Super Hang-On

For the Western home computer versions, see Super Hang-On (home computers).

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Hang-On hardware
Mega Drive

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Super Hang-On

System(s): Sega Hang-On hardware, Sega OutRun hardware, Mega-Tech System, Sega Mega Drive, X68000, Virtual Console, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Now

Publisher:

Sega

Sharp

Developer:

Studio 128

Sega

SPS

M2^[1]^[2]

Sound driver:

pre-SMPS Z80

Genre: Action^[3], Racing^[4]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1987-04-"last ten days of month"^[5]	¥?	?
US	1987	$?	?
UK	19xx	£?	?

JP	1989-10-06^[4]	¥6,0006,000	G-4011
US	1989-11^[6]
EU	1990-11^[7]^[8]
FR	1990	369F369^[10]
PT	199x
UK	1990-11^[7]^[8]	£34.9934.99^[9]^[7]
SE (Rental)	199x
CZ	199x
AU	199x
BR	199x		042360
BR (Red)	199x		042360
JP	1989	¥?	?


JP ▼ (Arcade)	2010-09-14^[16]	800pts800^[17]
US ▼ (Arcade)	2012-05-03^[11]^[12]	900pts900^[11]^[12]
EU ▼ (Arcade)	2012-05-03^[13]^[14]	900pts900^[13]
DE ▼ (Arcade)	2012-05-03^[13]^[15]	900pts900^[13]
JP ▼	2012-05-23^[18]	¥571 (600)571 (600)^[18]	NPJB-00093
US ▼	2012-05-22^[19]	$4.994.99^[19]	NPUB-30326
EU ▼	2012-05-23^[21]	€4.494.49^[21]	NPEB-00412
DE ▼	2012-05-23^[22]	€4.494.49^[22]	NPEB-00412
UK ▼	2012-05-23^[23]	£3.693.69^[23]	NPEB-00412
AU ▼	2012-05-23^[24]	$6.756.75^[24]	NPEB-00412
KR ▼	2012-05-30^[20]	₩6,3006,300^[20]	NPHB-00255
TW ▼	2012-05-30^[25]	NT$159159^[25]	NPHB-00255
JP	2015-09-16^[26]

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.

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

Mini ride-on cabinet
Sit-down cabinet
Upright cabinet

Physical scans

Arcade version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Commodore User (UK)

60

^[28]

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Based on 1 review

Super Hang-On

Arcade, US (mini ride-on)

Arcade, US (upright)

Manual

Arcade, EU

Arcade, JP

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Beep! MegaDrive (JP)	70	^[29]
Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP)	63	^[30]
Computer Entertainer (US)	75	№8.09, p12
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)	95	№2, p84/85
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)	89	^[31]
Computer & Video Games (UK)	96	^[32]
Famitsu (JP)	68	№87, [1]
Joystick (FR)	90	^[33]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)	72	№5, p94
Mega (UK)	90	№9, p22
Mega Action (UK)	89	№1, p64
MegaTech (UK)	89	^[34]
MegaTech (UK)	80	№18, p92
Mean Machines (UK)	86	^[35]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)	89	^[36]
Micromanía (ES)	90
Player One (FR)	81	^[10]
Power Play (DE)	72	^[37]
Raze (UK)	74	^[9]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK)	85	^[38]
Sega Power (UK)	100	^[39]
Sega Pro (UK)	89	^[40]
Sega Pro (UK)	82	№18, p68
Sega Force (UK)	79	^[41]

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Based on 24 reviews

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, PT (Colour manual)
Cover

Mega Drive, PT (Black & white manual)

Mega Drive, CZ

Cart Manual

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, AU (alt)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU (Pack-in)
Cover

Mega Drive, BR (cardboard)
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

Mega Drive, BR (newer)
Cover
Cart PCB

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,

X68000 version

X68000, JP
Cover
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	cb2201a3
MD5	ff59ca57c4f2a6987042d4f53b5a20a4
SHA-1	ecfd7b3bf4dcbee472ddf2f9cdbe968a05b814e0

512kB

1989-07

Cartridge (US/EU/JP)

v00

✔

CRC32	3877d107
MD5	9b5d500a7ce1de56fba9c554bbf9a0b2
SHA-1	e58a8e6c472a34d9ecf3b450137df8a63ec9c791

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
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↑ 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)
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↑ 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

Super Hang-On

Music: Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection (2007) | Super Hang-On (2015)

Games in the Hang-On Series
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)

[https:.2F.2Fwww.mtwo.co.jp.2Fdevelopment.2Fretrogame-2.2F.23tab-3-1] ttps://www.mtwo.co.jp/development/retrogame-2/#tab-3

[https:.2F.2Fwww.mtwo.co.jp.2Fdevelopment.2Fretrogame-1.2F.23tab-5-2] ttps://www.mtwo.co.jp/development/retrogame-1/#tab-5

