack/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #111: "February 1991" (1991-01-16)

Print advert in Atuagagdliutit (GL) #1991-05-29 (1991-05-29)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Buzz! Computers (UK) 74 The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL 92 Console XS (UK) PAL 68 Hobby Consolas (ES) 68 Joystick (FR) PAL 65 Player One (FR) 70 Power Play (DE) 46 Raze (UK) PAL 67 Sega Power (UK) PAL 72 Sega Power (UK) PAL 50 Sega Pro (UK) 69 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 68

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Submarine Attack

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, AU (Hotline sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (Not for rental sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 d8f2f1b9 MD5 5eaa50519e87d57f40f50731caff5f62 SHA-1 44384ec8bf91e1ca5512ff88bbcf1ae1ce5a1a35	256kB		Cartridge (EU)