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'''''High Seas Havoc''''', known as '''''Captain Lang''''' (キャプテンラング) in Japan and just '''''Havoc''''' in Europe, is a platform game developed by [[Data East]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1993. It was also released exclusively in South Korea for a bespoke Data East-made arcade board based on the Mega Drive in the same year,in fact is an upgraded version of the same game. Interestingly the PCB ID is "DE-0407-2" which might suggest there is another unknown Mega Drive based board out there.
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'''''High Seas Havoc''''', known as '''''Captain Lang''''' (キャプテンラング) in Japan and just '''''Havoc''''' in Europe, is a platform game developed by [[Data East]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1993. An upgraded version of the game was also released exclusively in South Korea, for a bespoke Data East-made arcade board based on the Mega Drive in the same year. Interestingly the PCB ID is "DE-0407-2" which might suggest there is another unknown Mega Drive based board out there.
  
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==Gameplay==
 
In the game you play as an anthropomorphic seal named Havoc (Lang in the Japanese version) on a quest to rescue a girl named Bridget from the evil pirate Bernardo. All controller buttons are treated the same. Pressing once jumps. Pressing while in midair does a spin attack. Pressing while crouching (hold {{down}}) lunges forward in a roll. Jumping on enemies destroys them and jumping on treasure chests opens them.
 
In the game you play as an anthropomorphic seal named Havoc (Lang in the Japanese version) on a quest to rescue a girl named Bridget from the evil pirate Bernardo. All controller buttons are treated the same. Pressing once jumps. Pressing while in midair does a spin attack. Pressing while crouching (hold {{down}}) lunges forward in a roll. Jumping on enemies destroys them and jumping on treasure chests opens them.
  
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==Gallery==
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==Photo gallery==
 
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==Physical scans==
 
==Physical scans==
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==External links==
 
==External links==
*[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/drivers/hshavoc.c Arcade version driver info from the MAME source code archive]
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*[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/drivers/hshavoc.cpp Arcade version driver info from the MAME source code archive]
 
*[http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13104 Sega-16 discussion on the arcade version]
 
*[http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13104 Sega-16 discussion on the arcade version]
 
*[http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=951 System 16-The Arcade Museum High Seas Havoc Arcade PCB info and pictures]
 
*[http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=951 System 16-The Arcade Museum High Seas Havoc Arcade PCB info and pictures]

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High Seas Havoc
System(s): Sega Mega Drive-based arcade hardware, Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Data East (JP/US), Codemasters (EU)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,8006,800 T-13103
Sega Mega Drive
US
$54.9954.99[1] T-13076
Sega Mega Drive
EU
T-120035
Sega Mega Drive
AU
FHAV00SMC

High Seas Havoc, known as Captain Lang (キャプテンラング) in Japan and just Havoc in Europe, is a platform game developed by Data East for the Sega Mega Drive in 1993. An upgraded version of the game was also released exclusively in South Korea, for a bespoke Data East-made arcade board based on the Mega Drive in the same year. Interestingly the PCB ID is "DE-0407-2" which might suggest there is another unknown Mega Drive based board out there.

Gameplay

In the game you play as an anthropomorphic seal named Havoc (Lang in the Japanese version) on a quest to rescue a girl named Bridget from the evil pirate Bernardo. All controller buttons are treated the same. Pressing once jumps. Pressing while in midair does a spin attack. Pressing while crouching (hold Down) lunges forward in a roll. Jumping on enemies destroys them and jumping on treasure chests opens them.

Versions

The first stage "Cape Sealph" has been removed for the PAL version, which starts with the second stage "Pirate Ship". The data is still on the ROM however, and can be accessed using cheating devices.

Production credits

Magazine articles

Main article: High Seas Havoc/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Game Players (US) #0904: "Vol. 9 No. 4 April 1996" (1996-03-19)
also published in:
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Photo gallery

Highseashavoc_pcb.jpg¦PCBHighseashavoc_PCB_.jpg¦Arcade PCB (top)Highseashavoc PCB solder side.jpg¦Arcade PCB (bottom)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89 №35, p120
60 №151, p100[4]
73
80 №55, p58[1]
60 №16, p50/51
90 №33, p38
66 №19, p39
38 №28, p62/63
64 №19, p70-72[5]
86 №45, p86/87
62 №53, p42/43
68 №31, p62/63
Sega Mega Drive
70
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[6]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[7]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
50
[8]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
89
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-U
60
[4]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
84
[10]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
73
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[1]
GamesMaster (UK) NTSC-U
60
[12]
Gamestar (AU) PAL
92
[13]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
30
[14]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
90
[15]
Joypad (FR)
75
[16]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
77
[17]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
30
[18]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
66
[19]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-J
70
[20]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
38
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
64
[5]
Player One (FR)
86
[22]
Play Time (DE) PAL
58
[23]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
68
[24]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
62
[25]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
68
[26]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U
60
[27]
SuperGamePower (BR) NTSC-U
90
[28]
Sega Megazone (AU)
80
[29]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
42
[30]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[31]
Todo Sega (ES)
83
[32]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
58
[33]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
65
[34]
Sega Mega Drive
65
Based on
32 reviews

High Seas Havoc

Mega Drive, US
HighSeasHavoc MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Havoc MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
50x50px
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
Havoc MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
CaptainLANG MD JP CartTop.jpg
CaptainLang MD JP Cart Back.jpgCaptainLANG MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, AU
Havoc-cover-AU.jpg
Cover
Havoc MD AU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, AU (missing stickers)
Havoc MD AU missingstickers cover.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, UK

Mega Drive, FR

Mega Drive, DE
Havoc MD DE Cover.jpg
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 17be551c
MD5 5479601228fd14fefbd1d1fd5fceebed
SHA-1 0dc1969098716ba332978b89356f62961417682b
1MB 1993-09 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 76e6d20d
MD5 232874913a8c74deecb24145d60917aa
SHA-1 6e0344aace03b703cb05a9a0e10c47ebe404a247
1MB 1994-03 Cartridge (EU)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 61ba8199
MD5 c2aa79a9bdfccf691ff07b9fc0e34355
SHA-1 7c305a4b8cc220f5321eac80ea3fc104a9f5897a
1MB 1993-12 Cartridge (JP)

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File:GamePro US 055.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 055.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  2. Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 85
  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 117
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:CVG UK 151.pdf, page 100 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 151.pdf_p100" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:MeanMachinesSega19UK.pdf, page 71 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega19UK.pdf_p71" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 43
  7. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 137
  8. Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-08), page 20
  9. Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 120
  10. GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 1: December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 27
  11. Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 2 February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 68
  12. GamesMaster, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 50
  13. Gamestar, "October 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 76
  14. Hippon Super, "June 1994" (JP; 1994-04-30), page 63
  15. Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 38
  16. Joypad, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 74
  17. MAN!AC, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 32
  18. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 28
  19. Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 39
  20. Mega Force, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 96
  21. MegaTech, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-18), page 6
  22. Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 86
  23. Play Time, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 104
  24. Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 83
  25. Sega Power, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-03), page 42
  26. Sega Pro, "Easter 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 62
  27. Sega Zone, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 44
  28. SuperGamePower, "Abril 1994" (BR; 1994-0x-xx), page 30
  29. Sega Megazone, "October 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 24
  30. Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 38
  31. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  32. Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 56
  33. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 119
  34. Video Games, "4/94" (DE; 1994-03-23), page 82