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Poseidon Wars 3D

System(s): Sega Master System

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega R&D 2

Distributor: Tonka (US), Tec Toy (BR)

Peripherals supported: 3-D Glasses, FM Sound Unit

Genre: 3-D^[1], Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1989-03^[2]		8006
EU	1989		MK-8006-50
UK	1989	£19.9919.99^[3]	MK-8006-50
SE	19xx
BR	19xx

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Poseidon Wars 3D is ocean-based shooting game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System which uses the 3-D Glasses to create the illusion of depth.

Poseidon Wars 3D is based on Sega's 1982 3-D VCO Object arcade game SubRoc-3D.

Gameplay

The game is played from a first-person perspective, requiring the player to shoot down a series of enemy vessels and helicopters.

While Poseidon Wars 3D is a single one player game, two functions are mapped to the second control pad; switches between 3D and 2D mode, while exits the current mission^[4].

History

During development, the game was known under the working title of Submarine 3D.^[5]

Production credits

Planner, Coordinator: 14 the Alive
Programmer: Aripy, Idolist-Sho
Graphic Designer: Kaz the Werewolf, Ichiemon, La-Rie
Sound Coordinator: Bo
Thanks: Gero-P, Stresstless, Gen
Presented by: Sega

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Poseidon Wars 3D/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Guida Video Giochi (IT) #7: "Gennaio 1990" (19xx-xx-xx)
also published in:

Guida Video Giochi (IT) #8: "Febbraio 1990" (1990-xx-xx)^[6]

Print advert in Pixel (GR) #66: "Máios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

70

^[7]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

59

^[8]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

55

^[9]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

55

^[10]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

54

^[11]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

55

^[12]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

25

^[13]

Sega Pro (UK)

59

^[14]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

34

^[15]

Smash (DE)

PAL

44

^[16]

	51
Based on 10 reviews

Poseidon Wars 3D

Master System, US
Cover
Manual

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, SE

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart File:PoseidonWars3D-SMS-BR-Manual.pdf Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	abd48ad2
MD5	3586416ac6f2aa1fa7dea351afb8ac1c
SHA-1	c177effd5fd18a082393a2b4167c49bcc5db1f64

256kB

Cartridge (US/EU/BR)

References

Poseidon Wars 3D
	Main page \| Hidden content \| Development \| Magazine articles \| Reception No results

[:File:PoseidonWars3D_EU_cover.jpg_p-1] File:PoseidonWars3D EU cover.jpg

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_01.pdf_p06-2] Computer Entertainer, "April 1989" (US; 1989-04-17), page 06

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p76-3] Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 76

[:File:Poseidonwars3d_sms_us_manual.pdf_p5-4] File:Poseidonwars3d sms us manual.pdf, page 5

[1https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20210506102707.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.smspower.org.2Fforums.2F9485-UnreleasedRumouredSMSGames-5] [1https://web.archive.org/web/20210506102707/https://www.smspower.org/forums/9485-UnreleasedRumouredSMSGames https://www.smspower.org/forums/9485-UnreleasedRumouredSMSGames] (Wayback Machine: 2021-05-06 10:27)

[:File:GuidaVideoGiochi_IT_08.pdf_p2-6] Guida Video Giochi, "Febbraio 1990" (IT; 1990-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:ASM_DE_1989-03.pdf_p63-7] Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1989" (DE; 1989-02-24), page 63

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p66-8] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 66

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p103-9] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 103

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p59-10] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 59

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p143-11] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 143

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p135-12] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 135

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p59-13] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 59

[:File:SegaPro_UK_05.pdf_p21-14] Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 21

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-15] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:Smash_DE_3.pdf_p57-16] Smash, "July/August 1989" (DE; 1989-06-23), page 57

