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For the Sega Mega Drive game, see Taz-Mania. For the Sega Master System game, see Taz-Mania (Master System).

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Taz-Mania

System(s): Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Sega

Developer: NuFX

Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)

Licensor: Warner Bros.

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1992-10^[2]	$34.9934.99^[3]	2413
EU	1992-12^[4]		2413
UK	1992-12^[4]	£29.9929.99^[5]^[6]	2413
BR	199x		075250

Taz-Mania, also known as Taz-Maniz: The Search for the Lost Seabirds, is a platform game released in 1992 for the Sega Game Gear. It is based on the cartoon series with the same name. The game is notorious for its high difficulty, excessive slowdown, and dissonant soundtrack.

Story

Taz wants to find a Giant Seabird egg so he can make the biggest omelette in the world.

Gameplay

Score screen

The game is a platformer played as the Looney Tunes character Taz the Tasmanian Devil. Many of the levels are autoscrolling chase scenes, but there are also conventional platforming levels. Taz walks with and . He jumps with and jumps higher if the button is held longer. He can defeat enemies by jumping on top of them. Taz starts spinning into a tornado with and continues spinning until is pressed again. He is invulnerable and passes through enemies and hazards while spinning. Spinning drains energy, and Taz stops spinning if his energy is too low. He can spin in midair, which can be used to extend his jump distance.

Taz's energy goes down from taking damage from an enemy or hazard and from spinning. He loses a life if he runs out of energy. The player can view the score and the number of lives remaining by pausing the game with START . Taz can replenish his energy by eating food items, which he can do by standing over them and pressing . The game ends if Taz runs out of lives.

Levels

	The Badlands

	The Mine
	Taz can slow the mine cart down with and raise it over obstacles with . He can switch tracks with at a junction.
	The Snowy Slopes

	Iceland

	The Iceman's Cavern
	This is the only boss fight in the game. Jumping and spinning near an icicle releases a flame from the vents on the floor, which damages the Abominable Snowman if he is standing over it. Spinning does not cost energy in this level.
	The Sky-Cross
	Taz can flap his wings and fly with , but doing so drains energy. He stops flapping and falls if he runs out of energy. He can replenish his energy by flying into the yellow clouds.
	The Jungle

	The Taztec Ruins

	The Giant Seabird Nest

Production credits

Produced by: Mac Senour
Game Design: NuFX, Inc., Mac Senour
Programming: NuFX, Inc.
Graphics: NuFX, Inc.

Source:

In-game credits^[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Taz-Mania (Game Gear)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

77

^[8]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

74

^[9]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[10]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[11]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

89

^[12]

Joypad (FR)

91

^[13]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

91

^[14]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

80

^[15]

Megazin (SI)

72

^[16]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

72

^[17]

Player One (FR)

50

^[18]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

59

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

92

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

84

^[21]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

84

^[6]

User (GR)

PAL

65

^[22]

Video Games (DE)

61

^[23]

	75
Based on 17 reviews

Taz-Mania (Game Gear)

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, FR (Blister pack)
Cover

Game Gear, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	36040c24
MD5	70220f584b2d4f69e5efa9a3268a4a88
SHA-1	0d0285bc5350146f365dae1f271ed0828971cf4d

256kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

Taz-Mania (Game Gear)
	Main page \| Maps \| Magazine articles \| Reception No results

Looney Tunes games for Sega systems
	Taz-Mania (1992) \| Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure (1993) \| Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers (1994) \| Taz in Escape from Mars (1994) \| Tiny Toon Adventures: ACME All-Stars (1994) \| Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1995) \| Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (1995) \| Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales (1995) \| Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble (1996) \| Road Runner (unreleased)
	Taz-Mania (1992) \| Desert Speedtrap Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (1993) \| Taz in Escape from Mars (1994) \| Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1994) \| Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales (1995) \| Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble (1996)
	Taz-Mania (1993) \| Desert Speedtrap Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (1993) \| Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1994) \| Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales (1995) \| Taz in Escape from Mars (1996)
	Space Jam (1996)
	Looney Tunes: Space Race (2000)
Unlicensed Looney Tunes games for Sega systems
	Tiny Toon Adventures 3 (1996)

[:File:TazMania_GG_EU_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:TazMania GG EU Box Back.jpg

[:File:GamePro_US_038.pdf_p31-2] GamePro, "September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 31

[:File:GamePro_US_043.pdf_p146-3] GamePro, "February 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 146

[:File:SegaForce_UK_12.pdf_p65-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Sega Force, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 65

[:File:Go_UK_15.pdf_p7-5] Computer & Video Games, "January 1993 (Go! Issue 15)" (UK; 1992-12-15), page 7

[:File:SegaForce_UK_12.pdf_p66-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Sega Force, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 66

[:File:Taz-Mania_GG_credits.png_p-7] File:Taz-Mania GG credits.png

[:File:Go_UK_15.pdf_p6-8] Computer & Video Games, "January 1993 (Go! Issue 15)" (UK; 1992-12-15), page 6

