Difference between revisions of "Growl"

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Growl

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Taito (JP, FR)

Taito America (US) Samsung (KR)

Developer: I.T.L

Distributor: Samsung (KR)

Original system(s): Taito F2 System

Developer(s) of original games: Taito

Sound driver: SMPS Z80

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-11-15^[1]	¥6,8006,800	T-11153
US	1991		11076
US ▼ (Sega Channel)	199x	SUBsub
FR	199x		11076
KR	199x		GM4016JT

Non-Sega versions
Arcade

Growl, known in Japan as Runark (ルナーク), is a Sega Mega Drive beat-'em-up game developed by I.T.L. and published by Taito. A port of the publisher's titular 1990 arcade game Growl, it was first released in Japan in November 1991^[1], and was later brought to the United States in the following months. The American release would eventually be officially distributed in France with a French-language manual^[2], and Growl would even be published in South Korea by Samsung.

Story

Introduction

A worldwide craze to own exotic pets has led to many species being hunted to near-extinction by the poaching and smuggling ring calling itself the Rendow Animal Protection Organization (RAPO). The Protector of Animals' World Society (PAWS) has committed itself to ending this trade and defeating RAPO.

Gameplay

Character select

The game is a belt-scrolling beat-'em-up. The player begins the game by choosing from one of four different forest rangers, each with a different amount of health, attack strength, and jumping height. The character walks with and and moves in and out of the plane with and . He jumps with and attacks with . He can perform a variety of different attacks (punches, kicks, and finishing blows) depending on the position of an enemy. Without a weapon equipped, he performs a spinning kick with + or with or a leaping kick with + or +, though these special moves cost a small amount of health and cannot be performed if the player does not have enough health remaining.

The player can procure weapons by destroying barrels and wooden crates or disarming certain enemies. There are a total of eight weapons which can be obtained: three melee weapons (a pipe, a sword and a whip), two throwing weapons (knives and hand grenades), and three firearms (a revolver, an M-16 assault rifle, and a four-barreled rocket launcher). The barrels and crates can be picked up and thrown at enemies as well. When the assault rifle or rocket launcher runs out of ammunition, they are still wielded by the player as melee weapons. The revolver, on the other hand, is thrown by the player after all of its bullets are used. The player can drop the current weapon with . If a weapon lies on the ground after a certain period, it vanishes completely.

Some of the stages have animals that help out the player after they are rescued from a poacher, such as an eagle, a herd of deer, and an elephant.

The character has a limited amount of health, indicated in the status area at the bottom of the screen, which is lost by taking damage from enemies or using special moves. The player can pick up apples to restore some health. If the player runs out of health, the game ends, but it can be continued as long as there are continues remaining.

Characters

	Gen
	He has good health and attack and a high jump.
	Burn
	He has high health and a good jump but low attack strength.
	Khan
	He has high health and a high jump but low attack strength.
	Jack
	He has the highest attack strength and a good jump but the least health.

Battlefields

	Machanga

	The Unwelcome Passenger

	Bonus Stage
	Destroy the cages to set the birds free.
	Down on the Docks

	Cargo of Death

	Jungle Battle

	Daggers in the Dark

	The RAPO Base

Versions

Even though the arcade machine supported up to four players simultaneously, the Mega Drive version of Growl is a one-player only game. All sampled speech has been removed in the Sega conversion, and is substituted with captions at the bottom of the screen.

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English (US)	Growl	Growl
Japanese	ルナーク	Runark

Production credits

Princess Sana, F/A-18 Otaku, K Kobayashi
Yuji Takasu, H Ichisumi, Tomo, Funky Miyagi
K Asakura
Gota Goto
Bugtori-no Y, Mystery Hunter, Kanna, Steed Sasapi!, Celica Kunipi!, Kiyotaka Akaza, Izumi Katoh, F Hayashi
Kenichi Hiza

Source:

In-game credits^[3]

Magazine articles

Main article: Growl/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Growl/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

30

^[4]

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

NTSC-J

30

^[5]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

55

^[6]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[7]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

78

^[8]

Cool Gamer (RU)

50

^[9]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[10]

Games-X (UK)

70

^[11]

Génération 4 (FR)

70

^[12]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

40

^[13]

Joypad (FR)

