Forgotten Worlds

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Forgotten Worlds

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Virtual Console

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Sega R&D 2

Original system(s): Capcom CPS-1

Publisher(s) of original games: Capcom

Developer(s) of original games: Capcom

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1989-11-18	¥6,0006,000	G-4016
US	1989-12^[3]	$57.9957.99^[4]
EU	1990
AU	199x
CA	199x
BR	1991-06^[5]
UK	1991-07	£29.99^[6]^[7]	7056
FR	1991-07	?F	7056
DE	1991-07	DM ?	7056
ES	1991-07	?Ptas	7056
AU	199x	$?	?
BR	1991-08^[8]	R$?	?
KR	199x	₩?	GB2005JG


UK	199x	£?	?

JP ▼	2008-09-24^[12]	600pts600^[13]
US ▼	2008-11-17^[11]	800pts800^[11]
EU ▼	2008-11-28^[9]^[10]	800pts800^[9]
AU ▼	2008-11	800pts800^[14]

PEGI

Forgotten Worlds (フォゴットンワールド), known as Lost Worlds (ロストワールド) in Japan original version developed by Capcom in 1988 for their CPS arcade system, is a shoot-'em-up ported to the Sega Mega Drive by Sega in 1989, and to the Sega Master System in 1991. The Master System version was not released in North America or Japan.

Ports of this game are unusual in that Japanese releases use the export title of Forgotten Worlds, rather than the original Japanese title. Additionally, the Japanese Mega Drive release writes the "Worlds" part as "ワールズ" rather than the expected "ワールド" of other releases.

Gameplay

You are a team of two guys (a white guy and a black guy; one-player mode has only the white guy) trying to stop a giant blue gorilla with gold jewelry from taking over the city. You use the D-pad to move your player around and to shoot (there is an Auto Fire option that makes this unnecessary). Shooting is done through a satellite gun that spins around you to aim; rotate in the appropriate direction with and .

The Master System version had some stages removed and others combined into one; an underwater stage which did not appear in any other version is also present. It is one-player only and has the auto fire always on, with buttons and being used only to move the satellite clockwise and counter-clockwise.

All versions have a shop system in which the player can purchase weapons or items by spending "Zenny", blue objects that can be used for currency. Shop items are mostly identical except for a few differences.

Versions

For its time, the Mega Drive version of Forgotten Worlds was one of the most faithful home conversions of the arcade game, however still makes significant cutbacks to compensate for the simpler hardware. Background graphics in the Mega Drive conversion are almost entirely different to the arcade, and animations were simplified across the board presumably as a space saving measure. Fewer objects are on-screen at any given time, and there are slight differences in level design and enemy placement. Furthermore, all sampled speech in the game was removed.

The Mega Drive version is also unusual in that it is one of the few Mega Drive games that have trouble handling 6-button controllers, including the Sega Nomad in its default 6-button mode. Attempting to play the game with a 6-button controller attached will cause immediate game overs.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Planner: Mino, Mu.Kondo
Soft Programmer: Taku.Ayu, K.Koba
Designer: Stresteles, Hide, D.Minow
Sound: Ippo
Game Check: Works Nishi, Gottochan
Special Thanks to: Capcom

Master System version

Planners: Tommy, Yukino
Programmers: Kimrom, Yone
Designers: Tommy, Yukino
Sound: Ippo
Special Thanks to: Capcom
Presented by: Sega

Magazine articles

Main article: Forgotten Worlds/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1989-09: "September 1989" (1989-XX-XX)

PDF

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1989-09: "September 1989" (1989-XX-XX)

Print advert in Computer Games (GR) #3: "Ioúnios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)	67	^[15]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP)	70	^[16]
Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP)	64	^[17]
Computer Entertainer (US)	75	№8.10, p18^[18]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)	82	^[19]
Computer & Video Games (UK)	86	^[20]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)	80	^[21]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)	85	^[22]
Famitsu (JP)	68	№90, [1]
Hobby Consolas (ES)	79	^[23]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)	75	№5, p92
MegaTech (UK)	82	^[24]
Mean Machines (UK)	85	^[25]
Power Play (DE)	76	^[26]
Raze (UK)	72	^[1]
Sega Power (UK)	80	^[27]
Sega Pro (UK)	86	^[28]
Sega Pro (UK)	72	№18, p65

	77
Based on 18 reviews

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

Mega Drive, CA

Mega Drive, FR

Manual

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Ação Games (BR)	58	^[8]
Consoles + (FR)	62	^[29]
Computer & Video Games (UK)	75	^[30]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)	68	^[31]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)	62	^[32]
Games-X (UK)	60	№17, p23
Hobby Consolas (ES)	88	^[33]
Joypad (FR)	78	^[34]
Joystick (FR)	78	№19, p168
Mean Machines (UK)	62	^[35]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)	72	№41
Player One (FR)	78	^[36]
Sega Power (UK)	77	^[37]
Sega Power (UK)	60	^[38]
Video Games (DE)	77	^[39]
Zzap! (IT)	78	^[40]

	71
Based on 16 reviews

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, AU

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart

Master System, KR (cardboard)
Cover
Cart

Master System, KR
Cover

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	95513985
MD5	c4b93e3420db39c312c2b4ba2b2a493f
SHA-1	79aadecc1069f47a2a8b4a0a1d55712d4f9cb8ef

512kB

1990-03

Cartridge

v01

✔

CRC32	d0ee6434
MD5	c526426ebe919d4cd8fbb86157c0293e
SHA-1	8b9a37c206c332ef23dc71f09ec40e1a92b1f83a

512kB

1989-09

Cartridge

v00

?

CRC32	38C53916
MD5	68CC1711BB89921DA1F215F323F3BB2D
SHA-1	3F034429B23B6976C961595C1BCBD68826CB760D

256kB

Cartridge (EU)

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Forgotten Worlds.

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p61-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 61

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_02.pdf_p48-2] Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 48

[:File:VComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_10.pdf_p23-3] File:VComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_10.pdf, page 23

[:File:GamePro_US_008.pdf_p49-4] GamePro, "March 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 49

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_001.pdf_p8-5] Ação Games, "Maio 1991" (BR; 1991-05-21), page 8

[:File:CVG_UK_116.pdf_p88-6] Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 88

[:File:SegaPower_UK_22.pdf_p29-7] Sega Power, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-01), page 29

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_004.pdf_p24-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Ação Games, "Agosto 1991" (BR; 1991-08-xx), page 24

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[:File:ASM_DE_1990-02.pdf_p94-15] Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1990" (DE; 1990-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf_p72_.2870.29-16] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 70 (72)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-17] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_10.pdf_p19-18] File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_10.pdf, page 19

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p30-19] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 30

[:File:CVG_UK_099.pdf_p90-20] Computer & Video Games, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-01-16), page 90

[:File:EGM_US_006.pdf_p18-21] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1990" (US; 19xx-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p47-22] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 47

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_004.pdf_p88_.2896.29-23] Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1992" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 96 (88)

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p78-24] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_02.pdf_p46_.2846-48.29-25] Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 46-48 (46)

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_025.pdf_p122-26] Power Play, "25: 4/90" (DE; 1990-03-16), page 122

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-27] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p18-28] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 18

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p110_.28120-122.29-29] Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 120-122 (110)

[:File:CVG_UK_116.pdf_p88_.2888.2F89.29-30] Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 88/89 (88)

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Forgotten Worlds

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Versions

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Mega-Tech version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References