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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (タズマニア) is a 1992 platform game developed by [[Recreational Brainware]] and released by [[Sega]] in 1992 for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. It is based on the cartoon series with the [[wikipedia:Taz-Mania|same name]], and stars Taz the Tazmanian Devil on the search for seabird eggs. It is unrelated to the [[Super Nintendo]] and [[Game Boy]] games with the same name, aside from the Taz-Mania license.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (タズマニア) is a 1992 platform game developed by [[Recreational Brainware]] and released by [[Sega]] in 1992 for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. It is based on the cartoon series with the [[wikipedia:Taz-Mania|same name]], and stars Taz the Tazmanian Devil on the search for seabird eggs. It is unrelated to the [[Super Nintendo]] and [[Game Boy]] games with the same name, aside from the Taz-Mania license.
  
 
''Taz-Mania'' was a fairly popular game, and received favorable reviews when it was released for being one of the first games to look like a Warner Bros. cartoon (previous attempts had been held back by hardware restraints). The game was followed by ''[[Taz in Escape from Mars]]''.
 
''Taz-Mania'' was a fairly popular game, and received favorable reviews when it was released for being one of the first games to look like a Warner Bros. cartoon (previous attempts had been held back by hardware restraints). The game was followed by ''[[Taz in Escape from Mars]]''.
  
 
Ironically, although the game was made by Sega of America and released in most countries in time for the Christmas season in 1992, it was first released in Europe in the summer of that year.
 
Ironically, although the game was made by Sega of America and released in most countries in time for the Christmas season in 1992, it was first released in Europe in the summer of that year.
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==Story==
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{{ScreenThumb|Taz-Mania, Introduction.png|width=200|Introduction}}
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One evening, Hugh Tazmanian Devil was telling a story to his three children (Taz, his sister Molly and his brother Jake):
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Once there were huge Giant Seabirds that laid giant eggs which could feed a family of Tazmanian devils for over a year. There are also legends that somewhere along the island of Tasmania, there is a Lost Valley where the Giant Seabirds still nest. Fascinated by the prospect of a potentially large omelette, Taz leaves in search of the Lost Valley.
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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{{ScreenThumb|Taz-Mania, Map.png|width=200|Map}}
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The game is a platformer where players control Taz as he searches for the giant egg. Taz moves with {{left}} and {{right}}. He is able spin into a tornado with {{B}} and jump with {{C}}. Spinning into a tornado allows Taz to defeat most enemies, gain extra jump distance, knock away items, and get past certain obstacles unharmed.
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Taz can also eat various objects by walking into them, including health recovering food items, extra lives, and continues. Other items, such as bombs and weed killer, can be thrown at enemies but damage Taz if he eats them. Pressing {{A}} when next to an item picks it up and {{B}} throws it. {{A}} is also used to operate switches when next to them.
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Taz has a health bar that goes down as he takes damage from enemies and hazards. He loses a life if he runs out of health. The game ends if Taz runs out of lives, but it can be continued from the beginning of the level as long as the player has continues remaining.
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===Items===
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Taz eats items by walking into them.
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Chili Peppers
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| sprite={{sprite | Taz-Mania, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Allows Taz to breathe fire with {{A}} to defeat stronger enemies.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Water Jug
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| sprite={{sprite | Taz-Mania, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=24 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Recovers health and awards points.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Roast Chicken
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| sprite={{sprite | Taz-Mania, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=48 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Recovers health and awards points.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Frozen Fish
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| sprite={{sprite | Taz-Mania, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=48 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=32}}
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| desc=Recovers health and awards points.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Fruit Plate
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| sprite={{sprite | Taz-Mania, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=48}}
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| desc=Recovers health and awards points.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Bomb
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| sprite={{sprite | Taz-Mania, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=48 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Bombs can be thrown at enemies to attack them but harm Taz if he eats them.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Star
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| sprite={{sprite | Taz-Mania, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=48}}
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| desc=Grants Taz temporary invincibility.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=No Weed
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| sprite={{sprite | Taz-Mania, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=48}}
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| desc=No Weed can be thrown at Weed-Ola in the Jungle to attack it but harms Taz if he eats it.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Photo 1
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| sprite={{sprite | Taz-Mania, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=80}}
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| desc=Gives the player an extra life.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Photo 3
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| sprite={{sprite | Taz-Mania, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=80}}
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| desc=Gives the player an extra continue.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Milestone
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| sprite={{sprite | Taz-Mania, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=64 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Checkpoint where Taz is revived after losing a life.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Signpost
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| sprite={{sprite | Taz-Mania, Items.png | 1.5 | crop_width=48 | crop_height=48 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=64}}
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| desc=Indicates the end of the level.
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}}
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}}
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===Levels===
 
