Greatest Heavyweights

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Greatest Heavyweights

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega

Supporting companies: DMP Entertainment (voice talent)

Brand: Sega Sports (US)

Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)

Licensor: Virgin Games (Muhammad Ali license), Curtis Management Group (license of deceased boxers)

Sound driver: GEMS

Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad, Activator

Genre: Sports^[1]^[2] (boxing)

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1994-05-27^[2]	¥7,8007,800	G-5539
US	1993-12^[3]	$59.9959.99^[3]	1228
EU	1994		1228
UK	1994-01^[4]^[5]^[6]	£49.9949.99^[4]^[7]	1228
BR	199x
AS	199x

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Greatest Heavyweights (グレイテストヘビーウェイツ) is a 1993 boxing game by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive. The game's engine is based on that of Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing, and thus the available game modes are the same, however you can only play as various boxing champions of the previous century. The game also lets you play tournament matches.

Gameplay

Boxers

	Muhammad Ali

	Larry Holmes

	Jack Dempsey

	Evander Holyfield

	Floyd Patterson

	Joe Frazier

	Rocky Marciano

	Joe Louis

Production credits

Program and Design: Mike Lamb
Additional Programming: John Branwood
Lead Artist: Jeff Godfrey
Additional Art: Joan Igawa, Troy Adams, Nick Gardener, Richard Beeston, Jeremy Cantor
Producer and Designer: Scott Rohde
Music: Brian Coburn
Audio Engineer: Katherine Weathers
Voice Talent: DMP Entertainment, Gerald Deyoung
Marketing: Doug Rebert
Lead Tester: Gerald Deyoung
Additional Testers: Mark Paniagua, Roman Greco, Rick Greer, Mike Madden, Tracy Johnson, Todd Morgan, Mike Baldwin, Greg Beckstead, Wesley Gittens, Mike Bench, Glen Cureton, Dante Anderson, Terry Thomas, Bruno Sarret, Adam Ornstead, Andrew Podesta, Heather Meigs, Lawrence Jeung, Tim Spengler, Crisi Albertson, Steve Bourdet, Lawrence Gibson, Jason Epps, Ari Warner, Chris Pepper, Elbert Lee, Matt Rosaaen, Kurt Tindle, Brent Merolla, Darin Johnston
Special Thanks To: David Platshon, Bob Jacob, Spencer Nilsen, Wayne Townsend, Kelly Ryan, Stephen Patterson

Muhammad Ali licensed from Virgin Games

Source:

In-game credits^[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Greatest Heavyweights/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Game Players (US) #0612: "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (1993-1x-xx)
also published in:

Sega Visions (US) #16: "December/January 1993/1994" (1993-xx-xx)^[9]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) #16: "January 1994" (1993-12-21)^[10]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[11]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[12]

Console Mania (IT)

90

^[13]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

78

^[14]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

89

^[15]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[16]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

56

^[17]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[3]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

81

^[18]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[19]

Hyper (AU)

62

^[20]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

81

^[21]

Mega (UK)

PAL

76

^[5]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

89

^[22]

Mega Force (FR)

90

^[23]

Mega Machines (UK)

PAL

58

^[24]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

79

^[25]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

76

^[7]

Player One (FR)

80

^[26]

Power Up! (UK)

77

^[27]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

79

^[4]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

80

^[28]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

91

^[29]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

82

^[30]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

80

^[31]

Supersonic (FR)

84

^[32]

Todo Sega (ES)

88

^[33]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

78

^[34]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

51

^[35]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[36]

	75
Based on 30 reviews

Greatest Heavyweights

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

Mega Drive, AS^†
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Greatest Heavyweights/Technical information.

References

↑ File:GreatestHeavyweights MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 178
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 112
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 36
↑ Sega Pro, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 14
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Mean Machines Sega, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-28), page 77
↑ File:Greatest Heavyweights MD credits.pdf
↑ Sega Visions, "December/January 1993/1994" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 20
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1994" (US; 1993-12-21), page 32
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1994" (JP; 1994-05-07), page 19
↑ Console Mania, "Gennaio 1994" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 110
↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-15), page 94
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1994" (US; 1993-12-21), page 84
↑ Famitsu, "1994-06-03" (JP; 1994-05-20), page 1
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 2 February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 91
↑ GamesMaster, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 64
↑ Hippon Super, "June 1994" (JP; 1994-04-30), page 61
↑ Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 49
↑ Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 88
↑ Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 26
↑ Mega Force, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 114
↑ Mega Machines, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 56
↑ MegaTech, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-21), page 74
↑ Player One, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 102
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, January 22, 1994" (UK; 1994-01-22), page 1
↑ Sega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-06), page 68
↑ Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 36
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Sonic the Comic, "February 4th 1994" (UK; 1994-01-22), page 10
↑ Supersonic, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 25
↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 86
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 83
↑ Video Games, "2/94" (DE; 1994-01-26), page 79
↑ VideoGames, "March 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 90

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[:File:GamePro_US_054.pdf_p178-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 178

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p112-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 112

[:File:Mega_UK_17.pdf_p36-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 36

[:File:SegaPro_UK_28.pdf_p14-6] Sega Pro, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 14

[:File:MeanMachinesSega16UK.pdf_p77-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Mean Machines Sega, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-28), page 77

[:File:Greatest_Heavyweights_MD_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Greatest Heavyweights MD credits.pdf

[:File:SegaVisions_US_16.pdf_p20-9] Sega Visions, "December/January 1993/1994" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_16.pdf_p32-10] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1994" (US; 1993-12-21), page 32

[11] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-06.pdf_p19-12] Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1994" (JP; 1994-05-07), page 19

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_026.pdf_p110-13] Console Mania, "Gennaio 1994" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 110

[:File:CVG_UK_147.pdf_p94-14] Computer & Video Games, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-15), page 94

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_16.pdf_p84-15] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1994" (US; 1993-12-21), page 84

[16] Famitsu, "1994-06-03" (JP; 1994-05-20), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0702.pdf_p91-17] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 2 February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 91

[18] GamesMaster, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 64

[19] Hippon Super, "June 1994" (JP; 1994-04-30), page 61

[:File:Hyper_AU_003.pdf_p49-20] Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 49

[:File:Joypad_FR_028.pdf_p88-21] Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 88

[:File:MegaAction_UK_09.pdf_p26-22] Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 26

[:File:MegaForce_FR_25.pdf_p114-23] Mega Force, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 114

[:File:MegaMachines_UK_04.pdf_p56-24] Mega Machines, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 56

[:File:MegaTech_UK_25.pdf_p74-25] MegaTech, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-21), page 74

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_039.pdf_p102-26] Player One, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 102

[27] Power Up!, "Saturday, January 22, 1994" (UK; 1994-01-22), page 1

[:File:SegaPower_UK_51.pdf_p68-28] Sega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-06), page 68

[:File:SegaZone_UK_16.pdf_p36-29] Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 36

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-30] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[31] Sonic the Comic, "February 4th 1994" (UK; 1994-01-22), page 10

[:File:Supersonic_FR_20.pdf_p25-32] Supersonic, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 25

[:File:TodoSega_ES_12.pdf_p86-33] Todo Sega, "Marzo 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 86

[34] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 83

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-02.pdf_p79-35] Video Games, "2/94" (DE; 1994-01-26), page 79

[:File:VideoGames_US_62.pdf_p90-36] VideoGames, "March 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 90

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Greatest Heavyweights

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Contents

Gameplay

Boxers

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References