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| Developer: Zono, Angel Studios Interactive Entertainment, SegaSoft, T.L.A. Developments (some stage programming) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mr. Bones (ミスター・ボーンズ) is a Sega Saturn experimental action game developed by Zono and published by Sega. Conceptualized by Ed Annunziata, the game is an eccentric and surreal experience combining numerous gameplay styles and mechanics, ranging from action platformer to rhythm game to Tempest-like, and was first released in the United States in October 1996 - two weeks before Halloween.
The game is notable for being composed by famed American guitarist Ronnie Montrose, and for being one of the few Western games of the era to receive a published soundtrack in North America, Mr. Bones (album).
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Production credits
Developed by Zono Inc.
- Project Leader: Jeff Fort
- Hero/Core/Stage Programmer: Simon Hallam
- Core/Stage Programmer: Dave Castelnouvo
- Stage Programmer: Thibault Lepoutre
- Stage Programmer: Bob Meissner
- Hero Animator/Game Artist: Michael Gates
- Game Artist: Jason Hough
- Supplemental Sprite Artist: Brian Collins
- Administrative Coordinator: Marion Fort
- Managing Producer: Ed Zobrist
- Game Design: Annunziata & Novak
Art & Cinematics: Angel Studios
- Creative Director: Jill Hunt
- Producer: Jennifer Johnston
- Cinematic Design/Storyboards: Allen Battino
- Art Director: Daren Bader
- Animators: Michael Limber, James Polk, Peter Megow, Rod Stafford
- Lighting: Carlos Cabral
- 3D Artists: Stacy Curry, Rob Howard, Lisa Mulvaney, Brian Newlin
- Technical Consultant: Jim McLeod
- Technical Support: Mark Adan, Scott Vye, Teresa Shaw
- Motion Capture Programmer: Tim Monk
- Motion Capture Support: Art Wasem
- Production Assistant: Glen Hernandez
- Music Composed And Performed by: Ronnie Montrose
- Additional Music Composition, Arrangement And Programming For The Saturn by: Jim Hedges
- Generator Room Level Music Composed & Produced by: Brian Coburn
- Interactive Music Design and Audio Programming: Tom Miley
- Sound design: Brian Coburn
- Recording And Mix Engineer: Gordon Lyon
- Audio Production Coordinator: Gordon Lyon
- Audio: Philip Perkins
- Midi Sound Recordist: Jennifer Hruska
- Percussion: Michele Graybeal
- Song Lyrics: Merle Kessler, Ronnie Thanks Tim Derwallis & Jeremy Stappard @ Sony USA
- Screenplay by: Merle Kessler
- Cinematic Post Production: Eric Caplain
- Talent Coordinator: Adam Sevillia
- Production Coordinators: Marianne Arotzarena, Debbie Kramer
- Animator: Suzie Greene, John Broenen
- Artist: Ernie Chan
- Additional Animation: Metropolis Digital, Bruce Straley
- Additional Programming: Ray Frericks
Live Action Crew
- Director of Photography: Bill Holshevnikoff
- Ultimattist: Jim Rolin
- Key Grips: Jamie Campana, Jim Stewart
- Gaffer: Daryl Flowers, Greg Davies
- Swing/Grip: Lana Bernberg, Chris Schellenberger
- Jib Arm Operator: Maciel Lopez
- Jib From Northern Lights: Mike Murphy
Additional Crew
- Costumes & Props: Laura Hazless
- Fiber Optic Specialist: Richard Dubin
- Make-Up & Props: Joeann Edmonds
- Assistants On The Set: David Young, Jennifer Hruska, Joe Cain
- Actors
- As "Dagoulian": Brian Vouglass
- Talent Stand-In: Alana Huchital
- As "Blind Man": Ronnie Montrose
- Voices
- As "Mr. Bones": F.Houston
- As "Little People/Sparky": Marlowe Keffley
- As "Little People": Brian Coburn
- As "Blues Man": Paul Pena
- As "Yeah!": Gerry Blau
- Product Manager: Matt Dunbar
- Marketing Manager: Anne Moellering
- Packaging: Sarah Wittmer, Angel Studio, Mike Mangano
- Manual: Curtis Clarkson
- Instrumental Beings: Dave Albert, Bob Hardy, Mark Miller, Chris Walker
- Lead Tester: Atom Ellis
- Assistant Leads: Ben Rubright, Brendan Cahill, Matthew Cogley, Trent Haskins
