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{{Bob
 
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| bobscreen=Scramblespirits Title.png
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| publisher=[[Sega]] {{Amiga}} {{CPC}} {{ST}} {{C64}} {{MSX}} {{Spectrum}} [[Grandslam]]
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| bobscreen3=Notavailable.svg
| developer=[[Sega]] {{Amiga}} {{CPC}} {{ST}} {{C64}} {{MSX}} {{Spectrum}} [[Teque]]
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| bobscreen4=ScrambleSpirits CPC Title.png
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| bobscreen5=Notavailable.svg
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| bobscreen6=Notavailable.svg
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| bobscreen7=Notavailable.svg
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| bobscreen8=ScrambleSpirits Spectrum Title.png
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| tab1=System 24
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| tab2=Master System
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| tab3=Amiga
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| tab4=Amstrad CPC
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| tab5=Atari ST
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| tab6=Commodore 64
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| tab7=MSX
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| tab8=ZX Spectrum
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| publisher={{company|[[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]]|system=SYS24,SMS}}
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{{company|[[Grandslam (company)|Grandslam]]|system=Amiga,CPC,ST,C64,MSX,Spectrum|region=UK}}
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{{company|[[MCM Software]]|system=Spectrum|region=ES}}
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| developer={{company|[[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]]|system=SYS24,SMS}}
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{{company|[[Teque Software]]|system=Amiga,CPC,ST,C64,MSX,Spectrum}}
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| distributor={{company|[[Tec Toy]]|system=SMS|region=BR}}
 
| system=[[Sega System 24]], [[Sega Master System]], Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum
 
| system=[[Sega System 24]], [[Sega Master System]], Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum
| romsize={{SMS}} 256kB
 
 
| sounddriver=
 
| sounddriver=
| peripherals=
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| peripherals={{SMS}} [[FM Sound Unit]]
| releases={{releases
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| players=1-2
| arcade_date_world=1988
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| genre=Arcade{{fileref|ScrambleSpirits SMS EU cover.jpg}}
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| releases={{releasesArcade
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| sys24_date_jp=1988-10-"first ten days of month"{{magref|mdfan|29|75|printpage=75}}
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| sys24_date_us=1988
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}}
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{{releasesSMS
 
| sms_date_eu=1989
 
| sms_date_eu=1989
| sms_rrp_uk=29.99
 
 
| sms_code_eu=7031
 
| sms_code_eu=7031
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| sms_date_uk=1989
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| sms_code_uk=7031
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| sms_rrp_uk=24.95{{magref|cvg|100|56}}
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| sms_date_fr=1989
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| sms_code_fr=7031
 +
| sms_rrp_fr=250{{magref|playerone|1|58}}
 
| sms_date_br=19xx
 
| sms_date_br=19xx
| amiga_date_eu=19xx
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| sms_date_au=19xx
| amiga_rrp_uk=19.99
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| sms_date_pt=19xx
| cpc_date_eu=19xx
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}}
| st_date_eu=1989
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{{releasesHC
| c64_date_eu_d=1989
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| amiga_date_uk=1990
| c64_rrp_uk_d=14.99
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| amiga_rrp_uk=24.99{{magref|cvg|101|50}}<!--19.99{{magref|gamesmachineuk|29|40}}-->
| c64_date_eu_c=1989
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| amiga_date_uk_1=199x
| c64_rrp_uk_c=9.99
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| amiga_type_uk_1=Unique
| c64_date_us=19xx
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| msx_date_eu=1989
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| st_date_uk=1990
| spectrum_date_eu=1989
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| st_rrp_uk=19.99{{magref|cvg|101|50}}{{magref|gamesmachineuk|29|40}}
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| st_date_uk_1=199x
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| st_type_uk_1=Unique
 +
 
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| cpc_date_uk_c=1990
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| cpc_rrp_uk_c=9.99{{magref|gamesmachineuk|29|40}}
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| cpc_date_uk_d=1990
 +
| cpc_rrp_uk_d=14.99{{magref|gamesmachineuk|29|40}}
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| cpc_date_es_c=199x
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| c64_date_uk_d=1990
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| c64_rrp_uk_d=14.99{{magref|gamesmachineuk|29|40}}
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| c64_date_uk_c=1990
 +
| c64_rrp_uk_c=9.99{{magref|gamesmachineuk|29|40}}
 +
 
