Sega Superstars

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Sega Superstars

System(s): PlayStation 2

Publisher: Sega Corporation (JP), Sega of America (US), Sega Europe (EU)

Developer: Sonic Team

Peripherals supported: Eyetoy

Genre: Party Games

Number of players: 1-2

Official in-game languages:

English

Français

Deutsch

Italiano

Español

日本語

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2004-11-11^[2]	¥4,200 (4,410)4,200 (4,410)^[2]	SLPM-62559
JP (EyeToy)	2004-11-11^[2]	¥6,980 (7,329)6,980 (7,329)^[2]	SLPM-62554
US	2004-11-02^[1]	$29.9929.99^[1]	SLUS-20999
EU (Promo)	2004
DE	2004-10-22		SLES-52885 INL-P52885-GE
DE (EyeToy)	2004-10-22		SLES-52885
ES	2004-10-22		SLES-52834 INL-P52834-SP
ES (EyeToy)	2004-10-22		SLES-52834
FR	2004-10-22		SLES-52834 INL-P52834-FR
FR (EyeToy)	2004-10-22		SLES-52834
UK	2004-10-22		SLES-52834 INL-P52834-UK
UK (EyeToy)	2004-10-22		SLES-52834
IT	2004		SLES-52834 INL-P52834-IT
IT (EyeToy)	2004		SLES-52834
AU	2004	$69.9569.95	SLES-52834

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Sega Superstars (セガスーパースターズ) is a video game for the PlayStation 2 developed for the Eye Toy Peripheral. It features a series of games based on previous Sega titles. Many of SEGA's well-known characters are featured, including their most well-known mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog.

Gameplay

Games

Sega Superstars features a number of Sega properties and iconic characters and also serves as the first of the Sega Superstars/All Stars line of games. Each character and franchise are featured in their own mini game.

	Sonic's Speed Chute
	From: Sonic the Hedgehog
	Race through a level that is reminiscent of the Special Stages from Sonic Heroes and collect Chaos Emeralds to gain a high score. Play as Sonic, Super Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog and Super Shadow!
	AiAi's Monkey Roll
	From: Super Monkey Ball
	Play as AiAi and collect bananas and dodge obstacles while moving to the goal.
	NiGHTS' Spring Valley
	From: NiGHTS into Dreams
	Fly with NiGHTS through rings and collect chips.
	Amigo's Music Maker
	From: Samba de Amigo
	Hit 6 different targets in time with the music to make music.
	Billy's Egg Roll
	From: Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
	Navigate Billy and his moving egg to crush enemies and collect fruit.
	Crazy Taxi
	From: Crazy Taxi
	Take passengers to their requested destinations.
	Virtua Fighter
	From: Virtua Fighter
	Punch or kick the opponent. Block and counter also.
	Ulala Game
	From: Space Channel 5
	Repeat the dance moves of the Morolians.
	Chao Garden
	From: Sonic Adventure
	Raise your own Chao! Visit the Black Market for the first time on a non-Nintendo console.
	ChuChu Rocket! Game
	From: ChuChu Rocket!
	Raise and lower a bridge for the Chu-Chu's to cross. Drop the bridge when KapuKapu's try to cross.
	Puyo Pop Fever
	From: Puyo Pop Fever
	Different colored Puyos fall from the top of the screen and must be guided to the correct area.
	House of the Dead
	From: The House of the Dead
	Attack zombies but avoid hitting civilians.
	Virtua Striker
	From: Virtua Striker
	Hit balloons with the ball.

Production credits

Chief Producer: Yuji Naka
Producer: Takashi Yuda
Director: Yoshihisa Hashimoto

SEGA SuperStars Development Team

Lead Game Designer: Yoshihisa Hashimoto
Game Designers: Sachiko Kawamura, Asahiko Kikuchi, Hiroshi Miyamoto

Concept Designer: Matt Woodley (SEGA EUROPE)