- Testers: Matt Underwood, Steve Perez, Marcus Montgomery, Len Jung, Amy Albertson, Ian McGuinness, Essie Hamadani, Sean Potter, Laughing Lloyd Kinoshita, David Dodge, John Fosnaugh, Nicole Tatum, Karen Brown, Samson "Bones" Maciel, Mike Callahan, Tom Collins, Greg Pett, Michael McCollom, Peter Young, Fred Selker, Ferdinand Villar, Oscar Ying, Dan Madar, Andrew Byrne, Scott Solmonson, Dennis Lee, Rey Alferez, Howard Gipson, Steve Perez, Jeff Hedges, Don Carmichael, Jeff Sanders, Brian Thoroman, Lance Nelson, Steve Thompson, Jason Cordero
- Special Thanks To: Deborah Annunziata, John Shirley, Steve Payne, Michelle Higkey, ALI, Kelly, Nancy, Tina, Cindy, Jeffrey Mellem, Iain Davies, Paul, Byford, Anthony Gaud, Gary Blum, Bob Schonfisch, Arvin Carlson, Eileen Sacman, Frontline Marketing, Jef Feltman, Janine Cook, And Larry Loth, Jimme Mathews @Plus Four Marketing, Rick Gentry @ Hafler
- Extra Special Thanks To: Mackie Designs, Seymour Duncan & Tom Waters @ Seymour Duncan Pickups, Sean Beresford & Jim Aschow @ Mesa Boogie, John Page, Gene Baker & Mark Carlson @ Fender Custom Shop
- Producers: Ed Annunziata, Crisi Albertson
- Original Story And Game Concept: E. Ettore Annunziata
- Japanese Localization Staff: Yukimi Shimura, Osamu Shibamiya, Keith Palmer, Shinobu Shindo, Hideki Yohkaichiya, Ryutaro Nonaka
- Japanese Voice For "Mr. Bones": Hiroyuki Kato
Magazine articles
- Main article: Mr. Bones/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #89: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)[6]
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-23: "1997-23 (1997-07-11)" (1997-06-27)
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-24: "1997-24 (1997-07-18)" (1997-07-04)
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Mr. Bones/Technical information.
References
- ↑ File:MrBones Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-27 20:57)
- ↑ http://sega-saturn.com/software.htm (Wayback Machine: 1996-12-15 06:01)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Press release: 1997-02-26: Manx TT Leads Sega's Games Line Up For March
- ↑ File:Mr Bones Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 162
- ↑ GamesMaster, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-16), page 72
- ↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1997" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 118
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 85
- ↑ Famitsu, "1997-07-04" (JP; 1997-06-20), page 1
- ↑ Fun Generation, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-13), page 98
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 1: January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ GamePro, "January 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 114
- ↑ Game Informer, "December 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 76
- ↑ Gry Komputerowe, "7-8/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "December 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 89
- ↑ MAN!AC, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-11), page 91
- ↑ Mega Fun, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-20), page 90
- ↑ Next Generation, "January 1997" (US; 1996-12-17), page 180
- ↑ Player One, "Janvier 1997" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 88
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 12" (JP; 1997-06-xx), page 180
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 16" (JP; 1997-08-xx), page 90
- ↑ Secret Service, "Czerwiec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 66
- ↑ Sega Power, "March 1997" (UK; 1997-02-12), page 47
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-14), page 66
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-22 (1997-07-04)" (JP; 1997-06-20), page 173
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12
- ↑ Ultra Game Players, "Holiday 1996" (US; 1996-12-03), page 88
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