Black Fire

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Black Fire
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Japan, Europe), Sega of America (US)
Developer: NovaLogic, Sega Away Team
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (1 track)
Peripherals supported: Mission Stick
Genre: 3D Shooting, Shooting
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1995-12-22 ¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e T-7003G US 1995-10-17 $59.9959.99 81003 EU 1996-06-28 T-7011H-50 UK 1996-08-14 £44.9944.99 T-7011H-50 PL 1996 199zł199 AU 199x VFBLA10SSC

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Black Fire (ブラックファイアー) is a helicopter simulation game for the Sega Saturn.

Production credits

• Programmed by: John Bojorquez
• Game Design by: Paul Robinson
• Original Concept by: Eric Rawlins, John Butrovich
• Produced by: Eric Rawlins
• Managing Producer: Steven Apour
• Direcy by: John Butrovich
• Project manager: David Seeholzer
• Technical Design Support: Paul Drzeweiki, Gavin Games
• Additional Support: David Seeholzer, Randy Casey
• Animation by: Osman Soykut, Dean Fowler
• Art: Daniel Cabuco, Bryon Carson, Joby Otero, Rod Parong, Keith Rust, Eric Scharf, Walter Schulz, Jon Tando
• Orchestrated by: Barry Blum
• Additional Orchestrations by: Jim Hedges
• Sound Effects by: Loudmouth
• Project Manager: Doria Sanchez
• Packaging: Bob Schonfisch
• Manual: Hillary Clayson Loeb, Kathy Garfield
• Product Specialist: Clint Dyer

Voice Talent

• Lt. Bishop: David Baker
• Lt. Mackenzie (radio chatter): Kathryn Nymoen-Verege
• Lt. Mackenzie (mission briefings): Connie Hall
• Kane/Colonel Oversteet: Billy Pitrone
• Gideon: Joe Kerska
• Computer: Cynthia Marcucci
• Bad guys (Spanish voice chatter): Millie Santiago
• Good guys/Canadian Air Authority: Jeff Faber
• Recorded at: Music Annex, Menio Park
• Quality Assurance by: Sega of America, Test Department
• Lead Testers: Michael Williams, Janine Cook
• Assistant Leads: Sean Doidge, Michael Baldwin, Marc Dawson
• Testers: Sako Bezdjian, Alfred Dutton, Mark Griffin, Joshua Johnson, Tracy Johnson, Bart Larrenaga, Sancho Martinez, Rob Prideaux, Mark Vitello, Stan Weaver
• Special Thanks to: Tim Dunley, Jef Feltman, Jonathan Flamm, Renee Greenwood, Bob Hardy, Joshua Johnson, Benjamin Lee, Lawrence Loth, Thomas Miley, Zach Meston, Mark Miller, Steve Payne, David Woldrich

Source:

US manual

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Magazine articles

Main article: Black Fire/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-14: "1995-14 (1995-12-22)" (1995-12-08)
also published in:

• Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-01: "1996-01 (1996-01-12,26)" (1995-12-22)

Physical scans

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Publication Version Score Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 60 Fusion (US) NTSC-U 25 GameFan (US) NTSC-U 68 Game Players (US) NTSC-U 71 Hobby Consolas (ES) 60 Joypad (FR) PAL 60 MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-U 67 Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U 47 Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL 70 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 50 Player One (FR) 60 Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 58 Sega Power (UK) PAL 74 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC 80 Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL 75 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 60 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 65 Total Saturn (UK) PAL 67 Ultimate Gamer (US) NTSC-U 60 Videogame Advisor (US) NTSC-U 50

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Black Fire

Saturn, JP
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Spinecard Disc

Saturn, US
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Saturn, EU
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Saturn, AU
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Technical information

Main article: Black Fire/Technical information.