Winter Heat

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Winter Heat
System(s): Sega Titan Video, Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Developer:
Brand:
Sega Saturn
Sega Sports
Distributor:
Sega Saturn
Ecofilmes (PT)
Sega Saturn
Tec Toy (BR)
Sound driver:
Sega Saturn
SCSP/CD-DA (30 tracks)
Peripherals supported:
Sega Saturn
6Player
Genre: Sports[2][3]

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (Sega Titan Video)
JP
¥? ?






















Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[4] GS-9177
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
US
$39.9939.99[9] 81129
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Saturn
EU
MK81129-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE
MK81129-50
USK: 0
Sega Saturn
ES
MK81129-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
PT
Sega Saturn
UK
£39.9939.99[12] MK81129-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL
229zł229
Sega Saturn
AU
OFLC: G
Sega Saturn
BR
191x63
Tectoy: Todas as Idades

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Winter Heat (ウィンターヒート) is a Sega Saturn winter sports game. It was included as part of volume 15 of the Sega Ages 2500 series, along with Decathlete and Virtua Athlete 2K. Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on the arcade machines on March 31, 2017.[14][15]

Gameplay

Events

Winter Heat features events loosely based on the Winter Olympic Games. 8 were included in the arcade game, with a further 3 added to the Saturn version.

Speed Skiing
Ski Jumping
Downhill
Short Track Speed Skating
Skeleton
Slalom
Aerial
Bobsleigh
Speed Skating
Snowboarding
Cross-country

Characters

China Li Huang
United Kingdom B.B.
France Ellen Reggiani
Germany Karl Vain
Japan Joe Kudou
Norway Johann Stensen
Russia Aleksei Rigel
United States of America Rick Blade

Production credits

Main article: Winter Heat/Production credits.

Magazine articles

Main article: Winter Heat/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1998-04ex: "1998-04 extra (1998-02-06ex)" (1998-01-23)
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Print advert in Player One (FR) #82: "Janvier 1998" (199x-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Player One (FR) #82: "Janvier 1998" (199x-xx-xx)
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Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Titan Video version

Sega Titan Video, JP
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"Top" instructions
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"Long" instructions
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"Long" instructions (2)
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Instuction card(s)

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №73, p100/101
50 №67, p78/79}
Sega Saturn
71
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
100
[16]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
91
[17]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[12]
Digitiser (UK)
74
[18]
Edge (UK) PAL
80
[19]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
91
[20]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
80
[21]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[9]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
83
[22]
Gry Komputerowe (PL)
90
[23]
Joypad (FR) PAL
93
[24]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
82
[25]
Mega Console (IT) PAL
78
[26]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
95
[27]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
91
[28]
Neo (PL)
80
[29]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
85
[30]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
70
[31]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
76
[32]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
94
[33]
SuperGamePower (BR)
80
[34]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[35]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
88
[36]
Super Power (FI)
89
[37]
Ultra Game Players (US) NTSC-U
80
[38]
Sega Saturn
85
Based on
25 reviews

Winter Heat

Saturn, JP
WinterHeat Saturn JP Box Back.jpgWinterHeat Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
WinterHeat Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
WinterHeat Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, US
WinterHeat Saturn US Box Back.jpgWinterHeat Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Winterheat sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
WinterHeat Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
WinterHeat Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, PT
WinterHeat Saturn PT Box.jpg
Cover
Saturn, AU
WinterHeat Saturn AU cover.jpg
Cover
WinterHeat Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, BR
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Cover

Technical information

Main article: Winter Heat/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
373,097,760 CD-ROM (EU) MK81129-50 V1.000
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
391,591,536 1997-12-17 CD-ROM (JP) GS-9177 V1.001

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files
Folder / File Type Size description
\STAFF\SATFF.TXT TXT 13,626 Messages from the developers.
ABS.TXT TXT (Abstract) 283 About this game.
BIB.TXT TXT (Bibliographiced) 83 About original game
CPY.TXT TXT (Copyright) 47 Copyright


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 146
  2. File:WinterHeat Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-30 22:53)
  4. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1998-04 extra (1998-02-06ex)" (JP; 1998-01-23), page 2
  5. http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
  6. http://www.cyberdrive.net/%7Egskalba/Releases1998.htm (Wayback Machine: 1998-12-06 05:03)
  7. http://sega-saturn.com/saturn/software/winterheat.htm (Wayback Machine: 1998-07-10 12:17)
  8. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/ZfwauJZFT4w/m/K16uJzDgKDoJ
  9. 9.0 9.1 GamePro, "May 1998" (US; 1998-xx-xx), page 98
  10. http://www.sega-europe.com/saturn/satinfo.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-12-02 14:09)
  11. Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1998-01-19), page 24
  12. 12.0 12.1 Computer & Video Games, "March 1998" (UK; 1998-02-11), page 52
  13. http://centromail.es:80/nuevo/consolas/sat.asp (Wayback Machine: 1998-04-30 18:14)
  14. File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf
  15. File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf
  16. CD Consoles, "Février 1998" (FR; 1998-xx-0x), page 114
  17. Consoles +, "Février 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 100
  18. Digitiser (UK) (1998-02-09)
  19. Edge, "February 1998" (UK; 1998-01-27), page 91
  20. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 98
  21. Famitsu, "1998-02-13" (JP; 1998-01-30), page 1
  22. Game Informer, "April 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 56
  23. Gry Komputerowe, "4/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
  24. Joypad, "Février 1998" (FR; 1998-xx-xx), page 106
  25. MAN!AC, "03/98" (DE; 1998-02-11), page 56
  26. Mega Console, "Marzo 1998" (IT; 1998-xx-xx), page 60
  27. Mega Force, "Avril/Mai/Juin 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 28
  28. Mega Fun, "03/98" (DE; 1998-02-04), page 78
  29. Neo, "Kwiecień 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 27
  30. neXt Level, "März 1998" (DE; 1998-02-30), page 60
  31. Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 3" (JP; 1998-01-30), page 148
  32. Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 6" (JP; 1998-03-13), page 76
  33. Sega Magazin, "März 1998" (DE; 1998-02-11), page 20
  34. SuperGamePower, "Abril 1998" (BR; 1998-xx-xx), page 44
  35. Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1998" (UK; 1998-02-11), page 66
  36. Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
  37. Super Power, "4 1998" (FI; 1998-0x-xx), page 44
  38. Ultra Game Players, "April 1998" (US; 1998-03-24), page 68


Winter Heat

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Books: Winter Heat Official Guide (1998)

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Decathlete series
Decathlete (1996) | Winter Heat (1997) | Virtua Athlete 2K (2000) | Virtua Athlete (2002) | Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 15: Decathlete Collection (2004)
Decathlete related media
Book
Winter Heat Official Guide (1998)