The Humans

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The Humans

Publisher: GameTek

Genre: Action, Puzzle

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1992-09^[1]	$64.9564.95^[2]	T-83046
US ▼ (Sega Channel)	1994-06-01^[3]	SUBsub
EU ▼ (Sega Channel)	199x	SUBsub
SA ▼ (Sega Channel)	199x	SUBsub

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Atari ST Game Boy IBM PC Jaguar Lynx Super NES

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The Humans is a 1992 game by Imagitec Design and GameTek released for a variety of platforms including the Sega Mega Drive. The Mega Drive port was only released in the US.

Gameplay

The game is an action puzzle game similar to Lemmings. The player controls several cavemen to achieve various predefined tasks in a set amount of time, using to switch between humans. Each human can do one of several predefined actions depending on the existing situation (for instance, forming a human ladder, picking up items, or throwing a spear), using to switch actions and to perform them. The player only has a limited number of humans to work with, and if one gets hurt too many times, they are out of the puzzle for the rest of the game.

For whatever reason, the Mega Drive port only allows the player to choose between listening to music or sound effects, not both simultaneously.

History

Development

Sega Mega-CD^[4] and Sega Game Gear versions of the game were in development at one stage (the former set for a US release in Winter 1994^[5] and the latter for February^[6]^[7], later July 1993^[8]). Both versions appeared at Winter CES 1993^[7]^[5], with the Game Gear version also appearing at Summer CES 1993^[9].

Being developed in the United Kingdom, European releases were also planned after their US counterparts^[1]^[10], but failed to materialise.

Production credits

Imagitec

Design: Rod Humble
Original Coding: Dave Exile
Genesis Coding: Robert Walker
Art: Andy Gilmour, Pete Goldsmith
Level Maps: John McKinnon, Louise Herd, Rod Humble
Music: Barry Leitch, Ian Howe
Executive Producer: Martin "Norm" Hooley
Additional Design: Dave Hall, Slick, Malcomb

GameTek

Producer: Rod Humble
Assistant Producer: Mike Merson
Creative Director: Steve Curran
Executive Producer: Elizabeth Curran
Package Design: Steve Curran, John Tombley
Manual Design: John Tombley
Manual Copy: Rod Humble
Illustrator: Elwood Smith
Production Coordinator: Sherry Dunnigan

Source:

US manual^[11]

Magazine articles

Main article: The Humans/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #41: "December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #41: "December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[12]
Sega Visions (US) #11: "February/March 1993" (199x-xx-xx)^[13]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #43: "February 1993" (199x-xx-xx)^[14]

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[15]

Consoles + (FR)

84

^[16]

Electric Brain (UK)

75

^[17]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[18]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

70

^[19]

Game Mania (UK)

78

^[20]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[2]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC-U

80

^[21]

Mega (UK)

PAL

81

^[22]

Mega Action (UK)

NTSC-U

71

^[23]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

80

^[24]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

76

^[25]

Power Unlimited (NL)

50

^[26]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

88

^[27]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

86

^[28]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

68

^[29]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

83

^[30]

Supergame (BR)

NTSC-U

70

^[31]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

75

^[32]

Video Games (DE)

67

^[33]

	75
Based on 20 reviews

The Humans

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

75

^[34]

	75
Based on 1 review

The Humans

Technical information

Main article: The Humans/Technical information.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 9
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 64
↑ Sega Channel schedule (US; 1994-06-01)
↑ Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 9
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Game Informer, "March/April 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 38
↑ Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 100
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Game Informer, "March/April 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 37
↑ Sega Visions, "June/July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 97
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-30), page 27
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 15
↑ File:The Humans MD US manual.pdf, page 24
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 253
↑ Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 53
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 73
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 96
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 146
↑ Electric Brain, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-26), page 34
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 321
↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 54
↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 44
↑ Mega Fun, "06/93" (DE; 1993-05-19), page 30
↑ MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 78
↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 1, Juli 1993" (NL; 1993-0x-xx), page 39
↑ Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 34
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 58
↑ Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 44
↑ Sega Force, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-04), page 76
↑ Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 14
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 16
↑ Video Games, "7/93" (DE; 1993-06-30), page 86
↑ Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 48

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[:File:SegaPro_UK_09.pdf_p9-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 9

[:File:GamePro_US_046.pdf_p64-2] 2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 64

[Sega_Channel_schedule_.28US.3B_1994-06-01.29-3] Sega Channel schedule (US; 1994-06-01)

[:File:Mega_UK_07.pdf_p9-4] Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 9

[:File:GameInformer_US_009.pdf_p38-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Game Informer, "March/April 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 38

[:File:SegaVisions_US_11.pdf_p100-6] Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:GameInformer_US_009.pdf_p37-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Game Informer, "March/April 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 37

[:File:SegaVisions_US_13.pdf_p97-8] Sega Visions, "June/July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 97

[:File:MeanMachinesSega10UK.pdf_p27-9] Mean Machines Sega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-30), page 27

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p15-10] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 15

[:File:The_Humans_MD_US_manual.pdf_p24-11] File:The Humans MD US manual.pdf, page 24

[:File:EGM_US_041.pdf_p253-12] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 253

[:File:SegaVisions_US_11.pdf_p53-13] Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 53

[:File:EGM_US_043.pdf_p73-14] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 73

[15] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 96

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_023.pdf_p146-16] Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 146

[:File:ElectricBrain_UK_35.pdf_p34-17] Electric Brain, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-26), page 34

[:File:EGM_US_047.pdf_p34-18] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 34

[19] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 321

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p26-20] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:MDAG_UK_08.pdf_p22-21] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:Mega_UK_05.pdf_p54-22] Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 54

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p44-23] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 44

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-06.pdf_p30-24] Mega Fun, "06/93" (DE; 1993-05-19), page 30

[:File:MegaTech_UK_18.pdf_p78-25] MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 78

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_001_199307.pdf_p39-26] Power Unlimited, "Nummer 1, Juli 1993" (NL; 1993-0x-xx), page 39

[:File:SegaPower_UK_39.pdf_p34-27] Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 34

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p58-28] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 58

[:File:SegaZone_UK_07.pdf_p44-29] Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 44

[:File:SegaForce_UK_16.pdf_p76-30] Sega Force, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-04), page 76

[:File:Supergame_BR_23.pdf_p14-31] Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 14

[32] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 16

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-07.pdf_p86-33] Video Games, "7/93" (DE; 1993-06-30), page 86

[:File:SegaPro_UK_19.pdf_p48-34] Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 48

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The Humans

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Development

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

Technical information

References