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| msx_date_uk=1990
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| spectrum_date_uk_c=1990
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| spectrum_rrp_uk_c=9.99{{magref|cvg|101|50}}{{magref|crash|74|42}}
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| spectrum_date_uk_d=1990
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| spectrum_rrp_uk_d=14.99{{magref|crash|74|42}}{{magref|gamesmachineuk|29|40}}
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| spectrum_date_uk_1=19xx
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| spectrum_type_uk_1=Unique
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| spectrum_date_es_c=199x
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| spectrum_code_es_c=LYLS 062
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}}
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}}
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (スクランブルスピリッツ) is a 1988 shoot-'em-up developed by [[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]] Though it never reached the success of shooters from [[Konami]] or [[Compile]], having been developed for [[Sega System 24]] hardware meant that at the time, the graphics were far more detailed than its rivals.
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''Scramble Spirits'' was ported to the [[Sega Master System]] a year after the arcade release. It was also brought to the [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[MSX]], and [[ZX Spectrum]] by [[Grandslam (company)|Grandslam]]. All of these ports lack the sprite scaling, and the screen resolution is far smaller than the original arcade version. There was no North American Master System release, but one was seemingly planned for December 1989{{magref|egm|4|59}}.
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==Gameplay==
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===System 24 version===
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The game is a vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up where the player pilots a plane that can both fire ahead and launch bombs to attack ground units, similar to ''Xevious''.
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 +
====Missions====
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=240|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mission 1
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| screenshot=ScrambleSpirits Sys24 Mission1.png
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| desc=''Intercept the enemy's surprise party.''
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mission 2
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| screenshot=ScrambleSpirits Sys24 Mission2.png
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| desc=''Destroy the enemy's advance base.''
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mission 3
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| screenshot=ScrambleSpirits Sys24 Mission3.png
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| desc=''Destroy the enemy's secret base.''
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mission 4
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| screenshot=ScrambleSpirits Sys24 Mission4.png
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| desc=''Sever the enemy's supply route.''
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mission 5
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| screenshot=ScrambleSpirits Sys24 Mission5.png
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| desc=''Attack the enemy's main force units.''
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mission 6
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| screenshot=ScrambleSpirits Sys24 Mission6.png
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| desc=''Destroy the enemy's ultimate defense line.''
 +
}}
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}}
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===Master System version===
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The game is a vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up. It can be played by one or two players simultaneously (with player one piloting an orange fighter and player two piloting a blue fighter). Players control air fighters and fight both air and ground enemies.
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The fighter is moved in any direction using the D-Pad. It shoots with {{1}}, which simultaneously fires dual air-to-air cannons and and drops air-to-ground bombs. The fighter can acquire two mini fighters, which are smaller fighter planes that fly in formation with the main fighter and contribute support fire. These fighters can be positioned high to hit aerial targets or low to hit ground targets, and the player can change the height of the mini fighters with {{2}}. The mini fighters can be destroyed by enemies. The mini fighters can perform a surprise attack with {{1}}+{{2}}, which causes them to shoot forward and explode, destroying targets in a large area. They return back to the formation after the surprise attack, with smoke emitting from their wings. The mini fighters recover eventually, but they are lost if the player sends them on another surprise attack while smoke is still coming from their wings.
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The fighter is destroyed if it touches an enemy or if it is hit by enemy fire. It respawns in place if the player has extra lives left. The player is given an extra life for every 500,000 points earned. If the player runs out of lives, the game ends, but it can be continued (with the score reset) an unlimited number of times between rounds 1 and 4. It cannot be continued after that, except in two-player games, which can always be continued as long as the other player is still in the game.
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====Items====
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Transport Helicopter
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| sprite={{sprite | Scramble Spirits SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Destroy to release a Mini Support Fighter.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mini Support Fighter
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| sprite={{sprite | Scramble Spirits SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=24 | crop_y=0}}
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| sprite2={{sprite | Scramble Spirits SMS, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=24 | crop_y=16}}
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| desc=Touch with the fighter to add a mini fighter to the formation (up to a maximum of 2). The player is awarded 10,000 points the first time a formation of two mini fighters is made, 20,000 for the second time, and 40,000 for every subsequent time.
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}}
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}}
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====Rounds====
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=256|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 1
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| screenshot=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 1-1.png
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| screenshot2=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 1-2.png
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| screenshot3=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 1 Boss 1.png
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| screenshot4=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 1 Boss 2.png
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| tabs=yes
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| map=Scramble Spirits SMS, Map 1.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 2
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| screenshot=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 2-1.png
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| screenshot2=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 2-2.png
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| screenshot3=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 2 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
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| map=Scramble Spirits SMS, Map 2.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 3
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| screenshot=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 3-1.png
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| screenshot2=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 3-2.png
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| screenshot3=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 3 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
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| map=Scramble Spirits SMS, Map 3.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 4
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| screenshot=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 4-1.png
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| screenshot2=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 4-2.png
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| screenshot3=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 4 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
 +
| map=Scramble Spirits SMS, Map 4.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 5
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| screenshot=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 5-1.png
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| screenshot2=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 5-2.png
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| screenshot3=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 5 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
 +
| map=Scramble Spirits SMS, Map 5.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Round 6
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| screenshot=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 6-1.png
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| screenshot2=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 6-2.png
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| screenshot3=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 6 Boss 1.png
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| screenshot4=Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 6 Boss 2.png
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| tabs=yes
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| map=Scramble Spirits SMS, Map 6.png
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| desc=
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
| genre=Shoot 'em Up
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====Bonus stages====
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Rounds 1, 3, and 5 have a bonus stage in the middle where the fighters fly closer to the ground (with a zoomed-in perspective) to take out enemy ground targets. Players can earn bonus points for destroying as many targets as possible: 1,000 points are given for every percentage point destroyed, and an additional 100,000 points are awarded for destroying 100% of targets. The fighters cannot be destroyed during these bonus stages, but getting hit freezes them momentarily.
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{{gallery|widths=200|screens=yes|
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{{gitem|Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 1 Bonus.png|Round 1}}
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{{gitem|Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 3 Bonus.png|Round 3}}
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{{gitem|Scramble Spirits SMS, Stage 5 Bonus.png|Round 5}}
 
