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Crüe Ball
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,8006,800 EM20005
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.9949.99[2] 707201
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E031SMX1
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		042500

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Crüe Ball (クルーボール), labelled Crüe Ball: Heavy Metal Pinball on the North American and European packaging, is a pinball video game developed by NuFX and published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive in 1992.

Gameplay

Left flips the left flipper, C flips the right flipper, and A+B+C tilts. The goal of each table is to activate a ramp on the table which will shoot the ball to a bonus round and then to the next table. In the bonus rounds, the player is in control of a portable flipper: the D-pad moves around, A, B, and C flip the flippers, and skeletons must be hit with three bonus balls.

History

Development

Crüe Ball was originally called Twisted Flipper, though changed its name after picking up an endorsement from Mötley Crüe. Despite the inclusion of Mötley Crüe records in the game, it was designed to sport a heavy metal look and feel from the beginning, with the level themes composed by EA's Brian Schmidt in-house. A prototype of Twisted Flipper has since been dumped.

Release

The game was seemingly set to be re-released in Europe in September 1996 as part of the EA Classics range[4], but it is not believed such a version made it to market.

Magazine articles

Main article: Crüe Ball/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #10: "Octobre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-12: "December 1992" (1992-11-07)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
55 [5]
61 [6]
74 №13, p100/101
78 [3]
70
80
100 [7]
60 №12, p70/71
40 №1993-01, p83
79 №13
72 №31, p147
63 №5, p91
70 №9, p34-36
74 [8]
90 №26, p94/95
72 №35, p26/27
78 №15, p36/37
72 №18, p64
65 [9]
Sega Mega Drive
 71
Based on
19 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[10]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
68
[11]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
[12]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
78
[3]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
70
[13]
Digitiser (UK)
80
[14]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[15]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
40
[16]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
65
[17]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[18]
GameFan (US)
65
[19]
Game Power (IT)
63
[20]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[21]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
60
[22]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[23]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
90
[24]
Joypad (FR)
79
[25]
Joystick (FR) PAL
72
[26]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
63
[27]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
64
[28]
Mega Force (FR)
75
[29]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
70
[30]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
78
[31]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
74
[32]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
71
[33]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
74
[34]
Player One (FR)
90
[35]
Play Time (DE)
79
[36]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
72
[37]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
78
[38]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
72
[39]
Sega Force (SE)
55
[40]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
65
[41]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
61
[42]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
45
[43]
Video Games (DE)
46
[44]
Sega Mega Drive
 67
Based on
36 reviews

Crüe Ball

Mega Drive, US
CrueBall MD US Box.jpg
Cover
CrueBall MD US cart.jpg
Cart
CrüeBall MD US Sticker.jpg
Sticker
Mega Drive, EU
CrueBall MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
CrueBall MD US cart.jpg
Cart
Crue Ball MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
CrueBall MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
CrueBall MD JP CartTop.jpg
CrueBall MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, BR
Crueball md br cover.jpg
Cover
CrueBall MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Crueball md br manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 4b195fc0
MD5 d062b85cbbd54f57de313d09e5c0bfec
SHA-1 f0c62f1beb4126d1d1d1b634d11fcd81f2723704
512kB 1992-08 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 514c53e2
MD5 3f88fd60605c273538fc47ebfc46559f
SHA-1 1ceb4370dacaa8e3ab4b8beb6ff008db269d0387
512kB 1992-10 Cartridge (JP)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 6dd47554
MD5 2e599a6016eb21b875507c480a716845
SHA-1 a6eac3e1b9df9d138fceeccbe34113015d3a676f
512kB Twisted Flipper

References

  1. ↑ Sega Visions, "November/December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 93
  2. ↑ GamePro, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 131
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Computer & Video Games, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-15), page 38
  4. ↑ GamesMaster, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 11
  5. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 29 (31)
  6. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85 (87)
  7. ↑ GamePro, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 144/145 (130)
  8. ↑ Mean Machines, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-27), page 96/97 (96)
  9. ↑ Sega Force, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 68/69 (68)
  10. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 52
  11. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1992" (DE; 1992-11-13), page 150
  12. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 31
  13. ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 113
  14. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-01-02)
  15. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 32
  16. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 302
  17. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 34
  18. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-01-01" (JP; 1992-12-18), page 44
  19. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 10
  20. ↑ Game Power, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 78
  21. ↑ GamePro, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 130
  22. ↑ Game Zone, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-24), page 70
  23. ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 83
  24. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 114
  25. ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-xx), page 60
  26. ↑ Joystick, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 147
  27. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  28. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59
  29. ↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 82
  30. ↑ MegaTech, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-20), page 34
  31. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 56
  32. ↑ Mean Machines, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-27), page 100
  33. ↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 109
  34. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
  35. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-12-10), page 94
  36. ↑ Play Time, "1/93" (DE; 1992-12-09), page 94
  37. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-03), page 26
  38. ↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 36
  39. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  40. ↑ Sega Force, "3/93" (SE; 1993-05-13), page 12
  41. ↑ Sega Force, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 68
  42. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  43. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 46
  44. ↑ Video Games, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-28), page 50
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