Difference between revisions of "Monopoly"

From Sega Retro
Line 10: Line 10:
 
| genre=Table
 
| genre=Table
 
| releases={{releasesSMS
 
| releases={{releasesSMS
−
| sms_date_us=1988-09
+
| sms_date_us=1988-09{{magref|ce|7.07|08}}
 
| sms_code_us=5500
 
| sms_code_us=5500
 
| sms_date_eu=1988
 
| sms_date_eu=1988

Revision as of 15:31, 13 March 2020

For the Sega Mega Drive game, see Monopoly (Mega Drive).

n/a

Monopoly SMS title.png

Monopoly
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Licensor: Parker Brothers, Hasbro
Genre: Table

















Number of players: 1-10
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
US 		5500
Sega Master System
EU 		MK-5500-50

This teeny-tiny article needs some work. You can help us by expanding it.

Monopoly is a licensed game based upon the Monopoly board game, and was developed by Nexa and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. Up to 10 players can play in a single game, any of whom can be computer-controlled. The cartridge features a battery back-up RAM, so games can be saved and resumed later.

Another Monopoly game was released for the Mega Drive in 1992, published by Parker Brothers who also manufacture the board game.

History

Development

Monopoly was the first Master System game to be developed in the US in an attempt to capture the mood of the American public, who at this point were greatly favouring Nintendo's rival console, the NES, over Sega and their Master System. All previous games, despite sometimes being localised, were developed by Sega and other companies within Japan, although ironically the project originally started with Chinese developers at the helm.

Development on Monopoly took about six months - three months in Nexa were brought on-board to "save" the project after initial testing was not considered to be up to Sega's standards. It was also released at least twice in the US - initial print runs (identifiable by incorrect use of a capital "P") contained an Easter egg programmed by Kevin Seghetti, which Sega had Nexa remove shortly after launch.

Production credits

  • Project Leader: R. Anton Widjaja
  • Programmers: Steve Hanawa[3], Bill Chau, Jinda Pan, Kevin T. Seghetti, Scott L. Statton
  • Artists: Dan Guerra, Tim Dunn


Magazine articles

Main article: Monopoly/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
71 [4]
69 [5]
69 [6]
64 [7]
88 [8]
80 [9]
69 [10]
Sega Master System
 73
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK)
71
[4]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
69
[5]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
69
[6]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
69
[11]
Computer Action (DK)
75
[12]
Console XS (UK) PAL
79
[13]
The Games Machine (UK)
64
[7]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
69
[14]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
88
[8]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[9]
Sega Pro (UK)
69
[10]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
79
[15]
Tilt (FR)
55
[16]
Sega Master System
 72
Based on
13 reviews

Monopoly

Master System, US
Monopoly SMS US cover.jpg
Cover
Monopoly SMS US Cart.jpg
Cart
Monopoly sms us manual.pdf
Manual
SegaAdventure SMS US Poster Back.jpgSegaAdventure SMS US Poster Front.jpg
Poster
Master System, EU
Monopoly SMS EU cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, EU
"No Limits" variant
Monopoly SMS EU nolimits cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, SE

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 026d94a4
MD5 f2d360f60acd4ca1e50ab301e20de581
SHA-1 6bad7176011dd4bbd007498d167399daacde173d
128kB Cartridge (EU)
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 69538469
MD5 b887836983fccb5ec706630cf835939f
SHA-1 8dd7bb4f666f70f7f57687823d0068c9100af8e5
128kB Cartridge (US)

References

  1. ↑ Computer Entertainer, "October 1988" (US; 1988-10-15), page 08
  2. ↑ ACE, "January 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 76
  3. ↑ http://www.smstributes.co.uk/view_article.asp?articleid=49
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 ACE, "January 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 77
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 62
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 101
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Games Machine, "December 1988" (UK; 1988-11-17), page 51
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 S: The Sega Magazine, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-07), page 24
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 58
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 19
  11. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 58
  12. ↑ Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 36
  13. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 142
  14. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 135
  15. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71
  16. ↑ Tilt, "Mars 1989" (FR; 1989-0x-xx), page 76



Monopoly games for Sega systems/published by Sega
Sega Master System
 Monopoly (No results?)
SC-3000
 Monopoly (?)
Sega Mega Drive
 Monopoly (1992)
Arcade
 Monopoly The Medal (2005) | Monopoly The Medal: 2nd Edition (2008) | Monopoly The Medal American Dream (2023)
Retrieved from "https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=Monopoly&oldid=569346"