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Dynamite Dux
Publisher: Sega Activision Developer: Sega AM2 Core Design System(s): Sega System 16, Master System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum ROM Size: 1256kB,[1] 256kB Genre: Action Release Date RRP Code JP 1988 ¥?  ? EU 1988 £?  ? EU 1989 £24.95 7029 AU 19xx $?  ? BR 19xx $?  ? UK 1989 £19.99 [2]Media:ACE UK 26.pdf  ? UK 1989 £24.99 [3]Media:ACE UK 26.pdf  ? UK (cassette) 1989 £9.99 [4]Media:ACE UK 26.pdf  ? UK (disk) 1989 £14.99 [5]Media:ACE UK 26.pdf  ? UK (cassette) 1989 £9.99 [6]Media:ACE UK 26.pdf  ? UK (disk) 1989 £14.99 [7]Media:ACE UK 26.pdf  ? UK (cassette) 1989 £9.99 [8]Media:ACE UK 26.pdf  ?

Dynamite Dux is a video game developed by Sega's AM2 division for their Sega System 16 arcade platform. It follows two anthropomorphic blue and red ducks named "Bin" and "Pin" respectively as they attempt to rescue a girl called Lucy from the clutches of the evil Sorcerer Achacha.

Gameplay

Dynamite Dux is a beat 'em up game, though rather than relying purely on one-on-one combat the ducks can equip themselves with a variety of weapons, from water pistols to bazookas. The game is also populated with a variety of odd looking enemies and bosses. Colonel Sanders, for instance, can be seen at the very beginning of the first level.

Stages

• Stage 1: Down Town
• Stage 2: Japan
• Stage 3: Jungle
• Stage 4: Chicago
• Stage 5: Texas
• Final Stage: Achacha

History

Legacy

Dynamite Dux was ported to Sega's Master System in 1989 for European and Brazillian markets. This version removes Pin entirely, claiming Bin (renamed "Michael Bin") was the boyfriend of Lucy, transformed into a duck (rather than in other versions, where Bin and Pin are Lucy's pets). The Master System version also lacks two player co-operative support and omits stage 3 (Jungle) due to cartridge size limitations.

Activision, under license from Sega, brought versions of the game to several home computer platforms in Europe, including the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum.

Bean the Dynamite, a character from AM2's later Arcade title Sonic the Fighters is based off Bin and Pin. He also appeared in the Sega Saturn title Fighters Megamix, and there is an unlockable Bin costume for him in that game.

Production Credits

Arcade Version

Main Program: bin_chan_san
Assistant Programmer: duke
Ranking Program: oka_chan "punk boy"
Character Design: kiyo_chan
Back_Ground Design: "fixed_time_man"
Sound Design: hiro
Game Check: Ji_san "senior citizen"
"Achacha's Model": match
Special Thanks: sada "monster of marsh"
Producer: Yu Suzuki^[9]

Promotional Material

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  System 16 JP flyer

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  Home computers DE print advert

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  Home computers IT print advert

Physical Scans

System 16 Version

	90	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 1 review
Publication Score Source Sinclair User 90 №80, November 1988

Master System Version

	76	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 12 reviews
Publication Score Source Complete Guide to Consoles 79 №4, p95 Complete Guide to Sega 79 №1, p55 Computer & Video Games 90 №98, p116/117 The Games Machine (UK) 85 №29, p56 Joystick 85 №4, p42 Mean Machines Sega 79 №1, p133Media:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf MicroManía 80 №2/26 Player One 70 №2, p51Media:PlayerOne FR 02.pdf S: The Sega Magazine 64 №3, p18/19 Sega Power 60 №23, p56 Sega Pro 86 №2, p53 Sega Pro 58 №13, p24/25

Master System, EU
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Master System, BR
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Master System, AU
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Amiga Version

	84	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 2 reviews
Publication Score Source ACE 84 №26, p71Media:ACE UK 26.pdf The Games Machine (UK) 83 №24, p85

Amiga, UK
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Amstrad CPC Version

	84	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 1 review
Publication Score Source The Games Machine (UK) 84 №25, p79

Amstrad CPC, UK (Cassette)

Amstrad CPC, UK (Disk)

Amstrad CPC, ES (Cassette) (MCM)
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Amstrad CPC, ES (Disk) (MCM)
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Amstrad CPC, ES (Cassette) (The Hit Squad)
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Amstrad CPC, ES (Cassette) (Erbe)
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Atari ST Version

	83	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 2 reviews
Publication Score Source Computer & Video Games 82 №94 The Games Machine (UK) 83 №23, p86

Atari ST, UK
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Commodore 64 version

	91	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 1 review
Publication Score Source Your Commodore 91 №75

Commodore 64, UK

ZX Spectrum Version

ZX Spectrum, UK

ZX Spectrum, ES (MCM)
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ZX Spectrum, ES (The Hit Squad)
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