Marvel Land
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Namco (JP)
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| Developer: Namco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Licensor: Namco (EU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original system(s): Namco System II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sound driver: SMPS Z80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Action[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marvel Land (マーベルランド) is a 1989 arcade game by Namco ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1991. In Europe it is known as Talmit's Adventure.
Contents
Story
Marvel Land is a popular amusement park atop the mountain Peace at the heart of Coni, a land where many different beings live in harmony. One day, Mole (魔王モウル), the king of the "under dwellers," took over Marvel Land by imprisoning the four fairy guards in crystals and kidnapping the Princess Wondra (Princess Luxie in the Japanese version). Prince Talmit (Prince Paco in the Japanese version) sets out to rescue them all and free Marvel Land.
Gameplay
The game is a platform game where players guide Prince Talmit through the carnival-like Marvel Land. Prince Talmit walks with 
and 
, crouches with 
, and crawls with 
and 
. He jumps with 
and 
and can defeat most enemies by jumping on them. Prince Talmit can find a power-up that gives him a Spirit Tail, clone copies of himself that follow him. He can whip at enemies and objects in a line using his Spirit Tail with 
. Hitting an enemy shortens the tail by one clone. Clones pick up items that they touch. Prince Talmit can also find an item that gives him wings for a duration, which give him a significantly higher jump and can flap with or to glide down slowly.
The goal of each area is to find its exit. Many of the areas contain multiple exits that lead to different areas or different parts of the same area. Some of the exits lead to a previous area. Prince Talmit enters an exit door with 
. There are also numerous invisible warp areas that transport Prince Talmit to another part of the area. Most of the areas have a huge target that Prince Talmit must jump through to reach the main exit. The player can earn between 100 and 7650 (Namco's goroawase number) bonus points depending on where Prince Talmit hits the target. The player is also awarded bonus points for time remaining. Each world ends with a boss encounter, which takes the form of a mini-game.
Prince Talmit loses a life with one hit. Each area is also timed, and the player also loses a life when time runs out. Collecting food items gives the player more time as well as bonus points. The player gets an extra life every 50,000 points earned. There are three selectable difficulty levels (Digest, Normal, and Game Master), which affect the number of enemies and the number of starting lives. The Digest difficulty is shortened and does not have the full ending. There is a password system for continuing the game.
Items
| Machine | |
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| Sometimes contains an item that is released by pushing against its lever with Prince Talmit. | |
| Chest | |
| Contains an item that can be broken open by jumping on it or attacking it. Sometimes contains an enemy or even an exit. | |
| Spirit Swing | |
| Prince Talmit can attach to the pivot by hitting it with his Spirit Tail. It gives him extra jump height if he jumps off it at the right angle. | |
| Drink | |
| Restores some time. Worth 300 points. | |
| Ice Cream | |
| Restores some time. Worth 500 points. | |
| Fries | |
| Restores some time. Worth 700 points. | |
| Hot Dog | |
| Restores some time. Worth 1,000 points. | |
| Spirit Tail | |
| Gives Prince Talmit a full Spirit Tail, which he can use to attack enemies and objects or swing from Spirit Swings. | |
| L | |
| Lengthens Prince Talmit's Spirit Tail by one clone, up to a maximum of eight. Attacking enemies shortens Prince Talmit's Spirit Tail. | |
| Skull | |
| Shortens Prince Talmit's Spirit Tail by one clone. | |
| Wings | |
| Temporarily gives Prince Talmit wings, which increase his jump height and allow him to glide with or .
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| S | |
| Gives the player an extra life. | |
| Exit | |
| Exits the current area and goes to a different area or another part of the same area. |
Worlds
| World 1 | |
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| Contains 7 areas. The boss fight is a game of janken against the Great Condor, similar to Alex Kidd. The player picks rock, paper, or scissors by stopping the slot machine with . The player must attack or dodge with , , or depending on the outcome. Best two out of three wins.
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| World 2 | |
| Contains 7 areas. The boss fight is a contest against the Demon Angle to inflate a balloon faster than he can do the same and plays similar to a tug-of-war. Some of the levers inflate a balloon and some of them deflate a balloon. The player can pick a pump using the D-Pad and pump it with , , or . When the balloon is fully inflated, it bursts and soaks the person below it.
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| World 3 | |
| Contains 7 areas. The boss fight is a game where the player is shown a card and must find the matching card in a grid of similar cards before Queen A La Mode can do the same. The player can highlight a card using the D-Pad and choose it with , , or . Best two out of three wins.
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| World 4 | |
| Contains 6 areas. The boss fight is similar to Musical Chairs and visually resembles Whack-a-Mole. Prince Talmit and King Mole pop up in random locations as a melody plays. When the music stops, the player must attack by pushing the D-Pad in the direction of King Mole and pressing , , or . First player to land three hits wins.
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| Final Boss | |
| World 5 | |
| Contains 2 areas. Prince Talmit and Princess Wandra must escape. |
Bonus stage
In between each world, the player plays a bonus stage where Prince Talmit must catch falling stars for points in a float parade at night. Big stars turn into small stars when they hit a parade float. The player is awarded points for each star collected. The bigger stars are worth more points before they break into smaller stars.
The parade floats include a number of Namco characters, including Pac-Man.
Versions
Localised names
| Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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| English | Talmit's Adventure | Talmit's Adventure |
| English (US) | Marvel Land | Marvel Land |
| Japanese | マーベルランド | Marvel Land |
Production credits
- Producer: Yoko-Boss
- Director: Chitose
- Special Adviser: Ken Lobb, Jim Curry (Note: international versions only)[6]
- Original Game: Chitose, K-Ta.T, E.Sai-chan, Nekomoto, Crystal.K, Y.Ishiishi
- Original Character: K.Tokita, Crystal.K
- Arrange for MD: Shinchan, Crazy Horse
- Program: Desert Storm, M.Y.Hummer, Komechan
- Assistant Program: Caticati, M.Yanagiya.UWF
- Compose: Amu-Nyoro, Yosiquin
- Character Design: Angola Usagi, Yamachan, Little Dragon, Red Bunny
- Special Thanks to: Pipi, Micro Nyan, Merry Sue, Ayanokohji, M.Isaki, Hynemos Notari
- Presented by: Namcot
Magazine articles
- Main article: Marvel Land/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Hobby Consolas (ES) #13: "Octubre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)[9]
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Marvel Land/Technical information.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 34
- ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 9
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 40
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mean Machines, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-27), page 78
- ↑ The Cutting Room Floor: Marvel Land (Genesis)
- ↑ File:Marvel Land MD US credits.pdf
- ↑ GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 139
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 46
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 125
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 236
- ↑ ACE, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-08), page 71
- ↑ ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 119
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 148
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 31
- ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 40
- ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 88
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 331
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 104
- ↑ Famitsu, "1991-08-09" (JP; 1991-07-26), page 1
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 3 No. 10 October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 77
- ↑ Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 84
- ↑ Games-X, "1st-7th August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-01), page 40
- ↑ Hippon Super, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-04), page 113
- ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 56
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 52
- ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 154
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-xx), page 115
- ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79
- ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-1x-xx), page 78
- ↑ Mean Machines, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-27), page 76
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
- ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-10), page 70
- ↑ Play Time, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-08), page 95
- ↑ Power Play, "11/91" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 152
- ↑ Raze, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 56
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
- ↑ Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 26
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 13
- ↑ Tilt, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-xx), page 56
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 109
- ↑ Video Games, "12/92" (DE; 1992-11-23), page 60
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