Aero the Acro-Bat

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Aero the Acro-Bat

Publisher: Sunsoft

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1993-10^[1]	$49.9949.99^[2]	T-15056
EU	1994-07^[3]		T-15056-50
PT	1993		MDJ15056
UK	1994-07^[3]	£39.9939.99^[4]^[5]	T-15056-50

Non-Sega versions
Game Boy Advance Super NES

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Aero the Acro-Bat is a platform game developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Sunsoft for the Sega Mega Drive and SNES in 1993, with a port for the Game Boy Advance released in 2002.

A Japanese version was planned^[6], but cancelled.

Gameplay

In the game you play as the bat Aero, who needs to stop the mad scientist Edgar Ektor who is trying to rid the world of amusement and fun.

The game features 4 worlds, The Circus, The Funpark, The Woods, and the Museum. All worlds except for The Woods have 5 acts and a boss act. Most acts require the player to accomplish a certain goal before finding the exit, such as falling through a number of magic hoops or rescuing a captured circus performer, although a few only require Aero to find the exit before advancing to the next act.

Aero's main method of attack is the drill jump. It can be aimed up by pressing + to hit reach enemies and platforms above him, or aimed down with + to attack enemies on the ground. Stars can also be collected and thrown at enemies with a press of the button.

Certain levels have a pick-up that when found, will take Aero to a bonus stage once the current act is completed. In these stages, Aero attempts to dive into a tank of water while falling through as many hoops as he can as Zero, Ektor's henchman, tries to blow him off course with a giant fan.

History

Legacy

The game was reasonably successful, and therefore saw a sequel, Aero the Acro-Bat 2.

Production credits

Original Design: David Siller
Design And Layout: Nigel Cook
Additional Design: Team Aero
Aero Team Leader: Carl Wade
Aero Programmers: Richard Cowie, Carl Wade, Jeff Spangenberg, Darrin Stubbington, David Brevak, Dave Crummack
Aero Artists: Johnathan Casco, Adrian Ludley, Matt Stubbington, Jools Watsham
Character Design: David Siller, Justin Siller, Nigel Cook
Music and SFX: Fox Productions
Producers: Jeff Spangenberg, J. Moon
Executive Producer: David Siller
Director: Nigel Cook
Art Director: Matt Stubbington
Chairman: Masama Meada
Vice Chairman: Tad Shimamoto
Executive Vice President Coproducer: Rita Zimmerer
Director Sunsoft Japan: Kiharu Yoshida
Coproducers: Justin Siller, Rene Boutin, Dan MacArthur
Technical Manager: Al Artus
Director of Marketing: Karen Shadley
Game Manual: Alison Quirion
Executive Assistant: Nanette Hyssong
Game Testers: Sam Patel, David Luszcz, Darin Horgan, Matt Ross, Jake Harman, Geoff Gillis, Steve Gerkhe, Laura Luszcz, Ryan Siller, Team Iguna
Thanks To: Kazuaki Goto, Masato Kawai, Akito Takeuchi
Customer Service: Errin Berry, June Ekert, Kaz Harman, Jamie Jorgensen, Julie Williams
Special Thanks: Kenji Toshioka, Bruce Reilly, Cathy Juby, Martha Hart, Karen Lillie, Mark Luszcz, Toko Okano, Connie Perez, Sherry Ross, Wunderman, Cato Johnson, Torme Co
Very Special Thanks: Debra Siller, Beth Spangenberg, Bo

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Aero the Acro-Bat/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

File:Aero the Acro-Bat MD US TVAdvert.mp4

US TV Advert

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #49: "August 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #50: "September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[7]

Print advert in GamePro (US) #51: "October 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

VideoGames (US) #58: "November 1993" (1993-1x-xx)^[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[9]

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in LeveL (CZ) #1: "Leden 1995" (1995-01-24)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

80

^[10]

Consoles + (FR)

90

^[11]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

76

^[12]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

70

^[13]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5 (RU)

70

^[14]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[15]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

68

^[5]

Joypad (FR)

81

^[16]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

59

^[17]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

70

^[18]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

84

^[19]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

92

^[20]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

78

^[21]

Mega Machines (UK)

PAL

79

^[22]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

70

^[23]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

80

^[24]

Player One (FR)

95

^[25]

Score (CZ)

65

^[26]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

65

^[3]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

82

^[27]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

84

^[28]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

72

^[29]

Sega Force (SE)

72

^[30]

Todo Sega (ES)

76

^[31]

Tricks (RU)

78

^[32]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

77

^[33]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

73

^[34]

	77
Based on 27 reviews

Aero the Acro-Bat

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual Manual (back) PCB

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	a3a7a8b5
MD5	50f04f5c4c10158b757856f3d6845858
SHA-1	438fec09e05337a063f986632b52c9d60dd03ba1

1MB

1993-06

Cartridge (US)

?

