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Heimdall

System(s): Sega Mega-CD

Publisher:

JVC Musical Industries (US)

Victor Entertainment (JP)

Developer: The 8th Day, Core Design

Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart

Genre: RPG^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1994-03-18^[2]	¥8,8008,800	T-60054
US	1994-04^[3]	$49.9549.95^[4]	T-60145

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Archimedes Atari ST IBM PC

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Heimdall (ハイムドール) is an RPG originally developed by The 8th Day and published by Core Design for the Amiga and Atari ST line of computers. It was ported to the Sega Mega-CD in 1994.

Gameplay

Heimdall is a part-action, part-turn-based RPG. The player traverses across a top-down isometric world, but fights enemies from a first person perspective. There are also a small handful of "sub games".

Versions

The Mega-CD version of Heimdall is very similar to the Amiga and Atari ST originals, however the introduction is now spoken rather than presented through text.

Heimdall was originally designed to rely on a mouse and keyboard combination, with all menus (and fight scenes) being designed around pointing and clicking. While this was not fundementally changed on the Mega-CD, the game curiously does not support the Sega Mouse, meaning all actions are performed through a standard control pad.

Production credits

Core Design Team

Design: The Eighth Day, Jerr O Carroll, Ged Keaveney
Graphics: Jerr O Carroll
Coding: Ged Keaveney
Testing: Darren Price
Producer: Jeremy Heath Smith
With Thanks to: Chris Long, Mark Avory, John Kirkland
Special Thanks: Crazy Office Boy, Takeshi Minagawa

Victor Team

Producer: Toshiyuki Nagai
Director: Takeshi Minagawa
Assistant Director: Kenji Ono
Manual and Packaging for Japanese Version: Rie Toshima

Source:

In-game credits^[5]

Magazine articles

Main article: Heimdall/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Heimdall/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[6]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[7]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[8]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

66

^[9]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[10]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

64

^[4]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[11]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

69

^[12]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

40

^[13]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

79

^[14]

Mega Force (FR)

NTSC-U

78

^[15]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

90

^[16]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

64

^[17]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

88

^[18]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[19]

	73
Based on 15 reviews

Heimdall

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual Reg Card

Technical information

Main article: Heimdall/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

254,397,024

CD-ROM (JP)

T-60054

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

231,921,312

CD-ROM (US)

T-60145

References

↑ File:Heimdall MCD JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 180
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 58
↑ File:Heimdall MCD credits.pdf
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1994" (JP; 1994-02-08), page 22
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1994" (US; 1994-04-21), page 114
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1994" (US; 1994-05-24), page 112
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1994-03-18), page 1
↑ GamePro, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 124
↑ Game Informer, "May/June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 23
↑ Hippon Super, "March 1994" (JP; 1994-02-03), page 60
↑ Mega, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-18), page 60
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 100
↑ MegaTech, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 32
↑ Sega Power, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-01), page 67
↑ Sega Pro, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-11), page 58
↑ VideoGames, "May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 59

Heimdall

Books: Heimdall: The Official Strategy Guide (1994)

[:File:Heimdall_MCD_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:Heimdall MCD JP Box Back.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20190610175627.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fmcd.2Fsoft_licensee.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)

[:File:EGM_US_058.pdf_p180-3] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 180

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0705.pdf_p58-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 58

[:File:Heimdall_MCD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Heimdall MCD credits.pdf

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-03.pdf_p22-6] Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1994" (JP; 1994-02-08), page 22

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_20.pdf_p114-7] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1994" (US; 1994-04-21), page 114

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_21.pdf_p112-8] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1994" (US; 1994-05-24), page 112

[:File:EGM_US_058.pdf_p38-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38

[10] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1994-03-18), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_059.pdf_p124-11] GamePro, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 124

[:File:GameInformer_US_016.pdf_p23-12] Game Informer, "May/June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 23

[13] Hippon Super, "March 1994" (JP; 1994-02-03), page 60

[:File:Mega_UK_24.pdf_p60-14] Mega, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-18), page 60

[:File:MegaForce_FR_32.pdf_p100-15] Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:MegaTech_UK_34.pdf_p32-16] MegaTech, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 32

[:File:SegaPower_UK_59.pdf_p67-17] Sega Power, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-01), page 67

[:File:SegaPro_UK_36.pdf_p58-18] Sega Pro, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-11), page 58

[:File:VideoGames_US_64.pdf_p59-19] VideoGames, "May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 59

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+==Gameplay==
+''Heimdall'' is a part-action, part-turn-based RPG. The player traverses across a top-down isometric world, but fights enemies from a first person perspective. There are also a small handful of "sub games".
+==Versions==
+The Mega-CD version of ''Heimdall'' is very similar to the Amiga and Atari ST originals, however the introduction is now spoken rather than presented through text.
+''Heimdall'' was originally designed to rely on a mouse and keyboard combination, with all menus (and fight scenes) being designed around pointing and clicking. While this was not fundementally changed on the Mega-CD, the game curiously does not support the [[Sega Mouse]], meaning all actions are performed through a standard control pad.
+==Production credits==
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+{{creditsheader|Core Design Team}}
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+*'''Graphics:''' Jerr O Carroll
+*'''Coding:''' Ged Keaveney
+*'''Testing:''' Darren Price
+*'''Producer:''' Jeremy Heath Smith
+*'''With Thanks to:''' Chris Long, Mark Avory, John Kirkland
+*'''Special Thanks:''' Crazy Office Boy, Takeshi Minagawa
+{{creditsheader|Victor Team}}
+*'''Producer:''' Toshiyuki Nagai
+*'''Director:''' Takeshi Minagawa
+*'''Assistant Director:''' Kenji Ono
+*'''Manual and Packaging for Japanese Version:''' Rie Toshima
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+==Technical information==
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+}}
+==References==
+<references/>
+{{HeimdallOmni}}

Difference between revisions of "Heimdall"

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Revision as of 16:08, 19 April 2023

Contents

Gameplay

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References