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'''''Swamp Thing''''' is an unreleased [[Sega Mega Drive]] game based on the [[wikipedia:Swamp Thing|DC comic book series of the same name]]. It was developed by [[Microsmiths]] and had it been released, the game would have been published by [[Nuvision Entertainment]].
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'''''Swamp Thing''''' is an unreleased [[Sega Mega Drive]] game based on the [[wikipedia:Swamp Thing|DC comic book series of the same name]]. It was developed by [[Microsmiths]] and had it been released, the game would have been published by [[Nuvision Entertainment]].{{intref|Interview: Charlie Heath (2008-08) by GDRI (Game Developer Research Institute)}}
  
A prototype of the game was dumped by SegaAge in November 2010.{{ref|1=http://segaage.com/auth/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=49&threadid=41542}} It depicts the game as a sidescroller where you play as Swamp Thing hitting enemies. You also have the ability to transform into nearby objects such as logs. Unfortunately there is only one music track used throughout the entire game, and due to the stiff controls the game is very difficult. The prototype is known to be an overdump (it should be 512kB but cartridge data is repeated after that, possibly with some alterations); consequently it is not yet included in some ROM cataloging datasets like the no-intro one and there is no indication SegaAge is willing to do a proper dump.
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A prototype of the game was dumped by SegaAge in November 2010.{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725151400/http://segaage.com/auth/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=49&threadid=41542}} It depicts the game as a sidescroller where you play as Swamp Thing hitting enemies. You also have the ability to transform into nearby objects such as logs. Unfortunately there is only one music track used throughout the entire game, and due to the stiff controls the game is very difficult. Due to an error with the dump, the game's data was duplicated eight times. Analysis of the overdump's data shows that the data duplicates do not have any differences, with all of them being identical. The SegaAge dump has not been properly dumped, but a culled version of the ROM is available next to the raw overdump. Because of the lack of a redump, the Swamp Thing prototype is not present in most ROM databases.
  
 
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==ROM dump status==
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==Production credits==
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{{rom|MD|sha1=bd020f2da03a11e982a4ebd809e101c357e96e30|quality=bad|source=Cartridge|comments=Overdump|prototype=yes|file=Swamp Thing (prototype).7z}}
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===ROM dump status===
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==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.segaage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=49&threadid=41542 Discussion thread at SegaAge]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150725151400/http://segaage.com/auth/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=49&threadid=41542 Discussion thread at SegaAge]
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Latest revision as of 01:08, 12 November 2024

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Swamp Thing
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Nuvision Entertainment
Developer: Microsmiths
Licensor: DC Comics
Planned release date(s): 1991-Q3
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Status of prototype(s): Prototype dumped (wrong size)
Sound driver: Nuvision sound driver

Swamp Thing is an unreleased Sega Mega Drive game based on the DC comic book series of the same name. It was developed by Microsmiths and had it been released, the game would have been published by Nuvision Entertainment.[1]

A prototype of the game was dumped by SegaAge in November 2010.[2] It depicts the game as a sidescroller where you play as Swamp Thing hitting enemies. You also have the ability to transform into nearby objects such as logs. Unfortunately there is only one music track used throughout the entire game, and due to the stiff controls the game is very difficult. Due to an error with the dump, the game's data was duplicated eight times. Analysis of the overdump's data shows that the data duplicates do not have any differences, with all of them being identical. The SegaAge dump has not been properly dumped, but a culled version of the ROM is available next to the raw overdump. Because of the lack of a redump, the Swamp Thing prototype is not present in most ROM databases.

Gallery

Production credits

Main article: Swamp Thing/Production credits.

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1 bd020f2da03a11e982a4ebd809e101c357e96e30
Cartridge Raw Overdump Download.svg (183 kB) (info)
Sega Mega Drive
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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
Cartridge Culled Download.svg (182 kB) (info)

External links

References


Swamp Thing

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Main page | Credits | Development


Sega Mega Drive
Prototypes: Prototype