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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an action game developed for the Game Boy by [[Motivetime]]. [[Codemasters]] acquired a license to port the game to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and [[Elite Systems]] were due to bring it to the [[Sega Game Gear]], but neither version materialised.
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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an unreleased [[Mega Drive]], [[Game Gear]], and [[Master System]] action game. A port of the 1992 [[Game Boy]] [[wikipedia:Dr. Franken|game of the same name]], it was scheduled to be released in late 1993{{magref|maniac|1993-11|12}}, with [[Codemasters]] publishing the Mega Drive version and [[Elite Systems]] publishing the Game Gear and Master System versions. Ultimately, no version of the game ever made it to [[Sega]]'s consoles.
  
A "demo" build of the Game Gear version has since been leaked online.
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A demonstration build of the Game Gear version has since been leaked online.
  
 
==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==
<gallery>
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
MeanMachinesSega18UK.pdf|page=12|Mention in ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]'' #18 (1994-04)
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</gallery>
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==Technical information==
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===ROM dump status===
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{{romtable|unreleased=yes|
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{{rom|GG|sha1=e64e08db40c9e2358535b143cf7a18bc7c315846|md5=8fdba752802f09cfa1583bf0192e3554|crc32=c9907dce|size=128KB|date=|source=EPROM cartridge|comments=|icon=|quality=|prototype=yes|protoname=}}
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==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 21:39, 14 August 2023

DrFranken GG TitleScreen.png

Dr. Franken
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System
Publisher:
Sega Mega Drive
Codemasters
Sega Game Gear
Sega Master System
Elite Systems
Developer:
Sega Game Gear
Sega Master System
Eden Entertainment Software[1]
Sega Game Gear
Rage Software
Developer(s) of original games: Motivetime
Planned release date(s): 1993-12[2]
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Status of prototype(s): Game Gear demo dumped

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Dr. Franken is an unreleased Mega Drive, Game Gear, and Master System action game. A port of the 1992 Game Boy game of the same name, it was scheduled to be released in late 1993[2], with Codemasters publishing the Mega Drive version and Elite Systems publishing the Game Gear and Master System versions. Ultimately, no version of the game ever made it to Sega's consoles.

A demonstration build of the Game Gear version has since been leaked online.

Magazine articles

Main article: Dr. Franken/Magazine articles.

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 c9907dce
MD5 8fdba752802f09cfa1583bf0192e3554
SHA-1 e64e08db40c9e2358535b143cf7a18bc7c315846
128kB EPROM cartridge

References