Art Director: Sachiko Kawamura
Artists: Kazuko Ito, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Shinkichi Tanahashi, Makoto Yonezu, Haruka Yoshida, Yuji Yamaga, Hitomi Nagao
Technical Support/Animator: Yusuke Kashiwagi
Interface Artists: Yuki Takahashi, Miho Bonkohara, Hisae Jibiki
3D Effects Artist: Takanobu Kimura
Technical Director: Yoshihisa Hashimoto
Lead Programmer: Takaaki Saito
Programmers: Koji Ogino, Yusuke Hasuo, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Seiji Nakagawa
GUI Engine Programmer: Hiroshi Iwasaki
Level Designers: Asahiko Kikuchi, Hiroshi Miyamoto, Makoto Hirata
CG Movie Director: Takeshi Itou
CG Movie Designer: Tomokazu Takahashi
Koo-Ki Motion Graphics Director: Motohiro Shirakawa
General Asahi Design Chief: Shingo Harada
CG Movie Support Artist: Yusuke Kashiwagi, Makoto Yonezu
Sound Producer: Tomoya Ohtani
Music Composer: Tomoya Ohtani, Mariko Nanba, Keiichi Sugiyama (WAVEMASTER)
Sound Effects Designer: Tomoya Ohtani, Mariko Nanba
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Yoshitada Miya (WAVEMASTER), Hirokazu Akashi (WAVEMASTER)
Assistant Engineer: Kenta Ohno
Recorded & Mixed at WAVEMASTER Recording Studio

Musicians

"SuperStars" Session
- Drums: Soul Toul
- Bass: Chiharu Mikuzuki
- Guitar: Chewtaro Moritake
- Chorus: Mooki Obata, Paris Lundon
"Crazy Taxi" Session
- Drums/Oi: Hideyuki Katou
- Bass/Oi: Takumi "Fire" Matsuda
- Guitar/Oi: Shunichi Miura
- Keyboard/Oi: Keiichi Sugiyama (WAVEMASTER)
Recording Coordinator: Hidetaka "Carl" Shibata (POWER HOUSE STUDIO), Yoji Sugiyama (WITCH CRAFT)
Music License Management: Kazuo Koizumi
Voice Actors: Kevin Miller, Apollo Smile, David Nowlin, Takashi Yuda, TOHOKUSHINSHA FILM CORPORATION, CHRIS PEPPLER'S OFFICE, WEBTONE
Special Thanks: Masanobu Yamamoto, Akinori Nishiyama, Yuji Uekawa, Takashi Iizuka, Shun Nakamura, Yoshitaka Kawabata, Shinya Matsunami, Takumi Yoshinaga, Akari Uchida, Emiko Fujii, Shinobu Yokota, Koji Matsumoto, Tatsuya Kouzaki (WAVEMASTER), Shigeharu Isoda (WAVEMASTER), Masaru Setumaru, Jun Senoue, Hideaki Abe, Naofumi Hataya, Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani, Amusement Vision Division: "SUPER MONKEY BALL" team, Hitmaker Division: "CRAZY TAXI" team, SEGA-AM2 Division: "Virtua Fighter 4" team, SEGA WOW Division: "The House of The Dead" team, Smilebit Division: "VIRTUA STRIKER" team, ... and all the original game creators. You are SuperStars!!

SEGA of Japan Staff

International Business & Product Development: Tatsuyuki Miyazaki, Shinobu Shindo, Shiko Sakai
Sales & Promotion: Yoko Nagasawa, Takeshi Shimizu, Mariko Takeda, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Yamashita Yasushi, Toru Yasuda
Graphics System: Takashi Ando, Shinichi Uchida, Hideki Kudo, Toshikazu Kawada, Hiroto Hayashi, Akira Kanasugi, Mito Yoshida, Kazuyoshi Hara, Kenichiro Ookuma, Satoshi Nakajima, Noriyuki Tarumi, Yuki Kobayashi, Ryo Suenaga
Technical Support: Takashi Shoji, Akihiro Etori
Special Thanks: Eiko Akiyama

SEGA Logistics Service Co., Ltd.

Package & Software Manual: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Hiroki Osawa, Toshiki Yamaguchi
Software Manual Production: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Hisakazu Nakagawa, Satoru Ishigami, Makoto Nishino
Test Section General Manager: Junichi Shimizu
Test Section Manager: Akira Nishikawa
Test Section Assistant Managers: Kazuhiko Morii, Akinobu Koechi
Test Coordinator: Akira Terasawa
Test Directors: Yutaka Kawasaki, Chihiro Tanikawa
Test Lead: Keiichi Nakamura, Akira Yumoto
Testers: Takahiro Kodama, Musashi Ootani, Satoshi Yamane, Naoki Kuwajima, Masaru Hashiguchi, Kenji Oohashi

SEGA EUROPE LTD.

