Difference between revisions of "Dark Seed"

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Revision as of 18:16, 20 June 2020

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Dark Seed
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Gaga Communications
Developer:
Original system(s): PC
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)
Peripherals supported: Shuttle Mouse
Genre: Adventure[1]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,800i
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5,800i
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[2]
T-18501G
Sega Rating: 18 and Up
Non-Sega versions
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Dark Seed (ダークシード) is a 1992 PC adventure game ported to the Sega Saturn. It was followed by Dark Seed II. It was once set for release on the Sega Mega-CD in time for September

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[3], later Christmas 1994

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[4], but this plan was canceled.

The Saturn version of the game fails to take advantage of the wider colour palettes and otherwise superior graphical hardware of the system, instead looking almost identical to its earlier counterpart.

Magazine articles

Main article: Dark Seed/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Mega-CD print advert in EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)
also published in:
  • Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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    [5]
  • GamePro (US) #66: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)
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    [6]
  • Game Players (US) #0802: "Vol. 8 No. 2 February 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-07: "July 1995" (1995-06-08)
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Physical scans

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Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
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[8]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
59
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[9]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
43
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[10]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
29
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[11]
Sega Saturn
48
Based on
4 reviews

Dark Seed

Saturn, JP
DarkSeed Saturn JP Box Back.jpgDarkSeed Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover

Unreleased versions

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Dark Seed
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Vic Tokai
Developer: Vic Tokai
Planned release date(s): 1994-12
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[12], 1995-03
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[13]
Sega Retro Average 
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60
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Sega Mega-CD
60
Based on
1 review
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Sega Mega-CD
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Dark Seed

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
40,235,664 1995-05-30 CD-ROM (JP) T-18501G V1.001

Track list

1. Data track  
2. CD Warning message (special) (00:08) 
Running time: 0:08

References