Difference between revisions of "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (8-bit)"

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For the Sega Mega Drive version, see Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.

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Master System
Game Gear

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment (US), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe)

Developer: Acclaim Entertainment

Distributor:

Ecofilmes (PT)

Licensor: Universal City Studios

Genre: Action^[1], Arcade^[2]

Number of players:

1-2

1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1994-09^[3]^[4]		MK-27079-50
PT	1994		MSJ27079
UK	1994-09^[3]^[4]		MK-27079-50
US	1996-09-05^[5]		T-81358
EU	1994-09^[3]^[6]		T-70148-50
PT	199x
UK	1994-09^[3]^[6]	£29.9929.99^[7]	T-70148-50

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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear platform game based on the 1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story film.

Gameplay

Levels

	The Steamer

	The Ice House

	Victoria Harbor

	The Graveyard

History

Release

Despite being clearly labeled as a 1-2 player game on its packaging, the European Game Gear version of Dragon also erroneously claims compatibility with Hudson Soft's Super Multitap (a Super Famicom accessory), seemingly published by accident on the wrong system's box.^[1]^[8]

Production credits

Coding and Design: Dave Semmens
Graphics and Artwork: Doug Townsley
Produced by: Ian Mathias
Coordinator: Ken Love
Music and Sound FX: Matt Furniss
Manual Origination: Gary Penn
Quality Assurance UK: Tony Byus, Michael Wenn
Quality Assurance USA: Adam Ryan, Jim Getz, Chris Toft, Craig McCoy, Eric Harshman, Mitch Feldman

Source:

In-game credits^[9]

Magazine articles

Main article: Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (8-bit)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in VideoGames (US) #80: "September 1995" (1995-08-22)
also published in:

EGM² (US) #15: "September 1995" (1995-0x-xx)^[10]
VideoGames (US) #81: "October 1995" (1995-09-19)^[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #75: "October 1995" (1995-xx-xx)^[12]

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #156: "November 1994" (1994-10-15)
also published in:

Ultimate Future Games (UK) #1: "December 1994" (1994-11-01)^[13]
Computer & Video Games (UK) #157: "December 1994" (1994-11-15)^[14]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) #2: "January 1995" (1994-12-01)^[15]

Print advert in Supersonic (FR) #25: "Octobre 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

Mega Force (FR) #32: "Octobre 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[16]

Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

42

^[17]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

47

^[18]

Todo Sega (ES)

43

^[19]

	44
Based on 3 reviews

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (8-bit)

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, PT

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

60

^[7]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[20]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

80

^[21]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

42

^[17]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

52

^[6]

Todo Sega (ES)

44

^[19]

	56
Based on 6 reviews

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (8-bit)

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, PT
Cover
Cart Manual EU Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32	c88a5064
MD5	f86e099ca8e407a65a7751d84c2ee519
SHA-1	3d41a4e3b9ffc3e2ba87bd89baf13271f8560775

256kB

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32	19e1cf2b
MD5	c1473dfb6c51fbbc0632fe60d8438ffc
SHA-1	f1a90ffdff1003b4dedc61ce688591006a2d40be

256kB

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32	17f588e8
MD5	81e7bea1c445540544002a5ccf91fe3c
SHA-1	60c7cbe782c3df094452835076b9425c329c82ee

256kB

Cartridge (US)

?

CRC32	12e0e85b
MD5	a7ca160d12f2abe609bf810a494cc5a3
SHA-1	b9a396be0e009c951f85bdd6e81ffe1a71232e44

256kB

EPROM cartridge

Page

References

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (8-bit)
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Maps \| Hidden content \| Magazine articles \| Reception Prototypes: Prototype

[:File:DTBLS_GG_EU_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:DTBLS GG EU Box Back.jpg

[:File:DTBLS_SMS_EU_Box.jpg_p-2] File:DTBLS SMS EU Box.jpg

[:File:SegaPower_UK_56.pdf_p43-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Sega Power, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-05), page 43

[:File:SegaPro_UK_34.pdf_p55-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Sega Pro, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 55

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19980131040550.2Fhttp:.2F.2Friehlspot.simplenet.com.2Fvgame.2Fnew.2Fgear.html-5] ttp://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/gear.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-01-31 04:05)

[:File:SegaPro_UK_34.pdf_p58-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Sega Pro, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 58

[:File:CVG_UK_152.pdf_p90-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Computer & Video Games, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-15), page 90

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20240824005106.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fforums.sonicretro.org.2Findex.php.3Fthreads.252Fgeneral-questions-and-information-thread.26211.252Fpage-160.23post-1078179-8] ttps://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads%2Fgeneral-questions-and-information-thread.26211%2Fpage-160#post-1078179 (Wayback Machine: 2024-08-24 00:51)

[:File:Dragon_The_Bruce_Lee_Story_GG_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Dragon The Bruce Lee Story GG credits.pdf

[:File:EGM2_US_15.pdf_p47-10] EGM², "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 47

[:File:VideoGames_US_81.pdf_p57-11] VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 57

[:File:EGM_US_075.pdf_p179-12] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 179

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_01.pdf_p38-13] Ultimate Future Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-01), page 38

[:File:CVG_UK_157.pdf_p86-14] Computer & Video Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 86

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_02.pdf_p8-15] Ultimate Future Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 8

[:File:MegaForce_FR_32.pdf_p132-16] Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 132

[:File:SegaPower_UK_56.pdf_p42-17] 17.0 ^17.1 Sega Power, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-05), page 42

[:File:SegaPro_UK_34.pdf_p54-18] Sega Pro, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 54

[:File:TodoSega_ES_23.pdf_p59-19] 19.0 ^19.1 Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 59

[:File:EGM_US_077.pdf_p52-20] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:MeanMachinesSega21UK.pdf_p70-21] Mean Machines Sega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-28), page 70

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Difference between revisions of "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (8-bit)"

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Revision as of 14:58, 12 October 2024

Contents

Gameplay

Levels

History

Release

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Master System version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References