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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (水滸風雲傳) is an unlicensed [[Sega Mega Drive]] beat-'em-up game developed by [[Never Ending Soft Team]] and published by [[King Tec Information Corp.]] Based on the classic 14th-century Chinese novel ''[[wikipedia:Water Margin|Water Margin]]'', it was released in Taiwan in 1996.
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[[Piko Interactive]] acquired the rights to this game and released the official English localization in 2015 under the title '''''Water Margin: The Tales of Clouds and Winds'''''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20160701053430/https://retromegabit.com/2015/08/24/water-margin-and-project-y/}}. They also released this version on Steam in 4 July, 2019{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20191117010822/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1104490/Water_Margin__The_Tale_of_Clouds_and_Wind/}}.
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==Gameplay==
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It is set in ancient China and follows three selectable characters fighting waves of enemies with swords. Assuming the player has the items to do so, he/she can also perform a variety of special attacks by pressing {{A}}, damaging all enemies on screen.
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==History==
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The game borrows many assets from Capcom's arcade games ''Knights of the Round'' and ''Final Fight 2''. It also borrows voice samples from ''[[Streets of Rage]]''. Some graphics are reportedly stolen from ''[[Street Fighter II]]'', and the sound driver is said to be borrowed from [[Data East]], or more specifically, the one used within ''[[High Seas Havoc]]''.
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It was re-released in 1999 with a modified copyright date saying "1999" — this is where the current ROM dump comes from.
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Piko Interactive released the game in 2015 as '''''Water Margin: The Tales of Clouds and Winds'''''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200918205141/https://pikointeractive.com/soft-release-for-new-titles-snes-genesis-gba-and-nes/}}
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'''''Shui Hu: Feng Yun Zhuan''''' (Chinese: 水湖風雲傳), roughtly translated as '''''Water Lake Clouds Pass''''' is a beat-'em-up game devleoped for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] by the Taiwanese group [[Never Ending Soft Team]] in 1996. [http://project2612.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=484&p=3837#p3837 It was rereleased in 1999 — this is where the current ROM dump comes from.] It is similar to ''[[Beggar Prince]]'', in that it is an original game from China brought to the Mega Drive without a license to do so, but unlike ''Beggar Prince'', it has not yet been re-released for a western audience.
 
  
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The game is similar to ''[[Streets of Rage]]'', going so far in that it borrows voice samples from this game. Some graphics are reportedly stolen from ''[[Street Fighter II]]'', and the sound driver is said to be borrowed from [[Data East]], or more specifically, the one used within ''[[High Seas Havoc]]''.
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==External links==
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* [https://pikointeractive.com/#!/Water-Margin-The-Tales-of-Clouds-and-Winds-Genesis/p/53205768/category=14008387 Shop page (Piko Interactive)]
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* [https://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?29373-Water-Margin-The-Tales-of-Clouds-and-Winds-(by-Piko-Interactive) Discussions in Sega-16 Forum]
  
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Latest revision as of 11:08, 23 March 2024

For the similarly-named unlicensed Sega Mega Drive game, see Shui Hu Zhuan.

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  • Shui Hu: Feng Yun Zhuan
  • Water Margin

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Shui Hu: Feng Yun Zhuan
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: King Tec Information Corp. (Taiwan), Li Cheng (CN), Piko Interactive (US), PixelHeart (Europe)
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Sound driver: Data East/High Seas Havoc
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
TW
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$55.0055.00[2] SKU 00028
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		€44.9044.90[3]

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Shui Hu: Feng Yun Zhuan (水滸風雲傳) is an unlicensed Sega Mega Drive beat-'em-up game developed by Never Ending Soft Team and published by King Tec Information Corp. Based on the classic 14th-century Chinese novel Water Margin, it was released in Taiwan in 1996.

Piko Interactive acquired the rights to this game and released the official English localization in 2015 under the title Water Margin: The Tales of Clouds and Winds[2]. They also released this version on Steam in 4 July, 2019[4].

Gameplay

It is set in ancient China and follows three selectable characters fighting waves of enemies with swords. Assuming the player has the items to do so, he/she can also perform a variety of special attacks by pressing A, damaging all enemies on screen.

History

The game borrows many assets from Capcom's arcade games Knights of the Round and Final Fight 2. It also borrows voice samples from Streets of Rage. Some graphics are reportedly stolen from Street Fighter II, and the sound driver is said to be borrowed from Data East, or more specifically, the one used within High Seas Havoc.

It was re-released in 1999 with a modified copyright date saying "1999" — this is where the current ROM dump comes from.

Piko Interactive released the game in 2015 as Water Margin: The Tales of Clouds and Winds.[1]

Physical scans

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Shui Hu: Feng Yun Zhuan

Mega Drive, TW

Mega Drive, TW (1999 re-release)

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Cart
Mega Drive, CN (S082)

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
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Technical information

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ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB Cartridge (TW)
Sega Mega Drive
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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB Cartridge (US)

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://pikointeractive.com/soft-release-for-new-titles-snes-genesis-gba-and-nes/ (Wayback Machine: 2020-09-18 20:51)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://retromegabit.com/2015/08/24/water-margin-and-project-y/ (Wayback Machine: 2016-07-01 05:34)
  3. ↑ https://www.pixelheart.eu/produit/water-margin-megadrive-2/ (archive.today)
  4. ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1104490/Water_Margin__The_Tale_of_Clouds_and_Wind/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-17 01:08)


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