}}
 
}}
'''''Scramble Spirits''''' is a 1988 shoot-'em-up developed by [[Sega]]. Though it never reached the success of shooters from Konami or Compile, having been devleoped for [[Sega System 24]] hardware meant that at the time, the graphics were far more detailed than its rivals.
 
  
The player pilots a plane that can both fire ahead and launch bombs to attack ground units, similar to ''Xevious''.
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==Production credits==
 +
{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}
  
''Scramble Spirits'' was ported to the [[Sega Master System]] a year after the arcade release. It was also brought to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX and ZX Spectrum by Grandslam Entertainments. All of these ports lack the sprite scaling, and the screen resolution is far smaller than the original arcade version.
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==Magazine articles==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
  
==Production Credits==
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==Promotional material==
===Arcade Version===
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{{gallery
'''Director:''' Hoko Chan<br>
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|{{gitem|Scramblespirits Arcade US Flyer.jpg|System 24 US flyer}}
'''Video Graphics:''' Ojisama, Panda, Nosa<br>
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|{{gitem|ScrambleSpirits System24 JP Flyer.pdf|page=1|System 24 JP flyer}}
'''Programmer:''' Night Emperor, Mam, Issei Kun<br>
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|{{gitem|ScrambleSpirits Computers UK PrintAdvert.jpg|Home computers UK print advert}}
'''Sound Design:''' [[Tohru Nakabayashi|Professor Tohru]], [[Yasuhiro Kawakami|Yatchan]]<br>
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|{{gitem|SMS ES promo 3.jpg|ES advert (1990)}}
'''Special Thanks to:''' Pon Juice, Vibrator Misaka, Ossy, Newlyweds Ici<br>
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|{{galleryPrintAd
'''Presented by:''' [[Sega]]<br>
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|cvg|100|56
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|ace|30|70
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|ace|31|64
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}}
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|cvg|101|102
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|ace|32|12
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}}
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|cvg|102|101
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}}
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}}
  
