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Black/Matrix
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: NEC Interchannel
Developer: Flight-Plan
Supporting companies: Aoni Production (voice acting) , Onkio Haus (audio recording) , Pole To Win (testing)
Sound driver: SCSP (1 Track)
Genre: Simulation RPG[1] , Simulation[2]
Number of players: 1
Release
Date
RRP
Code
JP
1998-08-27[2]
¥6,800 (7,140 )6,800e[3]
T-20113G
JP (Reprint)
1998-11-06[4]
¥6,8006,800
T-20115G
JP (Reprint)
1999-09-02[5]
¥6,8006,800
T-20118G
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Black/Matrix (ブラックマトリクス) is a Sega Saturn tactical role-playing game developed by Flight-Plan and published by NEC Interchannel . Released exclusively in Japan in August 1998, it later saw two re-releases: the first the following November, and the second in September 1999.
In August 1999, the game received an enhanced port to the Sega Dreamcast , titled Black/Matrix Advanced .
Production credits
Executive Producer: Kimihisa Usui
Producer: Toshio Tabeta , Masami Watanabe
Director: Hirokazu Kawase
Scenario/Story/World Design: Neko Production, Gou Bitou, Takashi Nangou
Character Design: Kyouko Tsuchiya
Music Design: The Hustlers Concept, Katsunari Kitajima, Hiroshi Taniguchi, Atsushi Tojima, Makoto Katsuma
Program: Shintarou Takagi, Kazunori Kimura, Kiyohiko Wakayama, Shinichi Ishikawa, Hiroshi Nishiura
Graphic design: Kazuhisa Matsumoto, Tomoyuki Murai, Takatoshi Asai, Shinya Ishihara, Makoto Ohta, Ryuuma Shii, Reina Sugita, Takashi Suzuki
Voice Cast Management: Aoni Production , Hiroshi Uwabo
Voice cast: Noriko Hidaka, Mika Kanai, Yuko Miyamura, Junko Shimakata, Wakana Yamazaki, Kentarou Itou, Hideyuki Hori, Kaneto Shiozawa, Hiro Yuki, Takeshi Aono, Ai Orikasa, Kikuko Inoue , Yuuko Nagashima, Keiichi Nanba, Yousui Ikemizu, Masashi Ehara, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yuko Mita, Yumi Nakatani, Osamu Saka, Kinryuu Arimoto, Masaharu Satou, Sakiho Tsunoda, Kazuya Nakai
Record: Onkio Haus , Tomoki Ohta, Yoshiko Takahashi
Debug: Pole To Win , Takeshi Ozawa, Toshinori Tanaka, Toshihisa Miwa, Takeshi Sasayama, Akinori Sano, Wand
Public relations: Ritsuko Honmyou, Yuko Yamazaki
Special Thanks: Shuuji Arimoto, Satoshi Katou, Sayoko Katou, Koutarou Nakashima, Keiji Hitosugi, Keitarou Yoshida, Hiroya Torii, Takeshi Saitou, Hideki Sekiguchi, Kenji Nakao
Development: Flight-Plan
Produce: 1998 NEC Interchannel
Source : In-game credits [6]
Magazine articles
Main article: Black/Matrix/Magazine articles .
Promotional material
PDF
Flyer
Print advert in (JP) #1998-11: "1998-11 (1998-04-10,17)" (1998-03-27)
Print advert in (JP) #1998-18: "1998-18 (1998-06-12)" (1998-05-29)
Print advert in (JP) #1998-21: "1998-21 (1998-07-10,17)" (1998-06-26)
Physical scans
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Publication
Version
Score
(JP)
NTSC-J
[7]
(JP)
NTSC-J
[8]
(JP)
NTSC-J
[9]
(JP)
NTSC-J
[10]
(JP)
NTSC-J
[11]
Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard
Disc
Saturn, JP (T-20115G)
Cover
Spinecard
Disc
Saturn, JP (T-20118G)
Cover
Disc
Technical information
Main article: Black/Matrix/Technical information .
ROM dump status
System
Hash
Size
Build Date
Source
Comments
✔
619,154,592
1998-06-29
CD-ROM (JP)
T-20113G V1.000
✔
619,253,376
1998-10-06
CD-ROM (JP)
T-20115G, T-20118G V1.001 (Rerelease 1, Rerelease 2)
Track list
3. CD Warning message (0:20)
► Running time: 0:20
References
↑ File:BlackMatrix Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee4.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-07-28 12:30)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "1998-18 (1998-06-12)" (JP; 1998-05-29), page 195
↑ http://www.satakore.com/sega-saturn-game,,T-20115G,,Black-Matrix-JPN.html
↑ http://www.satakore.com/sega-saturn-game,,T-20118G,,Black-Matrix-JPN.html
↑ File:BlackMatrix Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
↑ Famitsu , "1998-09-04" (JP; 1998-08-21), page 1
↑ Saturn Fan , "1998 No. 16" (JP; 1998-08-07), page 138
↑ Saturn Fan , "1998 No. 20" (JP; 1998-10-23), page 96
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "1998-24 (1998-08-21,28)" (JP; 1998-08-07), page 201
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11