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SpellCaster

System(s): Sega Master System, Mega-Tech

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega R&D 2

Distributor: Tonka (US), Tec Toy (BR)

Genre: Adventure Role-Playing^[1]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1989-09^[2]	$59.9559.95^[3]	9003
EU	1989		9003
DE	19xx
UK	1989	£29.9529.95^[4]^[5]	9003
SE	19xx
AU	19xx
BR	19xx

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SpellCaster is an action game by Sega for the Sega Master System. It is a reskin of Kujaku Ou, a game based on the manga series of the same name.

Storyline

Evil forces have been attacking temples, but no one knows who or why. Daikak, the head of Summit Temple, calls on a magician, Kane, to fight this evil.

Gameplay

Outside: jumps. shoots a ball of magic; hold for stronger attacks. There are a variety of magic spells you can perform: PAUSE opens the menu to select a spell, returning to the game and holding then pressing Down casts it. There are also various items, weapons, and armor to obtain.

Within temples: You can do a variety of things within temples; the commands should be self-explanatory. Use "Move" to leave.

Production credits

Main article: SpellCaster/Production credits.

Magazine articles

Main article: SpellCaster/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #97: "December 1989" (1989-11-16)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #98: "January 1990" (1989-12-16)^[6]

Print advert in Guida Video Giochi (IT) #15: "Ottobre 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

PAL

71

^[4]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

84

^[7]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

84

^[8]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

90

^[9]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

84

^[10]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[11]

Joystick (FR)

77

^[12]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

84

^[13]

Power Play (DE)

26

^[14]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

89

^[15]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

91

^[16]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

100

^[17]

Sega Pro (UK)

80

^[18]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

90

^[19]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[3]

Zero (UK)

PAL

91

^[20]

	79
Based on 16 reviews

SpellCaster

Master System, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, EU (Sega®)
Cover

Master System, DE

Master System, SE (Dennis Bergström)

Manual

Master System, AU

Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart File:SpellCaster-SMS-BR-Manual.pdf Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	4752cae7
MD5	0e1449dd7df4fd0995ccf802bb74cba0
SHA-1	eed8b01fca86dbd8291d5ca2d1e6f6ca1b60fe68

512kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

References

SpellCaster
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Maps \| Credits \| Magazine articles \| Reception No results

[:File:SpellCaster_SMS_EU_Box.jpg_p-1] File:SpellCaster SMS EU Box.jpg

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_06.pdf_p13-2] Computer Entertainer, "September 1989" (US; 1989-09-18), page 13

[:File:VGCE_US_15.pdf_p42-3] 3.0 ^3.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "April 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 42

[:File:ACE_UK_31.pdf_p61-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ACE, "April 1990" (UK; 1990-03-xx), page 61

[:File:CVG_UK_097.pdf_p36-5] Computer & Video Games, "December 1989" (UK; 1989-11-16), page 36

[:File:CVG_UK_098.pdf_p115-6] Computer & Video Games, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-16), page 115

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p107-7] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 107

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p62-8] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 62

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p145-9] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 145

[:File:CVG_UK_093b.pdf_p98-10] Computer & Video Games, "August 1989" (UK; 1989-07-15), page 98

[:File:EGM_US_005.pdf_p48-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1989" (US; 1989-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:Joystick_FR_002.pdf_p39-12] Joystick, "Février 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 39

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-13] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1989-09.pdf_p55-14] Power Play, "9/89" (DE; 1989-08-14), page 55

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_02.pdf_p6-15] S: The Sega Magazine, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-11-xx), page 6

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_07.pdf_p11-16] S: The Sega Magazine, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-03), page 11

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p59-17] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 59

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p29-18] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 29

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-19] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:Zero_UK_03.pdf_p58-20] Zero, "January 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 58

