Toughman Contest

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Toughman Contest
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega 32X
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Genre: Sports[1]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$64.9564.95[2] 741101
ESRB: Teen
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E295SMXI
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJ295
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£49.9949.99[5][3] E295SMXI
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
AU
OFLC: G8
Sega 32X
US 		T-5001B
ESRB: Teen
Sega 32X
EU 		T-5001B-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega 32X
DE 		DM 139.00139.00[6] T-5001B-50

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Toughman Contest is a Sega Mega Drive boxing game developed by High Score Productions and published by Electronic Arts. Released in Europe in March 1995, it was later released in the United States that July. Based on the titular amateur boxing competition, the game was ported to the Sega 32X by developer Visual Concepts and published worldwide in June 1995.

Gameplay

Toughman Contest is an over-the-shoulder boxing game, featuring a player character represented by a green wireframe, and dodge-punch gameplay directly based on Nintendo's 1984 arcade game Punch-Out!!.

Versions

The Sega 32X version of Toughman Contest boasts higher quality speech samples and expanded background colors over the Sega Mega Drive original.

Production credits

32X version

  • Designed by: Michael Rubinelli
  • Developed by: Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.
  • Programming by: Tim Meekins
  • 32X Programming by: Roderick L. Mann
  • Lead Artist: Colin Silverman
  • Graphic Artists: Heather Snitzer, Peter Wong, Nelson Wang, Dale Henderscheid, Matthew Crysdale
  • Project Manager: Jeffrey J. Thomas
  • Technical Assistance: Stephen Theodore Chiang
  • Sound: Brian Schmidt
  • Music: Brian Schmidt
  • Executive Producer: Scott Orr
  • Producer: Michael Rubinelli
  • Assistant Producer: Scott Wilkinson
  • Testers: Foster Birch, Marc Gilliland, Sean House, Michael Caldwell
  • Technical Director: David Walker
  • Product Manager: H. Erik Whiteford
  • Licensed by: Adore Ltd.
  • Special Thanks: Arthur Dore Sr., Kevin Hogan, Eric Esch (Butter Bean), Gordon Bellamy, Coolio, Spoon, Shelly Haute, Cheri Fischer
Source:
In-game credits
  • Package Design: E.J. Sarraille Design Group
  • Package Photo: David Martinez
  • Package Art Director: Nancy Waisanen
  • Documentation: Paul "Knuckle-Dragger" Armatta & David "Buzz-Saw" Lee
  • Documentation Layout: Tom Peters and The Gin Brothers
  • Testing Manager: Al Roireau
  • Quality Assurance: James "Saved-by-the-Bell" Abney, Mike Gong
  • Special Thanks To: Joe Bob
Source:
US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Toughman Contest/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #69: "April 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 [7]
69 [8]
80
68
84 №28, p63
77 №11, p79
67
64 [9]
85 [10]
66 №16, p80/81
82 №66, p42-44
82 №43, p54/55
90 [11]
Sega Mega Drive
 77
Based on
13 reviews
Mega Drive, US
ToughmanContest MD US Box.jpg
Cover
TC MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Toughman Contest MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
ToughmanContest MD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
TC MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Toughman Contest MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual
TMC MD EU pcb.jpg
PCB
Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)
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Cover
Mega Drive, AU (PAL)
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Cover
Mega Drive, AU (NTSC-U)
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Cover

32X version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78
70
80 [12]
67
84
79 №47, p50-51
Sega 32X
 76
Based on
6 reviews
32X, US
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Cover
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Cart
Toughman 32x us manual.pdf
Manual
32X, EU
ToughmanContest 32X EU Box Back.jpgToughman Contest 32X EU Box Spine.jpgToughmanContest 32X EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
ToughmanContest 32X EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Toughman Contest 32X EU Manual.jpg
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega 32X
✔
CRC32 14eac7a6
MD5 386d99d132ce5699ade81b4473cef5b4
SHA-1 7588b0b8f4e93d5fdc920d3ab7e464154e423da9
4MB Cartridge (EU/US)

References

  1. ↑ File:ToughmanContest MD SE Box Rental.jpg
  2. ↑ GamePro, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 44
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mean Machines Sega, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 79
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 80
  5. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 88
  6. ↑ Games World Magazin, "" (DE; 1995-0x-xx), page 79
  7. ↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 90/91 (90)
  8. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 88-89 (88)
  9. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 78/79 (79)
  10. ↑ Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 102/103 (102)
  11. ↑ VideoGames, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 92-93 (92)
  12. ↑ Hyper, "October 1995" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 68


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