Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing

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Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥7,8007,800 G-4084
Sega Mega Drive
US
$49.9549.95 1215
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1215
Sega Mega Drive
CA
Sega Mega Drive
BR
046710
Sega Mega Drive
AS

Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing, also called Evander Holyfield Boxing (ホリフィールドボクシング) in Japan, is a 1992 boxing game for the Sega Mega Drive by Sega and Acme Interactive.

In Career Mode, you can create your own boxer with several predefined appearance settings and stats (which are mutual — changing one will change the others appropriately). In Exhibition Mode, you can only choose from various professional boxers.

Matches occur in 2D with a pseudo-3D perspective where moving to the left or to the right will "rotate' the field behind you. A punches with the left fist, B blocks, and C punches with the right fist, with various moves done by holding the D-pad in various positions while hitting the punch buttons.

The graphics and match engine would be reused in the 1994 game Greatest Heavyweights.

Production credits

  • Designed and produced by Acme Interactive Inc for Sega of America Inc
  • Program and Design: Michael Lamb
  • Graphics: Jeff Godfrey
  • Additional Graphics: Stephen Thomson
  • Music by: Nu Romantic Productions
  • FX by: Brian Howarth
  • PC Boxing by: Mike Knauer
  • Testing and Tweaking: Robert Hemphill and the Sega testing department
  • Thanks to: John Brandwood, Steve Huges, Bob Jacob, Terry Lloyd, James Maxwell and Bernie Wong
  • Produced for Sega by: Scott Berfield
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #39: "October 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №12, p54/55[2]
52 №12, p60-62[3]
88 №36, p38[1]
64 №12, p60/61
70 №30, p182[4]
57 №2, p42[5]
60 №15, p77
58 №8, p44-47
52 №23, p94-96[6]
66 №23, p58/59[7]
54 №2/92, p10[8]
89 №9, p76/77[9]
81 №12, p54-56
Sega Mega Drive
67
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[10]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
73
[11]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[12]
Console Mania (IT)
80
[2]
Digitiser (UK)
90
[13]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
52
[14]
Game Power (IT)
79
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[1]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[16]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
89
[17]
Joypad (FR)
64
[18]
Joystick (FR) PAL
70
[4]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
57
[5]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
57
[19]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
57
[20]
Mega (UK) PAL
60
[21]
Mega Fun (DE)
59
[22]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
73
[23]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
58
[24]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
52
[25]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
64
[26]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
52
[27]
Player One (FR)
66
[7]
Play Time (DE)
65
[28]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
81
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
87
[30]
Sega Force (SE)
54
[8]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
89
[9]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
67
[31]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
84
[32]
Supersonic (FR)
75
[33]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
76
[34]
Video Games (DE)
70
[35]
Sega Mega Drive
68
Based on
33 reviews

Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Evander Real Deal Boxing MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
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Cart (alt)
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing MD JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, CA
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Cover
Mega Drive, AS

Mega Drive, SE (rental)

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 4fef37c8
MD5 91f8f3ef27055687a12015b0123cc067
SHA-1 eb4aca22f8b5837a0a0b10491c46714948b09844
512kB 1992-07 Cartridge (US/EU/JP)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:GamePro US 036.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 036.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 File:ConsoleMania IT 012.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsoleMania IT 012.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content
  3. File:ConsolesPlus FR 012.pdf, page 60
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:Joystick FR 030.pdf, page 182 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 030.pdf_p182" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:MDAG UK 02.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MDAG UK 02.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content
  6. File:MeanMachines UK 23.pdf, page 94
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:PlayerOne FR 023.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 023.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:SegaForce SE 1992 02.pdf, page 10 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce SE 1992 02.pdf_p10" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:SegaForce UK 09.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 09.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 74
  11. Aktueller Software Markt, "Oktober 1992" (DE; 1992-09-11), page 127
  12. Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-08), page 28
  13. Digitiser (UK) (1993-04-02)
  14. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 42
  15. Game Power, "Ottobre 1992" (IT; 1992-xx-xx), page 44
  16. Hippon Super, "October 1992" (JP; 1992-09-04), page 47
  17. Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 116
  18. Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 60
  19. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
  20. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  21. Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 77
  22. Mega Fun, "08/92" (DE; 1992-08-18), page 24
  23. Mega Play, "August 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 63
  24. MegaTech, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-20), page 44
  25. Mean Machines, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-22), page 60
  26. Marukatsu Mega Drive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-xx), page 110
  27. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  28. Play Time, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-07), page 90
  29. Sega Pro, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), page 54
  30. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  31. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  32. Supergame, "Outubro 1992" (BR; 1992-10-xx), page 18
  33. Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 20
  34. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 68
  35. Video Games, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-30), page 99