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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known in Japan simply as '''''Kamen Rider ZO''''' (仮面ライダーＺＯ), is an action game for the [[Sega Mega-CD]]. It is based upon the 1993 film ''[[wikipedia:Kamen Rider ZO|Kamen Rider ZO]]''.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known in Japan simply as '''''Kamen Rider ZO''''' (仮面ライダーＺＯ), is an action game for the [[Sega Mega-CD]]. It is based upon the 1993 film ''[[wikipedia:Kamen Rider ZO|Kamen Rider ZO]]''.
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==Story==
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Masaru Asou is the laboratory assistant of geneticist Dr. Mochizuki. He is used in one of Mochizuki's experiments related to the creation of the "Neo-Existence," enabling him to transform into the grasshopper-like Kamen Rider ZO. He flees to the mountains and lapses into a two-year coma before he is awakened by a telepathic call to protect Hiroshi Mochizuki, the doctor's son.
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==Gameplay==
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{{ScreenThumb|Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Inner Strength.png|width=200|Inner Strength}}
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{{ScreenThumb|Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Multiple Choices.png|width=200|Multiple choices}}
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The game is a movie with limited interactivity. During battle sequences, the player is instructed to press directions on the D-pad or a button ({{A}} to guard, {{B}} to kick, or {{C}} to punch) corresponding to the character's actions. Faster button responses do more damage to foes, but incorrect or delayed responses harm the player instead. The character's life bar is shown on the right side, and the enemy's life bar is shown on the left side. When the foe's life gauge is exhausted, the foe is defeated. If the player defeats the foe before the scene is over, the player watches the rest of the battle play out. Occasionally, a flashing button icon appears to indicate that the player must press {{A}}, {{B}}, and {{C}} repeatedly to charge the character's "Inner Strength," indicated by the "push" bar. If the player succeeds in charging the push bar in time, the character is protected from damage.
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The player's actions do not affect the outcome of battle scenes, but the player is sometimes presented with multiple options (selected with {{A}}, {{B}}, or {{C}}). Early in the game, all choices converge to the same storyline, though the player's choices affect which scenes are played. Later, wrong choices can result in the game ending.
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The game ends if the player's life bar is exhausted, but it can be continued from the beginning of the current scene. The player can decide the amount of continues and the difficulty level in the options before starting the game.
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After completing the game, the player can replay it as an uninterrupted movie (with the same choices made).
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===Characters===
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====Heroes====
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{{gallery|widths=200|screens=yes|
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{{gitem|Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Hiroshi.png|Hiroshi Mochizuki}}
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{{gitem|Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, The Masked Rider.png|The Masked Rider}}
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{{gitem|Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Asou.png|Masaru Asou}}
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{{gitem|Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Seikichi Mochizuki.png|Seikichi Mochizuki}}
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{{gitem|Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Dr. Mochizuki.png|Dr. Mochizuki}}
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}}
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====Villains====
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{{gallery|widths=200|screens=yes|
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{{gitem|Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Doras.png|Doras}}
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{{gitem|Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Draculan.png|Draculan}}
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{{gitem|Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Aracnia.png|Aracnia}}
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{{gitem|Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, The Neo-Existence.png|The Neo-Existence}}
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}}
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===Battles===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Escape from Doras
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| screenshot=Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 1.png
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| desc=Played as Hiroshi.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Rider ZO vs. Doras
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| screenshot=Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 2.png
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| desc=Played as the Masked Rider.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Asou vs. Draculan
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| screenshot=Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 3.png
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| desc=Played as Asou.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Rider ZO vs. Aracnia
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| screenshot=Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 4.png
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| desc=Played as the Masked Rider.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Rescue Hiroshi
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| screenshot=Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 5.png
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| desc=Played as Hiroshi.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Ambush
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| screenshot=Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 6.png
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| desc=Played as the Masked Rider.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Lair of Doras
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| screenshot=Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 7.png
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| desc=Played as Asou.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Return of Doras
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| screenshot=Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 8.png
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| desc=Played as the Masked Rider.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Counter Attack
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| screenshot=Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 9.png
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| desc=Played as the Masked Rider.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The End of Doras
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| screenshot=Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 10.png
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| desc=Played as the Masked Rider.
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}}
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}}
  
