Dark Seed

For the unreleased Sega Mega-CD version, see Dark Seed (Mega-CD).

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Dark Seed
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Gaga Communications
Developer: Cyberdreams
Licensor: Cyberdreams
Original system(s): PC
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)
Peripherals supported: Shuttle Mouse
Genre: Adventure
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1995-07-07 ¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e T-18501G
Non-Sega versions Amiga Amiga CD32 IBM PC Macintosh PlayStation Windows PC

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Dark Seed (ダークシード) is a 1992 PC adventure game ported to the Sega Saturn. It was followed by Dark Seed II.

The Saturn version of the game fails to take advantage of the wider colour palettes and otherwise superior graphical hardware of the system, instead looking almost identical to its earlier counterpart.

An article in Sonic the Comic from December 1994 suggests the Saturn version evolved from a Mega-CD prototype that was considered for a late 1995 release along with I Have no Mouth and I Must Scream and Hunters of the Ralk.

Production credits

• Executive Producers: Patrick Ketchum, Rolf Klug, Jean Klug
• Producers: Ari Minasian, Harald Seeley, Mike Dawson
• Concept: Mike Dowson, John Krause, Patrick Ketchum
• Designers: Michael Cranford, Mike Dawson
• Additional Designers: Harald Seeley, Lennard Feddersen
• Chief Technical Officer:John Krause
• Programming: John Krause, Gary Vick, Chris Granger, Lennard Feddersen, Brian Fitzgerald, Mike Dimambro, David A. Bean, Dong Seo Game Channel
• Musical Score: Gregorl Alper
• Music & Sound Effects: Chris Granger, David A. Bean
• Art & Animation Director: Brummbær, Paul Drzewiecki
• Dark World Art: H.R. Giger's Fantastic Library
• Computer Graphics Artists: Julia Ulano, Joby Rome-Otero, Paul Ryan
• Actors: Mike Dawson, John Krause, Paul Dzewieckl, Heidi Marendi
• English Digitized Voices: David A. Bean, Lennard Feddersen, Kitty Gunn, Deem Bristow, Gabriella Straus, Eric Allen, Gary Gillett
• Game Text: Michel Horvat
• Marketing/P.R.: James Lamorticelli, Mark Scriven
• Package Design: Bright & Associates
• Background Manual: Jamile G. Mafi, Bill Simpson, Julia Ulano
• Purchasing & Production: Pamela Lum
• Administrative Assistants: Jamie Ottilie, Steven Grabowski, Alison Ryan
• Attorney at Large: Matthew Hostomsky, Esq.
• Very Special Thanks To: H. R. Giger for His Incredible Visions, Rolf and Jean Klug for Their Commitment, Mia for Her Hospitality and Support, Jim Cown & Leslie Barany for Their Assistance

Source:

JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Dark Seed/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-07: "July 1995" (1995-06-08)

Physical scans

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Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 60 Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 59 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 43 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 29

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Dark Seed

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc Manual

Technical information

Main article: Dark Seed/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	40,235,664	1995-05-30	CD-ROM (JP)	T-18501G V1.001

Track list

1. Data track

2. CD Warning message (special) (0:08)

► Running time: 0:08