Clint Dyer

Clinton Dyer

Place of birth: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States^[1]
Date of birth: 1967-10-04^[1] (age 57)
Employment history: Sega of America
Role(s): Product Specialist

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Clinton "Clint" Dyer is an American businessman and former Sega of America Product Specialist.

Career

Sonic Crackers

Dyer with a Sonic ice cream bar

Dyer is generally identified as the individual who leaked Sonic Crackers to the public. Dyer worked in Sega of America’s marketing department from 1993 to 1996, giving him access to development materials and prototypes. His name even appears in the credits of Knuckles’ Chaotix under “Special Thanks”, indicating his direct involvement during the game’s development.^[2] Personally, Dyer was known for his attempts to preserve notable Sega prototypes as a time when the company had no interest in doing so, and frequently did so at risk of losing his job.

Respected prototype dealer Jason Wilson confirmed that Dyer had sold off multiple Sega prototypes over the years, including a number of Sonic Crackers cartridges; this claim is supported by other collectors and community members, who noted Dyer’s history of picking items out of Sega of America's trash and later selling them to collectors, including prototypes and mock-ups of unreleased company hardware (such as a Sega Neptune mockup and a prototype Sega Venus handheld). Further first-hand accounts from collectors like Adam Harvey further reinforce his role in leaking the prototype.^[2]^[3]

Production history

Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (Mega-CD; 1993) — Special Thanks^[4]
Disney's Aladdin (Mega Drive; 1993) — Screen Shots^[5]
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Special Thanks^[6]
Eternal Champions (Mega Drive; 1993) — Special Thanks^[7]
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Echoes from the Past (Mega Drive; 1994) — Special Thanks To^[8]
Sub-Terrania (Mega Drive; 1994) — Special Thanks
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Screen Shots
World Heroes (Mega Drive; 1994) — Special Thanks^[9]
Taz in Escape from Mars (Mega Drive; 1994) — Special Thanks^[10]
Midnight Raiders (Mega-CD; 1994) — Asst. Product Specialist^[11]
Bonkers (Mega Drive; 1994) — Marketing Product Support^[12]
Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Marketing Screen Shots
Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Special Acknowledgments
Richard Scarry's Busytown (Mega Drive; 1994) — Special Thanks
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks^[13]
The Berenstain Bears' Camping Adventure (Game Gear; 1994) — Marketing Product Support
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus: Space Exploration Game (Mega Drive; 1995) — Special Thanks
Wild Woody (Mega-CD; 1995) — Marketing Assistant^[14] (as Clinton Dyer)
Garfield: Caught in the Act (Game Gear; 1995) — Marketing^[15]
Sports Trivia: Championship Edition (Game Gear; 1995) — Instruction Manual^[16]
Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales (Game Gear; 1995) — Software Specialist^[17]
Ecco Jr. (Mega Drive; 1995) — Assistant Product Marketing Support^[18]
Metal Head (32X; 1995) — Special Thanks^[19]
Dungeon Explorer (Mega-CD; 1995) — Sega Producers^[20]
Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Special Thanks
The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Mega Drive; 1995) — Special Thanks to^[21]
The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Game Gear; 1995) — Special Thanks^[22]
The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Mega-CD; 1995) — Marketing Specialist^[23]
Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 (32X; 1995) — Game Specialist^[24]
Virtua Fighter Remix (Saturn; 1995) — Product Specialist^[25]
Mystaria: The Realms of Lore (Saturn; 1995) — Marketing^[26]
Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks^[27]
Wirehead (Mega-CD; 1995) — Special Thanks^[28]
Comix Zone (Mega Drive; 1995) — Marketing Specialist
Golden Axe: The Duel (Saturn; 1995) — Product Specialist^[29]
Wing Arms (Saturn; 1995) — Marketing^[30]
Virtua Fighter (32X; 1995) — Special Thanks^[31]
Vectorman (Mega Drive; 1995) — Special Thanks
Hang-On GP (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks^[32]
Garfield: Caught in the Act (Mega Drive; 1995) — Marketing^[33]
Black Fire (Saturn; 1995) — Product Specialist^[34]
Surgical Strike (Mega-CD; 1995) — Product Specialist^[35]
X-Men: Mojo World (Master System; 1996) — Product Specialist^[36]
Guardian Heroes (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[37]
Arcade Classics (Game Gear; 1996) — Product Specialist^[38]
Panzer Dragoon Zwei (Saturn; 1996) — Product Specialist^[39]
Virtua Fighter Animation (Game Gear; 1996) — Product Specialist^[40]
Arena: Maze of Death (Game Gear; 1995) — Product Specialist^[41]
X-Perts (Mega Drive; 1996) — Product Specialist^[42]
NBA Action (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[43]
Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble (Game Gear; 1996) — Product Specialist^[44]
Arcade Classics (Mega Drive; 1996) — Product Specialist^[45]
Wipeout (Saturn; 1996) — Product Specialist^[46]
X-Men: Mojo World (Game Gear; 1996) — Product Specialist^[36]
Garfield: Caught in the Act (Windows PC; 1997) — Marketing

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Clint Dyer

External links

Official biography

References

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20240419130146.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fzappa.brainiac.com.2Fcdyer.2Finfo.2Finfo.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://zappa.brainiac.com/cdyer/info/info.html (Wayback Machine: 2024-04-19 13:01)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20240305074444.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendoplayer.com.2Funreleased.2Fsonic-crackers.2F-2] 2.0 ^2.1 http://www.nintendoplayer.com/unreleased/sonic-crackers/ (Wayback Machine: 2024-03-05 07:44)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20240716175250.2Fhttps:.2F.2Ftcrf.net.2FProto:Knuckles.2527_Chaotix.2FSonic_Crackers-3] ttps://tcrf.net/Proto:Knuckles%27_Chaotix/Sonic_Crackers (Wayback Machine: 2024-07-16 17:52)