[:File:Superhangon_md_jp_cover.jpg_p-3] File:Superhangon md jp cover.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200720095133.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmegadrive.2Fsoftware.html-4] 4.0 ^4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-05.pdf_p103-5] Mega Drive Fan, "May 1992" (JP; 1992-04-XX), page 103

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_09.pdf_p14-6] Computer Entertainer, "December 1989" (US; 1989-12-18), page 14

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_01.pdf_p84-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 84

[:File:MegaTech_UK_18.pdf_p92-8] 8.0 ^8.1 MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 92

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p66-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 66

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_002.pdf_p54-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Player One, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 54

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20120505160154.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fblogs.sega.com.2F2012.2F05.2F03.2Fmore-sega-classics-for-virtual-console.2F-11] 11.0 ^11.1 http://blogs.sega.com/2012/05/03/more-sega-classics-for-virtual-console/ (Wayback Machine: 2012-05-05 16:01)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20120507230526.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com:80.2Fgames.2Fdetail.2FYiUkEok1kTMMN_ucnOzI8JrAE4F76odU-12] 12.0 ^12.1 http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/YiUkEok1kTMMN_ucnOzI8JrAE4F76odU (Wayback Machine: 2012-05-07 23:05)

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[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180310233605.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp.2Fwii.2Fvc.2Fsoftware.2F13.html-16] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/13.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-10 23:36)

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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20120802230647.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.jp.playstation.com:80.2Fsoftware.2Ftitle.2Fjp0177npjb00093_00superhangonpsnjp.html-18] 18.0 ^18.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com:80/software/title/jp0177npjb00093_00superhangonpsnjp.html (Wayback Machine: 2012-08-02 23:06)

[http:.2F.2Fblogs.sega.com.2F2012.2F05.2F18.2Fvintage-collection-3-on-the-way-to-xbla-and-psn.2F-19] 19.0 ^19.1 http://blogs.sega.com/2012/05/18/vintage-collection-3-on-the-way-to-xbla-and-psn/

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180405012121.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fstore.playstation.com.2Fko-kr.2Fproduct.2FHP0177-NPHB00255_00-SUPERHANGONPSNAS-20] 20.0 ^20.1 PlayStation Store (ko-kr; HP0177-NPHB00255_00-SUPERHANGONPSNAS) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-05 01:21)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180405012010.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fstore.playstation.com.2Ffr-fr.2Fproduct.2FEP0177-NPEB00412_00-SUPERHANGONPSNEU-21] 21.0 ^21.1 PlayStation Store (fr-fr; EP0177-NPEB00412_00-SUPERHANGONPSNEU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-05 01:20)

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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180405011837.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fstore.playstation.com.2Fen-gb.2Fproduct.2FEP0177-NPEB00412_00-SUPERHANGONPSNEU-23] 23.0 ^23.1 PlayStation Store (en-gb; EP0177-NPEB00412_00-SUPERHANGONPSNEU) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-05 01:18)

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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180405012137.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fstore.playstation.com.2Fen-tw.2Fproduct.2FHP0177-NPHB00255_00-SUPERHANGONPSNAS-25] 25.0 ^25.1 PlayStation Store (en-tw; HP0177-NPHB00255_00-SUPERHANGONPSNAS) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-05 01:21)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20151121043511.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.jp.playstation.com:80.2Fsoftware.2Ftitle.2Fjp0177npjb00093_00superhangonpsnjp.html-26] ttp://www.jp.playstation.com:80/software/title/jp0177npjb00093_00superhangonpsnjp.html (Wayback Machine: 2015-11-21 04:35)

[http:.2F.2Fwww.mamedb.com.2Fgame.2Fshangon-27] ttp://www.mamedb.com/game/shangon

[:File:CommodoreUser_UK_45.pdf_p86-28] Commodore User, "June 1987" (UK; 1987-05-25), page 86

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf_p72_.2870.29-29] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 70 (72)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-30] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p35-31] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 35

[:File:CVG_UK_100.pdf_p92_.2892.2F93.29-32] Computer & Video Games, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-16), page 92/93 (92)

[:File:Joystick_FR_005.pdf_p58_.2858.2F59.29-33] Joystick, "Mai 1990" (FR; 1990-04-xx), page 58/59 (58)

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p80-34] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_01.pdf_p82_.2882-84.29-35] Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 82-84 (82)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p127-36] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 127

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-02.pdf_p67-37] Power Play, "2/90" (DE; 1990-01-25), page 67

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_12.pdf_p18_.2818.2F19.29-38] S: The Sega Magazine, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-04), page 18/19 (18)

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-39] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p30-40] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 30

[:File:SegaForce_UK_08.pdf_p24-41] Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 24

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Super Hang-On

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Achievements

History

Legacy

Versions

Screenshot

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Photo gallery

Physical scans

Arcade version

Mega Drive version

Mega-Tech version

X68000 version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References