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Dead or Alive
System(s): Sega Model 2A CRX, Sega Model 2B CRX, Sega Saturn
Publisher:
Arcade (Model 2)
Sega
Sega Saturn
Tecmo
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Saturn
SCSP/CD-DA (23 tracks)
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (Model 2)
JP		 ¥? ?
Arcade (Model 2)
JP		 ¥? ?
Arcade (Model 2)
US		 $? ?
Arcade (Model 2)
UK		 £? ?
























Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[3] T-3603G
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
JP
(Genteiban) 		¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[3] T-3604G
Sega Rating: All Ages
Non-Sega versions

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Dead or Alive (デッド オア アライブ) is a 1996 arcade fighting game by Tecmo for the Sega Model 2 (2A CRX and 2B CRX) arcade hardware and the first game in their Dead or Alive franchise. It was ported to the Sega Saturn in 1997. A limited edition was also released for the Saturn which came with an art book.

A US Sega Saturn release was at one point planned for December 1997[4], having appeared at E3 1997[5][6].

Gameplay

Characters

(Ryu) Hayabusa
a
Move list
Name Command Description
Bayman
b
Move list
Name Command Description
Lei-Fang
c
Move list
Name Command Description
Tina
d
Move list
Name Command Description
Zack
e
Move list
Name Command Description
Kasumi
f
Move list
Name Command Description
Jann-Lee
g
Move list
Name Command Description
Gen-Fu
h
Move list
Name Command Description
Raidou
Boss
Move list
Name Command Description

History

Release

The Saturn conversion went straight to the top of the Japanese Saturn software charts on launch, and sold 92,000 copies within 12 hours[7].

Production credits

Saturn version

  • Programmers: Hiroaki "D" Ozawa, T.Sawatari, Yume Maboroshi, Shigeaki "Val" Ohta, Satoshi Fuyuno
  • Planners: Motohiro Shiga, Jun
  • Scenario by: Asamin
  • Motion Designers: C.Sasaki, Tohru Mishima, Sane Kondo, Masanori Sato, Akira Izumi, Guerrilla Saitoh, Naruse Yuki, Hiraoka Tomoo, LEO, Shigefumi Ishizuka, Masaki Koshikawa, Ryuji Ikeda, Hikaru Nakano, Taro Matsushita
  • Saturn Character Modelling: Yasushi.N
  • Character Design & Texture Designers: Kubotan, Jumbo Matumura, Yoshiki Horiuchi, Nobuyuki Suzuki
  • Stage Designers: H.Niimi, H.Sakauchi
  • Sound Effect: K.Inaba
  • Music Composer: M.Hosoi
  • Character Design & Movie Modelling: Shinichiro Komori
  • Movie Staff: Yusuke Iida, D.Ota
  • Artwork Designer: N.Yamada
  • Testing Staff: Yuko Sasaki, Mizuki Takeda, Jun Katou, Sousuke Samesima, Takashi Watanabe, Masaki Asakura, Tetsuya Imamura, Mikiyasu Kambayashi, Manabu Kiguchi (GRI), Koujirou Seino
  • Voice Actress: Aoni Production
    • Kasumi: Sakura Tange
    • Tina: Mami Koyama
    • Lei fang: Yumi Touma
    • System voice: Miyako Endo
  • Voice Actor: Aoni Production
    • Zack: Bin Shimada
    • Hayabusa: Hideyuki Hori
    • Jann lee: Toshio Furukawa
    • Bayman: Hisao Egawa
    • Gen fu: Takeshi Aono
    • Raidou: Kouji Yada
  • Publicity by: Kazumi Fujita, Teruaki Ichikawa
  • Special Thanks: Eigo Miyazaki, H.Suzuki, Shinsuke Usui
  • Producer & Director: Tom. Itagaki
  • Technical Director: Gussan Kawaguchi
  • Planning Director: Katsunori Ehara
  • Motion Manager: Makoto 50 Isomine
  • Motion Director: Hiro Matsui
  • CG Director: Hideyuki Kato
  • Main programmer: Nuehina
  • Motion Programmer: Mitsuo
  • Motion Data: Noriaki Kazama
  • Movie Director: Great Egawa
  • Co-Producer: Yujin Rikimaru, Y.Koga
  • Executive Producer: Max Naka.
  • Presented by: Team Ninja
Source:
In-game credits
DoA Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Dead or Alive/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