62

^[14]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

70

^[15]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

59

^[16]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC

50

^[17]

Power Play (DE)

45

^[18]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

70

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

58

^[20]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

54

^[21]

Supergame (BR)

NTSC-J

84

^[22]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

NTSC-U

59

^[23]

User (GR)

NTSC-U

52

^[24]

	57
Based on 21 reviews

Growl

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, FR

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Growl/Technical information.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ http://www.guardiana.net/MDG-Database/Mega%20Drive/RunArk/#v290
↑ File:Runark MD credits.pdf
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 132
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 197
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1992" (DE; 1992-02-14), page 116
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 38
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 179
↑ Famitsu, "1991-11-15,22" (JP; 1991-11-01), page 39
↑ Games-X, "28th November-4th December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 30
↑ Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 138
↑ Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 89
↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 90
↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 114
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 89
↑ MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 50
↑ Power Play, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-12), page 136
↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 60
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Supergame, "Julho 1992" (BR; 1992-07-xx), page 17
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 83
↑ User, "Ioúlios 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 88

Growl
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Maps \| Hidden content \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Promotional material \| Region coding \| Technical information \| Bootlegs Prototypes: 1991-08-26

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200702232146.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmegadrive.2Fsoftware_l.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)

[http:.2F.2Fwww.guardiana.net.2FMDG-Database.2FMega.2520Drive.2FRunArk.2F.23v290-2] ttp://www.guardiana.net/MDG-Database/Mega%20Drive/RunArk/#v290

[:File:Runark_MD_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Runark MD credits.pdf

[4] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 132

[5] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 197

[:File:ASM_DE_1992-03.pdf_p116-6] Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1992" (DE; 1992-02-14), page 116

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-12.pdf_p38-7] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 38

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p133-8] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133

[9] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 179

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0153.pdf_p39-10] Famitsu, "1991-11-15,22" (JP; 1991-11-01), page 39

[:File:GamesX_UK_32.pdf_p30-11] Games-X, "28th November-4th December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 30

[:File:Generation4_FR_040.pdf_p138-12] Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 138

[13] Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 89

[:File:Joypad_FR_004.pdf_p90-14] Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 90

[:File:Joystick_FR_023.pdf_p114-15] Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 114

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-02.pdf_p89-16] Mega Drive Fan, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 89

[:File:MegaTech_UK_02.pdf_p50-17] MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 50

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1992-03.pdf_p136-18] Power Play, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-12), page 136

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p60-19] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 60

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p67-20] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-21] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Supergame_BR_12.pdf_p17-22] Supergame, "Julho 1992" (BR; 1992-07-xx), page 17

[23] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 83

[:File:User_GR_26.pdf_p88-24] User, "Ioúlios 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 88

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Difference between revisions of "Growl"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 22:53, 20 November 2024

