Pen Pen TriIceLon

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Pen Pen TriIceLon
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Infogrames North America (US), Infogrames (EU), General Entertainment (JP)
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Action Racing[1][2], Action[3]

















Number of players: 1-4
Official in-game languages:
  • 日本語
  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Español
  • Italiano
  • Nederlands
    • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Dreamcast
    JP     		¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[2] T-17001M
    Sega Rating: All Ages
    Sega Dreamcast
    US     		T-15105N
    ESRB: Everyone
    Sega Dreamcast
    DE     		T-15103D-58
    USK: 0
    Sega Dreamcast
    ES     		8,490Ptas8,490[9] T-15103D-61
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    FR     		T-15103D-58
    SELL: Tous Publics
    Sega Dreamcast
    UK     		£39.9939.99[8] T-15103D-61
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    DE/FR/NL     		T-15103D-58
    SELL: Tous Publics
    Sega Dreamcast
    ES/UK/IT     		T-15103D-61
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    AU     		$94.9594.95[11]
    OFLC: G

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    Pen Pen TriIceLon (ペンペン トライアイスロン), known simply as PenPen in Europe, is a Sega Dreamcast racing game by General Entertainment. It was one of the first Dreamcast games to be announced, along with General Entertainment's other game Godzilla Generations and was a launch title for the system in Japan, North America and Europe.

    Gameplay

    PenPen TriIceLon is a 1-4 Player triathlon game consisting of running, belly-sliding and swimming. Each player controls a penguin-hybrid (PenShark, PenOctopus, PenSeal) and races in one of 4 worlds: Sweets, Jungle, Toys and Horror. There are 5 races in each world: Easy, Medium, Hard, VS. Same and VS. Hanamizu, where you have to race against a cheater. In every race except Easy, there is also an obstacle somewhere in the walking area. A list of the characters and worlds (including where the obstacles are) is below.

    Characters

    The player controls one of eight characters through a series of races. There are also many unlockable costumes.

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    		Sparky
    Happy-go-lucky, though childish, PenPen that absolutely loves speed. He loves giving his best shot at racing.

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    		Jaw
    Scary PenShark that is very wild. He is rough when he's angry.

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    		Tina
    Cutsy PenPen that is very selfish. She loves to make herself look as cute as possible.

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    		Back
    Very laid-back PenSeal, and loves to take things nice and easy. Though rare, when he gets angry he can frighten people.

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    		Sneak
    Very comedic PenOctopus. He's probably the Bill Cosby of the PenPen world. Sometimes his mischievous plots backfire on himself.

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    		Mr. Bow
    Reckless PenDog, often leaping without looking. He always jumps headfirst into things with no though of his safety.

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    		Ballery
    The only PenHippo on the planet that is able to speak. She loves to interrupt other people's conversations, acting on jealousy.

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    		Hanamizu
    ... Let's just leave it as the mysterious PenPen we don't know anything about, OK?

    Worlds

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    		Sweets
    This world is owned by Mrs. Cream, and is mainly composed of snow, ice, and edible food. The obstacle in this course is when the PenPens walk into the room with the windmills, and they start spinning and blowing the racers all over the room, preventing them from reaching the other end.

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    		Jungle
    This world is owned by Unga Pogo, and he just loves outdoor stuff. The obstacle in the jungle is a spinning roulette found in the middle of the IceBat Cave. It spins for a long time, then pauses for a brief amount of time, then spins again.

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    		Toys
    This colorful animated world is a large toy box owned by Bambi Mask. The obstacle here is where the large open space in the second half of the walking segment becomes a lake, and you either trudge through the lake or bounce off the rubber duckies to get to the next part.

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    		Horror
    This spooky dark world is owned by Horror Man, at age 4771, and loves to scare people. The obstacle is found when you cross two small pools of green water (Yuk!), and spooky hands pop out and attack you. When hit, you stay down for a while before you get back up.

    History

    Reception

    PenPen TriIceLon was given a C+ by Game Revolution. However, the game was criticized for it being short.

    Production credits

    • President: Kyoichi Mori
    • Producer: Hironori Miyagawa
    Soundwork
    • DogStarMan: Hiroyuki Nagashima, Hisahiko Horiuchi, Yuki Osaka
    • SE: SoundBox
    PenPen Voice Actors
    • SPARKY: Etsuko Kozakura
    • BACK: Tose Tanaka
    • TINA: Aya Sakaguchi
    • Mr.BOW: Bakabon Onizuka
    • JAW: Eiichiro Suzuki
    • SNEAK: Takashi Matsuo
    • BALLERY: Run Sasaki
    • HANAMIZU: Masaru Hachinohe
    • SPEAKMAN: Dennis Gunn
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    Designwork
    • CG Movie: Atsuo Hirai
    • DTP: Toshiaki Wakisaka, Kanna Yukita
    GE Staff
    • Ritsuko Suzki, Takayuki Sugizaki
    • Marketing: Akira Funada, Masanori Mori♪, Naoto Ushida, Yasuko Anbiru, Masaharu Egawa, Tomoko Katsumi, Tsuyoshi Kazuno, Hitomi Kamoi, Makoto Hara, Kimiko Kikuchi, Yayoi Kubota, Konomi Saito, Takashige Kawakubo, Masayoshi Matsuyama, Manabu Midarebashi
    SEGA Staff
    Source:
    In-game credits (US)

