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Gain Ground
Publisher: Sega, Sega (JP/EU), Renovation (US), NEC Avenue Developer: Sega, Bits Laboratory, Fill In Cafe (graphics cooperation) System(s): Sega System 24, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, PC Engine Super CD-ROM², Virtual Console, Steam ROM Size: 256kB, 512kB Genre: Shooting (box)/Action (official master list) Release Date RRP Code JP 1988 ¥?  ? US 1988 $?  ? EU 1988 £?  ? JP 1991-01-03 ¥6,000 G-4036 US 1991-01-02 $? 49056 EU 1991 £34.99  ? AU 199x $?  ? EU 1991-01 £29.99 7045 BR 199x $?  ? JP 1992-12-25 ¥? NAPR-1032 JP 2007-01-30 600 points  ? US 2007-02-05 800 points  ? EU 2007-02-02 800 points  ? US 2010-06-01 $2.99  ? EU 2010-06-01 £1.99 €?  ? ESRB PEGI OFLC CERO

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Gain Ground (ゲイングランド) is a 1988 arcade game released for the Sega System 24 arcade platform. It is a top-down gun game with strategy elements, in which the player controls one of twenty playable characters who must defeat all the enemies on screen.

Gain Ground was ported to the Sega Master System and Sega Mega Drive in 1990 and 1991 respectively. It was also brought to the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² in the form of Gain Ground SX. Both The Master System & Mega Drive versions allow up to 2 players cooperative gameplay; the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² version is 1 player only.

More recently the Mega Drive version was brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service, and the game was re-made for the Sega Ages 2500 series in Japan. It was also included in Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection.

Production Credits

System 24 version

• Yoshiki Ooka

Mega Drive Version

Programmer: N.Okabe
Planner: T.Katoh
Designer: Kanchan
Sound: SZK

Master System Version

Original Planner: Mac Aostin, Yang Watt
Planner: Kou
Design: Kou
Program: Yone, O.B, Kou
Sound: Tarnya
Special Thanks: T.Katoh, Miya, T.Asano, Nonchan, T.Hagiwara
Presented by: Sega

Promotional Material

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  System 24 JP flyer

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  System 24 EU flyer

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  Mega Drive US print advert

Digital manuals

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  Steam manual

Physical Scans

System 24 Version

System 24, US
Manual

System 24, JP

Mega Drive Version

	72	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 13 reviews
Publication Score Source Computer & Video Games 49 №112, p72 Hobby Consolas 66 Joystick 65 №10, p131 Mega Drive Advanced Gaming 75 №5, p92 Mega 77 №9, p20 MegaTech 43 №1, p78Media:Megatech UK 01.pdf Player One 65 №10, p32 Raze 92 №7, p64 Raze 91 №8, p34/35 Sega Power 71 №21, p12 Sega Power 60 №23, p53 Sega Pro 89 №3, p18Media:Segapro UK 03.pdf Sega Pro 88 №18, p65

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU

Master System Version

	59	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 10 reviews
Publication Score Source ASM ­† 58 Computer & Video Games 32 №112, p78 Joystick 60 №13, p119 Mean Machines 62 №4, p40/41Media:MeanMachines UK 04.pdf Player One 61 №4, p56 Power Play 35 Raze 71 №8, p34/35 Sega Power 70 №16, p42/43 Sega Power 60 №23, p56 Sega Pro 81 №3, p18Media:Segapro UK 03.pdf

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart

PC Engine Super CD-ROM² Version

PC Engine Super CD-ROM², JP
Cover
Disc Manual

External Links

• Sega of Japan Virtual Console page (Japanese)
• Gain Ground on Steam