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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] platform game based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pagemaster film with the same name]. | {{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] platform game based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pagemaster film with the same name]. | ||
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+ | ==Gameplay== | ||
+ | This video game interpretion of ''The Pagemaster'' has players control Richard Tyler (in his cartoon form - Macaulay Culkin who played the live action version in the film is left uncredited in this release), traversing 2D maps (based on areas of the film) in a similar manner to other platforms of the era. Hidden in each stage is a library card - collecting all of them unlocks the "good" ending. | ||
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+ | ==Production credits== | ||
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+ | *'''Software:''' Paul Carruthers | ||
+ | *'''Bonus Game:''' Christoffer Nilsson | ||
+ | *'''Producer:''' Tony Beckwith | ||
+ | *'''Graphic Artists:''' Phil Hip Williams, Mark Knowles, Jason Green, Lloyd Baker, Terry Ford, Mark Frazer, Hayon Dalton, Blizzard | ||
+ | *'''Animators:''' Darren Goodacre, Emil Sergiev, Jason McDonald, Dimitri Baralov | ||
+ | *'''Mapping:''' Nick Baynes | ||
+ | *'''Additional Maps:''' Mark Viccary, Mark Hill, Tony Beckwith, Andy McCarthy | ||
+ | *'''Music and Sound Effects:''' Steve Collett, Nick Stroud | ||
+ | *'''QA Manager:''' Tim Bradstock | ||
+ | *'''QA Dept:''' James Stewart, Nick McGee, Ben Oreilly, Mark Viccary | ||
+ | *'''Compression:''' Rob Northern, Nick Pelling | ||
+ | *'''[[Fox Interactive]] Liason:''' Scott Marcus | ||
+ | |source=In-game credits | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
+ | ''The Pagemaster'' was released simultaneously on the Mega Drive and [[Super NES]] in late 1994 (with a simplified version appearing on the [[Game Boy]]). By and large, both console versions are the same, however while the Super NES uses more colours, the Mega Drive version runs with a 320x224 screen resolution (versus 256x224). As the art was not optimised for the Super NES, this means graphics are "fatter" than perhaps originally intended, and less of the play area is visible at any one time. | ||
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+ | The Mega Drive version features more animations, while the SNES uses an extra background layer (which is drawn in front of regular play, and can in some respects be seen as a disadvantage as is more likely to obscure the player's view. Bonus stages use the SNES' "mode 7" graphics mode, which offer a smoother gameplay experience than on the Mega Drive, which reverts to a system more similar to early Mega Drive titles such as ''[[Space Harrier II]]'' and ''[[Super Thunder Blade]]''. | ||
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+ | There are also subtle changes in presentation. The Mega Drive is a fraction quicker to enter levels and shows the words "Game On" at the start of every stage, while the Super NES announces the levels' names. | ||
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===Localised names=== | ===Localised names=== | ||
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Fox Interactive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Probe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Fox Video (US) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: GEMS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Pagemaster is a Sega Mega Drive platform game based on the film with the same name.
Contents
Gameplay
This video game interpretion of The Pagemaster has players control Richard Tyler (in his cartoon form - Macaulay Culkin who played the live action version in the film is left uncredited in this release), traversing 2D maps (based on areas of the film) in a similar manner to other platforms of the era. Hidden in each stage is a library card - collecting all of them unlocks the "good" ending.
Production credits
- Software: Paul Carruthers
- Bonus Game: Christoffer Nilsson
- Producer: Tony Beckwith
- Graphic Artists: Phil Hip Williams, Mark Knowles, Jason Green, Lloyd Baker, Terry Ford, Mark Frazer, Hayon Dalton, Blizzard
- Animators: Darren Goodacre, Emil Sergiev, Jason McDonald, Dimitri Baralov
- Mapping: Nick Baynes
- Additional Maps: Mark Viccary, Mark Hill, Tony Beckwith, Andy McCarthy
- Music and Sound Effects: Steve Collett, Nick Stroud
- QA Manager: Tim Bradstock
- QA Dept: James Stewart, Nick McGee, Ben Oreilly, Mark Viccary
- Compression: Rob Northern, Nick Pelling
- Fox Interactive Liason: Scott Marcus
Versions
The Pagemaster was released simultaneously on the Mega Drive and Super NES in late 1994 (with a simplified version appearing on the Game Boy). By and large, both console versions are the same, however while the Super NES uses more colours, the Mega Drive version runs with a 320x224 screen resolution (versus 256x224). As the art was not optimised for the Super NES, this means graphics are "fatter" than perhaps originally intended, and less of the play area is visible at any one time.
The Mega Drive version features more animations, while the SNES uses an extra background layer (which is drawn in front of regular play, and can in some respects be seen as a disadvantage as is more likely to obscure the player's view. Bonus stages use the SNES' "mode 7" graphics mode, which offer a smoother gameplay experience than on the Mega Drive, which reverts to a system more similar to early Mega Drive titles such as Space Harrier II and Super Thunder Blade.
There are also subtle changes in presentation. The Mega Drive is a fraction quicker to enter levels and shows the words "Game On" at the start of every stage, while the Super NES announces the levels' names.
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English (US) | The Pagemaster | The Pagemaster |
Spanish | El Guardián de las Palabras | The Guardian of Words |
Magazine articles
- Main article: The Pagemaster/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)A database query error has occurred. Did you forget to run your application's database schema updater after upgrading?[4]
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- GamePro (US) #66: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)A database query error has occurred. Did you forget to run your application's database schema updater after upgrading?[5]
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Physical scans
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Press release: 1994-11-15: YOU'VE NEVER CHECKED OUT A LIBRARY LIKE THIS: 'THE PAGEMASTER'
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:MeanMachinesSega27UK.pdf, page 80
- ↑ File:SegaMegazone AU 49.pdf, page 25
- ↑ ', "November 1994" (; 1994-1x-xx), page 13
- ↑ ', "November 1994" (; 1994-1x-xx), page 238
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 172
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 17
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 108
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 151
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 42
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 346
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 60
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 72
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 22
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 90
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 40
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 130
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 102
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 36
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 96
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 75
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 42
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 48
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 20
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 99
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