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+| developer=[[Sega R&D 2]]
+| distributor={{company|[[Tonka]]|region=US}}, {{company|[[Tec Toy]]|region=BR}}
 | system=[[Sega Master System]]
-| romsize=256kB
+| peripherals=[[3-D Glasses]], [[FM Sound Unit]]
-| peripherals=[[3-D Glasses]]
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-| genre=Shooting
+| genre=3-D{{fileref|PoseidonWars3D EU cover.jpg}}, Shoot-'em-Up
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+| sms_date_uk=1989
+| sms_code_uk=MK-8006-50
+| sms_rrp_uk=19.99{{magref|raze|11|76}}
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+{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is ocean-based shooting game developed and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Master System]] which uses the [[3-D Glasses]] to create the illusion of depth.
-'''''Poseidon Wars 3D''''' is ocean-based shooting game developed and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Master System]] which uses the [[3-D Glasses]] to create the illusion of depth. There is an option to play without the glasses in a basic 2D mode. The game is played from a first-person perspective, requiring the player to shoot down a series of enemy vessels and helicopters.
-==Production Credits==
+''Poseidon Wars 3D'' is based on Sega's 1982 3-D [[VCO Object]] [[arcade]] game ''[[SubRoc-3D]]''.
-'''Planner, Coordinator:''' [[14 the Alive]]<br/>
-'''Programmer:''' [[Aripy]], [[Idolist-Sho]]<br/>
-'''Graphic Designer:''' [[Kaz the Werewolf]], [[Ichiemon]], [[Rieko Kodama|La-Rie]]<br/>
-'''Sound Coordinator:''' [[Bo]]<br/>
-'''Thanks:''' [[Gero-P]], [[Stresstless]], [[Gen Adachi|Gen]]<br/>
-'''Presented by:''' [[Sega]]
-==Physical Scans==
+==Gameplay==
-{{ratings
+The game is played from a first-person perspective, requiring the player to shoot down a series of enemy vessels and helicopters.
-| icon=SMS
-| cgtc=59
+While ''Poseidon Wars 3D'' is a single one player game, two functions are mapped to the second control pad; {{1}} switches between 3D and 2D mode, while {{2}} exits the current mission{{fileref|Poseidonwars3d sms us manual.pdf|page=5}}.
-| cgtc_source={{num|1|page=66}}
-| cgtc_1=55
+==History==
-| cgtc_source_1={{num|4|page=103|pdf=CGtC UK 04.pdf}}
+During development, the game was known under the working title of '''''Submarine 3D'''''.{{ref|1https://web.archive.org/web/20210506102707/https://www.smspower.org/forums/9485-UnreleasedRumouredSMSGames}}
-| segapower=40
-| segapower_source={{num|23|page=59}}
+==Production credits==
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+{{creditstable|
-| segapro_source={{num|5|page=21|pdf=SegaPro UK 05.pdf}}
+*'''Planner, Coordinator:''' [[14 the Alive]]
+*'''Programmer:''' [[Aripy]], [[Idolist-Sho]]
+*'''Graphic Designer:''' [[Kazuyuki Shibata|Kaz the Werewolf]], [[Ichiemon]], [[La-Rie]]
+*'''Sound Coordinator:''' [[Tokuhiko Uwabo|Bo]]
+*'''Thanks:''' [[Gero-P]], [[Stresstless]], [[Gen Adachi|Gen]]
+*'''Presented by:''' [[Sega]]
+| source=In-game credits
+| console=SMS
+}}
+==Magazine articles==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
+==Promotional material==
+{{gallery
+|{{galleryPrintAd
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+}}
+|{{galleryPrintAd
+|pixel|66|118-119|
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+}}
+==Physical scans==
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+| console=Master System
+| region=BR
+| cover=PoseidonWars3D SMS BR cover.jpg
+| cart=PoseidonWars3D SMS BR Cart.jpg
+| manual=PoseidonWars3D-SMS-BR-Manual.pdf
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+==Technical information==
+===ROM dump status===
+{{romtable|
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+}}
+==References==
+<references/>
+{{PoseidonWars3DOmni}}
 [[Category:3D Master System games]]