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StarBlade
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher:
Developer:
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart , Sega Mouse , XE-1 AP
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up
Number of players: 1
Release
Date
RRP
Code
JP
1994-10-28
¥7,800
T-14014
US
1994
$?
T-14025
UK
1994-11[2]
£?
4284-50
FR
1994-11[2]
?F
4284-50
DE
1994-11[2]
DM ?
4284-50
ES
1994-11[2]
?Ptas
4284-50
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StarBlade (スターブレード) is a 1991 arcade game developed by Namco which was later ported to the Sega Mega-CD in 1994. It is an on-the-rails shooter, set in space, where the player's aim is to gun down enemies and not be killed. It is compatible with the Sega Mouse and XE-1 AP .
Production credits
Chief Director: H.Nakatani
Assistant Director: K.Kobayashi
Programmer: N.Matsuura, Y.Saitoh, Y.Ohmori
Music and Sound Effects: S.Hosoe
Visual Director: W.Yanagawa
Visual Design: N.Kumagai, M.Tejima, M.Kimura
Industrial Design: N.Yoshimatsu
Mechanical Design: S.Kanebako, H.Igarashi, T.Wakayama, J.Uchida
Electrical Design: M.Yamada, O.Morita, M.Ito
Special thanks to: A.Ohsugi, H.Kikuchi, H.Takeshima, K.Mizuno, M.Takeda, S.Touyama, T.Ishikawa, T.Natsui, T.Sano, K.Teraoka, M.Inoue, M.Cooper-Hart (Namco America Inc)
Producer: K.Sawano, M.Yamada
Source: In-game credits (JP) Media:StarBlade_MCD_JP_SSCredits.pdf [3]
Note: The staff roll shown at the end of the game is that of the arcade version; a staff list for the port is not available.
Magazine articles
Main article: StarBlade/Magazine articles .
Promotional material
PDF
Print advert in
Sega Visions (US) #21: "October/November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[4]
Physical scans
Sega Retro Average
Publication
Score
Source
Beep! MegaDrive (JP)
68
№1994-10, p19[5]
Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP)
80
№, p83[6]
Consoles + (FR)
74
№40, p110
Weekly Famitsu (JP)
70
№307, p40
GamesMaster (UK)
71
№23, p72
Games World (UK)
82
№8, p21
Mega (UK)
75
№27, p44/45
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
75
№26, p110/111[2]
Sega Power (UK)
87
№61, p68
Sega Pro (UK)
53
№40, p56
VideoGames (US)
80
№70, p101[7]
Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Spinecard
Disc
Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard
Disc
Technical information
ROM dump status
System
Hash
Size
Build Date
Source
Comments
✔
468,198,528
CD (JP)
T-14014
?
468,198,528
CD (US)
T-14025
References