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Fantasy Zone Gear

Publisher: Sanritsu (Japan), Sega (US, Europe)

Developer: Sanritsu

Genre: Shooting^[1]^[2]^[3]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-07-19^[3]	¥3,9003,900	T-44017
JP (Meisaku)	1993-07-23	¥3,9003,900	G-3225
US	1992-04^[4]	$24.9524.95^[5]	2319
EU	1992		2319
UK	1992	£24.9924.99^[6]^[7]	2319
BR	199x		013480

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Fantasy Zone Gear: Opa Opa Jr. no Bouken (ファンタジーゾーンGear オパオパJr.の冒険), released outside of Japan as just Fantasy Zone is a Game Gear shoot 'em up game that is part of the Fantasy Zone series. Despite having the same name as the Master System game in western regions, Fantasy Zone Gear is in fact a completely different game which makes use of the Game Gear's extended color palette.

Gameplay

Levels

	Woods
	Unlike previous games, levels in Fantasy Zone Gear were given generic titles by Sega of America. They are all very similar, the only major difference each time being the choice of enemies. Wood's boss is a large, tree-like creature with a spring. It simply extends its nose to try and defeat Opa-Opa (the nose also doubling up as the weak point). After it attacks, it will spring up into the air and try and land on top of the player.
	Fire
	Fire's boss is an odd creature which moves in a circular motion, stopping every now and then to fire a missile in one of four directions. These missiles then explode into eight chunks which spread across the screen. Everything is a weak point. Thanks to the Game Gear's small resolution it's very easy to accidentally collide with this boss, so it's a good idea to upgrade in advance.
	Ice
	Ice's boss is simple in comparison to the previous boss battle. Parts of a face will slowly track Opa-Opa's position and you simply need to destroy the eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth. Then you'll be able to attack the head itself in a similar manner, provided, again, you've upgraded your speed.
	Water
	The only static boss in the whole game, Water's boss simply fires four green orbs in your general direction, which will slowly hunt you down until you destroy them. Alternatively it water will fall from the top of the screen which will need avoiding, though if you can keep at least one orb on screen this will never occur. Aim for the head.
	Cloud
	The extremely large boss of Cloud is a blimp-like creature which follows Opa-Opa around the room. It occasionally stops to fire forwards and launch several floating bombs which litter the screen. Like many bosses in this game, the difficulty comes from the cramped conditions you're forced to fight in. Unlike previous bosses, this one seems to take a lot longer to kill.
	Desert
	Desert's boss is a large totem-pole creature, in which sections of the boss fly hoizontally across the screen to try and hit Opa-Opa.
	Phantoms
	The final level, like all Fantasy Zone games, simply puts Opa-Opa against all of the bosses he's encountered so far, before having him face the end boss. As Fantasy Zone Gear drops the backgrounds when bosses are encountered, this level has no identity of its own. You never "see" where Opa-Opa actually is, only that he's got bosses to fight.

History

Sequels and re-releases

As with all Fantasy Zone games, Fantasy Zone Gear was re-released in 2008 as part of the Japanese PlayStation 2 compilation, Fantasy Zone Complete Collection.

Versions

Fantasy Zone Gear offers very little to the table, other than new stages and music (though many of the jingles are identical to that of the original Fantasy Zone). Due to size restraints, it is unable to show any kind of HUD in game, however Opa-Opa's equipment can be changed at any time by hitting the START button.