===Levels===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=The Badlands
 
| title=The Badlands
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| screenshot=Taz-Mania, Stage 1-1.png
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| desc=
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| screenshot2=Taz-Mania, Stage 1-2.png
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| screenshot3=Taz-Mania, Stage 1-3.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=The boss is a truck driven by Bull Gator and Axl Gator.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=The Factory
 
| title=The Factory
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| screenshot=Taz-Mania, Stage 2-1.png
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| screenshot2=Taz-Mania, Stage 2-2.png
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| tabs=yes
 
| desc=
 
| desc=
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=Iceland
 
| title=Iceland
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| screenshot=Taz-Mania, Stage 3.png
 
| desc=
 
| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Jungle
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| screenshot=Taz-Mania, Stage 4-1.png
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| screenshot2=Taz-Mania, Stage 4-2.png
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| screenshot3=Taz-Mania, Stage 4-3.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=The boss is Francis X. Bushlad.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=The Mine
 
| title=The Mine
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| screenshot=Taz-Mania, Stage 5-1.png
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| screenshot2=Taz-Mania, Stage 5-2.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Jungle
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| screenshot=Taz-Mania, Stage 6-1.png
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| screenshot2=Taz-Mania, Stage 6-2.png
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| tabs=yes
 
| desc=
 
| desc=
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=The Taztec Ruins
 
| title=The Taztec Ruins
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| screenshot=Taz-Mania, Stage 7-1.png
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| screenshot2=Taz-Mania, Stage 7-2.png
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| screenshot3=Taz-Mania, Stage 7-3.png
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| tabs=yes
 
| desc=
 
| desc=
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
{{InfoRow
 
| title=The Giant Seabird Nest
 
| title=The Giant Seabird Nest
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| screenshot=Taz-Mania, Stage 8.png
 
| desc=
 
| desc=
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==History==
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===Development===
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{{quote|I was very excited about Taz. We knew that we had a lot to live up too with that license. We all worked in the same room, and the room was filled with Taz merchandise. Taz was so well defined that we didn’t have to guess how to make him fun, we just had to convey that in the limitations of the hardware. Taz has attitude, and is a brute. That means you can get away with a lot of character traits that don’t have to be so subtle. The toughest part of Taz was coming up with a way to have over two hundred frames of animation and still fit in a cart. This led to a layered sprite tool where we could use the same arm in several frames, the same head, etc etc, and just move them within the tool to get the animation. This saved a ton of space on the cart, and allowed for eight and twelve frame animations, giving the character a lot of fluidity. The other trick we did was to build different levels with the same artwork, and just use different palettes. You’ll notice the ice level and the sand level use the same tiles.|''[[David Foley]]''|ref={{intref|Interview: David Foley (2007-10-23) by Sega-16}}}}
  
 
==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
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{{creditstable|
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*'''Taz-Mania is Brought to You by:''' [[Sega|Sega of America, Inc.]] and [[Recreational Brainware]]
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*'''Taz-Mania is Brought to You by:''' [[Sega of America, Inc.]] and [[Recreational Brainware]]
 