SEGA EUROPE COO: Naoya Tsurumi
VP Europe - Sales and Marketing: Mike Hayes
VP Europe - Product Development: Jin Shimazaki
European Marketing Director: Matt Woodley
Head of European Marketing: Gary Knight
Localization Producer: Kuniyo Matsumoto
Technical Producer: Elliott Martine
Product Manager: Mark Fisher
Localization Team: Daniela Kaynert, Brigitte Nadesan, Giuseppe Rizzo, Marta Lois González
QA Supervisor: Darius Sadgehian
Team Lead: Julie Metior
Testers: James Nicholas, Ricky Ip, Arash Amni, Jigar Patel, Edward Bushell, Mike Hanley, Craig Metior, Trevor Barnes, Justin Shehata, Nadine Bieshaar, Mark Anton Wynter, Lee Brown, Henric Swahn, Antonella Marras, Sonia Souto Sieiro, Jean-Baptiste Bagot
Special Thanks: Yusuke Suai

SEGA of America, Inc

President & COO: Hide Irie
Director of Product Development: Osamu Shibamiya
Localization Producer: Jason Kuo
QA Project Lead: Demetrius Griffin
Tester: Ben Briones, Brian T.Matt, Lee Frohman
VP of Entertainment Marketing: Scott Steinberg
Product Marketing Manager: Mark Polcyn
Senior Media Specialist: Teri Higgins
Public Relations: Bret Blount, Ethan Einhorn
Special Thanks: Jeanette Manahan, Chris Olson, Ayumi Tani

Music Credits

"Samba De Amigo" aka "Samba De Janeiro"

"LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA"

Words & Music by Robi Rosa & Desmond Child, $c 1999 by A PHANTOM VOX PUBLISHING / DESTON SONGS, LLC., All rights reserved. Used by permission, Rights for Japan administered by WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, JAPAN K.K. c/o NICHION, INC.

"La Bamba"

Written and Arranged by Ritchie Valens. $c 1958 Renewed 1986 EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. d/b/a EMI Longitude Music and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing. All rights for the United States Controlled and Administered by EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. d/b/a EMI Longitude Music (BMI). $c 1987 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI). All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used by Permission

"Al Compas Del Mambo"

"GONNA FLY NOW"

"Hot Hot Hot"

Written by Alphonsus Cassell $c CHRYSALIS MUSIC LTD.

"Mexican Flyer"

Ken Woodman $c EMI Mills Music Ltd. Licensed by Virgin Music Japan Ltd.

EyeToy is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. All rights reserved.
Executive Management: Hideki Okamura, Masanao Maeda, Yukio Sugino
Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi

Source:

In-game credits

SEGA OF AMERICA

President: Hide Irie
Vice President Entertainment Marketing: Scott Steinberg
Product Marketing Manager: Mark Polcyn
Director of Product Development and Localization: Osamu Shibamiya
Producer: Jason Kuo
Build Engineer: Rick "Maverick" Ribble
Public Relations: Bret Blout, Ethan Einhorn
Media Specialist: Teri Higgins
Sr. Web Producer: Chris Olson

Music Credits

‘SAMBA DE AMIGO’ aka ‘SAMBA DE JANEIRO’:
- © 1997 Composed by Airto Moreira, Gottfried Engels, Framon Zenker. Published by Tumba Music (BMI), Gango Go Music (GEMA) and Upright Songs (GEMA).
LIVIN’ LA VIDA LOCA:
- Words & Music by Robi Rosa & Desmond Child.
- © 1999 by A PHANTOM VOX PUBLISHING / DESTON SONGS, LLC.
- All rights reserved. Used by permission. Rights for Japan administered by WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, JAPAN K.K. c/o NICHION, INC.
LA BAMBA:
- Written and Arranged by Ritchie Valens. © 1958 Renewed 1986 EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. d/b/a EMI Longitude Music and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing. All rights for the United States Controlled and Administered by EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. d/b/a EMI Longitude Music (BMI). © 1987 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI). All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used by Permission.
AL COMPAS DEL MAMBO:
- Words & Music by Perez Prado. © PEER INTERNATIONAL CORP
- International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Rights for Japan administered by HIGH NOTE PUBLISHING CO., LTD.
GONNA FLY NOW:
- Words by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins. Music by Bill Conti.
- © Copyright 1976, 1977 by EMI U CATALOG, INC. Rights for Japan controlled by Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd. Tokyo.
HOT HOT HOT:
- Written by Alphonsus Cassell. © CHRYSALIS MUSIC LTD.
MEXICAN FLYER:
- Mexican Flyer (Ken Woodman) © EMI Mills Music Ltd. Licensed by Virgin Music Japan Ltd.

