Funky Head Boxers
From Sega Retro
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System(s): Sega Titan Video, Sega Saturn | ||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Yoshimoto Kogyo | ||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega AM3[1] Yoshimoto Kogyo | ||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track) | ||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[2], Sports[3] (boxing) | ||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Funky Head Boxers (ファンキーヘッドボクサーズ) is a Sega Titan Video and Sega Saturn Japanese-only boxing game.
The game is unique in that every character has a cube-shaped head, which is then distorted during gameplay. It was followed by a Saturn update Funky Head Boxers Plus.
Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on the arcade machines on March 31, 2017.[6][7]
Contents
History
Development
The game was originally announced as Title Fight 2 (タイトルファイト2) (as a sequel to Title Fight)[8] and was developed by at least 3 of the same people as Title Fight.
Production credits
- Main article: Funky Head Boxers/Production credits.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Funky Head Boxers/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-21: "1996-21 (1996-12-13)" (1996-11-22)
also published in:
also published in:
- Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-22: "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (1996-12-13)[9]
Physical scans
Sega Titan Video version
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25 | |
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Based on 1 review |
Saturn version
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58 | |
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Based on 9 reviews |
Technical information
- Main article: Funky Head Boxers/Technical information.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 139
- ↑ File:FunkyHeadBoxers Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-07-28 12:30)
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n133/mode/1up
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-21 (1996-12-13)" (JP; 1996-11-22), page 41
- ↑ File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf
- ↑ File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf
- ↑ Amusement Machine Guide 1994, page 18
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 38
- ↑ Next Generation, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 128
- ↑ Famitsu, "1997-01-10,17" (JP; 1996-12-27), page 1
- ↑ MAN!AC, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 41
- ↑ Mega Fun, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-05), page 68
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 1" (JP; 1996-12-27), page 202
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 4" (JP; 1997-02-14), page 110
- ↑ Saturn Power, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-xx-xx), page 79
- ↑ Sega Power, "Ávgoustos-Septémvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 77
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-01 (1997-01-17)" (JP; 1996-12-27), page 233
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15
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Demos: Funky Head Boxers Hibaihin (1997) |