*'''Concept and Production:''' [[Scott Berfield]]
 
*'''Concept and Production:''' [[Scott Berfield]]
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*'''Design and Programming - Recreational Brainware:''' [[Burt Sloane]], [[Jonathan Miller]], Dave Foley
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*'''Design and Programming - Recreational Brainware:''' [[Burt Sloane]], [[Jonathan Miller]], [[Dave Foley]]
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*'''Art:''' [[Alan J. Murphy|Alan Murphy]], [[Marilyn Churchill]]
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*'''Art:''' [[Alan Murphy]], [[Marilyn Churchill]]
 
*'''Music and Sound Effects - [[Nu Romantic Productions|Nu*Romantic Productions]]:''' [[Mark Steven Miller]], [[Jim Hedges]]
 
*'''Music and Sound Effects - [[Nu Romantic Productions|Nu*Romantic Productions]]:''' [[Mark Steven Miller]], [[Jim Hedges]]
 
*'''Testing:''' [[Stephen Patterson|Steve Patterson]], [[Doug Lanford]], [[Conan Tigard]], [[Vincent Nason|Vince Nason]], [[Jeffrey Kessler]], [[Vy Nong]], [[Javone Alonzo]], [[Casey Grimm]], [[Scott Rhode]]
 
*'''Testing:''' [[Stephen Patterson|Steve Patterson]], [[Doug Lanford]], [[Conan Tigard]], [[Vincent Nason|Vince Nason]], [[Jeffrey Kessler]], [[Vy Nong]], [[Javone Alonzo]], [[Casey Grimm]], [[Scott Rhode]]
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:'''©1992 [[Recreational Brainware]]'''
 
:'''©1992 [[Recreational Brainware]]'''
 
| source=In-game credits
 
| source=In-game credits
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==Physical scans==
 
==Physical scans==
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==Technical information==
 
==Technical information==
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===ROM dump status===
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==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:15, 16 November 2024

For the Sega Master System game, see Taz-Mania (Master System). For the Sega Game Gear game, see Taz-Mania (Game Gear).

n/a

Taz Mania Title.png

Taz-Mania
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Hent Gruppen (SE rental), Tec Toy (BR), Samsung (KR)
Licensor: Warner Bros.
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action[1][2][3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,8006,800 G-4089
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.9549.95[5][6] 1032
Sega Mega Drive
US ▼
(Sega Channel) 		SUBsub
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1032
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJ1032
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£39.9939.99[10][11] 1032
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
CA
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		043180
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM4085JG
Sega Mega Drive
AS

Taz-Mania (タズマニア) is a 1992 platform game developed by Recreational Brainware and released by Sega in 1992 for the Sega Mega Drive. It is based on the cartoon series with the same name, and stars Taz the Tazmanian Devil on the search for seabird eggs. It is unrelated to the Super Nintendo and Game Boy games with the same name, aside from the Taz-Mania license.

Taz-Mania was a fairly popular game, and received favorable reviews when it was released for being one of the first games to look like a Warner Bros. cartoon (previous attempts had been held back by hardware restraints). The game was followed by Taz in Escape from Mars.

Ironically, although the game was made by Sega of America and released in most countries in time for the Christmas season in 1992, it was first released in Europe in the summer of that year.

Story

Taz-Mania, Introduction.png

Introduction

One evening, Hugh Tazmanian Devil was telling a story to his three children (Taz, his sister Molly and his brother Jake):

Once there were huge Giant Seabirds that laid giant eggs which could feed a family of Tazmanian devils for over a year. There are also legends that somewhere along the island of Tasmania, there is a Lost Valley where the Giant Seabirds still nest. Fascinated by the prospect of a potentially large omelette, Taz leaves in search of the Lost Valley.