[:File:Spider-Man_vs_the_Kingpin_MCD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Spider-Man vs the Kingpin MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Aladdin_MD_US_manual.pdf_p29-5] File:Aladdin MD US manual.pdf, page 29

[:File:Psiv_md_us_manual.pdf_p42-6] File:Psiv md us manual.pdf, page 42

[:File:Eternal_Champions_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p66-7] File:Eternal Champions MD US Manual.pdf, page 66

[:File:Star_Trek_TNG_Echoes_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p9-8] File:Star Trek TNG Echoes MD US Manual.pdf, page 9

[:File:Worldheroes_md_us_manual.pdf_p23-9] File:Worldheroes md us manual.pdf, page 23

[:File:Taz_Escape_From_Mars_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p9-10] File:Taz Escape From Mars MD US Manual.pdf, page 9

[:File:Midnightraiders_mcd_us_manual.pdf_p16-11] File:Midnightraiders mcd us manual.pdf, page 16

[:File:Bonkers_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p18-12] File:Bonkers MD US Manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers_MCD_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Wild_Woody_MCD_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Wild Woody MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Garfield_Caught_in_the_Act_GG_US_Manual.pdf_p19-15] File:Garfield Caught in the Act GG US Manual.pdf, page 19

[:File:Sports_Trivia_Championship_Edition_GG_US_Manual.pdf_p9-16] File:Sports Trivia Championship Edition GG US Manual.pdf, page 9

[:File:CCSSG_gg_us_manual.pdf_p10-17] File:CCSSG gg us manual.pdf, page 10

[:File:Ecco_Jr_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p17-18] File:Ecco Jr MD US Manual.pdf, page 17

[:File:Metalhead_32x_us_manual.pdf_p20-19] File:Metalhead 32x us manual.pdf, page 20

[:File:Dungeonexplorer_mcd_us_manual.pdf_p26-20] File:Dungeonexplorer mcd us manual.pdf, page 26

[:File:TAoBaR_md_us_manual.pdf_p14-21] File:TAoBaR md us manual.pdf, page 14

[:File:The_Adventures_of_Batman_.26amp.3B_Robin_GG_US_Manual.pdf_p8-22] File:The Adventures of Batman & Robin GG US Manual.pdf, page 8

[:File:Batmanrobin_mcd_us_manual.pdf_p17-23] File:Batmanrobin mcd us manual.pdf, page 17

[:File:Zaxxon_32x_us_manual.pdf_p18-24] File:Zaxxon 32x us manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:Vfremix_sat_us_manual.pdf_p26-25] File:Vfremix sat us manual.pdf, page 26

[:File:Mystaria_sat_us_manual.pdf_p28-26] File:Mystaria sat us manual.pdf, page 28

[:File:Clockworkknight2_sat_us_manual.pdf_p22-27] File:Clockworkknight2 sat us manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:Wirehead_MCD_credits.pdf_p-28] File:Wirehead MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Goldenaxetheduel_sat_us_manual.pdf_p21-29] File:Goldenaxetheduel sat us manual.pdf, page 21

[:File:Wingarms_sat_us_manual.pdf_p14-30] File:Wingarms sat us manual.pdf, page 14

[:File:Virtuafighter_32x_us_manual.pdf_p31-31] File:Virtuafighter 32x us manual.pdf, page 31

[:File:Hangongp_sat_us_manual.pdf_p3-32] File:Hangongp sat us manual.pdf, page 3

[:File:Garfield_Caught_in_the_Act_MD_credits.pdf_p-33] File:Garfield Caught in the Act MD credits.pdf

[:File:Blackfire_sat_us_manual.pdf_p24-34] File:Blackfire sat us manual.pdf, page 24

[:File:Surgicalstrike_mcd_us_manual.pdf_p18-35] File:Surgicalstrike mcd us manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:X-Men_Mojo_World_GG_credits.pdf_p-36] 36.0 ^36.1 File:X-Men Mojo World GG credits.pdf

[:File:Guardianheroes_sat_us_manual.pdf_p22-37] File:Guardianheroes sat us manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:Arcadeclassics_gg_us_manual.pdf_p41-38] File:Arcadeclassics gg us manual.pdf, page 41

[:File:Panzerzwei_sat_us_manual.pdf_p14-39] File:Panzerzwei sat us manual.pdf, page 14

[:File:Virtua_Fighter_Animation_GG_US_Manual.pdf_p16-40] File:Virtua Fighter Animation GG US Manual.pdf, page 16

[:File:Arena_Maze_of_Death_GG_US_Manual.pdf_p9-41] File:Arena Maze of Death GG US Manual.pdf, page 9

[:File:XPerts_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p26-42] File:XPerts MD US Manual.pdf, page 26

[:File:Nbaaction_sat_us_manual.pdf_p38-43] File:Nbaaction_sat_us_manual.pdf, page 38

[:File:BBiDT_gg_us_manual.pdf_p18-44] File:BBiDT gg us manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:Arcade_Classics_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p19-45] File:Arcade Classics MD US Manual.pdf, page 19

[:File:Wipeout_sat_us_manual.pdf_p14-46] File:Wipeout sat us manual.pdf, page 14

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