==Physical Scans==
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==Physical scans==
===System 24 Version===
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===System 24 version===
{{scanflyer
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{{ScanArcade
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| type=upright
 
| console=System 24
 
| console=System 24
 
| region=US
 
| region=US
| page1=Scramblespirits Arcade US Flyer.jpg
 
 
}}
 
}}
{{scanflyer
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{{ScanArcade
 
| console=System 24
 
| console=System 24
 
| region=JP
 
| region=JP
| page1=Scramblespirits Arcade JP Flyer1.jpg
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| instructioncard1=Notavailable.svg
| page2=Scramblespirits Arcade JP Flyer2.jpg
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| instructioncard2=Notavailable.svg
 
}}
 
}}
  
===Master System Version===
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===Master System version===
{{ratings
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{{ratings|SMS}}
| icon=SMS
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{{Scanbox
| ace=84
 
| ace_source={{num|33}}
 
| cvg=49
 
| cvg_source={{num|100}}
 
| gamesmachineuk=50
 
| gamesmachineuk_source={{num|32}}
 
| micromania=60
 
| micromania_source={{num|2/35}}
 
| segapower=40
 
| segapower_source={{num|23|page=59}}
 
| segapro=45
 
| segapro_source={{num|5|page=63}}
 
}}
 
{{scanbox
 
 
| console=Master System
 
| console=Master System
 
| region=EU
 
| region=EU
 
| cover=ScrambleSpirits SMS EU cover.jpg
 
| cover=ScrambleSpirits SMS EU cover.jpg
}}
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| cart=ScrambleSpirits SMS EU Cart.jpg
{{scanbox
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| manual=Scramble Spirits SMS EU Manual.pdf
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}}{{Scanbox
 
| console=Master System
 
| console=Master System
| region=EU<br>® variant
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| region=EU (Sega®)
 
| cover=Scramblespirits SMS EU Box.jpg
 
| cover=Scramblespirits SMS EU Box.jpg
}}
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| cart=ScrambleSpirits SMS EU Cart R.jpg
{{scanbox
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=PT
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| cover=
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=AU
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| cover=
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| cart=ScrambleSpirits SMS AU cart.jpg
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=AU (Not for rental sticker)
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| cover=ScrambleSpirits SMS AU norental cover.jpg
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| cart=ScrambleSpirits SMS AU cart.jpg
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=AU (OziSoft sticker)
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| cover=ScrambleSpirits SMS AU os cover.jpg
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}}{{Scanbox
 
| console=Master System
 
| console=Master System
 
| region=BR
 
| region=BR
 
| cover=Scramblespirits SMS BR Box.jpg
 
| cover=Scramblespirits SMS BR Box.jpg
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| cart=ScrambleSpirits SMS BR Cart.jpg
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| manual=ScrambleSpirits-SMS-BR-Manual.pdf
 
}}
 
}}
  
===Amiga Version===
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===Amiga version===
{{ratings
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{{ratings|Amiga}}
| icon=Amiga
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{{Scanbox
| gamesmachineuk=75
 
| gamesmachineuk_source={{num|29|page=40}}
 
| zzap64=59
 
| zzap64_source={{num|62}}
 
}}
 
{{scanbox
 
 
| console=Amiga
 
| console=Amiga
| region=EU
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| region=UK
 
| cover=Scramblespirits Amiga EU Box.jpg
 
| cover=Scramblespirits Amiga EU Box.jpg
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Amiga
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| region=UK (Unique)
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| front=ScrambleSpirits Amiga UK Box Front Unique.jpg
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| square=yes
 