DeadOrAlive Saturn JP Flyer.pdf

PDF
Saturn flyer
DeadOrAlive Saturn JP Flyer.pdf
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-17: "1996-17 (1996-10-11)" (1996-09-27)
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-33: "1997-33 (1997-09-26)" (1997-09-12)
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-35: "1997-35 (1997-10-17)" (1997-10-03)
also published in:
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-37: "1997-37 (1997-10-31)" (1997-10-17)
Logo-pdf.svg

Physical scans

Model 2 version

Model 2, World

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
95 №71, p180/181
100 [10]
80 [11]
83 №461, p33
96 [12]
93
91
95 №114, p100
90
80 [13]
92 [14]
83 [15]
94 [16]
Sega Saturn
 90
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR) NTSC-J
90
[17]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
95
[18]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
100
[19]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
80
[11]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
83
[20]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
93
[21]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[22]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
80
[13]
Mega Console (IT) NTSC-J
80
[23]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
85
[24]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-J
75
[25]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
78
[26]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
84
[27]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) NTSC-J
94
[14]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
83
[28]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
94
[29]
Strana Igr (RU)
80
[30]
Sega Saturn
 86
Based on
17 reviews

Dead or Alive

Saturn, JP
DOA Saturn JP Box Back.jpgDOA Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
DeadorAlive Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
DeadorAlive Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Dead or Alive JP 取扱説明書.pdf
Manual
Saturn, JP (Genteiban)
DeadorAlive Saturn JP Box Back Genteiban.jpgDeadorAlive Saturn JP Box Spine Genteiban.jpgDeadorAlive Saturn JP Box Front Genteiban.jpg
Cover
DeadorAlive Saturn JP Disc Genteiban.jpg
Disc
Dead or Alive JP 取扱説明書.pdf
Manual
Dead or Alive (Genteiban) Sat JP Visual Book.pdf
Art Book

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
459,369,120 1997-09-12 CD-ROM (JP) T-3603G (Alt) V1.002
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
459,369,120 1997-09-10 CD-ROM (JP) T-3603G, T-3604G V1.001

Track list

1. Data track  
2. Ketui no Toki (03:09) 
Japan 決意の刻
EN: Time of Determination
From: Kasumi Stage
3. Kokou no Kensi (03:03) 
Japan 孤高の拳士
EN: Lone Fighter
From: Jann Lee Stage
4. The Fist of TAIKYOKU Blows up (02:57) 
From: Lei Fang Stage
5. Blade of "RYU" (02:50) 
From: Ryu Hayabusa Stage
6. Codename "BAYMAN" (03:02) 
From: Bayman Stage
7. Densetu no Hiken (02:56) 
Japan 伝説の秘拳
EN: The Secret Fist of Legend
From: Gen Fu Stage
8. NO MONEY (02:52) 
From: Zack Stage
9. Power is Beauty (03:02) 
From: Tina Stage
10. DEAD OR ALIVE (03:34) 
From: Raidou Stage
11. Show Down (00:54) 
From: Character Select
12. Your Name is... (00:47) 
From: Name Entry
13. Sei to Si no Hazama de (00:16) 
Japan 生と死の間で
EN: In Between Life and Death
From: Continue
14. Stage Clear (00:06) 
15. Zack Lose Voice (00:06) 
16. Lei Fang Lose Voice (00:06) 
17. Hayabusa Lose Voice (00:06) 
18. Jann Lee Lose Voice (00:06) 
19. Tina Lose Voice (00:06) 
20. Bayman Lose Voice (00:06) 
21. Gen Fu Lose Voice (00:06) 
22. Kasumi Lose Voice (00:06) 
23. Raidou Lose Voice (00:07) 
24. Physical System (02:27) 
From: Training Mode
► Running time: 32:50

