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Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: U.S. Gold

Developer: Alexandria

Supporting companies: Orca Games (audio)

Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT)

Licensor: ACOG

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1995-04^[1]	$59.9559.95^[2]	T-79156
US ▼ (Sega Channel)	199x	SUBsub
EU	1995-04^[3]		T-79156-50
EU ▼ (Sega Channel)	1996	SUBsub
PT	1995		MDJ79156
UK	1995-11-06^[4]		T-79156-50
AU	1995-05^[5]	$99.9599.95^[5]	FIZZ00SMC

Non-Sega versions
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Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings is a platform game developed by Alexandria and published by U.S. Gold for the SNES and Sega Mega Drive. It features Izzy, the mascot of the 1996 Summer Olympics, hosted in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Izzy has to collect the five olympic rings, which have been captured by various enemies across the world.

Production credits

Produced for U.S. Gold by: Brian Schorr
Produced for Alexandria by: Neil Balthaser
Alexandria Associate Producer: Matt Powers
Art Director: Phillip Trumbo
Game Play Designed by: Bill Anderson
Concept Design by: Paul O'Connor
Music and SFX by: Orca Games
Engineering: Matt Powers, Todd Johnson
Artists: Gerilyn Wilhelm, Kristine Trumbo, Phillip Trumbo, Rich Neves, Scott Rogers, Klee Miller, Athanassios Vakalis, Jeff Sturgeon, Anne Pickard, Jean Nelson
Morph Masters Quality Assurance: Brian Schorr, Tom Marx, Mike Schmitt, Frank Hom, Dan Wong, Wallace Lee
Special Thanks to: Craig Ewert, Russ Stireman, Julie Schorr, Film Roman, Robert Botch, US Gold Staff Worldwide

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in GamePro (US) #69: "April 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Artwork

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

30

^[6]

576 KByte (HU)

83

^[7]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[8]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

34

^[2]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[9]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

53

^[10]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

PAL

80

^[11]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

62

^[12]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

83

^[13]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

25

^[14]

Sega Magazin (DE)

71

^[15]

Svet Kompjutera (YU)

67

^[16]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

49

^[17]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[18]

	62
Based on 14 reviews

Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, PT
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU

Unreleased versions

Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings

System(s): Sega 32X, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: U.S. Gold
Planned release date(s): Q1 1995 1995-06^[1]

Sega Game Gear and Sega 32X versions were planned, but cancelled. In the US, the Game Gear version was set to be released around the same period as the Mega Drive port (in Q1 1995), with a price tag of $49.95 USD.

Technical information

Main article: Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings/Technical information.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 149
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 5 May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 58
↑ Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 35
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1995-11-06), page 17
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf, page 33
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 143
↑ 576 KByte, "Április 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 74
↑ GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Game Informer, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 20
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 78
↑ MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 71
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 98
↑ Next Generation, "May 1995" (US; 1995-04-18), page 101
↑ Sega Magazin, "Mai 1996" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 18
↑ Svet Kompjutera, "Septembar 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 79
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 92
↑ VideoGames, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 74

Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Maps \| Hidden content \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Region coding \| Technical information \| Bootlegs No results

Olympics-themed games by Sega or on Sega consoles
Official Games
Olympic Gold (1992) \| Winter Olympics (1994) \| Olympic Summer Games (1996) \| (not Sega; 1998) \| Sydney 2000 (2000) \| (not Sega; 2002, 2004, 2006) \| Beijing 2008 (2008) \| Vancouver 2010 (2010) \| London 2012 (2012) \| Tokyo 2020 (2019)
Mario & Sonic
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) \| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) \| Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011) \| Mario & Sonic - London 2012 Virtual Card Album (2012) \| Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) \| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) \| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016) \| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019) \| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (2020)
Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008) \| Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2010) \| Sonic at the Olympic Games (2020)
Other
Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings (1995) \| Olympic Soccer (1996)

[:File:GamePro_US_068.pdf_p149-1] 1.0 ^1.1 GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 149

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0805.pdf_p58-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 5 May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 58

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_16.pdf_p35-3] Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 35

[4] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1995-11-06), page 17

[:File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf_p33-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf, page 33

[6] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 143

[7] 576 KByte, "Április 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_32.pdf_p74-8] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 74

[:File:GamePro_US_069.pdf_p48-9] GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:GameInformer_US_024.pdf_p20-10] Game Informer, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 20

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_052.pdf_p78-11] Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-02.pdf_p71-12] MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 71

[:File:MegaForce_FR_43.pdf_p98-13] Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 98

[:File:NextGeneration_US_05.pdf_p101-14] Next Generation, "May 1995" (US; 1995-04-18), page 101

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_30.pdf_p18-15] Sega Magazin, "Mai 1996" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 18

[:File:SvetKompjutera_YU_144.pdf_p79-16] Svet Kompjutera, "Septembar 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 79

[17] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 92

[:File:VideoGames_US_79.pdf_p74-18] VideoGames, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 74

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Difference between revisions of "Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings"

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Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Unreleased versions

Technical information

References