}}
 
}}
  
===Amstrad CPC Version===
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===Amstrad CPC version===
{{ratings
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{{ratings|CPC}}
| icon=CPC
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{{Scanbox
| joystick=75
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| console=Amstrad CPC
| joystick_source={{num|4|page=130}}
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| region=UK (cassette)
}}
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| cover=
{{scanbox
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}}{{Scanbox
 
| console=Amstrad CPC
 
| console=Amstrad CPC
| region=EU (Disk)
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| region=UK (disk)
 
| cover=ScrambleSpirits CPC EU Box Front Disk.jpg
 
| cover=ScrambleSpirits CPC EU Box Front Disk.jpg
}}{{scanbox
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}}{{Scanbox
 
| console=Amstrad CPC
 
| console=Amstrad CPC
| region=ES (cassette)  
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| region=ES (cassette)
 
| cover=
 
| cover=
}}{{scanbox
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}}{{Scanbox
 
| console=Amstrad CPC
 
| console=Amstrad CPC
 
| region=ES (disk)
 
| region=ES (disk)
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}}
 
}}
  
===Atari ST===
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===Atari ST version===
{{ratings
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{{ratings|ST}}
| icon=ST
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{{Scanbox
| gamesmachineuk=75
 
| gamesmachineuk_source={{num|29|page=40}}
 
| joystick=85
 
| joystick_source={{num|2|page=92}}
 
}}
 
{{scanbox
 
 
| console=Atari ST
 
| console=Atari ST
| region=EU
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| region=UK
| item1=Scramblespirits AtariST EU Disk1.jpg
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| disk1=Scramblespirits AtariST EU Disk1.jpg
| item1name=Disk 1
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| disk2=Scramblespirits AtariST EU Disk2.jpg
| item2=Scramblespirits AtariST EU Disk2.jpg
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}}{{Scanbox
| item2name=Disk 2
 
}}{{scanbox
 
 
| console=Atari ST
 
| console=Atari ST
| region=EU (Unique)
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| region=UK (Unique)
 
| cover=
 
| cover=
 
}}
 
}}
  
===Commodore 64 Version===
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===Commodore 64 version===
{{ratings
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{{ratings|C64}}
| icon=C64
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{{Scanbox
| zzap64=44
 
| zzap64_source={{num|62}}
 
}}
 
{{scanbox
 
 
| console=Commodore 64
 
| console=Commodore 64
| region=EU (Cassette)
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| region=UK (cassette)
}}{{scanbox
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}}{{Scanbox
 
| console=Commodore 64
 
| console=Commodore 64
| region=EU (Disk)
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| region=UK (disk)
 
| front=Scramblespirits C64 EU Box Front.jpg
 
| front=Scramblespirits C64 EU Box Front.jpg
 
| back=Scramblespirits C64 EU Box Back.jpg
 
| back=Scramblespirits C64 EU Box Back.jpg
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}}
 
}}
  
===MSX Version===
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===MSX version===
{{scanbox
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{{Scanbox
 
| console=MSX
 
| console=MSX
| region=EU
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| region=UK
 
| cover=Scramblespirits MSX EU Box.jpg
 
| cover=Scramblespirits MSX EU Box.jpg
 
}}
 
}}
  
===ZX Spectrum Version===
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===ZX Spectrum version===
{{ratings
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{{ratings|Spectrum}}
| icon=Spectrum
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{{Scanbox
| gamesmachineuk=70
 
| gamesmachineuk_source={{num|29|page=40}}
 
}}
 
{{scanbox
 
 
| console=ZX Spectrum
 
| console=ZX Spectrum
| region=EU (Cassette)
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| region=UK (cassette)
}}{{scanbox
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| cover=ScrambleSpirits Spectrum UK Box.jpg
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| cassette=ScrambleSpirits Spectrum UK Cassette.jpg
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}}{{Scanbox
 
| console=ZX Spectrum
 
| console=ZX Spectrum
| region=EU (Disk)
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| region=UK (disk)
 
| disk=Scramblespirits Spectrum EU Disk.jpg
 
| disk=Scramblespirits Spectrum EU Disk.jpg
}}{{scanbox
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}}{{Scanbox
 
