Gangster Town

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Gangster Town

System(s): Sega Master System

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

Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)

Peripherals supported: Light Phaser

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1987-08^[1]	$30.0030.00^[2]	5074
EU	1987		MK-5074-50
UK	1987	£19.9519.95^[3]^[4]	MK-5074-50
AU	1987		MK-5074-50
MX	19xx
BR	19xx
BR (Blue)	19xx		023120

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Gangster Town is a Sega Master System light gun game developed and published by Sega. Specifically designed to use the Sega Light Phaser, it was first released in the United States in August 1987, with the game being brought to Europe, Australia, And Brazil later that year.

Story

Set in 1920s America, players assume the role of an FBI agent tasked with eliminating criminals and gangsters.

Gameplay

Stages

	Practice

	Scene 1: Car Chase

	Scene 2: Downtown

	Bonus Scene

	Scene 4: Downtown

	Scene 5: Night Club

	Scene 6: Harbor

Production credits

NAOMI

Source:

Internal ROM text^[5]

History

Legacy

Gangster Town (ギャングスタータウン) was released later as a cartridge for the Shooting Zone arcade board in Japan.^[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Gangster Town/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Gangster Town/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

48

^[7]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

48

^[8]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

65

^[9]

The Games Machine (IT)

48

^[10]

Génération 4 (FR)

85

^[11]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

48

^[12]

Power Play (DE)

65

^[13]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

60

^[14]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[15]

Sega Pro (UK)

66

^[16]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

65

^[17]

Software Gids (NL)

76

^[18]

	60
Based on 12 reviews

Gangster Town

Master System, US
Cover
Cart Manual Poster

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, EU ("No Limits")
Cover

Master System, AU
Cover

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR (newer)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR (re-release)
Cover
Cart File:GangsTownReRel-SMS-BR-Manual.pdf Manual

Master System, MX

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	5fc74d2a
MD5	3396259ca032ed4f1499d1f737e75e0d
SHA-1	57f0972109cb6f9a74c65d70d6497bc02fdfc942

128kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

References

Gangster Town
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[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.6_05.pdf_p13-1] Computer Entertainer, "August 1987" (US; 1987-08-xx), page 13

[:File:CGW_US_048.pdf_p42-2] Computer Gaming World, "June 1988" (US; 1988-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:ACE_UK_16.pdf_p164-3] ACE, "January 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 164

[:File:Mastertronic_UK_Catalogue_1988.pdf_p2-4] The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2

[https:.2F.2Ftcrf.net.2FGangster_Town-5] The Cutting Room Floor: Gangster Town

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20231013214153.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.sega.jp.2Fhistory.2Farcade.2Fproduct.2F7287.2F-6] ttps://www.sega.jp/history/arcade/product/7287/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-10-13 21:41)

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p97-7] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 97

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p56-8] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 56

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p140-9] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 140

[:File:TheGamesMachine_IT_001.pdf_p64-10] The Games Machine, "Settembre 1988" (IT; 1988-09-15), page 64

[:File:Generation4_FR_003.pdf_p62-11] Génération 4, "Mars/Avril 1988" (FR; 1988-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p133-12] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_001.pdf_p96-13] Power Play, "Ausgabe 1" (DE; 1987-11-27), page 96

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_11.pdf_p12-14] S: The Sega Magazine, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-06), page 12

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p56-15] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 56

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p19-16] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 19

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p71-17] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71

[:File:SoftwareGids_NL_04.pdf_p41-18] Software Gids, "Nov./Dec. 1990" (NL; 1990-11-xx), page 41

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Gangster Town

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Stages

Production credits

History

Legacy

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References