The Faery Tale Adventure

This teeny-tiny article needs some work. You can help us by expanding it.

n/a

The Faery Tale Adventure

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: MicroIllusions,

New World Computing

Genre: RPG

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1991-07^[3]	$49.9549.95^[4]	705601
EU	1991-07^[1]		E184SMX
AU	199x

The Faery Tale Adventure is an RPG originally developed and published by MicroIllusions for the Commodore Amiga (as The Faery Tale Adventure: Book I) in 1987. Four years later it was ported to the Sega Mega Drive by New World Computing and published by Electronic Arts in North America and Europe.

The Mega Drive port is the only console version of The Faery Tale Adventure, though is seen to struggle due to a reliance on the three button Mega Drive control pad when the game was originally optimised for use with a mouse. The Mega Drive version also omits the original subtitle "Book I", presumably because at this point it was assumed MicroIllusions would produced a "Book II". Eventually a sequel did appear as Halls of the Dead: Faery Tale Adventure II, released for DOS and Windows PCs in 1997.

Gameplay

This game doesn't have good compatibility with the six button control pad, in this case meaning that it's extremely difficult to select items in shop menu due to game seemingly moving cursor on each frame that D-Pad is held, instead of just once per press. Hold MODE button when booting up the system to switch to 3 button mode and fix this issue.

Production credits

Design: Talin
Programming: Joe Pearce
Graphics: Talin, Allison Hershey, Bonita Long-Hemsath, Ernie Potvin
Musical Score: Talin

The Faery Tale Adventure is a trademark of MicroIllusions, Inc.
Used with permission.
Licensed to Electronic Arts by New World Computing, Inc.
Licensed by Sega Enterprises Ltd.

Copyright 1987 MicroIllusions Inc.
Copyright 1991 New World Computing
All rights reserved.

Source:

In-game credits (opening sequence)

Magazine articles

Main article: The Faery Tale Adventure/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #1: "Juillet/Août 1991" (1991-06-18)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[11]

Consoles + (FR)

95

^[12]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

81

^[13]

Dragon (US)

80

^[6]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

70

^[14]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

61

^[15]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[4]

Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[16]

Joystick (FR)

75

^[17]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

65

^[18]

Mega (UK)

PAL

31

^[19]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

65

^[20]

MegaTech (UK)

49

^[8]

Mean Machines (UK)

61

^[9]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

49

^[21]

Player One (FR)

88

^[10]

Raze (UK)

PAL

69

^[2]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

60

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

30

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

81

^[25]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

71

^[26]

User (GR)

PAL

85

^[27]

	67
Based on 23 reviews

The Faery Tale Adventure

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	963f4969
MD5	135e1eb555ef5cf661b8c9ae953985c3
SHA-1	5d9a448d741743c7e75e5fe462e0da0ea3d18a13

512kB

1991-06

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

↑ File:MeanMachines UK 10.pdf, page 81
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:Raze UK 12.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 12.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:GamePro US 023.pdf, page 38
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:GamePro US 026.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 026.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:ConsolesPlus FR 001.pdf, page 44
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:Dragon US 175.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Dragon US 175.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:GamePro US 026.pdf, page 38
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:MeanMachines UK 10.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 10.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:PlayerOne FR 012.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 012.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 76
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 46
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 8
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 43
↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 46
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 184
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 71
↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 90
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 33
↑ Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 44
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 14
↑ User, "Ianouários 1992" (GR; 1992-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_10.pdf_p81-1] File:MeanMachines UK 10.pdf, page 81

[:File:Raze_UK_12.pdf_p63-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:Raze UK 12.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 12.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:GamePro_US_023.pdf_p38-3] File:GamePro US 023.pdf, page 38

[:File:GamePro_US_026.pdf_p40-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:GamePro US 026.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 026.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p44-5] File:ConsolesPlus FR 001.pdf, page 44

[:File:Dragon_US_175.pdf_p64-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:Dragon US 175.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Dragon US 175.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:GamePro_US_026.pdf_p38-7] File:GamePro US 026.pdf, page 38

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p77-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_10.pdf_p80-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:MeanMachines UK 10.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 10.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_012.pdf_p34-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:PlayerOne FR 012.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 012.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content

[11] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p46-12] Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 46

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p129-13] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129

[14] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 8

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p43-15] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 43

[:File:.D0.98.D0.B3.D1.80.D1.8B_Sega_.D0.9B.D1.83.D1.87.D1.88.D0.B8.D0.B5_.D0.B8.D0.B7_.D0.BB.D1.83.D1.87.D1.88.D0.B8.D1.85_.D0.92.D1.8B.D0.BF.D1.83.D1.81.D0.BA_1.pdf_p46-16] Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 46

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p184-17] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 184

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p91-18] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:Mega_UK_18.pdf_p71-19] Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 71

[:File:MegaForce_FR_02.pdf_p90-20] Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 90

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p138-21] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-22] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPower_UK_25.pdf_p33-23] Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 33

[:File:SegaPower_UK_25.pdf_p44-24] Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 44

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p65-25] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

[26] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 14

[:File:User_GR_21.pdf_p86-27] User, "Ianouários 1992" (GR; 1992-xx-xx), page 86

[3]

[4]

[1]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[2]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

The Faery Tale Adventure

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References