 
==Versions==
 
==Versions==
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|jp_name=仮面ライダーＺＯ
 
|jp_name=仮面ライダーＺＯ
 
|jp_rom=Kamen Rider ZO
 
|jp_rom=Kamen Rider ZO
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}}
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==Production credits==
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{{creditstable|
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{{creditsheader|Cast}}
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*'''Masaru Asou:''' Domon Ko
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*'''Reiko:''' Morinaga Naomi
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*'''Kuroda:''' Ohba Kenji
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*'''Nishimura:''' Yamashita Yu
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*'''Miyazaki:''' Kashiwabara Iori
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*'''Hiroshi Mochizuki:''' Shibata Shohei
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*'''Youth (voice):''' Yuzawa Shingo
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*'''Kamen Raider ZO:''' Okamoto Jiro
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*'''Doras:''' Yokoyama Kazutoshi, Takawa Seiji
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*'''Dr. Mochizuki:''' Sasaki Isao (Japan Action Club)
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*'''Grandpa:''' Inuzuka Hiroshi
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{{creditsheader|Staff}}
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*'''Original Story:''' Ishinomori Shotaro
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*'''Production:''' Yamashita Makoto, Watanabe Yoshinori
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*'''Planning:''' Murakami Katsuji (Bandai), Yoshikawa Susumu
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*'''Producers:''' Watanabe Shigeru, Kubo Satoshi (Bandai Visual), Hori Nagafumi, Kakuta Asao
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*'''Screenplay:''' Sugimura Noboru
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*'''Music:''' Kawamura Eiji
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*'''Music Producer:''' Minematsu Takeshi (Apollon)
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*'''Action Director:''' Kaneda Osamu (Japan Action Club)
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*'''Character Design:''' Amemiya Keita
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*'''Character Model Makers:''' Rainbow Zokei Kikaku
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*'''Director:''' Amemiya Keita
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*'''Director of Photography:''' Matsumura Fumio
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*'''Art Director:''' Takahashi Akihiko
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*'''Lighting Director:''' Saiki Masaru
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*'''Recording Director:''' Ohta Katsumi
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*'''Editing:''' Sugano Junkichi
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*'''Assistant Director:''' Furusho Junichi
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*'''Creature Supervisor:''' Takeya Takayuki
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*'''Casting:''' Sakai Fukuo
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*'''Chief of Production:''' Tomita Yukihiro
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{{creditsheader|for [[Sega of America]]}}
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*'''Producers:''' Eric Quakenbush, Tony Van
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*'''Product Management:''' Peter Loeb, John Garner
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*'''Game Guide:''' Hillary Clayson, Andre Persidsky
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*'''Translation:''' Yukimi Shimura, Kazuko Smith, Jill Alexander, Osamu Shibayama, Naomi Yamazaki-Sweeny, Yas Noguchi
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*'''Creative Support:''' Dave Albert, Barry Blum, Merle Kessler, Adam Sevillia
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*'''Voice Talent:''' Debbie Rodgers, Patrick Seeham, Truitt Blassingham
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*'''Game Testing:'''
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*'''Lead:''' Sam Saliba
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*'''Assistant Leads:''' Mike Mansourian, Arnold Galano
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*'''Testers:''' Jennifer Vernon, Phil Co, Jason Friedman, Kwame Jeffers, Caroline Trujillo, Chris Charles, Dan Weber, Nathan Tan, Arnold Feener, Wendy Hui, Crisi Albertson, Gregg Watkins, Robert Deloach, Dave Forester, Dave Perkinson, Tim Spengler, Mark Paniagua, Sancho Martinez, Leonard Sayers, Ryan O'Connor, Erik Larson, Dan Katzer, Nick Katakis
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| source=US manual
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| pdf=Maskedrider mcd us manual.pdf
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| pdfpage=17
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| console=MCD
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The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Sega (US), Toei Video (Japan)
Developer:
Licensor: Ishimori Pro, Toei
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP 		¥7,8007,800 T-141014
Sega Mega-CD
US 		4444
ESRB: Teen

The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO, known in Japan simply as Kamen Rider ZO (仮面ライダーＺＯ), is an action game for the Sega Mega-CD. It is based upon the 1993 film Kamen Rider ZO.

