Pandemonium!
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System(s): Sega Saturn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Crystal Dynamics (US), Sega (EU), Bandai (JP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Jumpin' Jack Software | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer(s) of original games: Toys for Bob | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pandemonium!, known as Magical Hoppers (マジカルホッパーズ) in Japan, is a 2.5D platformer released for the Sega Saturn.
Contents
Gameplay
Pandemonium! is a 2.5D platform game where the objective is to collect coins, jump on the heads of enemies and get to the end of the stage.
History
Versions
The Saturn and PlayStation versions are broadly the same, with the PlayStation offering softer lighting(because use dithering framebuffer) and the Saturn lacking some alpha transparency effects, but the Saturn version have the majority of the transparency effects. The Saturn version also has longer load times.
Full motion video clips on the Saturn are rendered at a lower resolution, with borders filling out the space.
Production credits
Game Production
- Saturn Programming: Robert Leyland
- Jumpin' Jack: Larry Berkin, Eric Wilder, Brad Van Tighem, Robert Leyland
- Test: Casey Craig, Chris Bruno, Dan Miley, Doug Leslie, Billy King, Richard Krinock, Samson R. Maciel, Matt Prescott, Dave Dao, Beely Mitchell, Rolef Conlan, Karl Hagemann, Sheatiel Sarao
- Saturn A/V: Steve Papoutis
- Saturn SFX: Brad Van Thighem
- Special Thanks: Madeline Canepa, Jeff Hall, Rich Lemarchand, Ben Szymkowiak, Andy Mitchell
Magazine articles
- Main article: Pandemonium!/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #89: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-11: "1997-11 (1997-04-11)" (1997-03-28)
Physical scans
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Press release: 1997-05-15: Scorching New Saturn Games From Super-Cool Sega
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:CVG UK 188.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ File:SSM_JP_19970502_1997-14.pdf, page 140
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 15 Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 108
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 51
- ↑ Famitsu, "1997-05-02" (JP; 1997-04-18), page 1
- ↑ Fun Generation, "07/97" (DE; 1997-06-12), page 98
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 6: June 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 21
- ↑ GamePro, "August 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 76
- ↑ Hyper, "September 1997" (AU; 1997-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ Level, "10/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ MAN!AC, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 75
- ↑ Mega Console, "Giugno 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 62
- ↑ Mega Fun, "07/97" (DE; 1997-06-04), page 72
- ↑ Neo, "Listopad 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 28
- ↑ Player One, "Juin 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 92
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 8" (JP; 1997-04-11), page 150
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 12" (JP; 1997-06-xx), page 90
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juli 1997" (DE; 1997-06-11), page 28
- ↑ Sega Power, "Ávgoustos-Septémvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 36
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-14), page 64
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-14 (1997-05-02)" (JP; 1997-04-18), page 140
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