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'''''Sega Smash Pack Volume 1''''' is a [[Sega Dreamcast]] compilation of twelve earlier [[Sega]] games. Ten of these games were originally released for the [[Sega Mega Drive]].
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| developer=[[Yuki Enterprise]], [[Sega of America Dreamcast]]
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| system=[[Sega Dreamcast]]
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| peripherals=[[Dreamcast Arcade Stick]], [[Dreamcast Gun]], [[Visual Memory Unit]], [[Dreamcast VGA Box]]
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| players=1-2
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| genre=Compilation
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| gamecount=12
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| dc_code_us_1=51146
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| dc_rating_us_1=et
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| dc_rrp_us_1=pack
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| dc_type_us_1=Pack-in
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| dc_date_us=2001-04-24{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417072600/http://www.ebgames.com:80/ebx/categories/homepages/comingsoon-home.asp?intDeptTab=5&SortByName=no&rowsperpage=12}}
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| dc_code_us=51146
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| dc_rating_us=et
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| dc_rrp_us=39.99{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417072600/http://www.ebgames.com:80/ebx/categories/homepages/comingsoon-home.asp?intDeptTab=5&SortByName=no&rowsperpage=12}}<!--44.99{{magref|gamepro|152|79}}-->
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Sega Dreamcast]] compilation of twelve earlier [[Sega]] games. Ten of these games were originally released for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. This compilation was initially only available to certain bundled Dreamcast systems, before getting released separately later{{magref|gamepro|149|28}}.
  
 
This is the third compilation to be released that was titled ''Sega Smash Pack''; the first two were released for PC. When released, the game was criticized for its poor [[Emulator|emulation]] and the poorly reproduced music featured in the games. The game's disc (GD-ROM) contains a text document that elaborates on the emulator and includes text that alludes to Sega's dropping out of the console business.
 
This is the third compilation to be released that was titled ''Sega Smash Pack''; the first two were released for PC. When released, the game was criticized for its poor [[Emulator|emulation]] and the poorly reproduced music featured in the games. The game's disc (GD-ROM) contains a text document that elaborates on the emulator and includes text that alludes to Sega's dropping out of the console business.
  
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==Games==
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==Games included==
 
[[File:Sega Smash Pack Vol. 1 - Sonic the Hedgehog.png|thumb|right|Game select menu.]]
 
[[File:Sega Smash Pack Vol. 1 - Sonic the Hedgehog.png|thumb|right|Game select menu.]]
 
*''[[Altered Beast]]''
 
*''[[Altered Beast]]''
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*''[[Golden Axe]]''
 
*''[[Golden Axe]]''
 
*''[[Phantasy Star II]]''
 
*''[[Phantasy Star II]]''
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*''[[Revenge of Shinobi]]''
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*''[[The Revenge of Shinobi]]''
 
*''[[Sega Swirl]]'' (originally released on Dreamcast demo discs, as well as PC/Shockwave and Palm OS)
 
*''[[Sega Swirl]]'' (originally released on Dreamcast demo discs, as well as PC/Shockwave and Palm OS)
 
*''[[Shining Force]]''
 
*''[[Shining Force]]''
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*Loading the disc inside of a PC CD-ROM drive will provide an installer for the PC version of ''[[Sega Swirl]]''.
 
*Loading the disc inside of a PC CD-ROM drive will provide an installer for the PC version of ''[[Sega Swirl]]''.
  
