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{{sub-stub}}''The Wall'' is a 1993 Same Game clone for home computers by Japanese developer [[Zoo Corporation]], later published by [[Spectrum HoloByte]] as '''''BreakThru!''''' (ブレイクスルー). It was brought to the [[Sega Saturn]] in 1995 and released exclusively in Japan.
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{{OtherPage|desc=the unreleased [[Game Gear]] version|page=BreakThru! (Game Gear prototype)}}{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ブレイクスルー) is a [[Sega Saturn]] puzzle game developed by [[Shoeisha]]. A port of [[Zoo Corporation]]'s 1990 [[wikipedia:Unix|Unix]] puzzle game ''The Wall'', it was published on CD in Japan by [[BMG Victor]] in 1995. [[Spectrum HoloByte]], the original version's publisher, had plans to bring ''{{PAGENAME}}'' to both the [[Genesis]] and [[Game Gear]] courtesy of developer [[Realtime Associates]] in 1994.{{magref|egm|65|275}} While both these cartridge versions would be cancelled before release, the Genesis version actually ended up being broadcast to American [[Sega Channel]] subscribers in late 1996.{{ref|1=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/MERwuwZK9YM|2=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERwuwZK9YM}}{{ref|1=https://www.reddit.com/r/SEGAGENESIS/comments/1cu7wu/cant_remember_games_name/?rdt=58081}}
  
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Advertising saw ''Tetris'' creator Alexey Pajitnov lend his name to the game, however Pajitnov was not involved in its development.
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Advertising saw ''Tetris'' creator Alexey Pajitnov lend his name to the game, despite not being involved in its actual development.
  
 
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[[Sega Mega Drive]] and [[Sega Game Gear]] versions were advertised in 1994 for the North American market, but did not materialise, likely for the same reasons ''[[WildSnake]]'' was cancelled. [[Nintendo]] versions advertised at the same time were released, however.
 
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In August 2021, a late prototype of the Game Gear version was dumped from loose EPROMs recovered by the Video Game History Foundation on behalf of an anonymous collector, and was released on the SMS Power! forums{{ref|https://archive.is/NMZgm|https://www.smspower.org/forums/18638-UnreleasedBreakThruForTheGameGear}}.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 17 November 2024

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BreakThru!
System(s): Sega Saturn, Mega Drive
Publisher:
Sega Saturn
BMG Victor
Sega Mega Drive
Sega of America
Developer:
Licensor: Spectrum HoloByte, Zoo Corporation
Original system(s): Unix
Developer(s) of original games: Zoo Corporation
Sound driver:
Sega Saturn
SCSP/CD-DA (1 track)
Peripherals supported:
Sega Saturn
Shuttle Mouse
Genre:
Sega Saturn
Puzzle[1][2]
Sega Mega Drive
Puzzle

















Number of players:
Sega Saturn
1-2
Sega Mega Drive
1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e[3] T-21501G
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Mega Drive
US ▼
(Sega Channel) 		SUBsub
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Non-Sega versions
For the unreleased Game Gear version, see BreakThru! (Game Gear prototype).

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BreakThru! (ブレイクスルー) is a Sega Saturn puzzle game developed by Shoeisha. A port of Zoo Corporation's 1990 Unix puzzle game The Wall, it was published on CD in Japan by BMG Victor in 1995. Spectrum HoloByte, the original version's publisher, had plans to bring BreakThru! to both the Genesis and Game Gear courtesy of developer Realtime Associates in 1994.[5] While both these cartridge versions would be cancelled before release, the Genesis version actually ended up being broadcast to American Sega Channel subscribers in late 1996.[4][6]

Advertising saw Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov lend his name to the game, despite not being involved in its actual development.

Magazine articles

Main article: BreakThru!/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Saturn version

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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-09: "September 1995" (1995-08-08)
Logo-pdf.svg

Mega Drive version

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Mega Drive/Game Gear print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[7]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
44
[8]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
58
[9]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
53
[10]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
53
[11]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
67
[12]
Sega Saturn
 55
Based on
6 reviews

BreakThru!

Saturn, JP
BreakThru Saturn JP Box Back.jpgBreakThru Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
BreakThru! (ブレイクスルー) Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
BreakThru Sat JP disc.jpg
Disc
BreakThru Sat JP manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

Main article: BreakThru!/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
17,409,504 1995-08-01 CD-ROM (JP) T-21501G V1.000
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 64d7a694
MD5 7001220efdf95c6e02f9ff43960436ac
SHA-1 571bd543320bc67c4103630c804705955bc5250a
128kB Loose EPROMs Page

References

  1. ↑ File:BreakThru Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee1.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-02-27 19:54)
  3. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 32
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERwuwZK9YM (Ghostarchive)
  5. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 275
  6. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/SEGAGENESIS/comments/1cu7wu/cant_remember_games_name/?rdt=58081
  7. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-09-22" (JP; 1995-09-08), page 1
  8. ↑ MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 38
  9. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 December" (JP; 1995-11-08), page 60
  10. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1995" (JP; 1995-09-08), page 174
  11. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16
  12. ↑ Video Games, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 71


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