Difference between revisions of "Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)"
From Sega Retro
(→Levels: split into separate tables) |
|||
Line 164: | Line 164: | ||
===Levels=== | ===Levels=== | ||
+ | ====Grant==== | ||
{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320| | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=320| | ||
{{InfoRow | {{InfoRow | ||
Line 172: | Line 173: | ||
{{InfoRow | {{InfoRow | ||
| title=Power Station | | title=Power Station | ||
− | | screenshot=Jurassic Park MD, | + | | screenshot=Jurassic Park MD, Grant, Stage 2.png |
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
Line 182: | Line 183: | ||
{{InfoRow | {{InfoRow | ||
| title=Pumping Station | | title=Pumping Station | ||
− | | screenshot=Jurassic Park MD, | + | | screenshot=Jurassic Park MD, Grant, Stage 4.png |
| desc=Grant activates the buttons in this level by pressing {{up}} while standing in front of a panel. | | desc=Grant activates the buttons in this level by pressing {{up}} while standing in front of a panel. | ||
}} | }} | ||
Line 197: | Line 198: | ||
{{InfoRow | {{InfoRow | ||
| title=Visitors Center | | title=Visitors Center | ||
− | | screenshot=Jurassic Park MD, | + | | screenshot=Jurassic Park MD, Grant, Stage 7.png |
| screenshot2=Jurassic Park MD, Grant, Final Boss.png | | screenshot2=Jurassic Park MD, Grant, Final Boss.png | ||
− | |||
| tabs=yes | | tabs=yes | ||
− | | desc= | + | | desc=Grant kicks open the doors in this level by pressing {{up}} while standing in front of them. He uses the elevators by pressing {{up}} in front of their call buttons on the wall. He climbs staircases with {{upleft}} or {{upright}}. |
− | + | To defeat the Raptors at the end, Grant must fall in between them and throw grenades toward each side to cause the dinosaur bones to fall on them. | |
− | + | }} | |
− | To defeat the Raptors at the end, Grant must fall in between them and throw grenades toward each side to cause the dinosaur bones to fall on them. | + | }} |
+ | ====Raptor==== | ||
+ | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=320| | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Jungle | ||
+ | | screenshot=Jurassic Park MD, Raptor, Stage 1.png | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Power Station | ||
+ | | screenshot=Jurassic Park MD, Raptor, Stage 2.png | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Pumping Station | ||
+ | | screenshot=Jurassic Park MD, Raptor, Stage 3.png | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Canyon | ||
+ | | screenshot=Jurassic Park MD, Raptor, Stage 4.png | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Visitors Center | ||
+ | | screenshot=Jurassic Park MD, Raptor, Stage 5.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Jurassic Park MD, Raptor, Final Boss.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | desc=To defeat Grant at the end,, attack the bases of the dinosaur figures to cause the bones to fall (and Grant with them). | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} |
Revision as of 15:09, 18 August 2023
- For other games with the same name, see Jurassic Park.
Jurassic Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega
Ballistic (US re-release) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: BlueSky Software, Sega of America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Majesco Sales (US re-release) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: Universal City Studios, Amblin Entertainment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: GEMS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jurassic Park (ジュラシック・パーク) is a Sega Mega Drive action platform game developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega. Based on the 1993 film Jurassic Park, the game was first released worldwide in August 1993, and was later followed by an evolved sequel, Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition, one year later.
Contents
Story
Jurassic Park is a rain forest island preserve filled with dinosaurs bioengineered from ancient, preserved DNA. When a sudden violent hurricane hits the island, the park's systems fail and the dinosaurs rampage freely across the island. The paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant must safely escape the park, while an escaped Velociraptor stalks him.
Gameplay
The game is a side-scrolling action platformer that can be played as either Dr. Grant or a Velociraptor. The objective of each level is the reach the end. Both characters move with and
. They can push some objects (such as crates) by moving into them. They duck with
and move while ducked with
and
(to fit into tight spots). They jump with
and jump down from some platforms with
+
. They automatically grab ledges when they jump near them.
