The Lost Vikings

The Lost Vikings

Publisher: Interplay (US), Ballistic (US; Rerelease), Virgin Interactive (EU)
Developer: Silicon & Synapse, Krisalis Software
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
ROM Size: 1MB
Sound Driver: Krysalis/Shaun Hollingworth
Genre: Puzzle
Number of Players: 1-3

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1993	$?	T-125016
US (Rerelease)	1993	$?	T-119216
EU	1993	£?	T-70226-50

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The Lost Vikings is a platform-puzzle game developed by Silicon & Synapse (now Blizzard Entertainment) and published by Interplay for a variety of platforms including the Sega Mega Drive.

The game follows three Vikings, Eric the Swift, Olaf the Stout and Baleog the Fierce, who have been plucked out of their own timezone by the evil Tomator, who is collecting lifeforms from all over the universe. It is up to the player to guide all three Vikings through various periods in time to get back to their ship. Each Viking has their own set of skills which are needed to progress through the stage. The player can only control one Viking at once, but can switch between them at any point and share items.

As the Sega Mega Drive version came slightly later than the others (1993 as opposed to 1992), it contains five stages not present in any other version. The music is also slightly different. The game is compatible with the 6-button gamepad and the Multi-tap, allowing for up to three players to play simultaneously.

The game was followed by The Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest which hit the Sega Saturn in 1997.

Production Credits

Game Design: Silicon & Synapse

Producers: Ayman Adham, Alan Pavlish

Executive Producer: Brian Fargo

Level Design: Ronald Millar Sr.

Genesis Programming: Patrick Wyatt, James Edward Anhalt III

Original Programming: Michael Morhaime, Frank Pearce Jr., Ayman Adham

Artwork: Joeyray Hall, Ronald Millar Sr., Sam Didier, Jason Magness, Stuart Rose

Additional Artwork: Clyde Matsumoto, Todd J. Camasta, Cheryl Austin, Spencer Kipe

Original Music for the Super Nintendo: Charles Deenen

Audio: Krisalis Software Ltd.

Music: Matt Furniss

Music Driver: Shaun Hollingworth

Q.A. Director: Kerry Garrison

Assistant Q.A. Director: Rodney N. Relosa

Quality Assurance: Floyd Grubb, Dean Schulte, Richard Simpson

Manual Design: Bruce Warner

Manual Editor: Feargus Urquhart

Thanks To: Scott Bennie, Scott Mills

Additional grunts, groans and other sounds provided by: M.C. Olaf and the 2 Short Crew

Physical Scans

85

Sega Retro Average

Based on 7 reviews

Publication	Score	Source
EGM ^†	68
Game Players	84
Joypad	91	^{№29, p64/65/66}
Mega	91	^{№16, p50/51}
Mean Machines Sega	84	^{№15, p68/69/70}
Player One	92
Sega Pro	87	^{№28, p36/37}

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