Source:

US manual^[3]

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega Superstars/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

JP TV advert

UK print advert

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

57

^[4]

Hyper (AU)

PAL

74

^[5]

Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[6]

PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK)

PAL

80

^[7]

Play Games (DE)

PAL

82

^[8]

PlayZone (DE)

PAL

85

^[9]

PlayStation World (UK)

PAL

80

^[10]

	77
Based on 7 reviews

Sega Superstars

PlayStation 2, US
Cover
Disc Manual

PlayStation 2, JP
Cover

PlayStation 2, JP (EyeToy Bundle)
Cover
Disc DVD case

PlayStation 2, EU (Promo)
Cover

PlayStation 2, UK
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, UK (EyeToy Bundle)
Cover
Disc DVD Case

PlayStation 2, FR
Cover

PlayStation 2, FR (EyeToy Bundle)
Cover
DVD case

PlayStation 2, DE
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, DE (EyeToy Bundle)
Cover
Disc DVD case

PlayStation 2, ES
Cover

PlayStation 2, ES (EyeToy Bundle)

DVD case

PlayStation 2, IT
Cover

PlayStation 2, IT (EyeToy Bundle)

DVD case

PlayStation 2, AU
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Sega Superstars/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	618a28b4
MD5	628431515d1d7dac9194fb5b40eb151c
SHA-1	c0143129cd9a1db34e1eb76b7785ef511bfc2804

628,240,368

CD-ROM (DE)

SLES-52885 (V1.00)

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CRC32	6861e738
MD5	7e0f8b208bdb3460c68922a96161c946
SHA-1	2413fa0bee081e1e8d70ce62e8293adaec42c936

713,234,592

CD-ROM (EU)

SLES-52834 (V1.00)

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CRC32	7ffc5eea
MD5	6e18d5e957d36e80bf78b018d7b0de36
SHA-1	716c681c6e8ddc75d3d10d5379dd5d8ebfb9f0f0

630,757,008

CD-ROM (JP)

SLPM-62554 (V1.01)

?

CRC32	2d5882ab
MD5	8c0e70204e4874b6d6410fef1989c59d
SHA-1	94560900dee79eac6db3d16119e1f531ea1d05a8

630,757,008

CD-ROM (JP)

SLPM-62559 (V1.01)

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CRC32	9d8f3866
MD5	7ab9d22ff2fef221ec6702d5b71235d1
SHA-1	c4004e7ad256513d14fdf86339efbcb3af2947f0

634,607,232

CD-ROM (US)

SLUS-20999 (V1.00)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

2004-09-10

DVD-R

Page

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PlayStation 2
Sega Superstars on PlayStation.com: JP, (EyeToy), US
Sugirin's Bibizuba! 085 (Development Team Scoop)

References

Sega Superstars
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Development \| Magazine articles \| Reception Demos: Exclusive Sonic Sega Superstars Demo (?) Prototypes: 2004-09-10

[Press_release:_2004-11-02:_SEGA_SHIPS_SEGA_SUPERSTARS_FOR_EYETOY-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Press release: 2004-11-02: SEGA SHIPS SEGA SUPERSTARS FOR EYETOY

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20041215042824.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fps2.2Fsupersta.2F-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 http://sega.jp/ps2/supersta/ (Wayback Machine: 2004-12-15 04:28)

[:File:SegaSuperstars_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p37-3] File:SegaSuperstars PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 37

[:File:EGM_US_187.pdf_p137-4] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2005" (US; 2004-12-14), page 137

[:File:Hyper_AU_135.pdf_p66-5] Hyper, "January 2005" (AU; 2004-12-01), page 66

[:File:OPM_US_088.pdf_p98-6] Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, "January 2005" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 98

[:File:OPS2_UK_053.pdf_p84-7] PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "December 2004" (UK; 2004-11-05), page 84

[:File:PlayGames_DE_2004-06.pdf_p16-8] Play Games, "06/2004: Dez. '04 - Jan. '05" (DE; 2004-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:PlayZone_DE_2004-12.pdf_p74-9] PlayZone, "12/2004" (DE; 2004-10-20), page 74

[10] PlayStation World, "Issue 61" (UK; 2004-10-14), page 72

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Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References