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==VMU Features==
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==Production credits==
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''Sega Smash Pack Volume 1'' can utilize VMU storage to save emulator configurations as well as save data for ''Phantasy Star II'', ''Shining Force'', ''Virtua Cop 2'' and ''Sega Swirl''. The compilation does not combine all save files into one file due to the varying sizes.
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*'''Senior Producer:''' [[Scott Hawkins]]
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|+ Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 Save Data
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*'''Lead Programmer:''' [[Gary Lake]]
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*'''Lead Artist:''' [[Kunitake Aoki]]
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! Name
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*'''VMU Artwork:''' [[Chris Meyer]]
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! File Name
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*'''Musician:''' [[Wilco Ibes]]
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! Comment
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*'''Product Manager:''' [[Cord Smith]]
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! File Size
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*'''Project Coordinator:''' [[Frank Viloria]]
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!Icon
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*'''Lead Testers:''' [[Rick Ribble, Jr.]]
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*'''Asst. Lead Testers:''' [[Daniel Chang]], [[Curtis Chiu]], [[Shawn Dobbins]]
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| Sega Smash Pack Vol. 1 Settings
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| source=In-game credits
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| SMASH_01.CFG
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| CONTROL SETTINGS
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|[[Image:smashpack_vmu.png]]
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{{hr}}
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{{creditstable|
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| PHANTASY STAR 2
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{{creditsheader|Genesis Emulator Credits}}
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*'''Programmer:''' [[Gary Lake]]
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| GM 00005501-02
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*'''Original Code:''' Kazuro Morita
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| 18 blocks
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*'''Artist:''' [[Kunitake Aoki]]
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|[[Image:smashpack_vmu.png]]
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*'''Original Artist:''' Toshirou Hara
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*'''Senior Producer:''' [[Scott Hawkins]]
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| SHINING FORCE
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*'''Original Producer:''' Yasuo Tanaka
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| SP1_SHIN.001
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*'''Lead Tester:''' [[Rick Ribble, Jr.]]
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| GM MK-1312-00
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*'''Original Tester:''' Maho Miura
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| source=In-game credits
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| VIRTUACOP2
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*'''Original Genesis Emulator by:''' [[Yuki Enterprise]]
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*'''Programmer:''' Kazuro Morita
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*'''Artist:''' Toshirou Hara
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| SWIRL_HS.SYS
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*'''Tester:''' Maho Miura
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| swirl hi-scores
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*'''Producer:''' Yasuo Tanaka
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{{creditsheader|SEGA of America Dreamcast, Inc. Credits}}
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|[[Image:swirl_vmu.png]]
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*'''Senior Producer:''' [[Scott Hawkins]]
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*'''Lead Programmer:''' [[Gary Lake]]
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*'''Lead Artist:''' [[Kunitake Aoki]]
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*'''VMU Artwork:''' [[Chris Meyer]]
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*'''Product Manager:''' [[Cord Smith]]
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*'''Project Coordinator:''' [[Frank Viloria]]
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*'''Lead Tester:''' [[Rick "Maverick" Ribble Jr.]]
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*'''Assistant Lead Testers:''' Daniel Chang, [[Shawn Dobbins]], [[Curtis Chiu]]
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*'''Testers:''' [[Ed Brady]], Benjie Galvez, [[Chris Meyer]], [[Mike "Rhino" Rhinehart]], Gabrielle Brown, Steve Peck, Keehwan Her, Tom Fong
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*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Peter Moore]], [[Shinobu Toyoda]], [[Chris Gilbert]], [[Joe Culley]], [[Jin Shimazaki]], [[John Goodale]], [[John Golden]], [[Masaharu Yoshii]], [[Yoshiki Ooka]], [[Osamu Shibamiya]], [[Klayton Vorlick]], [[Robert Schonfisch|Bob Schonfisch]], [[Angela Santos]], [[Simon McIlroy]], [[Sheri Hockaday]], [[Dennis Lee]], [[Jason Kuo]], [[Wilco Ibes]], Doug Broadhurst, Neal Robinson, [[Kathy Schoback]], [[John Byrd]], Dylan Rudolph, [[Mike Tucker]], [[Judy Jette-Hansen|Judy Jette]], [[Charles Bellfield|Charlie Bellfield]], [[Teri Higgins]], [[Heather Hawkins]], [[Karen Brown]], [[Gwen Marker]], Billi Siedow, Tina Mendez, Alex Villigran, [[Bob Dales]], [[Tom Dudley]], Lu Luna, Don Nolan, Leonard Slootmaker, Leslie McKnew, Demery Barnett, [[Arnold Feener]], Munawwar Daimee, [[John Amirkhan]], [[Todd Slepian]], Polly Escalona
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| source=US manual
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| pdf=Segasmashpack dc us manual.pdf
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}}
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==Magazine articles==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
  
