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''Borderline'' was ported to the [[SG-1000]] in 1983, and has also been released as part of the [[Sega Ages 2500]] series in Japan. The second gameplay section was also recycled for the Atari 2600 release of ''[[Thunderground]]'', though instead of driving a jeep the player controls a tank.
 
''Borderline'' was ported to the [[SG-1000]] in 1983, and has also been released as part of the [[Sega Ages 2500]] series in Japan. The second gameplay section was also recycled for the Atari 2600 release of ''[[Thunderground]]'', though instead of driving a jeep the player controls a tank.
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It was an early vertical-scrolling run-and-gun shooter, predating games like [[Taito]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Front Line (video game)|Front Line]]'' (1982) and [[Capcom]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Commando (video game)|Commando]]'' (1985). It was also an early digging game, predating titles like [[Namco]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Dig Dug|Dig Dug]]'' (1982) and ''[[wikipedia:The Pit (video game)|The Pit]]'' (1982).
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Violently dash into the enemy zone by freely maneuvering the red jeep! Throughout the first to the fourth scenes, continue to advance in an effort to destroy the enemy fortresses and headquarters by avoiding attacks from the enemy's tanks, armored motorcars, airplanes and missiles. Begin your invasion into the next scene after destroying all of the fortresses of the present scene you are engaged in battle in.
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When you completely destroy the headquarters in the final 4th scene, the strategic jeep operation that you launched results in a smashing victory for you.
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|EU SG-1000 box backcover
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==Production credits==
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===SG-1000 version===
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*[[COMPILE]]/[[Masamitsu Niitani|MOO]]/[[Satoshi Fujishima|PUCK]]
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==Magazine articles==
 
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 13 May 2024

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  • VIC Dual
  • SG-1000

Borderline Title.png

Borderline SG1000 JP title.png

Borderline
System(s): VIC Dual, SG-1000
Publisher: Sega
Arcade (VIC Dual)
Sega/Gremlin (US)
Developer:
Genre: Action[1]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (VIC Dual)
JP		 ¥? ?
Arcade (VIC Dual)
US		 $? ?



































SG-1000
JP 		¥3,8003,800[1] G-1001
SG-1000
EU
SG-1000
FR 		250F250[5]
SG-1000
IT 		54,500£54,500[6] G-1001
SG-1000
AU 		$39.9539.95[4] G-1001
SG-1000
NZ

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Borderline (ボーダーライン) is a VIC Dual arcade game developed in 1980 by Sega. It is a shoot-'em-up in which the player controls a red jeep who must destroy the enemy refineries.

Borderline was ported to the SG-1000 in 1983, and has also been released as part of the Sega Ages 2500 series in Japan. The second gameplay section was also recycled for the Atari 2600 release of Thunderground, though instead of driving a jeep the player controls a tank.

It was an early vertical-scrolling run-and-gun shooter, predating games like Taito's Front Line (1982) and Capcom's Commando (1985). It was also an early digging game, predating titles like Namco's Dig Dug (1982) and The Pit (1982).

Synopsis

“

Violently dash into the enemy zone by freely maneuvering the red jeep! Throughout the first to the fourth scenes, continue to advance in an effort to destroy the enemy fortresses and headquarters by avoiding attacks from the enemy's tanks, armored motorcars, airplanes and missiles. Begin your invasion into the next scene after destroying all of the fortresses of the present scene you are engaged in battle in.

When you completely destroy the headquarters in the final 4th scene, the strategic jeep operation that you launched results in a smashing victory for you.

„

— EU SG-1000 box backcover [7]


Production credits

SG-1000 version

Source:
ROM text[8]


Magazine articles

Main article: Borderline/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Borderline VICDual FR Flyer.pdf

PDF
VIC Dual FR flyer
Borderline VICDual FR Flyer.pdf

Artwork

Borderline logo.png
Borderline logo.png

Physical scans

VIC Dual version

VIC Dual, US
Borderline VICDual US Marquee.jpg
Borderline vicdual manual.pdf
Manual
VIC Dual, JP

SG-1000 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
(FR)
68
[9]
(FR)
80
[10]
(FR)
80
[11]
SG-1000
 76
Based on
3 reviews

Borderline

SG-1000, JP (Type A)
Borderline SG1000 JP Box A Back.jpgNospine.pngBorderline SG1000 JP Box A Front.jpg
Cover
Borderline SG-1000 JP Cart.jpg
Cart
BorderlineSGJPManual.pdf
Manual
Borderline SG-1000 JP Inside.jpg
Inside
SG-1000, JP (Type B)
Borderline TypeB SG-1000 JP Top.jpg
Borderline TypeB SG-1000 JP Back.jpgBorderline TypeB SG-1000 JP Spine.jpgBorderline SG1000 JP Box B Front.jpgBorderline TypeB SG-1000 JP Spine2.jpg
Cover
Borderline TypeB SG-1000 JP Carttop.jpg
Borderline TypeB SG-1000 JP Cart.jpg
Cart
BorderlineSGJPManual.pdf
Manual
SG-1000, EU
Borderline SG-1000 EU Back.jpgNospine.pngBorderline SG-1000 EU Front.jpg
Cover
Borderline SG-1000 EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Borderline SG-1000 EU Manual.jpg
Manual
SG-1000, FR
Borderline SG1000 EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngBorderline SG1000 EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
SG-1000, AU
Borderline SG-1000 AU Back.jpgBorderline SG-1000 AU Spine.jpgBorderline SG1000 AU Box Front.jpgBorderline SG-1000 AU Spine2.jpg
Cover
Borderline SG-1000 AU Carttop.jpg
Borderline SG-1000 AU Cart Back.jpgBorderline SG-1000 AU Cart.jpg
Cart
Borderline SG-1000 AU Manual.pdf
Manual
Borderline SG-1000 AU Inside.pdf
Inside
SG-1000, NZ
Borderline SG1000 NZ Box Back.jpgBorderline SG-1000 NZ Spine.jpgBorderline SG1000 NZ Box Front.jpg
Cover
Borderline SG-1000 NZ Carttop.jpg
Borderline SG-1000 NZ Cartback.jpgBorderline SG-1000 NZ Cart.jpg
Cart
Borderline SG-1000 NZ Manual.pdf
Manual
Borderline SG-1000 NZ Inside.jpg
Inside

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
SG-1000
 ?
CRC32 0b4bca74
MD5 25c742e43bc9f1329f3f26502fefb10a
SHA-1 b967340fa91d960f86548f15e6d25a8e7e2c5043
16kB Cartridge (EU/JP)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/sc3000/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-09-28 02:34)
  2. ↑ Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 48
  3. ↑ Game Machine, "1985-07-15" (JP; 1985-07-15), page 9
  4. ↑ File:TTS AU Catalogue 1.pdf, page 2
  5. ↑ Tilt, "Mai 1984" (FR; 1984-xx-xx), page 34
  6. ↑ Video Giochi News, "Gennaio 1985" (IT; 198x-xx-xx), page 122
  7. ↑ File:Borderline SG-1000 EU Back.jpg
  8. ↑ https://www.smspower.org/Credits/Borderline-SG
  9. ↑ L'Ordinateur_Individuel, "Juillet 1984" (FR; 1984-07-xx), page 120
  10. ↑ Tilt, "Mai 1984" (FR; 1984-xx-xx), page 33
  11. ↑ Tilt, "Novembre/Décembre 1984" (FR; 1984-xx-xx), page 56
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