| console=ZX Spectrum
 
| console=ZX Spectrum
| region=EU (Cassette) (Unique)
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| region=UK (cassette) (Unique)
 
| cover=ScrambleSpirits Spectrum EU Box Cassette Unique.jpg
 
| cover=ScrambleSpirits Spectrum EU Box Cassette Unique.jpg
}}{{scanbox
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}}{{Scanbox
 
| console=ZX Spectrum
 
| console=ZX Spectrum
| region=ES<br>(Cassette) (MCM)
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| region=ES (cassette)
 
| cover=Scramblespirits Spectrum EU MCM Box.jpg
 
| cover=Scramblespirits Spectrum EU MCM Box.jpg
 
}}
 
}}
  
[[Category:System 24 games]]
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==Technical information==
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===ROM dump status===
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{{romtable|
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{{rom|SMS|sha1=430154DC7AC1BB580C7663019CA476E5333E0508|md5=82B9EE0920C3C46798ECD659BE0A5D9A|crc32=9A8B28EC|size=256kB|date= |source=Cartridge (EU)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
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}}
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==References==
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<references/>
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{{ScrambleSpiritsOmni}}

Latest revision as of 21:23, 8 November 2024

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  • System 24
  • Master System
  • Amiga
  • Amstrad CPC
  • Atari ST
  • Commodore 64
  • MSX
  • ZX Spectrum

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Scramble Spirits
System(s): Sega System 24, Sega Master System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum
Publisher:
Arcade (System 24)
Sega Master System
Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
Commodore 64
MSX
ZX Spectrum
Grandslam (UK)
ZX Spectrum
MCM Software (ES)
Developer:
Distributor:
Sega Master System
Tec Toy (BR)
Peripherals supported:
Sega Master System
FM Sound Unit
Genre: Arcade[1]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (System 24)
JP
¥? ?
Arcade (System 24)
US
$? ?






























Sega Master System
EU
7031
Sega Master System
FR
250F250[4] 7031
Sega Master System
PT
Sega Master System
UK
£24.9524.95[3] 7031
Sega Master System
AU
Sega Master System
BR
Amiga
UK
£24.9924.99[5]
Amiga
UK
(Unique)
Atari ST
UK
£19.9919.99[5][6]
Atari ST
UK
(Unique)
Amstrad CPC
ES
(Cassette)
Amstrad CPC
UK
(Cassette)
£9.999.99[6]
Amstrad CPC
UK
(Disk)
£14.9914.99[6]
Commodore 64
UK
(Disk)
£14.9914.99[6]
Commodore 64
UK
(Cassette)
£9.999.99[6]
ZX Spectrum
ES
(Cassette)
LYLS 062
ZX Spectrum
UK
(Cassette)
£9.999.99[5][7]
ZX Spectrum
UK
(Disk)
£14.9914.99[7][6]
ZX Spectrum
UK
(Unique)
MSX
UK

Scramble Spirits (スクランブルスピリッツ) is a 1988 shoot-'em-up developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Though it never reached the success of shooters from Konami or Compile, having been developed for Sega System 24 hardware meant that at the time, the graphics were far more detailed than its rivals.

Scramble Spirits was ported to the Sega Master System a year after the arcade release. It was also brought to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, and ZX Spectrum by Grandslam. All of these ports lack the sprite scaling, and the screen resolution is far smaller than the original arcade version. There was no North American Master System release, but one was seemingly planned for December 1989[8].

Gameplay

System 24 version

The game is a vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up where the player pilots a plane that can both fire ahead and launch bombs to attack ground units, similar to Xevious.

Missions

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Mission 1
Intercept the enemy's surprise party.

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Mission 2
Destroy the enemy's advance base.

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Mission 3
Destroy the enemy's secret base.

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Mission 4
Sever the enemy's supply route.

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Mission 5
Attack the enemy's main force units.

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Mission 6
Destroy the enemy's ultimate defense line.

Master System version

The game is a vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up. It can be played by one or two players simultaneously (with player one piloting an orange fighter and player two piloting a blue fighter). Players control air fighters and fight both air and ground enemies.