Gameplay

Taz-Mania, Map.png

Map

The game is a platformer where players control Taz as he searches for the giant egg. Taz moves with Left and Right. He is able spin into a tornado with B and jump with C. Spinning into a tornado allows Taz to defeat most enemies, gain extra jump distance, knock away items, and get past certain obstacles unharmed.

Taz can also eat various objects by walking into them, including health recovering food items, extra lives, and continues. Other items, such as bombs and weed killer, can be thrown at enemies but damage Taz if he eats them. Pressing A when next to an item picks it up and B throws it. A is also used to operate switches when next to them.

Taz has a health bar that goes down as he takes damage from enemies and hazards. He loses a life if he runs out of health. The game ends if Taz runs out of lives, but it can be continued from the beginning of the level as long as the player has continues remaining.

Items

Taz eats items by walking into them.

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 Chili Peppers
Allows Taz to breathe fire with A to defeat stronger enemies.
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 Water Jug
Recovers health and awards points.
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 Roast Chicken
Recovers health and awards points.
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 Frozen Fish
Recovers health and awards points.
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 Fruit Plate
Recovers health and awards points.
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 Bomb
Bombs can be thrown at enemies to attack them but harm Taz if he eats them.
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 Star
Grants Taz temporary invincibility.
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 No Weed
No Weed can be thrown at Weed-Ola in the Jungle to attack it but harms Taz if he eats it.
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 Photo 1
Gives the player an extra life.
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 Photo 3
Gives the player an extra continue.
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 Milestone
Checkpoint where Taz is revived after losing a life.
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 Signpost
Indicates the end of the level.

Levels

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The Badlands
The boss is a truck driven by Bull Gator and Axl Gator.

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The Factory

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Iceland

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The Jungle
The boss is Francis X. Bushlad.

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The Mine

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The Jungle

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The Taztec Ruins

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The Giant Seabird Nest

History

Development

“ I was very excited about Taz. We knew that we had a lot to live up too with that license. We all worked in the same room, and the room was filled with Taz merchandise. Taz was so well defined that we didn’t have to guess how to make him fun, we just had to convey that in the limitations of the hardware. Taz has attitude, and is a brute. That means you can get away with a lot of character traits that don’t have to be so subtle. The toughest part of Taz was coming up with a way to have over two hundred frames of animation and still fit in a cart. This led to a layered sprite tool where we could use the same arm in several frames, the same head, etc etc, and just move them within the tool to get the animation. This saved a ton of space on the cart, and allowed for eight and twelve frame animations, giving the character a lot of fluidity. The other trick we did was to build different levels with the same artwork, and just use different palettes. You’ll notice the ice level and the sand level use the same tiles. „

— David Foley[12]


Production credits

Thank You for Playing Taz-Mania!
©1992 Recreational Brainware
Source:
In-game credits
Taz-Mania MD credits.pdf
[13]


Magazine articles

Main article: Taz-Mania/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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FI advert (1992)
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Flyer (RU)
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #37: "August 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #4: "Agosto 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Force (SE) #1992-02: "2/92" (1992-11-19)
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Print advert in Sega Force (SE) #1992-02: "2/92" (1992-11-19)
also published in:
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Mega Drive print advert in Mega Force (ES) #8: "Diciembre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-01: "January 1993" (1992-12-08)
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Print advert in Pixel (GR) #96: "Fevrouários 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[16]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
85
[17]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
53
[18]
Consoles + (FR)
75
[19]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[20]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
93
[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[21]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
75
[22]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[23]
Game Mania (UK)
85
[24]
Game Power (IT)
90
[25]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
98
[26]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[27]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
92
[28]
Joypad (FR)
85
[29]
Joystick (FR)
90
[30]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
85
[31]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
85
[32]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
61
[33]
Mega (UK) PAL
80
[34]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
81
[35]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
78
[36]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
88
[37]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
78
[38]
Mean Machines (UK)
81
[39]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[40]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
81
[41]
Player One (FR)
85
[42]
Play Time (DE)
76
[43]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
89
[44]
Sega Pro (UK)
89
[45]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[46]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
93
[47]
Sega Force (SE)
85
[48]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
89
[49]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
96
[50]
Svet Igara (YU)
82
[51]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
55
[52]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
89
[53]
Supersonic (FR)
93
[54]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
82
[55]
User (GR) PAL
91
[56]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
70
[6]
Video Games (DE)
59
[57]
Zero (UK)
90
[58]
Sega Mega Drive
 80
Based on
45 reviews