Story

Masaru Asou is the laboratory assistant of geneticist Dr. Mochizuki. He is used in one of Mochizuki's experiments related to the creation of the "Neo-Existence," enabling him to transform into the grasshopper-like Kamen Rider ZO. He flees to the mountains and lapses into a two-year coma before he is awakened by a telepathic call to protect Hiroshi Mochizuki, the doctor's son.

Gameplay

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Inner Strength.png

Inner Strength

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Multiple Choices.png

Multiple choices

The game is a movie with limited interactivity. During battle sequences, the player is instructed to press directions on the D-pad or a button (A to guard, B to kick, or C to punch) corresponding to the character's actions. Faster button responses do more damage to foes, but incorrect or delayed responses harm the player instead. The character's life bar is shown on the right side, and the enemy's life bar is shown on the left side. When the foe's life gauge is exhausted, the foe is defeated. If the player defeats the foe before the scene is over, the player watches the rest of the battle play out. Occasionally, a flashing button icon appears to indicate that the player must press A, B, and C repeatedly to charge the character's "Inner Strength," indicated by the "push" bar. If the player succeeds in charging the push bar in time, the character is protected from damage.

The player's actions do not affect the outcome of battle scenes, but the player is sometimes presented with multiple options (selected with A, B, or C). Early in the game, all choices converge to the same storyline, though the player's choices affect which scenes are played. Later, wrong choices can result in the game ending.

The game ends if the player's life bar is exhausted, but it can be continued from the beginning of the current scene. The player can decide the amount of continues and the difficulty level in the options before starting the game.

After completing the game, the player can replay it as an uninterrupted movie (with the same choices made).

Characters

Heroes

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Hiroshi.png

Hiroshi Mochizuki
Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Hiroshi.png

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, The Masked Rider.png

The Masked Rider
Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, The Masked Rider.png

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Asou.png

Masaru Asou
Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Asou.png

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Seikichi Mochizuki.png

Seikichi Mochizuki
Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Seikichi Mochizuki.png

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Dr. Mochizuki.png

Dr. Mochizuki
Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Dr. Mochizuki.png

Villains

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Doras.png

Doras
Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Doras.png

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Draculan.png

Draculan
Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Draculan.png

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Aracnia.png

Aracnia
Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, Aracnia.png

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, The Neo-Existence.png

The Neo-Existence
Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Characters, The Neo-Existence.png

Battles

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 1.png

Escape from Doras
Played as Hiroshi.

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 2.png

Rider ZO vs. Doras
Played as the Masked Rider.

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 3.png

Asou vs. Draculan
Played as Asou.

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 4.png

Rider ZO vs. Aracnia
Played as the Masked Rider.

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 5.png

Rescue Hiroshi
Played as Hiroshi.

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 6.png

Ambush
Played as the Masked Rider.

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 7.png

The Lair of Doras
Played as Asou.

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 8.png

Return of Doras
Played as the Masked Rider.

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 9.png

Counter Attack
Played as the Masked Rider.

Masked Rider Kamen Rider ZO, Stage 10.png

The End of Doras
Played as the Masked Rider.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English (US) The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO
Japanese 仮面ライダーＺＯ Kamen Rider ZO