Playing as Dr. Grant, his objective is to navigate through seven areas of Isla Nublar and make it safely to the Visitors Center to escape via helicopter. He must contend with the various dinosaurs that roam the island, now free of their enclosures. Grant can use various weapons, including a tranquilizer gun and gas grenades, which all require ammunition refills that are scattered throughout the island. Grant cycles between weapons (for which he has ammunition) with and uses the selected weapon with
. Fired weapons can be shot directly upwards with
+
. He climbs ladders and operates elevators with
and
. He hangs off overhead lines by holding
and moves across them with
and
. He drops off overhead lines when the D-Pad is released. He cannot use weapons while on ladders or lines.
Playing as the Raptor, its goal is to elude (or eliminate) the Jurassic Park security guards and corner Grant at the Visitors Center. It only plays five of the game's levels. It fights stray dinosaurs as well as the park guards, who are armed with similar weaponry as Grant. The Raptor can jump higher than Grant and run much faster. Instead of using weapons, it attacks from close-range using its teeth and claws. It bites with and bites and shakes with
+
or
+
. It kicks with
and jump kicks with
+
or
+
. It pounces with
+
. Jumping on enemies also attacks them. Unlike Grant, the Raptor cannot climb ladders or overhead wires, but it can jump especially high with
+
.
As either character, the player starts the game with three lives, depicted as separate health bars. When a health bar is emptied (or the character falls down a bottomless pit), the player restarts at the beginning of the level. High fall harm Grant but not the Raptor. Grant can recover his health by finding First-Aid Kits, while the Raptor can find meat to eat (including eating Compys by biting them with +
). Grant loses his weapons and ammunition and starts over with the default load-out upon losing a life. The game ends if the player runs out of lives, but there is a password system for continuing.
The game has three selectable difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, and Hard), which affects how much damage is taken from enemies.
Weapons
Weapons are only used by Dr. Grant. He starts with a supply of Blue-Banded Darts and a Stun Gun and gains additional weapons when he collects their ammo pick-ups. All weapons are nonlethal and only stun dinosaurs temporarily. Weapons have limited ammunition, and the ammunition quantities are retained between levels.
Items
Characters automatically pick up (or eat) items that they come near.
Grant
First-Aid Kit | |
---|---|
Fully replenishes Dr. Grant's health. | |
Blue-Banded Darts | |
Provides more ammunition for the Blue-Banded Darts weapon. | |
Red-Banded Darts | |
Provides more ammunition for the Red-Banded Darts weapon. | |
Battery | |
Provides more energy for the Stun Gun weapon. | |
Gas Grenades | |
Provides more ammunition for the Gas Grenades weapon. | |
Flash Grenades | |
Provides more ammunition for the Flash Grenades weapon. | |
Concussion Grenades | |
Provides more ammunition for the Concussion Grenades weapon. | |
Rockets | |
Provides more ammunition for the Rockets weapon. | |
Gas Can | |
Refuels the raft in the River level. |
Raptor
Meat | |
---|---|
Replenishes a small amount of the Raptor's health. |
Levels
Grant
Raptor
Jungle | |
---|---|
Power Station | |
Pumping Station | |
Canyon | |
Visitors Center | |
To defeat Grant at the end,, attack the bases of the dinosaur figures to cause the bones to fall (and Grant with them). |
History
Development
![](/images/thumb/8/82/Jurassic_Park_MD_map.png/300px-Jurassic_Park_MD_map.png)
For a while, BlueSky Software were producing two games concurrently: Jurassic Park, which saw the lion's share of the team's attention, and a version of Disney's Aladdin, with both projects sharing some staff. BlueSky's version of Aladdin was inevitably canceled and replaced by a re-worked version by Virgin Games, however a homage to this period can be seen in the North Western part of Jurassic Park's map, where an upside-down genie lamp is disguised as a mountain range.
Release
Within two weeks of release, Sega had sold 2.2 million copies of the game in the US, raising $13.5 million[10].
Legacy
The split gameplay of Jurassic Park was continued in Sega-produced Jurassic Park games to follow, namely Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition released the following year and The Lost World: Jurassic Park for the Sega Saturn.