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Characters

Battlefields

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Bob
 | bobscreen=Growl MDTitleScreen.png
-| publisher=[[Taito]]
+| bobscreen2=Runark MDTitleScreen.png
+| tab1=NTSC-U
+| tab2=NTSC-J
+| publisher={{company|[[Taito]]|region=JP, FR}}
+{{company|[[Taito America]]|region=US}}
+{{company|[[Samsung]]|region=KR}}
 | developer=[[I.T.L]]
+| distributor={{company|[[Samsung]]|region=KR}}
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-| sounddriver=
+| sounddriver=[[SMPS Z80]]
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+| genre=Action{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200702232146/https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html}}
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 | originalsystem=Taito F2 System
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+| md_date_jp=1991-11-15{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200702232146/https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html}}
+| md_rrp_jp=6,800
+| md_code_jp=T-11153
 | md_date_us=1991
-| md_date_jp=1991-11-15
 | md_code_us=11076
-| md_rrp_jp=6,800
+| md_date_us_sc=199x
-| md_code_jp=T-11153
+| md_rrp_us_sc=sub
-| md_date_kr=?
+| md_rating_us_sc=
+| md_date_kr=199x
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+| md_date_fr=199x
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+| otherformats={{NonSega|Arcade}}
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-{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Runark''''' (ルナーク) in Japan, is an arcade beat-em-up by [[Taito]] developed in 1990 and released in 1991. The game was ported to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1991 and released only in the US and Japan (though the arcade version was also released in Europe).
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known in Japan as '''''Runark''''' (ルナーク), is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] beat-'em-up game developed by [[I.T.L.]] and published by [[Taito]]. A port of the publisher's titular 1990 arcade game ''[[wikipedia:Growl (video game)|Growl]]'', it was first released in Japan in November 1991{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200702232146/https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html}}, and was later brought to the United States in the following months. The American release would eventually be officially distributed in France with a French-language manual{{ref|http://www.guardiana.net/MDG-Database/Mega%20Drive/RunArk/#v290}}, and ''Growl'' would even be published in South Korea by [[Samsung]].
+==Story==
+{{ScreenThumb|Growl, Introduction.png|width=200|Introduction}}
+A worldwide craze to own exotic pets has led to many species being hunted to near-extinction by the poaching and smuggling ring calling itself the Rendow Animal Protection Organization (RAPO). The Protector of Animals' World Society (PAWS) has committed itself to ending this trade and defeating RAPO.
 ==Gameplay==
-You play as one of four early-20th-century rangers trying to stop a group of poachers from making many species of wild animals extinct. {{A}} punches, {{B}} jumps. If an enemy drops a weapon, {{A}} picks it up and uses it, and {{C}} lets it go. If you don't have a weapon in your hand, {{C}} performs a spinning kick, {{Up}}+{{C}} performs a spinning jump kick, and {{Left}}+{{C}} and {{Right}}+{{C}} performs a leaping kick in the appropriate direction.
+{{ScreenThumb|Growl, Character Select.png|width=200|Character select}}
+The game is a belt-scrolling beat-'em-up. The player begins the game by choosing from one of four different forest rangers, each with a different amount of health, attack strength, and jumping height. The character walks with {{left}} and {{right}} and moves in and out of the plane with {{up}} and {{down}}. He jumps with {{B}} and attacks with {{A}}. He can perform a variety of different attacks (punches, kicks, and finishing blows) depending on the position of an enemy. Without a weapon equipped, he performs a spinning kick with {{A}}+{{B}} or with {{C}} or a leaping kick with {{left}}+{{C}} or {{right}}+{{C}}, though these special moves cost a small amount of health and cannot be performed if the player does not have enough health remaining.
+The player can procure weapons by destroying barrels and wooden crates or disarming certain enemies. There are a total of eight weapons which can be obtained: three melee weapons (a pipe, a sword and a whip), two throwing weapons (knives and hand grenades), and three firearms (a revolver, an M-16 assault rifle, and a four-barreled rocket launcher). The barrels and crates can be picked up and thrown at enemies as well. When the assault rifle or rocket launcher runs out of ammunition, they are still wielded by the player as melee weapons. The revolver, on the other hand, is thrown by the player after all of its bullets are used. The player can drop the current weapon with {{C}}. If a weapon lies on the ground after a certain period, it vanishes completely.
+Some of the stages have animals that help out the player after they are rescued from a poacher, such as an eagle, a herd of deer, and an elephant.
+The character has a limited amount of health, indicated in the status area at the bottom of the screen, which is lost by taking damage from enemies or using special moves. The player can pick up apples to restore some health. If the player runs out of health, the game ends, but it can be continued as long as there are continues remaining.