Taz-Mania

Mega Drive, JP
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Cart
Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Taz-Mania MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US (Alt Cart)
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, US (KA rating)
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Cover
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, FR

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Manual
Mega Drive, PT
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
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EU Manual
Mega Drive, SE (rental; Hent; black)
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Cover
Mega Drive, AU
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Manual
Mega Drive, CA
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Cover
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, Asia

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Technical information

Main article: Taz-Mania/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ File:Taz Mania MD JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  3. ↑ File:TazMania MD KR Box.jpg
  4. ↑ GamePro, "June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 60
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 GamePro, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 41
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 39
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 7
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sega Power, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-04), page 10
  9. ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-07-27), page 14
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Computer & Video Games, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-15), page 38
  11. ↑ Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 32
  12. ↑ Interview: David Foley (2007-10-23) by Sega-16
  13. ↑ File:Taz-Mania MD credits.pdf
  14. ↑ Sega Force, "1/93" (SE; 1993-01-14), page 2
  15. ↑ Sega Force, "1/93" (SE; 1993-01-14), page 35
  16. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 236
  17. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 72
  18. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 31
  19. ↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 78
  20. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 218
  21. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 22
  22. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 105
  23. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-01-01" (JP; 1992-12-18), page 44
  24. ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  25. ↑ Game Power, "Settembre 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 40
  26. ↑ GamePro, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 40
  27. ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 84
  28. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 16
  29. ↑ Joypad, "Août/Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-07-1x), page 80
  30. ↑ Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 202
  31. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
  32. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  33. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59
  34. ↑ Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 79
  35. ↑ Mega Fun, "07/92" (DE; 1992-0x-xx), page 36
  36. ↑ Mega Play, "August 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 63
  37. ↑ MegaTech, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 24
  38. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 85
  39. ↑ Mean Machines, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-28), page 52
  40. ↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 109
  41. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
  42. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-09-10), page 62
  43. ↑ Play Time, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-02), page 109
  44. ↑ Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 28
  45. ↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 66
  46. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  47. ↑ Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 58
  48. ↑ Sega Force, "1/92" (SE; 1992-xx-xx), page 10
  49. ↑ Sega Force, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 80
  50. ↑ Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 30
  51. ↑ Svet Igara, "Jun 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 61
  52. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  53. ↑ Supergame, "Agosto 1992" (BR; 1992-08-xx), page 18
  54. ↑ Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 6
  55. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 195
  56. ↑ User, "Aprílios 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 49
  57. ↑ Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 88
  58. ↑ Zero, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 32


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Sega Mega Drive
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Looney Tunes games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Taz-Mania (1992) | Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure (1993) | Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers (1994) | Taz in Escape from Mars (1994) | Tiny Toon Adventures: ACME All-Stars (1994) | Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1995) | Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (1995) | Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales (1995) | Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble (1996) | Road Runner (unreleased)
Sega Game Gear
 Taz-Mania (1992) | Desert Speedtrap Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (1993) | Taz in Escape from Mars (1994) | Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1994) | Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales (1995) | Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble (1996)
Sega Master System
 Taz-Mania (1993) | Desert Speedtrap Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (1993) | Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1994) | Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales (1995) | Taz in Escape from Mars (1996)
Sega Saturn
 Space Jam (1996)
Sega Dreamcast
 Looney Tunes: Space Race (2000)
Unlicensed Looney Tunes games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Tiny Toon Adventures 3 (1996)
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