 
==Physical scans==
 
==Physical scans==
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==Technical information==
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:11, 17 September 2024

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Sega Smash Pack Volume 1
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Sega of America Dreamcast
Developer:
Game total: 12
Peripherals supported: Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Dreamcast Gun, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Compilation

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US
(Pack-in) 		PACK-INpack 51146
ESRB: Everyone to Teen
Sega Dreamcast
US 		$39.9939.99[3] 51146
ESRB: Everyone to Teen

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Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 is a Sega Dreamcast compilation of twelve earlier Sega games. Ten of these games were originally released for the Sega Mega Drive. This compilation was initially only available to certain bundled Dreamcast systems, before getting released separately later[4].

This is the third compilation to be released that was titled Sega Smash Pack; the first two were released for PC. When released, the game was criticized for its poor emulation and the poorly reproduced music featured in the games. The game's disc (GD-ROM) contains a text document that elaborates on the emulator and includes text that alludes to Sega's dropping out of the console business.

Games included

Game select menu.
  • Loading the disc inside of a PC CD-ROM drive will provide an installer for the PC version of Sega Swirl.

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits
Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 DC emulator credits.png
[5]
Genesis Emulator Credits
Source:
In-game credits
Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 DC credits.png
[6]
  • Original Genesis Emulator by: Yuki Enterprise
  • Programmer: Kazuro Morita
  • Artist: Toshirou Hara
  • Tester: Maho Miura
  • Producer: Yasuo Tanaka
SEGA of America Dreamcast, Inc. Credits
Source:
US manual
Segasmashpack dc us manual.pdf
[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega Smash Pack Volume 1/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
100% Consoles (FR) NTSC-U
90
[8]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) NTSC-U
47
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
27
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[11]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
89
[12]
Neo Plus (PL)
60
[13]
PSX Extreme (PL) NTSC-U
50
[14]
Silicon Mag (US) NTSC-U
90
[15]
Sega Dreamcast
 66
Based on
8 reviews

Sega Smash Pack Volume 1

Dreamcast, US
Smashpack-vol1 back.jpgSmashpack-vol1.JPG
Cover
SegaSmashPackVol1 DC US Disc.jpg
Disc
Segasmashpack dc us manual.pdf
Manual
SegaSmashPackDCUSInlay.jpg
Inlay

Technical information

Main article: Sega Smash Pack Volume 1/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ Press release: 2001-01-30: Sega's Smash Pack Delivers Value Plus Hours of Fun to Dreamcast Gamers
  2. ↑ http://www.segaweb.com:80/release/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-02-01 07:42)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.ebgames.com:80/ebx/categories/homepages/comingsoon-home.asp?intDeptTab=5&SortByName=no&rowsperpage=12 (Wayback Machine: 2001-04-17 07:26)
  4. ↑ GamePro, "February 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 28
  5. ↑ File:Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 DC emulator credits.png
  6. ↑ File:Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 DC credits.png
  7. ↑ File:Segasmashpack dc us manual.pdf, page 22
  8. ↑ 100% Consoles, "Avril 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 54
  9. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 21" (UK; 2001-04-19), page 58
  10. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2001" (US; 2001-04-03), page 104
  11. ↑ GamePro, "May 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 79
  12. ↑ Game Informer, "May 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 86
  13. ↑ Neo Plus, "Kwiecień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 56
  14. ↑ PSX Extreme, "05/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 62
  15. ↑ Silicon Mag, "March 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 30


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