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Samurai Shodown, known as Samurai Spirits (サムライスピリッツ) in Japan, is a versus fighting game by SNK, originally developed for Neo Geo AES/MVS hardware. It is the first in the series, and is notable for using weapons rather than relying on hand-to-hand combat during battles - one of the first fighting games of its type to do so.
After being released for the Neo Geo in 1993, ports were made to a variety of platforms, including the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD and Sega Game Gear.
Gameplay
Characters
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Calford
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Haohmaru
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Ukyo
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Charlotte
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Tamtam
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Nakoruru
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Wan-Fu
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Jubei
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Hanzo
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Kyoshiro
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Versions
Localised names
Also known as
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Localised Name
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English Translation
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English
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Samurai Shodown
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Samurai Shodown
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English (US)
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Samurai Shodown
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Samurai Shodown
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Japanese
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サムライスピリッツ
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Samurai Spirits
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Production credits
Mega Drive version
- Executive Producer: Nobuyuki Tanaka
- Producer: Yasushi Okahara, Takahiro Shima
- Direction: Zizi
- Main Programmer: Haccyan
- Assistant Programmer: Yama
- Graphic System: Hideki
- Graphic Design: Original from SNK
- Graphic Design Modify: M.Toshiro, T.Koyama
- Sound Design: Original from SNK
- Sound System: Den
- Sound Arrangement: Shinichi Yamazaki, Kazuhiko Oshikiri, Hideki Nagai, Hiroyuki Takei
- Collision Tuning: Kuzira, Shikanosuke, Koyaman 3D
Takara Staff and Takara USA Staff
- Producers: S.Suzuki
- Director: T.Ikenoue
- Production Composers: T.Hocho, K.Kijima, S.Takagi, D.Fowler
- USA Marketing Planner: T.Kinya
- Art Work Composers: INTAC I.T.C. Staff
- Special Thanks to: All SNK Staff, Rika
- Translated by: Saurus Co., Ltd.
- Presented by: Takara Co., Ltd.
Mega-CD version
JVC Musical Industries Inc
- Executive Producer: Makato Orii
- Producer: Yoji Takenaka
- Game Testers: Aki Akaike, Julio C Arreygue, Jeremy Klein
JVC Victor Entertainment Inc
- Executive Producer: Harunobu Komori
- Producer: Toshiyuki Nagai
- Director: Kazuya Tominaga
- Co Director: Gaku Sato
- Assistant: Ryo Misawa
Funcom
- Main Programmer: Roar Flølo
- Cruncher and Realtime Animation Decruncher: Eivind Hagen, Johan Köhler, Morten B Ofstad
- Other Programming: Anders Dybdahl, Eivind Eklund, Morten B Ofstad, Carl-Henrik Skårstedt
- Graphic Artists: Joachim Barrum, Torkell Bernsen, Colin McMahon, Tommy Svensson
- Music and Sound: Kim Jensen
- Animation Editing: Vebjørn Strømmen
- Producer: Trond W Larsen
Source: In-game credits[13]
Funcom
- Artist: Colin McMahon, Torkell Bernsen, Joachim Barrum, Vebjørn Strømmen, Glenn Kristofferson, Jack Kristoffersen
Source: Manual credits
Magazine articles
- Main article: Samurai Shodown/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Samurai Shodown/Promotional material.
Artwork
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
Mega Drive, JP
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 Cover
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 Cart  Manual
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Mega Drive, US
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 Cover
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 Cart  Manual
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Mega Drive, EU
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 Cover
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 Cart  Manual
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Mega Drive, AU
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 Cover
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Mega Drive, AU (Silver)
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 Cart
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Mega-CD version
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Division by zero.
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Based on 0 review
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Mega-CD, US
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  Cover
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 Disc  Manual
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Mega-CD, EU
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  Cover
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 Disc  Manual
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Mega-CD, BR
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 Cover
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Game Gear version
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Division by zero.
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Based on 0 review
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Game Gear, JP
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 Cart
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Game Gear, US
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 Cart  Manual
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Technical information
- Main article: Samurai Shodown/Technical information.
ROM dump status
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Cartridge (JP)
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CD-ROM (US)
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CD-ROM (EU)
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CRC32
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93fd73dc
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MD5
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71b53a4577065e11453928774a7b64b0
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SHA-1
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2aaf7b6f9d37275995d4a62bb8a465333d8b0bf4
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512kB
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Cartridge (JP)
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CRC32
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98171deb
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MD5
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4898db4b63c7024842e748fb81c95a55
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SHA-1
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d7330f5abcadb5c199299b24c22334be0072ec80
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512kB
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Cartridge (US)
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References
- ↑ File:SamuraiShodown MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ File:SamuraiShodown GG JP Box Front.jpg
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)
- ↑ Mega Play, "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 40
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Sega Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 94
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 13
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf, page 12
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/2_XPmLVygEY/m/2fcTyybkMLsJ
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Computer & Video Games, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-09), page 60
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 52
- ↑ File:SegaPower 68 jul 95.pdf, page 52
- ↑ File:Samurai Shodown MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ GamesMaster, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 72
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 198
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1994" (JP; 1994-11-08), page 23
- ↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 110
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 180
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
- ↑ Famitsu, "1994-11-25" (JP; 1994-11-11), page 40
- ↑ Freak, "1/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 44
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 60
- ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
- ↑ MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 61
- ↑ Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 16
- ↑ Mega Fun, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 96
- ↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 62
- ↑ Micromanía (tercera época), "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 106
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 76
- ↑ Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 108
- ↑ Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 February" (JP; 1995-01-07), page 33
- ↑ Sega Power, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-19), page 40
- ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 34
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 115
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 30
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 151
- ↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 91
- ↑ VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 101
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
- ↑ GamePro, "September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 48
- ↑ Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 55
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 78
- ↑ Mega, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-31), page 20
- ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 142
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1996" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 10
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 82
- ↑ Sega Pro, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 65
- ↑ Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 32
- ↑ VideoGames, "September 1995" (US; 1995-08-22), page 81
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 27
- ↑ Famitsu, "1994-12-23" (JP; 1994-12-09), page 44
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88