Super Hang-On
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- For the Western home computer versions, see Super Hang-On (home computers).
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System(s): Sega Hang-On hardware, Sega OutRun hardware, Mega-Tech System, Sega Mega Drive, X68000, Virtual Console, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Now | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Developer: Studio 128 Sega SPS M2[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: pre-SMPS Z80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[3], Racing[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Super Hang-On (スーパーハングオン) is a 1987 arcade game developed by Studio 128 and the successor to Hang-On. It was built on the Sega Hang-On hardware that powered Space Harrier. Versions of the arcade game also ran on the Sega OutRun hardware and Mega-Tech System.
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Gameplay
Being a successor to Hang-On, the objective and controls of the game are the same. To race passing checkpoints and not letting the time run out while avoiding other racers or going off track.
The main difference in gameplay is that the player has 4 tracks to race on, each one having a different number of checkpoints, but in total, each stage is roughly half the length of a stage in the original Hang-On. Africa is the easiest and shortest out of the four courses (6 stages). Asia is the second easiest and is similar in length to the course from the original Hang-On at 10 stages long. The Americas is the second to toughest course, containing 14 stages and Europe is the hardest course, being 18 stages long.
When the player starts a race, they have their choice of 4 songs that will play during the race, a feature borrowed from OutRun. Also unlike the original game, the road is not completely flat, with gradual inclines and declines to both vary the scenery and hide transitions between stages.
Achievements
- Main article: Super Hang-On/Achievements.
History
Legacy
The most common version of Super Hang-On is the Sega Mega Drive version released in 1989. This version was released early on in the console's lifespan and appeared in several Mega Drive compilations namely Mega Games I, Mega Games 6, Mega Games 6 Vol. 2, Mega Games 10 and 6-Pak. A near perfect port of the game was released for the Sharp X68000 computer in Japan in the same year.
Super Hang-On also appeared as part of Sega Smash Pack 2 for PCs and Sega Arcade Gallery for the Game Boy Advance. More recently, the arcade version has been released as part of Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co..
Super Hang-On was altered and released as a full deluxe simulated-motorcycle cabinet later as Limited Edition Hang-On in 1991.
Versions
While often thought to be a very close conversion, the Mega Drive version of Super Hang-On makes a number of cutbacks, with fewer opponents on-screen at any one time, each sharing fewer animations (for example, there are eight visible riders on the starting grid of the arcade version, while on the Mega drive there are only six). The Mega Drive version also features less scenery and operates at a slower frame rate (which is decreased further when too many objects are on-screen at once).
As with most conversions of super scaler games to home systems of the day, a lack of native sprite scaling means that for most ports of the game, sprites of differing sizes are substituted in where necessary. This leads to a choppier experience than the arcade version.
Screenshot
- Main article: Super Hang-On/Comparisons.
Production credits
Magazine articles
- Main article: Super Hang-On/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Super Hang-On/Promotional material.
Photo gallery
Physical scans
Arcade version
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Mega Drive version
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Mega-Tech version
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X68000 version
Technical information
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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512kB | 1989-07 | Cartridge (US/EU/JP) | v00 | |||||||||
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512kB | 1989-07 | Cartridge (US/EU/JP) | v01 |
External links
- Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Arcade
- Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK
- Super Hang-On on PlayStation.com: JP, US, KR
- Super Hang-On on PlayStation Store: JP, US, UK, AU, KR, TW
References
- ↑ https://www.mtwo.co.jp/development/retrogame-2/#tab-3
- ↑ https://www.mtwo.co.jp/development/retrogame-1/#tab-5
- ↑ File:Superhangon md jp cover.jpg
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "May 1992" (JP; 1992-04-XX), page 103
- ↑ Computer Entertainer, "December 1989" (US; 1989-12-18), page 14
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 84
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 92
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 66
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Player One, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 54
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://blogs.sega.com/2012/05/03/more-sega-classics-for-virtual-console/ (Wayback Machine: 2012-05-05 16:01)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/YiUkEok1kTMMN_ucnOzI8JrAE4F76odU (Wayback Machine: 2012-05-07 23:05)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/vcarcade/super_hang-on (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-21 22:18)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Arcade/Super-Hang-On--279514.html (archive.today)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Arcade/Super-Hang-On--279514.html (archive.today)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/13.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-10 23:36)
- ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vca_sho (Wayback Machine: 2010-09-14 14:27)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com:80/software/title/jp0177npjb00093_00superhangonpsnjp.html (Wayback Machine: 2012-08-02 23:06)
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 http://blogs.sega.com/2012/05/18/vintage-collection-3-on-the-way-to-xbla-and-psn/
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 PlayStation Store (ko-kr; HP0177-NPHB00255_00-SUPERHANGONPSNAS) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-05 01:21)
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 PlayStation Store (fr-fr; EP0177-NPEB00412_00-SUPERHANGONPSNEU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-05 01:20)
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 PlayStation Store (de-de; EP0177-NPEB00412_00-SUPERHANGONPSNEU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-16 19:48)
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 PlayStation Store (en-gb; EP0177-NPEB00412_00-SUPERHANGONPSNEU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-05 01:18)
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 PlayStation Store (en-au; EP0177-NPEB00412_00-SUPERHANGONPSNEU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-05 01:18)
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 PlayStation Store (en-tw; HP0177-NPHB00255_00-SUPERHANGONPSNAS) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-05 01:21)
- ↑ http://www.jp.playstation.com:80/software/title/jp0177npjb00093_00superhangonpsnjp.html (Wayback Machine: 2015-11-21 04:35)
- ↑ http://www.mamedb.com/game/shangon
- ↑ Commodore User, "June 1987" (UK; 1987-05-25), page 86
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 70 (72)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 35
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-16), page 92/93 (92)
- ↑ Joystick, "Mai 1990" (FR; 1990-04-xx), page 58/59 (58)
- ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80
- ↑ Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 82-84 (82)
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 127
- ↑ Power Play, "2/90" (DE; 1990-01-25), page 67
- ↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-04), page 18/19 (18)
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 30
- ↑ Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 24
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Games in the Hang-On Series | |
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Hang-On (1985) | Hang-On Jr. (1985) | Hang-On II (1985) | Super Hang-On (home computers) (1987) | GP Rider (Master System | Game Gear) (1990) | Limited Edition Hang-On (1991) | Hang-On GP (1995) | 3D Super Hang-On (2013) | |
Hang-On related media | |
Yu Suzuki Produce Hang On/Space Harrier (1997) | Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection (2007) | Super Hang-On (2015) |
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