+===Characters===
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Gen
+| sprite={{sprite | Growl, Characters.png | 1.5 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=56 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=He has good health and attack and a high jump.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Burn
+| sprite={{sprite | Growl, Characters.png | 1.5 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=56 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=He has high health and a good jump but low attack strength.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Khan
+| sprite={{sprite | Growl, Characters.png | 1.5 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=56 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=He has high health and a high jump but low attack strength.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Jack
+| sprite={{sprite | Growl, Characters.png | 1.5 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=56 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=He has the highest attack strength and a good jump but the least health.
+}}
+}}
 ===Battlefields===
-{{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Machanga
-| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Growl, Stage 1-1.png
+| screenshot2=Growl, Stage 1-2.png
+| screenshot3=Growl, Stage 1-3.png
+| screenshot4=Growl, Stage 1-4.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=The Unwelcome Passenger
-| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Growl, Stage 2.png
 | desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Bonus Stage
+| screenshot=Growl, Bonus Stage.png
+| desc=Destroy the cages to set the birds free.
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Down on the Docks
-| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Growl, Stage 3-1.png
+| screenshot2=Growl, Stage 3-2.png
+| screenshot3=Growl, Stage 3-3.png
+| screenshot4=Growl, Stage 3-4.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Cargo of Death
-| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Growl, Stage 4-1.png
+| screenshot2=Growl, Stage 4-2.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Jungle Battle
-| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Growl, Stage 5-1.png
+| screenshot2=Growl, Stage 5-2.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Daggers in the Dark
-| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Growl, Stage 6-1.png
+| screenshot2=Growl, Stage 6-2.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=The RAPO Base
-| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Growl, Stage 7-1.png
+| screenshot2=Growl, Stage 7-2.png
+| screenshot3=Growl, Stage 7-3.png
+| screenshot4=Growl, Stage 7-4.png
+| screenshot5=Growl, Stage 7-5.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
@@ Line 73: / Line 144: @@
 |jp_trans=Runark
 |jp_rom=
+}}
+==Production credits==
+{{creditstable|
+*Princess Sana, F/A-18 Otaku, K Kobayashi
+*Yuji Takasu, H Ichisumi, Tomo, Funky Miyagi
+*K Asakura
+*Gota Goto
+*Bugtori-no Y, Mystery Hunter, Kanna, Steed Sasapi!, Celica Kunipi!, Kiyotaka Akaza, Izumi Katoh, F Hayashi
+*Kenichi Hiza
+| source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Runark MD credits.pdf
+| console=MD
 }}
@@ Line 82: / Line 166: @@
 ==Physical scans==
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|MD}}
-| icon=MD
-| bemega=55
-| bemega_source={{num|1991-12|page=36|pdf=BeepMD_JP_1991-12.pdf|pdfpage=38}}
-| bemega_r=54
-| bemega_r_source={{num||page=85|pdf=SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf|pdfpage=87}}
-| gamesx=70
-| gamesx_source={{num|32}}
-| gen4=70
-| gen4_source={{num|40|page=138|pdf=Generation4 FR 040.pdf|pdfpage=138}}
-| hippons=40
-| hippons_source={{num|1991-12|page=89|pdf=}}
-| joypad=62
-| joypad_source={{num|4}}
-| joystick=70
-| joystick_source={{num|23|page=114|pdf=Joystick FR 023.pdf}}
-| megatech=50
-| megatech_source={{num|2|page=50/51|pdf=MegaTech UK 02.pdf|pdfpage=50}}
-| segapro=70
-| segapro_source={{num|3|page=60/61|pdf=SegaPro UK 03.pdf|pdfpage=60}}
-| segapro_1=58
-| segapro_source_1={{num|18|page=67}}
-| supergame=84
-| supergame_source={{num|12|page=17|pdf=Supergame BR 12.pdf}}
-}}
 {{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=JP
+| cover=Growl MD JP Box.jpg
+| cart=Runark MD JP Cart.jpg
+| carttop=RUNARK MD JP CartTop.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
 | region=US
@@ Line 115: / Line 181: @@
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
-| region=JP
+| region=FR
-| cover=Growl MD JP Box.jpg
+| cover=
-| cart=Runark MD JP Cart.jpg
+| cart=
-| carttop=RUNARK MD JP CartTop.jpg
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
@@ Line 125: / Line 190: @@
 | cart=Runark MD KR Cart.jpg
 | cartback=Runark MD KR Cart Back.jpg
-}}{{Scanbox
-| console=Mega Drive
-| region=SE (Rental)
-| cover=
-| cart=
 }}
 ==Technical information==
-===ROM dump status===
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
-{{romtable|
-{{rom|MD|sha1=63a08057fe9fd489590f39c5c06709266f625ab0|md5=3152ebc067925b0ca35d20290de0985a|crc32=f60ef143|size=512kB|date=1991-11|source=Cartridge (US)|comments=|quality=good|prototype=}}
-{{rom|MD|sha1=25a0322db3b82e3da6f1dab550b3e52f21be6b58|md5=5a41a9e23515f2a6097fcb279e345ba8|crc32=0894d8fb|size=512kB|date=1991-11|source=Cartridge (JP/KR)|comments=|quality=good|prototype=}}
-}}
 ==References==