The fighter is moved in any direction using the D-Pad. It shoots with 1, which simultaneously fires dual air-to-air cannons and and drops air-to-ground bombs. The fighter can acquire two mini fighters, which are smaller fighter planes that fly in formation with the main fighter and contribute support fire. These fighters can be positioned high to hit aerial targets or low to hit ground targets, and the player can change the height of the mini fighters with 2. The mini fighters can be destroyed by enemies. The mini fighters can perform a surprise attack with 1+2, which causes them to shoot forward and explode, destroying targets in a large area. They return back to the formation after the surprise attack, with smoke emitting from their wings. The mini fighters recover eventually, but they are lost if the player sends them on another surprise attack while smoke is still coming from their wings.

The fighter is destroyed if it touches an enemy or if it is hit by enemy fire. It respawns in place if the player has extra lives left. The player is given an extra life for every 500,000 points earned. If the player runs out of lives, the game ends, but it can be continued (with the score reset) an unlimited number of times between rounds 1 and 4. It cannot be continued after that, except in two-player games, which can always be continued as long as the other player is still in the game.

Items

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Transport Helicopter
Destroy to release a Mini Support Fighter.
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Mini Support Fighter
Touch with the fighter to add a mini fighter to the formation (up to a maximum of 2). The player is awarded 10,000 points the first time a formation of two mini fighters is made, 20,000 for the second time, and 40,000 for every subsequent time.

Rounds

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Round 1
Map: 1️⃣ 

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Round 2
Map: 1️⃣ 

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Round 3
Map: 1️⃣ 

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Round 4
Map: 1️⃣ 

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Round 5
Map: 1️⃣ 

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Round 6
Map: 1️⃣ 

Bonus stages

Rounds 1, 3, and 5 have a bonus stage in the middle where the fighters fly closer to the ground (with a zoomed-in perspective) to take out enemy ground targets. Players can earn bonus points for destroying as many targets as possible: 1,000 points are given for every percentage point destroyed, and an additional 100,000 points are awarded for destroying 100% of targets. The fighters cannot be destroyed during these bonus stages, but getting hit freezes them momentarily.

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Round 1
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Round 3
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Round 5
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Production credits

Main article: Scramble Spirits/Production credits.

Magazine articles

Main article: Scramble Spirits/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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System 24 US flyer
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ScrambleSpirits System24 JP Flyer.pdf

PDF
System 24 JP flyer
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Home computers UK print advert
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ES advert (1990)
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #100: "March 1990" (1990-02-16)
also published in:
  • ACE (UK) #30: "March 1990" (1990-02-01)[9]
  • ACE (UK) #31: "April 1990" (1990-03-xx)[10]
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #101: "April 1990" (1990-03-16)
also published in:
  • ACE (UK) #32: "May 1990" (1990-04-xx)[11]
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #102: "May 1990" (1990-04-16)
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Physical scans

System 24 version

System 24, US
System 24, JP
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Instuction card(s)

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK) PAL
85
[12]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
63
[13]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
49
[14]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
49
[15]
Console XS (UK) PAL
44
[16]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
49
[17]
The Games Machine (UK)
50
[18]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
60
[19]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
49
[20]
Player One (FR)
60
[4]
Power Play (DE)
28
[21]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
54
[22]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
25
[23]
Sega Pro (UK)
45
[24]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
44
[25]
Tilt (FR)
70
[26]
Sega Master System
51
Based on
16 reviews

Scramble Spirits

Master System, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Scramble Spirits SMS EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU (Sega®)
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Cover
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Cart
Master System, PT

Master System, AU

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Cart
Master System, AU (Not for rental sticker)
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Cover
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Cart
Master System, AU (OziSoft sticker)
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Cover
Master System, BR
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Cover

Amiga version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Amiga Joker (DE)
73
[27]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
37
[28]
CU Amiga (UK)
50
[29]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
53
[5]
The Games Machine (UK)
75
[6]
Power Play (DE)
36
[30]
Zzap!64 (UK)
59
[31]
Amiga
55
Based on
7 reviews

Scramble Spirits

Amiga, UK
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Cover
Amiga, UK (Unique)
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Cover

