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Desert Tank

System(s): Sega Model 2

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega AM2^[1]

Licensor: Martin Marietta

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release

Date

RRP

Code

JP

1994-07^[1]

¥?

?

US

1994

$?

?

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Desert Tank (デザートタンク) is a third-person shooter arcade game released for the Sega Model 2 in 1994. In it, the player controls a tank and blows things up. The game was developed by Sega AM2 and produced by Yu Suzuki. It was developed in cooperation with Martin Marietta, a military contractor, and aimed to be realistic. It has never been brought to home consoles. Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on the machines on March 31, 2017.^[2]^[3]

Production credits

LGS
HJW
Producer: Paul Palma^[4] (as PLP)
DSL
MIR
MPN
Yu Suzuki^[4] (as YU.)
Producer: Hiroshi Kataoka (as KAT)^[5]^[4]
Makoto Osaki (as OSA)
Composer: David R. Leytze^[4] (as DRL)
SWH
JSL

Source:

In-game high score table^[6]

Designer: Dan O'Leary^[4]
Programmer: Sean Purcell^[4], Eric S. Dyke^[4]

Source:

In-game high score table

Magazine articles

Main article: Desert Tank/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

US Flyer

JP Flyer

Artwork

Photo gallery

Cabinet

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

90

^[7]

Strana Igr (RU)

67

^[8]

	78
Based on 2 reviews

Desert Tank

References

[:File:Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book-1.pdf_p132-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 132

[:File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement_2016-11_JP.pdf_p-2] File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf

[:File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement_2016-12.pdf_p-3] File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230525090514.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fnews.yahoo.com.2Fracing-game-changed-everything-built-133000646.html-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 https://news.yahoo.com/racing-game-changed-everything-built-133000646.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-05-25 09:05)

[Interview:_Hiroshi_Kataoka_.282017-07-14.29_by_Sega_Interactive-5] Interview: Hiroshi Kataoka (2017-07-14) by Sega Interactive

[https:.2F.2Fyoutu.be.2FrdbXfiUCm3U-6] ttps://youtu.be/rdbXfiUCm3U

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_06.pdf_p23-7] Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 23

[:File:Strana_igr_03.pdf_p144-8] Strana Igr, "Aprel 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 144

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+*HJW
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+*DSL
+*MIR
+*MPN
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+*[[Makoto Osaki]] (as OSA)
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+==Artwork==
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-==Physical Scans==
+==Photo gallery==
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-[[Category:1994 Model 2 games]]
+==Physical scans==
-[[Category:Model 2 games]]
+{{ratings|MOD2}}
+==References==
+<references/>