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Pen Pen TriIceLon/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

    PenPen DC JP Flyer.pdf

    PDF
    JP flyer
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    UK print advert
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    Print advert in (JP) #1998-04: "1998-04 (1998-12-11)" (1998-11-27)
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    Physical scans

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    Publication Score Source
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    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    (BR)
    95
    		[12]
    (UK) NTSC-J
    50
    		[13]
    (UK) PAL
    50
    		[14]
    (FR) NTSC-J
    85
    		[15]
    (FR) PAL
    75
    		[16]
    (UK)
    50
    		[8]
    (UK) PAL
    70
    		[17]
    (UK)
    72
    		[18]
    (FR) PAL
    50
    		[19]
    (DE) PAL
    50
    		[20]
    (JP) NTSC-J
    80
    		[21]
    (UK) PAL
    86
    		[22]
    (JP) NTSC-J
    80
    		[23]
    (UK) NTSC-J
    50
    		[24]
    (US) NTSC-U
    55
    		[25]
    (RU)
    81
    		[26]
    (JP) NTSC-J
    63
    		[27]
    (US) NTSC-U
    60
    		[28]
    (US) NTSC-U
    33
    		[29]
    (US) NTSC-J
    67
    		[30]
    (DE) NTSC-J
    55
    		[31]
    (DE) PAL
    55
    		[32]
    (PL)
    65
    		[33]
    (US) NTSC-U
    25
    		[34]
    (DE) NTSC-J
    75
    		[35]
    (UK) PAL
    60
    		[36]
    (US)
    50
    		[37]
    (FR)
    67
    		[38]
    (ES) PAL
    40
    		[9]
    (DE) NTSC-J
    74
    		[39]
    (RU)
    80
    		[40]
    (RU)
    73
    		[41]
    (UK) NTSC-J
    82
    		[42]
    Sega Dreamcast
    		 64
    Based on
    33 reviews

    Pen Pen TriIceLon

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    Technical information

    Main article: Pen Pen TriIceLon/Technical information.

    External links

    References

    1. ↑ File:PenPen DC JP Box Back.jpg
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://sega.jp/dc/981005/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-01-17 04:10)
    3. ↑ https://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software_l.html#tab01 (Wayback Machine: 2020-02-01 22:57)
    4. ↑ Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals
    5. ↑ http://www.sega.com:80/sega/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=298 (Wayback Machine: 2002-02-04 05:53)
    6. ↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=1189 (Wayback Machine: 2002-05-27 21:57)
    7. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/gBB4XYAiOt0/m/3DZ3B0lFixAJ
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Computer & Video Games, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-15), page 85
    9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 39
    10. ↑ http://www.futuregamez.net:80/outnow/dc.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-31 23:17)
    11. ↑ Hyper, "February 2000" (AU; 2000-xx-xx), page 88
    12. ↑ Ação Games, "Janeiro 1999" (BR; 199x-xx-xx), page 20
    13. ↑ Arcade, "February 1999" (UK; 1999-01-13), page 134
    14. ↑ Arcade, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-01), page 99
    15. ↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1999" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 98
    16. ↑ Consoles +, "Décembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 156
    17. ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-11-18), page 80
    18. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1999-10-13)
    19. ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 96
    20. ↑ Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "Januar 2000" (DE; 2000-01-13), page 20
    21. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "1998-03 (1998-12-04)" (JP; 1998-11-20), page 26
    22. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 2" (UK; 1999-10-21), page 66
    23. ↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
    24. ↑ Edge, "January 1999" (UK; 1998-12-23), page 87
    25. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 220
    26. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 155
    27. ↑ Famitsu, "1998-12-04" (JP; 1998-11-20), page 35
    28. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 11: November 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20
    29. ↑ Game Informer, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 90
    30. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "February 1999" (US; 1999-01-15), page 82
    31. ↑ MAN!AC, "02/99" (DE; 1999-01-07), page 39
    32. ↑ MAN!AC, "04/2000" (DE; 2000-03-04), page 65
    33. ↑ Man!ak, "Listopad 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 24
    34. ↑ Next Generation, "December 1999" (US; 1999-11-23), page 104
    35. ↑ neXt Level, "Januar 1999" (DE; 1998-12-18), page 11
    36. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-11), page 81
    37. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 113
    38. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 136
    39. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1999" (DE; 1998-12-28), page 14
    40. ↑ Strana Igr, "Yanvar 1999 2/2" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 7
    41. ↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 20
    42. ↑ Total Control, "January 1999" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 154


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