Production credits

Cast
  • Masaru Asou: Domon Ko
  • Reiko: Morinaga Naomi
  • Kuroda: Ohba Kenji
  • Nishimura: Yamashita Yu
  • Miyazaki: Kashiwabara Iori
  • Hiroshi Mochizuki: Shibata Shohei
  • Youth (voice): Yuzawa Shingo
  • Kamen Raider ZO: Okamoto Jiro
  • Doras: Yokoyama Kazutoshi, Takawa Seiji
  • Dr. Mochizuki: Sasaki Isao (Japan Action Club)
  • Grandpa: Inuzuka Hiroshi
Staff
  • Original Story: Ishinomori Shotaro
  • Production: Yamashita Makoto, Watanabe Yoshinori
  • Planning: Murakami Katsuji (Bandai), Yoshikawa Susumu
  • Producers: Watanabe Shigeru, Kubo Satoshi (Bandai Visual), Hori Nagafumi, Kakuta Asao
  • Screenplay: Sugimura Noboru
  • Music: Kawamura Eiji
  • Music Producer: Minematsu Takeshi (Apollon)
  • Action Director: Kaneda Osamu (Japan Action Club)
  • Character Design: Amemiya Keita
  • Character Model Makers: Rainbow Zokei Kikaku
  • Director: Amemiya Keita
  • Director of Photography: Matsumura Fumio
  • Art Director: Takahashi Akihiko
  • Lighting Director: Saiki Masaru
  • Recording Director: Ohta Katsumi
  • Editing: Sugano Junkichi
  • Assistant Director: Furusho Junichi
  • Creature Supervisor: Takeya Takayuki
  • Casting: Sakai Fukuo
  • Chief of Production: Tomita Yukihiro
  • Producers: Eric Quakenbush, Tony Van
  • Product Management: Peter Loeb, John Garner
  • Game Guide: Hillary Clayson, Andre Persidsky
  • Translation: Yukimi Shimura, Kazuko Smith, Jill Alexander, Osamu Shibayama, Naomi Yamazaki-Sweeny, Yas Noguchi
  • Creative Support: Dave Albert, Barry Blum, Merle Kessler, Adam Sevillia
  • Voice Talent: Debbie Rodgers, Patrick Seeham, Truitt Blassingham
  • Game Testing:
  • Lead: Sam Saliba
  • Assistant Leads: Mike Mansourian, Arnold Galano
  • Testers: Jennifer Vernon, Phil Co, Jason Friedman, Kwame Jeffers, Caroline Trujillo, Chris Charles, Dan Weber, Nathan Tan, Arnold Feener, Wendy Hui, Crisi Albertson, Gregg Watkins, Robert Deloach, Dave Forester, Dave Perkinson, Tim Spengler, Mark Paniagua, Sancho Martinez, Leonard Sayers, Ryan O'Connor, Erik Larson, Dan Katzer, Nick Katakis
Source:
US manual
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Magazine articles

Main article: The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-06: "June 1994" (1994-05-07)
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Physical scans

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Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[5]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
16
[6]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[7]
Freak (IL)
78
[8]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[9]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[10]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
73
[11]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[12]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
52
[13]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
82
[14]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
40
[15]
Sega Mega-CD
 56
Based on
11 reviews

The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO

Mega-CD, JP
KamenRiderZO MCD JP Box Back.jpgKamenRiderZO MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
KamenRiderZo MCD JP spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
KamenRiderZO MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
TheMaskedRiderZO MD jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, US
KamenRiderZO MCD US Box Back.jpgKamenRiderZO MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Maskedrider mcd us disc.jpg
Disc
Maskedrider mcd us manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
469,694,400 CD (JP) T-141014

References

  1. ↑ File:KamenRiderZO MCD JP Box Front.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
  3. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/alt.tv.sentai/c/YLOg9VLrTlQ/m/CKFxKmI3pnAJ
  4. ↑ File:Maskedrider mcd us manual.pdf, page 17
  5. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1994" (JP; 1994-05-07), page 20
  6. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 62
  7. ↑ Famitsu, "1994-05-20" (JP; 1994-05-06), page 1
  8. ↑ Freak, "4/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  9. ↑ GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 56
  10. ↑ Hippon Super, "June 1994" (JP; 1994-04-30), page 60
  11. ↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 39
  12. ↑ Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 105
  13. ↑ Sega Pro, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-14), page 53
  14. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  15. ↑ VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 63


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