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+| bobscreen=SpellCaster SMSTitleScreen.png
-| title=Kujakuou/SpellCaster
 | publisher=[[Sega]]
-| developer=[[Sega R&D2]]
+| developer=[[Sega R&D 2]]
-| licensor=Makoto Ogino, [[Shueisha]]
+| distributor={{company|[[Tonka]]|region=US}}, {{company|[[Tec Toy]]|region=BR}}
 | system=[[Sega Master System]], [[Mega-Tech]]
-| peripherals=[[FM Sound Unit]]
+| peripherals=
 | players=1
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+| genre=Adventure Role-Playing{{fileref|SpellCaster SMS EU Box.jpg}}
+| languages={{LanguageList|en}}
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+| sms_rrp_us=59.95{{magref|vgce|15|42}}
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+| sms_code_eu=9003
+| sms_date_uk=1989
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-| sms_date_us=1989-09{{magref|egm|3|56}}
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-| sms_date_jp=1988-09-23
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-| sms_code_jp=G-1366
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-{{stub}}'''''Kujakuou''''' (孔雀王) is an action game by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Master System]] tying into Makoto Ogino and [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Kujaku Ou|Kujakuou]]'' manga series. When released overseas, Sega renamed the game '''''SpellCaster''''', and changed some graphics/names (e.g. the protagonist Kujaku was renamed Kane and given a different design). It would be followed by ''[[Kujakuou 2: Geneijou]]'' on the [[Sega Mega Drive]].
+}}
+{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an action game by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Master System]]. It is a reskin of ''[[Kujaku Ou]]'', a game based on the manga series of the same name.
-<!-- can someone who knows this series/knows Japanese put Kujakuou's story here? thanks -->
+==Storyline==
-==''SpellCaster'' storyline==
 Evil forces have been attacking temples, but no one knows who or why. Daikak, the head of Summit Temple, calls on a magician, Kane, to fight this evil.
@@ Line 31: / Line 36: @@
 '''Within temples:''' You can do a variety of things within temples; the commands should be self-explanatory. Use "Move" to leave.
-==Versions==
-===Localised names===
-{{aka
-|en_name=SpellCaster
-|us_name=SpellCaster
-|jp_name=孔雀王
-|jp_trans=Peacock King
-|jp_rom=Kujakuou
-}}
 ==Production credits==
-{{multicol|
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}
-{{creditstable|
-*'''Director:''' Dragon Wang, [[Nanno Koreshiki]]
-*'''Programmer:''' [[Sexy Dynamite]], [[EP71 Turbo]], Spanish Fly
-*'''Designer:''' [[Nanno Koreshiki]], [[Izumi Black 55]], [[Alex Yoko]], [[Rieko Kodama|Phoenix Rie]], [[Naoto Ohshima|Big Island]], [[Illuminator]]
-*'''Sound Composer:''' [[Sachio Ogawa|Sting Ogawa]]
-*'''Cooperated Readers:''' Jin Yamaguchi, Kunihiko Yamazaki, Hideki Sakamoto, Yuki Omori, Fujiko Mitsui, Tokuichiro Kondo, Masanori Miura, Yoshio Suzuki, Keiji Uchida, Takashi Imamura, Yasuyuki Seki, Hiroyuki Sakai, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Hidenobu Kobayashi, Mitsuki Kumagai
-*'''Special thanks to:''' [[Makoto Ogino]], [[Shueisha]], Kazuhiko Arimoto
-*'''Presented by:''' [[Sega]]
-| source=In-game credits (Kujakuou) {{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a2eBmJ1XJ0}}
-| console=SMS
-}}
-{{creditstable|
-*'''Director:''' Dragon Wang, [[Nanno Koreshiki]]
-*'''Programmer:''' [[Sexy Dynamite]], [[EP71 Turbo]], [[Sokosoko]]
-*'''Designer:''' [[Nanno Koreshiki]], [[Izumi Black 55]], [[Alex Yoko]], [[Rieko Kodama|Phoenix Rie]], [[Naoto Ohshima|Big Island]], [[Illuminator]]
-*'''Sound Composer:''' [[Sachio Ogawa|Sting Ogawa]]
-*'''Presented by:''' [[Sega]]
-| source=In-game credits (SpellCaster) {{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a2eBmJ1XJ0}}
-| console=SMS
-}}
-}}
 ==Magazine articles==
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 |{{galleryPrintAd
-|CVG UK 097.pdf|cvg|97|36
+|cvg|97|36
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+|cvg|98|115
+}}
+|{{galleryPrintAd
+|gvg|15|2-3
 }}
 }}
 ==Physical scans==
-===Master System version===
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-{{ratings
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-| ace_source={{magref|ace|31|61}}
-| cgtc=84
-| cgtc_source={{magref|cgtc|4|107}}
-| cvg=84
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-| joystick=77
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-| s=89
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-| s_1=91
-| s_source_1={{magref|s|7|12|printpage=12/13}}
-| segapower=100
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-| segapower_1=100
-| segapower_source_1={{magref|segapower|46|101}}
-| segapro=80
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-| segapro_1=86
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-| zero=91
-| zero_source={{magref|zero|3|58}}
-}}
 {{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
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 | console=Master System
 | region=EU
+| cover=SpellCaster SMS EU Box NoR.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=EU (Sega®)
 | cover=SpellCaster SMS EU Box.jpg
 | cart=
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
-| region=JP
+| region=DE
-| front=SpellCaster SMS JP Box Front.jpg
+| cover=
-| back=SpellCaster SMS JP Box Back.jpg
+| cart=
-| spinemissing=yes
+| manual=
-| cart=SpellCaster SMS JP Cart.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=SE ([[Dennis Bergström]])
+| cover=
+| cart=
+| manual=SpellCaster SMS SE Manual DBE.png
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
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 | cover=SpellCaster SMS BR Box.jpg
 | cart=SpellCaster SMS BR Cart.jpg
-}}{{Scanbox
+| manual=SpellCaster-SMS-BR-Manual.pdf
-| console=Master System
-| region=SE
-| cover=
-| cart=
-| manual=
-}}
-===Mega-Tech version===
-{{Scanbox
-| console=Mega-Tech
-| region=
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 }}
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 [[Category:Mega-Tech games]]