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Fantasy Zone	Fantasy Zone
English (US)	Fantasy Zone	Fantasy Zone
Japanese	ファンタジーゾーンGear オパオパJr.の冒険	Fantasy Zone Gear: Opa Opa Jr. no Bouken

Production credits

Main Planner: Masakazu Sato
Planner: May, Yama
Programmer: Dirty, Teiou
Main Graphic: Yama
Graphic: Masakazu Sato, Nao, Nobuo Matsushima
Sound: Yoko (Nasu) Wada
Special Thanks to: Sega

Magazine articles

Main article: Fantasy Zone Gear/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

94

^[16]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[17]

Consoles + (FR)

65

^[18]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

84

^[19]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

80

^[20]

FX (UK)

89

^[21]

Game Mania (UK)

82

^[9]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[5]

Games-X (UK)

NTSC-J

80

^[22]

Game Zone (UK)

NTSC-J

49

^[23]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

78

^[24]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[25]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

88

^[26]

Joypad (FR)

66

^[11]

Joystick (FR)

68

^[27]

Mega Force (FR)

60

^[28]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

84

^[29]

Player One (FR)

90

^[12]

Play Time (DE)

65

^[30]

Power Play (DE)

68

^[31]

Score (CZ)

69

^[32]

Sega Power (UK)

56

^[7]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

65

^[13]

Sega Pro (UK)

65

^[33]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

81

^[34]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

86

^[35]

Sega Force (UK)

66

^[6]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

72

^[36]

Super Juegos (ES)

65

^[37]

Supersonic (FR)

81

^[38]

	73
Based on 30 reviews

Fantasy Zone Gear

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, JP (Meisaku Collection)
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, FR (Blister pack)
Cover

Game Gear, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	d69097e8
MD5	4c6c42493b5af22540e6c2014d2c367a
SHA-1	5951d500d6f53b0537f045adb85d94068a838f32

128kB

Cartridge (JP/EU)

?

CRC32	fad007df
MD5	9c314c791ad0a98cda6bd7d39c0a2774
SHA-1	57563b00eeffe678b2eebeafa790015f3c164262

128kB

Cartridge (US)

References

Fantasy Zone Gear
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Hidden content \| Magazine articles \| Video coverage \| Reception No results

Fantasy Zone series of games
	Fantasy Zone (1986) \| Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (1988) \| Fantasy Zone (1998) \| Fantasy Zone II DX: The Tears of Opa-Opa (2008) \| Medal de Fantasy Zone (2012)
	Fantasy Zone (1986) \| Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (1987) \| Fantasy Zone: The Maze (1987) \| Galactic Protector (1988)
	Fantasy Zone (1988) \| Space Fantasy Zone (Unreleased)
	Fantasy Zone Gear (1991)
	Super Fantasy Zone (1992) \| Fantasy Zone (2022)
	Sega Ages Fantasy Zone (1997)
	Fantasy Zone: Boss no Gyakushuu (2001) \| Fantasy Zone P1 (2002) \| Fantasy Zone (2003)
	Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 3: Fantasy Zone (2003) \| Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (Fantasy Zone II DX: The Tears of Opa-Opa \| Fantasy Zone Neo Classic) (2008)
	Fantasy Zone (2009)
	3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros. (2014) \| 3D Fantasy Zone II W (2014)
	Sega Ages Fantasy Zone (2019)
Fantasy Zone related media
	Fantasy Zone Ultra Super Big Maximum Great Strong Complete Album (2008) \| Fantasy Zone (2022)
	Fantasy Zone Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (1987) \| Fantasy Zone Ura Manual (1987) \| Family Computer Game Hisshou Hou Series 43: Fantasy Zone (1987) \| Fantasy Zone Hisshou Kanpeki Hon (1987) \| Fantasy Zone: Isekai kara no Shinryakusha (1987) \| Fantasy Zone II Kanpeki Hon (1989) \| Fantasy Zone 2: Isei eno Tabidachi (1989) \| Love! Fantasy Zone 2019 (2019)
	Fantasy Zone (1987)

[:File:FantasyZone_GG_EU_backcover.jpg_p-1] File:FantasyZone GG EU backcover.jpg

[:File:FZoneGear_gg_jp_1991cover.jpg_p-2] File:FZoneGear gg jp 1991cover.jpg

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[:File:SegaVisions_US_08.pdf_p58-4] Sega Visions, "May/June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:GamePro_US_033.pdf_p76-5] 5.0 ^5.1 GamePro, "April 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:SegaForce_UK_05.pdf_p61-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Sega Force, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-16), page 61

