Rocky

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Rocky

System(s): Sega Master System

Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (JP, EU), Sega of America (US)

Developer: Sega R&D 2

Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)

Licensor: United Artists Pictures

Genre: Sports^[1] (boxing)

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1987-04-19^[1]	¥5,0005,000	G-1319
US	1987-07^[2]		7002
EU	1987-08^[3]		7002
UK	1987-08^[4]^[3]	£24.9524.95^[5]^[6]^[7]	7002
BR	19xx
KR	19xx		GB-2319

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Rocky (ロッキー) is a boxing game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. It is based upon the Rocky film series, featuring opponents from several films: Apollo Creed (Rocky I-IV), Clubber Lang (Rocky III) and Ivan Drago (Rocky IV).

Hints

US hints 1 (color scan)
US hints 1 (B/W scan)
US hints 2 (with Great Baseball and Great Ice Hockey)

History

During development, the game was known under the working title of Great Boxing.^[8]

It is one the earliest-recorded game to feature artwork by Naoto Ohshima, who was a fan of the Rocky. Before being known as Bigisland, this game would inspire the pseudonym he is credited as in Phantasy Star, Rockhy Nao^[9].

Production credits

Artist: Rocky Nao^[9]

Source:

Developer mentions

Magazine articles

Main article: Rocky/Magazine articles.

Promotional materials

Promotional material

Master System print advert in (UK) #7.09: "Vol. 7 No. 9" (1988-03-03)
also published in:

(UK) #7.10: "Vol. 7 No. 10" (1988-03-10)^[10]

MX advert (1991)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(UK)

62

^[11]

(UK)

62

^[12]

(UK)

PAL

62

^[13]

(DK)

50

^[14]

(UK)

79

^[15]

(DE)

67

^[16]

(UK)

62

^[17]

(UK)

77

^[18]

(UK)

PAL

64

^[19]

(UK)

PAL

50

^[20]

(UK)

66

^[21]

(UK)

PAL

32

^[22]

(DK)

80

^[23]

(FR)

65

^[24]

	63
Based on 14 reviews

Rocky

Master System, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, US
Cover
Manual

Master System, EU (Sega®)
Cover

Master System, EU ("No Limits")
Cover

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, KR

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	1bcc7be3
MD5	582d58d95c9774cd50555366c253a050
SHA-1	8601927ca17419f5d61f757e9371ce533228f7bb

256kB

Cartridge

References

Rocky
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Development \| Magazine articles \| Reception No results

Games based on movies starring Sylvester Stallone for Sega systems
	Rambo: First Blood Part II (1986) \| Rocky (1987) \| Rambo III (1988)
	Rambo III (1989) \| Cliffhanger (1993) \| Demolition Man (1995) \| Judge Dredd (1995)
	Cliffhanger (1993) \| Demolition Man (1995)
	Cliffhanger (1993) \| Judge Dredd (1995)
	Rambo (2008)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20191231022720.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmastersystem.2Fsoftware.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/mastersystem/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-12-31 02:27)

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.6_05.pdf_p13-2] Computer Entertainer, "August 1987" (US; 1987-08-xx), page 13

[:File:CVG_UK_073.pdf_p132-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1987" (UK; 1987-10-15), page 132

[:File:SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf_p3-4] File:SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf, page 3

[:File:ACE_UK_16.pdf_p166-5] ACE, "January 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 166

[:File:CVG_UK_078.pdf_p26-6] Computer & Video Games, "April 1988" (UK; 1988-03-15), page 26

[:File:Mastertronic_UK_Catalogue_1988.pdf_p2-7] The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20210613031337.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.smspower.org.2Fforums.2F15531-UnreleasedMasterSystemGameWallball3D-8] ttps://www.smspower.org/forums/15531-UnreleasedMasterSystemGameWallball3D (Wayback Machine: 2021-06-13 03:13)

[https:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2FMazin_.2Fstatus.2F127402822005309441-9] 9.0 ^9.1 @Mazin__ on Twitter

[:File:PCW_UK_7.10.pdf_p48-10] Popular Computing Weekly, "Vol. 7 No. 10" (UK; 1988-03-10), page 48

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p69-11] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 69

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p106-12] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 106

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p61-13] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 61

[:File:ComputerAction_DK_01.pdf_p35-14] Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 35

[:File:TGM_UK_04.pdf_p56-15] The Games Machine, "March 1988" (UK; 1988-02-18), page 56

[:File:HappyComputer_DE_Sonderheft_21.pdf_p108-16] Happy Computer, "Sonderheft #21: (4. Spiele-Sonderheft)" (DE; 1987-1x-xx), page 108

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p135-17] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 135

[:File:PCW_UK_7.10.pdf_p10-18] Popular Computing Weekly, "Vol. 7 No. 10" (UK; 1988-03-10), page 10

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_11.pdf_p20-19] S: The Sega Magazine, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-06), page 20

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p59-20] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 59

[:File:SegaPro_UK_05.pdf_p63-21] Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 63

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-22] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:Soft_DK_1988-3.pdf_p30-23] Soft, "" (DK; 1988-04-21), page 30

[:File:Tilt_FR_049.pdf_p102-24] Tilt, "Décembre 1987" (FR; 1987-1x-xx), page 102

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Games based on movies starring Sylvester Stallone for Sega systems
	Rambo: First Blood Part II (1986) \| Rocky (1987) \| Rambo III (1988)
	Rambo III (1989) \| Cliffhanger (1993) \| Demolition Man (1995) \| Judge Dredd (1995)
	Cliffhanger (1993) \| Demolition Man (1995)
	Cliffhanger (1993) \| Judge Dredd (1995)
	Rambo (2008)

Rocky

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Contents

Hints

History

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional materials

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References