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ResQ

System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Psygnosis
Developer: Tempest Software, Krisalis
Planned release date(s): Spring 1994^[1], Autumn 1994^[2], 1994-10^[3], 1994-11^[4]
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
State before cancellation: Late in development
Status of prototype(s): Prototype dumped

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ResQ is an unreleased Sega Mega Drive developed by Tempest Software and set to be published by Psygnosis. It is a 2D action game with both space ship and on-foot segments. Had it been released, ResQ would have been an exclusive title for the Mega Drive.

Psygnosis cancelled ResQ very close to release for unknown reasons. It was reportedly programmed on 486 DOS PCs, with the artwork produced with Deluxe Paint II and III on Amiga 1200s. A prototype has since been unearthed, with an internal copyright date of 1993.

Notably, ResQ's bonus stages are depicted as third-person on-the-rails shooting segments which involve primitive 3D polyons, similar to the Super Nintendo's Star Fox.

Level Codes

Mines 1: START
Mines 2: FLAIS
Mines 3: FSWKM
Mines 4: TWSFS
Mines 5: MWKYA
Mines 6: TIACB
3D Stage: PHGAC
Techno 1: JIAFL
Techno 2: WRMRS
Techno 3: TLIFH
Techno 4: BLWVM
Techno 5: DDKAG
3D Stage: IHIBA
Caves 1: POAPV
Caves 2: JDHAC
Caves 3: TAPAP
Caves 4: BCAFA
Caves 5: TBMAS
3D Stage: SHCIB
City 1: BOARF
City 2: DASMD
City 3: TFIAT
Alien World: PSSYC

Production credits

Program By: Pete Featherstone
Graphics By: Jason Backhouse
Bonus Stage By: Bill Pullan
Music and FX By: Matt Furniss and Shaun Hollingworth of Krisalis
Produced By: Psygnosis

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	558e35e0
MD5	cb08de736dcb0d2baf14dc728a792644
SHA-1	f572443bd1e0cf956c87e6cd925412cb0f35045f

1MB

1993

(382 kB) (info)

Page

Magazine articles

Main article: ResQ/Magazine articles.

References

[:File:Mega_UK_18.pdf_p93-1] Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 93

[:File:Mega_UK_19.pdf_p8-2] Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 8

[:File:MegaPower_UK_16.pdf_p6-3] Mega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 6

[:File:SegaPower_UK_58.pdf_p14-4] Sega Power, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-04), page 14

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 {{sub-stub}}'''''ResQ''''' is an unreleased [[Sega Mega Drive]] developed by [[Tempest Software]] and set to be published by [[Psygnosis]]. It is a 2D action game with both space ship and on-foot segments. Had it been released, ''ResQ'' would have been an exclusive title for the Mega Drive.