Production credits
- Developed By: Blue Sky Software
- Produced By: Jesse Taylor, SEGA OF AMERICA
- Lead Programmer: Keith Freiheit
- Programmers: Brian Belfield, Heinrich Michaels, David Cartt, Karl Robillard, Rich Karpp, Jason Weesner
- Art Director: Dana Christianson
- Lead Artist: Douglas Tennapel
- Artists: Mark Lorenzen, Elizabeth Anderson, Matt McDonald, Rob Cuenca, Kevin McMahon, Ellis Goodson, Tom Moon, Jeff Jonas, Joe Shoopack
- Sound and Music: Sam Powell
- Special Thanks: Jennifer Haney, Mark Dobratz
- Lead Tester: Vince Nason, SEGA OF AMERICA
- Tested By: (SEGA OF AMERICA), Jason Kuo, Richie Hideshima, Jeff Todd, Dave Forster, Tony Lynch, Dermot Lyons
Magazine articles
- Main article: Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)/Promotional material.
Physical scans
74 | |
---|---|
Based on 49 reviews |
Mega Drive, US (Cardboard Box)(Majesco Sales) |
---|
Mega Drive, US (Cardboard Slipcase)(Majesco Sales) |
---|
Mega Drive, GR (Zegetron) |
---|
|
Mega Drive, CZ (Datart) |
---|
|
Mega Drive, CZ/SK (DDC Agency) |
---|
Mega Drive, AS† (PAL) |
---|
Mega Drive, AS† (NTSC) |
---|
Technical information
- Main article: Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)/Technical information.
References
- ↑ File:JurassicPark MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ File:ElectronicsBoutique US Catalogue 1993-08.pdf, page 1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 GamePro, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 28
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 22
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 MegaTech, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-19), page 18
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 40
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 63
- ↑ Megazone, "October 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 36
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 11
- ↑ File:JurassicPark MD JP SSCredits.pdf
- ↑ GamesMaster, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-10), page 50
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 70
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 107
- ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 73
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-08), page 65
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-07), page 22
- ↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 92
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 110
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 70
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-08-17)
- ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "September 1993" (US; 1993-08-24), page 63
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 324
- ↑ Famitsu, "1993-09-03" (JP; 1993-08-20), page 38
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 10: September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 15
- ↑ Game Power, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 70
- ↑ Gamer, "Dekémvrios 1993" (GR; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 48
- ↑ Game Informer, "September/October 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 42
- ↑ Hippon Super, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-03), page 49
- ↑ Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 42
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 98
- ↑ Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 30
- ↑ Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 80
- ↑ Mega Action, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 26
- ↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 112
- ↑ Mega Fun, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-20), page 90
- ↑ Mega Fun, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-22), page 23
- ↑ MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 42
- ↑ Megazin, "Letnik 1, Številka 3, November 1993" (SI; 1993-xx-xx), page 29
- ↑ Megazone, "October 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 34
- ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 55
- ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, September 18, 1993" (UK; 1993-09-18), page 1
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 3, Oktober 1993" (NL; 1993-09-29), page 22
- ↑ Score, "Leden 1994" (CZ; 1994-01-03), page 38
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 22
- ↑ Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 46
- ↑ Sega Pro, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 38
- ↑ Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 28
- ↑ Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 14
- ↑ Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 6
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 74
- ↑ The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994), "" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 36
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Sonic the Comic, "September 4th 1993" (UK; 1993-09-04), page 12
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 97
- ↑ Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 95
- ↑ VideoGames, "September 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 46
Jurassic Park (Mega Drive) | |
---|---|
Main page | Maps | Hidden content | Bugs | Magazine articles | Video coverage | Reception | Promotional material | Region coding | Technical information | Bootlegs
Prototypes: 1993-04-29
|
Jurassic Park games for Sega systems | |
---|---|
Jurassic Park (1994) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park Special (1997) | |
Jurassic Park (1993) | Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition (1994) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) | |
Jurassic Park (1993) | |
Jurassic Park (1993) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) | |
Jurassic Park (1993) | |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) | |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) |
- 1 player games
- JP Mega Drive games
- US Mega Drive games
- EU Mega Drive games
- DE Mega Drive games
- PT Mega Drive games
- UK Mega Drive games
- SE Mega Drive games
- AU Mega Drive games
- BR Mega Drive games
- KR Mega Drive games
- AS Mega Drive games
- Mega Drive games
- 1993 Mega Drive games
- All 1993 games
- Mega Drive action games
- All action games
- Old content rating field
- All games
- Old-style rating (gamesmaster)
- Old-style rating (mdag)
- Update ratings template
- 2 old ratings
- Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)
- Jurassic Park
- Sega Channel games