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files
Folder / File Type Size description
\OMAKE Folder 14,400,560 It contains 10 wallpaper images.
DOA_ABS.TXT TXT (Abstract) 18 About this game.
DOA_BIB.TXT TXT (Bibliographiced) 61 About original game
DOA_CPY.TXT TXT (Copyright) 36 Copyright


References

  1. ↑ File:DOA Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-07-28 12:30)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-33 (1997-09-26)" (JP; 1997-09-12), page 207
  4. ↑ Tips & Tricks, "xxxx xxxx" (US; xxxx-xx-xx), page 38
  5. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1997" (UK; 1997-07-16), page 13
  6. ↑ File:EGM US Supplement E31997.pdf, page 9
  7. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1997" (UK; 1997-11-12), page 13
  8. ↑ File:DoA_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  9. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-36 (1997-10-24)" (JP; 1997-10-09), page 203
  10. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1997" (UK; 1997-11-12), page 90/91 (90)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Edge, "Christmas 1997" (UK; 1997-11-27), page 106
  12. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 12: December 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 24/112/113 (26)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 MAN!AC, "01/98" (DE; 1997-12-10), page 62
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1998" (UK; 1998-03-11), page 67
  15. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-35 (1997-10-17)" (JP; 1997-10-03), page 197 (199)
  16. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 8 (10)
  17. ↑ Ação Games, "Janeiro 1998" (BR; 199x-xx-xx), page 13
  18. ↑ Consoles +, "Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 180
  19. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1997" (UK; 1997-11-12), page 90
  20. ↑ Famitsu, "1997-10-17" (JP; 1997-10-03), page 1
  21. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 12: December 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26
  22. ↑ GamePro, "March 1998" (US; 1998-xx-xx), page 102
  23. ↑ Mega Console, "Novembre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 74
  24. ↑ Mega Fun, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-05), page 114
  25. ↑ Next Generation, "January 1998" (US; 1997-12-16), page 157
  26. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 19" (JP; 1997-09-26), page 180
  27. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 22" (JP; 1997-11-14), page 82
  28. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-35 (1997-10-17)" (JP; 1997-10-03), page 199
  29. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 10
  30. ↑ Strana Igr, "Dekabr 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 96



Dead or Alive series of games
Arcade
 Dead or Alive (1996) | Dead or Alive 2 (1999) | Dead or Alive 2 Millennium (2000) | Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate (2013) | Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (2015)
Sega Saturn
 Dead or Alive (1997)
Sega Dreamcast
 Dead or Alive 2 (2000)
Xbox 360
 Dead or Alive 5 (2012) | Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate (2013) | Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (2015)
Sony PlayStation 3
 Dead or Alive 5 (2012) | Dead or Alive 5+ & Dead or Alive 5 (2013) | Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate (2013) | Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (2015)
Windows PC
 Dead or Alive 5 (2012) | Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (2015)
Sony PlayStation Vita
 Dead or Alive 5+ (2013) | Dead or Alive 5+ & Dead or Alive 5 (2013)
Xbox One
Sony PlayStation 4
 Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (2015)
Sampler Discs
Sega Dreamcast
Dead or Alive 2 Taikenban (xxxx) | Dead or Alive 2 Demo CD (xxxx) | Dead or Alive 2 / Fur Fighters (xxxx)
Dead or Alive related media
Book
 Dead or Alive Perfect Guide Book (1997) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Dead or Alive 2 (2000) | Dead or Alive 2 Perfect Guide Dreamcast Ban (2000)
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