Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!

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Mega Drive
Game Gear

Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Interactive Designs

Sound driver:

GEMS

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1992-09^[1]	$49.9949.99^[2]	1035
EU	1992-09^[3]^[4]
PT	1992		MDJ1035
UK	1992-09^[3]^[4]	£39.9939.99^[4]^[5]
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x
CA	199x
BR	1992-11^[6]
AS	199x
US	1993	$34.9534.95^[7]	2429
BR	199x		075270

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Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! is a sidescrolling action game developed for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear.

The game is based on an obscure board game called Surf Trip^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11], created by Ric Green^[12] (Richard L. Green^[13]) and illustrated by American artist Cam de Leon^[14]^[15], published and released in 1988, by Surf Trip, Inc.^[13]^[8] (Manhattan Beach, California).

1 Production credits
- 1.1 Mega Drive version
- 1.2 Game Gear version version
2 Magazine articles
3 Promotional material
4 Photo gallery
- 4.1 Ric Green's "Surf Trip The Board Game"
5 Physical scans
- 5.1 Mega Drive version
- 5.2 Game Gear version
6 Technical information
- 6.1 ROM dump status
7 External links
8 References

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Creator: Ric Green^[12]
Developer: Interactive Designs
Artists: Maureen Kringen, Doug Nishimura, Joan Igawa
Programmers: Christopher Warner, Robert Morgan, John Kuwaye
Music: Paul Gadbois
Game Design: Michael Latham, Christopher Warner, Ala Diaz, Doug Nishimura, Steve Ross
Marketing Support: Madeline Canepa, Scott Steinberg
Test Manager: Steve Apour
Lead Tester: Gerald Deyoung
Testers: Jef Feltman, Javone Alonzo, Joel Limmer, Tina Esposito, Tami Maxwell, Jeffrey Kessler, Scott Rohde, Vincent Nason, Conan Tigard, Steve Patterson, Ben Szymkowiak
Producer: Michael Latham

Source: In-game credits^[16]

Creator: Ric Green
Developer: Interactive Designs
Producer: Michael Latham
Game Design: Michael Latham, Christopher Warner, Ala Diaz, Doug Nishimura, Steve Ross
Programmers: Christopher Warner, Robert Morgan, John Kuwaye
Artists: Maureen Kringen, Doug Nishimura, Joan Igawa
Music: Paul Gadbois
Test Manager: Steve Apour
Lead Tester: Gerald Deyoung
Testers: Jef Feltman, Joel Limmer, Tami Maxwell, Scott Rohde, Conan Tigard, Javone Alonzo, Tina Esposito, Jeffrey Kessler, Vincent Nason, Steve Patterson, Ben Szymkowiak
Marketing Support: Madeline Canepa, Scott Steinberg
Manual: Hanshaw Ink.

Source: US manual^[17]

Game Gear version version

Programmer Dudes: Tony Ikeda, Roy Pitchford, Bob Morrison, Terry Kirch
Shreddin' Tech Support: Frank Lucero
Killer Project Manager: Nancy Nakamoto
Way Cool Producer: Scott Rohde
Wild Game Design: Michael Latham
Legendary Artists: Kevin Lee, William Kier, Isabel Przytarski, Barbara Meyers, Michael Chung, Jim Freed, Sandy Christensen
Groovy Tunes: Paul Gadbois, Dave Delia
Lead Test Boy: Ivan Foong
Other Test Dudes and Dudettes: Heather Meigs, Erik Wahlberg, Dante Anderson, Mark Paniagua, Jeff Todd, Katy Weathers, Nick Masturzo, Tim Spengler

Source: In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Play media

US TV advert

Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #6: "Octubre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

Hobby Consolas (ES) #13: "Octubre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[18]

Print advert in Video Games (DE) #1992-11: "11/92" (1992-10-28)

Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #7: "Noviembre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #14: "Noviembre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Print advert in Sega Force (SE) #1992-02: "2/92" (1992-11-19)
also published in:

Sega Force (SE) #1993-01: "1/93" (1993-01-14)^[19]

Photo gallery

Ric Green's "Surf Trip The Board Game"

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Consoles + (FR)	70	^[20]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)	84	^[21]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)	40	^[22]
Excalibur (CZ)	70	^[23]
GameFan (US)	72	^[24]
GamePro (US)	98	^[25]
Game Informer (US)	85	№6, p14-15
Joypad (FR)	88	№13, p68-69
Joystick (FR)	90	^[26]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)	70	^[27]
Mega (UK)	57	^[28]
MegaTech (UK)	56	^[29]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)	49	^[30]
Player One (FR)	90	^[31]
Play Time (DE)	73	^[32]
Sega Power (UK)	68	№36, p28-31
Sega Pro (UK)	82	№13, p38-40
Sega Pro (UK)	80	№18, p66
Sega Force Mega (UK)	72	^[33]
Sega Force (SE)	81	^[34]
Sega Force (UK)	72	^[35]
Supergame (BR)	71	^[6]
Video Games (DE)	63	^[36]

	73
Based on 23 reviews

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (alt)

Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart PCB

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

Mega Drive, Asia
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[7]

	75
Based on 1 review

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	c4820a03
MD5	12199da6628b92c9bbd59460ae602a8c
SHA-1	fe47514e9aeecabaed954a65d7241079dfec3d9e

512kB

1992-06

Cartridge (US/EU)

?

