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'''''Growl''''', 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). | '''''Growl''''', 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). | ||
| + | ==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. | 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. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | ===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. | ||
==Magazine articles== | ==Magazine articles== | ||
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Taito | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer: I.T.L | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer(s) of original games: Taito | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Action | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Growl, 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).
Contents
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. 
punches, 
jumps. If an enemy drops a weapon, picks it up and uses it, and 
lets it go. If you don't have a weapon in your hand, performs a spinning kick, 
+ performs a spinning jump kick, and 
+ and 
+ performs a leaping kick in the appropriate direction.
History
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.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Growl/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in GamePro (US) #31: "February 1992" (199x-xx-xx)
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:Generation4 FR 040.pdf, page 138 Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 023.pdf_p114" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Supergame BR 12.pdf, page 17 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":File:Supergame BR 12.pdf_p17" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 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
- ↑ Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 89
- ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 90
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 89
- ↑ Power Play, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-12), page 136
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 83
- ↑ User, "Ioúlios 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 88
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