Amstrad CPC version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Joystick (FR)
75
[32]
Zzap! (IT)
35
[33]
Amstrad CPC
55
Based on
2 reviews

Scramble Spirits

Amstrad CPC, UK (cassette)

Amstrad CPC, UK (disk)
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Cover
Amstrad CPC, ES (cassette)

Amstrad CPC, ES (disk)

Atari ST version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
52
[5]
The Games Machine (UK)
75
[6]
Génération 4 (FR)
26
[34]
Joystick (FR)
85
[35]
Power Play (DE)
34
[30]
ST Action (UK)
61
[36]
Atari ST
56
Based on
6 reviews

Scramble Spirits

Atari ST, UK

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Disk 1
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Disk 2
Atari ST, UK (Unique)

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
42
[37]
Power Play (DE)
54
[38]
Zzap!64 (UK)
44
[31]
Zzap! (IT)
44
[33]
Commodore 64
46
Based on
4 reviews

Scramble Spirits

Commodore 64, UK (cassette)

Commodore 64, UK (disk)
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Cover
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Disk

MSX version

MSX, UK
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Cover

ZX Spectrum version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Crash (UK)
70
[39]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
57
[5]
The Games Machine (UK)
70
[6]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
40
[40]
Your Sinclair (UK)
75
[41]
ZX Spectrum
62
Based on
5 reviews

Scramble Spirits

ZX Spectrum, UK (cassette)
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Cover
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Cassette
ZX Spectrum, UK (disk)

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Disk
ZX Spectrum, UK (cassette) (Unique)
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Cover
ZX Spectrum, ES (cassette)
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 9a8b28ec
MD5 82b9ee0920c3c46798ecd659be0a5d9a
SHA-1 430154dc7ac1bb580c7663019ca476e5333e0508
256kB Cartridge (EU)

References

  1. File:ScrambleSpirits SMS EU cover.jpg
  2. Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 75
  3. Computer & Video Games, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-16), page 56
  4. 4.0 4.1 Player One, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 58
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Computer & Video Games, "April 1990" (UK; 1990-03-16), page 50
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 The Games Machine, "April 1990" (UK; 1990-03-15), page 40
  7. 7.0 7.1 Crash, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-22), page 42
  8. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1989" (US; 1989-xx-xx), page 59
  9. ACE, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-01), page 70
  10. ACE, "April 1990" (UK; 1990-03-xx), page 64
  11. ACE, "May 1990" (UK; 1990-04-xx), page 12
  12. ACE, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-xx), page 63
  13. Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1990" (DE; 1989-1x-xx), page 60
  14. Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 106
  15. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 61
  16. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 144
  17. Computer & Video Games, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-16), page 98
  18. The Games Machine, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-xx), page 51
  19. Micromanía (segunda época), "Abril 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 42
  20. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136
  21. Power Play, "2/90" (DE; 1990-01-25), page 62
  22. S: The Sega Magazine, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-01), page 10
  23. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 59
  24. Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 63
  25. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
  26. Tilt, "Février 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 70
  27. Amiga Joker, "April '90" (DE; 1990-03-30), page 17
  28. Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1990" (DE; 1990-03-30), page 57
  29. CU Amiga, "April 1990" (UK; 1990-03-26), page 48
  30. 30.0 30.1 Power Play, "5/90" (DE; 1990-04-12), page 40
  31. 31.0 31.1 Zzap!64, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-xx-xx), page 67
  32. Joystick, "Avril 1990" (FR; 1990-03-20), page 130
  33. 33.0 33.1 Zzap!, "Maggio 1990" (IT; 1990-xx-xx), page 24
  34. Génération 4, "Février 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 26
  35. Joystick, "Février 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 92
  36. ST Action, "April 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 66
  37. Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1990" (DE; 1990-04-30), page 70
  38. Power Play, "6/90" (DE; 1990-05-11), page 108
  39. Crash, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-22), page 41
  40. Micromanía (segunda época), "Mayo 1990" (ES; 1990-0x-xx), page 64
  41. Your Sinclair, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-18), page 12


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