CRC32	1a3eaf57
MD5	dcab366c82c65fe8c463aac9f5c7a469
SHA-1	0a4c99a31e507bcee5b955e4bf3773f4ded827b6

1MB

1993-06

Cartridge (EU)

References

↑ VideoGames, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 34
↑ GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 68
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Sega Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 86
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 27
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-xx-xx), page 12
↑ Sega '93 Winter Catalogue: TV Game World, page 25
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 17
↑ VideoGames, "November 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 20
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 210
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-03-10), page 12
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 111
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 286
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 10
↑ GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 66
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 113
↑ MAN!AC, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 45
↑ Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 54
↑ Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 14
↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 98
↑ Mega Fun, "01/94" (DE; 1993-12-22), page 72
↑ Mega Machines, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-09), page 74
↑ MegaTech, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-21), page 52
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 112
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 80
↑ Score, "Říjen 1994" (CZ; 1994-10-01), page 55
↑ Sega Power, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 94
↑ Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 38
↑ Sega Zone, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-23), page 66
↑ Sega Force, "4/94" (SE; 1994-06-01), page 12
↑ Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 42
↑ Tricks, "Vypusk 7" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 6
↑ Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 92

Aero the Acro-Bat

Aero the Acro-Bat games for Sega systems
Aero the Acro-Bat (1993) \| Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel (1994) \| Aero the Acro-Bat 2 (1995)

[:File:VideoGames_US_57.pdf_p34-1] VideoGames, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:GamePro_US_051.pdf_p68-2] GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_07.pdf_p86-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Sega Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 86

[:File:SegaPro_UK_25.pdf_p27-4] Sega Pro, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 27

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_10.pdf_p12-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-xx-xx), page 12

[:File:93WinterCatalogueTVGameWorld_JP.pdf_p25-6] Sega '93 Winter Catalogue: TV Game World, page 25

[:File:EGM_US_050.pdf_p17-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 17

[:File:VideoGames_US_58.pdf_p20-8] VideoGames, "November 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 20

[:File:EGM_US_057.pdf_p210-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 210

[:File:1700_igr_dlya_Sega_2003.pdf_p12-10] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-03-10), page 12

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_035.pdf_p111-11] Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 111

[:File:EGM_US_054.pdf_p46-12] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 46

[13] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 286

[14] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 10

[:File:GamePro_US_051.pdf_p66-15] GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:Joypad_FR_034.pdf_p113-16] Joypad, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 113

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1994-04.pdf_p45-17] MAN!AC, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 45

[:File:Mega_UK_16.pdf_p54-18] Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 54

[:File:MegaAction_UK_09.pdf_p14-19] Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 14

[:File:MegaForce_FR_31.pdf_p98-20] Mega Force, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 98

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-01.pdf_p72-21] Mega Fun, "01/94" (DE; 1993-12-22), page 72

[:File:MegaMachines_UK_02.pdf_p74-22] Mega Machines, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-09), page 74

[:File:MegaTech_UK_25.pdf_p52-23] MegaTech, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-21), page 52

[:File:MeanMachinesSega15UK.pdf_p112-24] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 112

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_045.pdf_p80-25] Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 80

[:File:Score_CZ_10.pdf_p55-26] Score, "Říjen 1994" (CZ; 1994-10-01), page 55

[:File:SegaPower_UK_50.pdf_p94-27] Sega Power, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 94

[:File:SegaPro_UK_27.pdf_p38-28] Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 38

[:File:SegaZone_UK_15.pdf_p66-29] Sega Zone, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-23), page 66

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1994_04.pdf_p12-30] Sega Force, "4/94" (SE; 1994-06-01), page 12

[:File:TodoSega_ES_23.pdf_p42-31] Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 42

[32] Tricks, "Vypusk 7" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 22

[33] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 6

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-01.pdf_p92-34] Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 92

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Aero the Acro-Bat

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References