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Darwin 4081

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega (Japan), Samsung (South Korea)

Developer: Sega

Licensor: Data East

Original system(s): Arcade boards

Developer(s) of original games: Data East

Genre: Shooting^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990-04-07^[2]	¥6,0006,000	G-4033
KR	1990		GM4029JG

Non-Sega versions
Arcade

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Darwin 4081 (ダーウィン４０８１) is a vertical shoot-'em-up for the Sega Mega Drive published by Sega in 1990 exclusively in Japan and South Korea. It's based on a 1987 arcade shoot-'em-up Super Real Darwin by Data East.

Gameplay

The game controls like a regular shoot-'em-up: and shoot bullets, drops bombs; there is rapidfire. However, unlike regular shoot-'em-ups where weapons are upgraded through powerups, your ship "evolves" to survive situations and get past obstacles.

Evolution occurs with the Evol (small faces with an E on them) and B-Evol (darker Evols). Each pickup adds a new evolution state to the list. After a particular amount of time, one evolution wears off and the next evolution is chosen. The DNA powerup does provide a more permanent weapon upgrade, but will merely just make the existing weapons stronger. You can hold up to nine DNA powerups.

Production credits

Game Plan: S-Furukawa
Game Arrange: M-Watanabe
Game Program: K-Sasamoto, Y-Sasaki, O-Nakayama
Game Sound: S-Hamada, H-Matumoto
Game Graphic: R-Maeda, O-Kuroda
Special Thanks: H-Nakamoto, P-Nakamura
Game Produce: S-Hawai
Presented by: Sega

Source:

In-game credits^[3]

Magazine articles

Main article: Darwin 4081/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-05: "May 1990" (1990-04-07)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[4]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[5]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

74

^[6]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

79

^[7]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

74

^[8]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[9]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC-J

64

^[10]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

64

^[11]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-J

74

^[12]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

74

^[13]

Power Play (DE)

58

^[14]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

75

^[15]

Sega Pro (UK)

91

^[16]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

83

^[17]

Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)

58

^[18]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[19]

Tilt (FR)

20

^[20]

	67
Based on 17 reviews

Darwin 4081

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Darwin 4081/Technical information.

References

↑ File:Darwin4081 MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
↑ File:Darwin 4081 MD credits.pdf
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 85
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1990" (JP; 1990-04-07), page 108
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 29
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 37
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 77
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
↑ Power Play, "7/90" (DE; 1990-06-15), page 127
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 35
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 48
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 100

Darwin 4081
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Hidden content \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Region coding \| Technical information Prototypes: 1990-02-21

[:File:Darwin4081_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-1] File:Darwin4081 MD JP Box.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200720095133.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmegadrive.2Fsoftware.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)

[:File:Darwin_4081_MD_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Darwin 4081 MD credits.pdf

[4] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 85

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-05.pdf_p108-5] Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1990" (JP; 1990-04-07), page 108

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p29-6] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 29

[:File:CGtC_UK_03.pdf_p37-7] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 37

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p45-8] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45

[9] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p91-10] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-10.pdf_p79-11] Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p77-12] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 77

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p138-13] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-07.pdf_p127-14] Power Play, "7/90" (DE; 1990-06-15), page 127

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-15] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p35-16] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 35

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-17] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:14000_opisaniy_i_sekretov_SEGA.pdf_p48-18] Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 48

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-19] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Tilt_FR_081.pdf_p100-20] Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 100

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-'''''Super Real Darwin''''' is a 1987 arcade shoot-'em-up by [[Data East]]. [[Sega]] ported it to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and released it in 1990 exclusively in Japan under the name '''''Darwin 4081''''' (ダーウィン４０８１).
+{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ダーウィン４０８１) is a vertical shoot-'em-up for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]
+published by [[Sega]] in 1990 exclusively in Japan and South Korea. It's based on a 1987 arcade shoot-'em-up '''''Super Real Darwin''''' by [[Data East]].
-The game controls like a regular shoot-'em-up: {{A}} and {{C}} shoot bullets, {{B}} drops bombs; there is rapidfire. However, unlike regular shoot-'em-ups where weapons are upgraded through powerups, your ship "evolves" to survive situations and get past obstacles. Evolution occurs with the Evol (small faces with an E on them) and B-Evol (darker Evols). Each pickup adds a new evolution state to the list. After a particular amount of time, one evolution wears off and the next evolution is chosen. The DNA powerup does provide a more permanent weapon upgrade, but will merely just make the existing weapons stronger. You can hold up to nine DNA powerups.
+==Gameplay==
+The game controls like a regular shoot-'em-up: {{A}} and {{C}} shoot bullets, {{B}} drops bombs; there is rapidfire. However, unlike regular shoot-'em-ups where weapons are upgraded through powerups, your ship "evolves" to survive situations and get past obstacles.
-==Production Credits==
+Evolution occurs with the Evol (small faces with an E on them) and B-Evol (darker Evols). Each pickup adds a new evolution state to the list. After a particular amount of time, one evolution wears off and the next evolution is chosen. The DNA powerup does provide a more permanent weapon upgrade, but will merely just make the existing weapons stronger. You can hold up to nine DNA powerups.
-'''Game Plan:''' S-Furukawa<br/>
-'''Game Arrange:''' M-Watanabe<br/>
-'''Game Program:''' K-Sasamoto, Y-Sasaki, O-Nakayama<br/>
-'''Game Sound:''' S-Hamada, H-Matumoto<br/>
-'''Game Graphic:''' R-Maeda, O-Kuroda<br/>
-'''Special Thanks''' H-Nakamoto, P-Nakamura<br/>
-'''Game Produce:''' S-Hawai<br/>
-Presented by [[Sega]]<br/>
-==Physical Scans==
+==Production credits==
-{{ratings
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+*'''Game Plan:''' S-Furukawa
-| megatech=74
+*'''Game Arrange:''' M-Watanabe
-| megatech_source={{num|1}}
+*'''Game Program:''' K-Sasamoto, Y-Sasaki, O-Nakayama
+*'''Game Sound:''' [[Seiichi Hamada|S-Hamada]], H-Matumoto
+*'''Game Graphic:''' R-Maeda, O-Kuroda
+*'''Special Thanks:''' H-Nakamoto, P-Nakamura
+*'''Game Produce:''' S-Hawai
+*'''Presented by:''' [[Sega]]
+| source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Darwin 4081 MD credits.pdf
+| console=MD
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+==Magazine articles==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
+==Promotional material==
+{{gallery
+|{{galleryPrintAd|bemega|1990-05|116}}
+}}
+==Physical scans==
+{{ratings|MD}}
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+| cover=Darwin4081 MD JP Box.jpg
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+| carttop=Darwin4081 MD JP CartTop.jpg
-{{scanbox
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+}}{{Scanbox
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 | region=KR
+| cover=Darwin4081 MD KR Box.jpg
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+==Technical information==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
+==References==
+<references/>
+{{Darwin4081Omni}}

Difference between revisions of "Darwin 4081"

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Revision as of 18:51, 3 January 2024

Contents

Gameplay

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References