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p171-9] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 171

[:File:GamePro_US_043.pdf_p158-10] GamePro, "February 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 158

[:File:GameInformer_US_007.pdf_p6-11] Game Informer, "November/December 1992" (US; 1992-1x-xx), page 6

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_013.pdf_p90-12] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:Joypad_FR_016.pdf_p143-13] Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 143

[:File:Joystick_FR_035.pdf_p190-14] Joystick, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 190

[:File:MegaForce_FR_10.pdf_p75-15] Mega Force, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 75

[:File:Megazin_SI_0103.pdf_p28-16] Megazin, "Letnik 1, Številka 3, November 1993" (SI; 1993-xx-xx), page 28

[:File:Micromania2_ES_056.pdf_p55-17] Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 55

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_027.pdf_p132-18] Player One, "Janvier/Février 1993" (FR; 1993-01-10), page 132

[:File:SegaPower_UK_38.pdf_p69-19] Sega Power, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 69

[:File:SegaPro_UK_15.pdf_p30-20] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 30

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p75-21] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 75

[:File:User_GR_33.pdf_p40-22] User, "Fevrouários 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 40

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-01.pdf_p118-23] Video Games, "1/93" (DE; 1992-12-16), page 118

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-{{sub-stub}}'''''Taz-Mania''''' for the [[Sega Game Gear]] (also known as '''''Taz-Maniz: The Search for the Lost Seabirds''''' is a platform game released in 1992. It is based on the cartoon series with the [[wikipedia:Taz-Mania|same name]].
+'''''Taz-Mania''''', also known as '''''Taz-Maniz: The Search for the Lost Seabirds''''', is a platform game released in 1992 for the [[Sega Game Gear]]. It is based on the cartoon series with the [[wikipedia:Taz-Mania|same name]]. The game is notorious for its high difficulty, excessive slowdown, and dissonant soundtrack.
+==Story==
+Taz wants to find a Giant Seabird egg so he can make the biggest omelette in the world.
 ==Gameplay==
+{{ScreenThumb|Taz-Mania GG, Pause Menu.png|width=160|Score screen}}
+The game is a platformer played as the ''Looney Tunes'' character Taz the Tasmanian Devil. Many of the levels are autoscrolling chase scenes, but there are also conventional platforming levels. Taz walks with {{left}} and {{right}}. He jumps with {{2}} and jumps higher if the button is held longer. He can defeat enemies by jumping on top of them. Taz starts spinning into a tornado with {{1}} and continues spinning until {{1}} is pressed again. He is invulnerable and passes through enemies and hazards while spinning. Spinning drains energy, and Taz stops spinning if his energy is too low. He can spin in midair, which can be used to extend his jump distance.
+Taz's energy goes down from taking damage from an enemy or hazard and from spinning. He loses a life if he runs out of energy. The player can view the score and the number of lives remaining by pausing the game with {{Start}}. Taz can replenish his energy by eating food items, which he can do by standing over them and pressing {{down}}. The game ends if Taz runs out of lives.
 ===Levels===
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=160|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Badlands
+| screenshot=Taz-Mania GG, Stage 1.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Mine
+| screenshot=Taz-Mania GG, Stage 2.png
+| desc=Taz can slow the mine cart down with {{1}} and raise it over obstacles with {{2}}. He can switch tracks with {{up}} at a junction.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Snowy Slopes
+| screenshot=Taz-Mania GG, Stage 3.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Iceland
+| screenshot=Taz-Mania GG, Stage 4.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Iceman's Cavern
+| screenshot=Taz-Mania GG, Stage 5.png
+| desc=This is the only boss fight in the game. Jumping and spinning near an icicle releases a flame from the vents on the floor, which damages the Abominable Snowman if he is standing over it. Spinning does not cost energy in this level.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Sky-Cross
+| screenshot=Taz-Mania GG, Stage 6.png
+| desc=Taz can flap his wings and fly with {{repeat|{{2}}}}, but doing so drains energy. He stops flapping and falls if he runs out of energy. He can replenish his energy by flying into the yellow clouds.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Jungle
+| screenshot=Taz-Mania GG, Stage 7.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Taztec Ruins
+| screenshot=Taz-Mania GG, Stage 8.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Giant Seabird Nest
+| screenshot=Taz-Mania GG, Stage 9.png
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
 ==Production credits==
@@ Line 33: / Line 90: @@
 *'''Graphics:''' [[NuFX|NuFX, Inc.]]
 | source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Taz-Mania GG credits.png
 | console=GG
 }}
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 | console=Game Gear
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 | front=TazMania GG US Box Front.jpg
 | back=TazMania GG US Box Back.jpg
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+| spine=TazMania GG US BoxSpine.jpg
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+| spine=TazMania GG EU BoxSpine.jpg
 | cart=Taz Mania GG EU Cart.jpg
 | manual=Taz Mania GG EU manual.pdf
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Game Gear
+| region=FR (Blister pack)
+| front=TazMania GG FR blister front.jpg
 }}{{Scanbox
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