[:File:SegaPower_UK_31.pdf_p36-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Sega Power, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-07), page 36

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p124_.28136.29-8] Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 136 (124)

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p70-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:GamePro_US_033.pdf_p76_.2874.29-10] GamePro, "April 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 74 (76)

[:File:Joypad_FR_001.pdf_p70-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 70

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_020.pdf_p110-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Player One, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-10), page 110

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p66-13] 13.0 ^13.1 Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:SegaPro_UK_09.pdf_p32_.2832.2F33.29-14] Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 32/33 (32)

[:File:Supersonic_FR_01.pdf_p24_.2828.2F29.29-15] Supersonic, "Mai/Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 28/29 (24)

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_012.pdf_p42-16] Ação Games, "Abril 1992" (BR; 1992-04-xx), page 42

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-07.pdf_p32-17] Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 32

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p124-18] Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 124

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p148-19] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 148

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p166-20] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 166

[fx1992-03-22-21] FX (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GamesX_UK_17.pdf_p40-22] Games-X, "15th-21st August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 40

[:File:GameZone_UK_02.pdf_p57-23] Game Zone, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-22), page 57

[:File:GameZone_UK_07.pdf_p74-24] Game Zone, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-22), page 74

[25] Hippon Super, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-04), page 89

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_008.pdf_p60-26] Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 60

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p157-27] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 157

[:File:MegaForce_FR_06.pdf_p73-28] Mega Force, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-05), page 73

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p143-29] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-06.pdf_p88-30] Play Time, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-06), page 88

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-11.pdf_p169-31] Power Play, "11/91" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 169

[:File:Score_CZ_02.pdf_p48-32] Score, "Únor 1994" (CZ; 1994-02-01), page 48

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p57-33] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 57

[:File:SegaPro_UK_09.pdf_p32-34] Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 32

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-35] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-36] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_001.pdf_p21-37] Super Juegos, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 21

[:File:Supersonic_FR_01.pdf_p24-38] Supersonic, "Mai/Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 24

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Fantasy Zone series of games
	Fantasy Zone (1986) \| Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (1988) \| Fantasy Zone (1998) \| Fantasy Zone II DX: The Tears of Opa-Opa (2008) \| Medal de Fantasy Zone (2012)
	Fantasy Zone (1986) \| Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (1987) \| Fantasy Zone: The Maze (1987) \| Galactic Protector (1988)
	Fantasy Zone (1988) \| Space Fantasy Zone (Unreleased)
	Fantasy Zone Gear (1991)
	Super Fantasy Zone (1992) \| Fantasy Zone (2022)
	Sega Ages Fantasy Zone (1997)
	Fantasy Zone: Boss no Gyakushuu (2001) \| Fantasy Zone P1 (2002) \| Fantasy Zone (2003)
	Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 3: Fantasy Zone (2003) \| Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (Fantasy Zone II DX: The Tears of Opa-Opa \| Fantasy Zone Neo Classic) (2008)
	Fantasy Zone (2009)
	3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros. (2014) \| 3D Fantasy Zone II W (2014)
	Sega Ages Fantasy Zone (2019)
Fantasy Zone related media
	Fantasy Zone Ultra Super Big Maximum Great Strong Complete Album (2008) \| Fantasy Zone (2022)
	Fantasy Zone Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (1987) \| Fantasy Zone Ura Manual (1987) \| Family Computer Game Hisshou Hou Series 43: Fantasy Zone (1987) \| Fantasy Zone Hisshou Kanpeki Hon (1987) \| Fantasy Zone: Isekai kara no Shinryakusha (1987) \| Fantasy Zone II Kanpeki Hon (1989) \| Fantasy Zone 2: Isei eno Tabidachi (1989) \| Love! Fantasy Zone 2019 (2019)
	Fantasy Zone (1987)

Difference between revisions of "Fantasy Zone Gear"

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Contents

Gameplay

Levels

History

Sequels and re-releases

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References