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Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad

System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Ocean Software
Developer: Neon Software
Planned release date(s): 1995-04^[1], 1995-05^[2]
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Status of prototype(s): Source code leaked, later compiled by fans

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Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad, also known as Mr. Nutz 2, is a "sequel" to Mr. Nutz, developed by Neon Software and published by Ocean Software for the Commodore Amiga in 1994. It was due to be ported to the Sega Mega Drive, however this port was cancelled for unknown reasons. Had it been released, it would have arrived in Europe around April of 1995. Like its predecessor, no North American or Japanese Mega Drive versions were planned.

Gameplay

History

Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad was developed by an entirely different team than Mr. Nutz, though the two projects worked in parallel. This gives the two games a radically different look and feel to each other - Hoppin' Mad is a much faster game inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario World, while the "regular" Mr. Nutz is a slower-paced adventure built with younger children in mind. Hoppin' Mad was not strictly a sequel though Ocean planned to market it as such.

The Mega Drive version of Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad was reportedly finished, though was scrapped shortly afterwards. This likely because, by developing two games in parallel, both were due to be completed by early 1995, and two Mr. Nutz games for the system being released around the same period may have caused confusion. Hoppin' Mad did, however, make it to the press for review. Mean Machines Sega suggested it would be sold for £44.95 in the UK^[1].

Uncompiled source code of the game was leaked onto the internet in 2009. This was later compiled in 2012 to create a mostly finished prototype of the game.

Magazine articles

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[3]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

50

^[4]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

78

^[5]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

PAL

60

^[6]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

58

^[7]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

62

^[8]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

84

^[1]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

64

^[9]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

65

^[10]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

80

^[11]

Todo Sega (ES)

70

^[12]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

78

^[13]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

48

^[14]

	66
Based on 13 reviews

Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad

Main article: Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad/Magazine articles.

Artwork

European prototype cover

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	237fb077
MD5	b74864b53a7df70ef353171d6cd55c7f
SHA-1	b6277f7488244d03b1882910ef25b1db4e8d0ba3

1MB

Compiled source code

Best version; works on hardware

(685 kB) (info)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Mean Machines Sega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-28), page 74
↑ File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf, page 35
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 200
↑ GamesMaster, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-16), page 50
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 79
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 89
↑ MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 52
↑ Mega Fun, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-24), page 77
↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1995" (DE; 1995-05-17), page 28
↑ Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 52
↑ Sonic the Comic, "9th June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-27), page 12
↑ Todo Sega, "Julio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 52
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 123
↑ Video Games, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-27), page 106

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[:File:MeanMachinesSega31UK.pdf_p74-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Mean Machines Sega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-28), page 74

[:File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf_p35-2] File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf, page 35

[3] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 200

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_029.pdf_p50-4] GamesMaster, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-16), page 50

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_12.pdf_p79-5] Games World: The Magazine, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 79

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_047.pdf_p89-6] Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 89

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-05.pdf_p52-7] MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 52

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-06.pdf_p77-8] Mega Fun, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-24), page 77

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_19.pdf_p28-9] Sega Magazin, "Juni 1995" (DE; 1995-05-17), page 28

[:File:SegaPower_UK_66.pdf_p52-10] Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 52

[11] Sonic the Comic, "9th June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-27), page 12

[:File:TodoSega_ES_28.pdf_p52-12] Todo Sega, "Julio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 52

[13] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 123

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-10.pdf_p106-14] Video Games, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-27), page 106

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+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', also known as '''''Mr. Nutz 2''''', is a "sequel" to ''[[Mr. Nutz]]'', developed by [[Neon Software]] and published by [[Ocean Software]] for the Commodore Amiga in 1994. It was due to be ported to the [[Sega Mega Drive]], however this port was cancelled for unknown reasons. Had it been released, it would have arrived in Europe around April of 1995. Like its predecessor, no North American or Japanese Mega Drive versions were planned.
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