CRC32	f27925b0
MD5	e6c364fce0f71a9eb9e5474cd84c2067
SHA-1	b5bf962000636bb1cbdf134759baa1e25b25d097

256kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

External links

References

Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!

[:File:SegaVisions_US_09.pdf_p64-1] Sega Visions, "August/September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 64

[:File:GamePro_US_040.pdf_p56-2] GamePro, "November 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:Mega_UK_01.pdf_p26-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Mega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-17), page 26

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p64-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 64

[:File:SegaPro_UK_13.pdf_p40-5] Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 40

[:File:Supergame_BR_17.pdf_p38-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Supergame, "Dezembro 1992" (BR; 1992-12-xx), page 38

[:File:GamePro_US_054.pdf_p206-7] 7.0 ^7.1 GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 206

[:File:Trademark_Surf_Trip_Reg_N.C2.BA_1558214_1989-09-26_.28United_States_Patent_and_Trademark_Office.29.pdf_p-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:Trademark Surf Trip Reg Nº 1558214 1989-09-26 (United States Patent and Trademark Office).pdf

[https:.2F.2Fwww3.wipo.int.2Fbranddb.2Fen.2FshowData.jsp.3FID.3DUSTM.73776203-9] ttps://www3.wipo.int/branddb/en/showData.jsp?ID=USTM.73776203

[:File:TheOrangeCountyRegister_US_1989-04-10_page_55.png_p-10] File:TheOrangeCountyRegister US 1989-04-10 page 55.png

[Press_Release:_1989-09-21:_RETAILING_:_Every_Dog_Has_His_Day.2C_and_Star_of_Surfer_Board_Game_Is_No_Exception-11] Press Release: 1989-09-21: RETAILING : Every Dog Has His Day, and Star of Surfer Board Game Is No Exception

[:File:SegaVisions_US_13.pdf_p83-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Sega Visions, "June/July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 83

[:File:SurfTripInc_Registration_1988-06-14_.28California_Secretary_of_State.29.pdf_p-13] 13.0 ^13.1 File:SurfTripInc Registration 1988-06-14 (California Secretary of State).pdf

[https:.2F.2Farchive.vn.2FGqW6S.2Ffb26babeb7188fc0ce56cc3d790ae95a2a2599f9.jpg-14] ttps://i.ibb.co/h2mjjrS/53870696-2021991671438060-5926669708217267020-n.jpg (archive.today)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.vn.2F1v5aW-15] ttps://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/surf-trip-board-game-1988-artwork-cam-1831285370 (archive.today)

[https:.2F.2Fwww.youtube.com.2Fwatch.3Fv.3DyjKGdI0egEk-16] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjKGdI0egEk

[:File:Greendog_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p9-17] File:Greendog_MD_US_Manual.pdf, page 9

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_013.pdf_p46-18] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_01.pdf_p35-19] Sega Force, "1/93" (SE; 1993-01-14), page 35

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_014.pdf_p86_.2886-87.29-20] Consoles +, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 86-87 (86)

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_01.pdf_p73-21] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "October 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 73

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p54-22] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 54

[:File:Excalibur_CZ_18.pdf_p37-23] Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-09-10), page 37

[:File:GameFan_US_0101.pdf_p6_.286.2F10.29-24] GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 1: October 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 6/10 (6)

[:File:GamePro_US_040.pdf_p56_.2854.29-25] GamePro, "November 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 54 (56)

[:File:Joystick_FR_032.pdf_p158-26] Joystick, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 158

[:File:MDAG_UK_03.pdf_p24_.2824-27.29-27] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 24-27 (24)

[:File:Mega_UK_02.pdf_p50_.2850-51.29-28] Mega, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-15), page 50-51 (50)

[:File:MegaTech_UK_10.pdf_p42_.2842-43.29-29] MegaTech, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-20), page 42-43 (42)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p64_.2864-67.29-30] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 64-67 (64)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_024.pdf_p62_.2862-65.29-31] Player One, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-10), page 62-65 (62)

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-12.pdf_p90-32] Play Time, "12/92" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_01.pdf_p88-33] Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 88

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_01.pdf_p14-34] Sega Force, "1/93" (SE; 1993-01-14), page 14

[:File:SegaForce_UK_11.pdf_p56_.2856-58.29-35] Sega Force, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 56-58 (56)

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-11.pdf_p48-36] Video Games, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-28), page 48

[https:.2F.2Farchive.vn.2F8faRy.2F273669b08895cd9a49a9455723ce44323324691c.jpg-37] ttps://books.google.pt/books/content?id=BGEEAAAAMBAJ&hl=pt-PT&pg=PA32&img=1&zoom=3&sig=ACfU3U39G70gpQPVaKnG54B7ZyG590JzYg&w=1280 (archive.today)

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Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Photo gallery

Ric Green's "Surf Trip The Board Game"

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References