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The Horde

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Crystal Dynamics (US), BMG Victor (Japan, Europe)

Developer: Silicon Knights

Distributor: BMG Interactive Entertainment (EU)

Developer(s) of original games: Toys for Bob

Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)

Genre: Urban Development Battlefield Simulation/Toshi Ikusei Senji Simulation (都市育成・戦路シミュレーション)^[1], Simulation^[2]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

Deutsch

Français

日本語

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-03-08^[2]	¥5,8005,800	T-15902G
US	1996-02-13^[3]^[4]		T-15909H
EU	1996		T-15909H-50
DE	1996		T-15909H-18
FR	1996		T-15909H-09
UK	1996-04-12^[5]	£44.9944.99^[6]^[7]	T-15909H-50
PL	1996

Non-Sega versions
3DO FM Towns IBM PC PC-9821 series

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The Horde (ザ・ホード) is a Sega Saturn action simulation game developed by Silicon Knights. A port of the titular 1994 Toys for Bob game The Horde, it was first published in the United States by Crystal Dynamics in 1996, and was brought to Europe and Japan and Europe by BMG Victor later that year.

Versions

The Horde is largely similar to the original 3DO Interactive Multiplayer game, with the exception of featuring higher quality video sequences.

Production credits

Crystal Dynamics Presents

Saturn Conversion by: Silicon Knights
Project Leader: Rick Goertz
Programmers: Doug Tooley, Rick Goertz
Support Programmer: Andres Summerfield
Support Artist: Kevin Gordon
Saturn Conversion by: Crystal Dynamics
Assistant Producer: Ben Szymkowiak
Stunt Programmer: Jeff Kesselman
Marketing Manager: Katie Bolich
Test Manager: Conan Tigard
Lead Tester: Serguei Savtchenko
Assistant Lead Tester: William Sudderth
Testers: Ed Chennault, Laurence Monji, Carline Esmurdoc, Abe Navarro, Jacob Espinoza, Chris Pappalardo, Scott Hill, Raphael Pepi, John Lencioni, Kam Ralston, Billy Mitchell, Rodney Rapp, Ilya Reeves, Kevin Seiter, Kenny Reeves, Randy Smaha, Jeff Sanders, Eric Simonich, Mari Schaal, Jeff Todd, Ben Schulz, Chris Walker, Sheatiel Sarao, Matthew Young
Special Thanks To: Stephen White, Richard Anderson

Original Version by:

Lead Programmer: Fred Ford
Game Design and Fiction: Paul Reiche Iii
Artist: Mike Provenza
Additional Programming: Ken Ford
Producer: Mark Wallace
Musician: Burke Treischmann
Inspiration and Guidance by: Madeline Canepa
Live action sequences directed by: Robert Weaver
Live action sequences produced by: Mackenzie Waggaman, Robert Weaver
Starring:
- Chauncey: Kirk Cameron
- Kronus Maelor: Michael Gregory
- Good King Winthrop: Michael Mccarthy
- Herald, Newscaster, Torture Victim and Narrator: Henry Crowell Jr.
- Lord #1: Michael Lanning
- Lady #1: Shelley O'Neill
- Lord #2: David Still
- Lady #2: Carol Kline
Video Production services Provided by: The Production Team
Additional Artists: George Barr, Iain Mccaig, Mira Ross, Steve Purcell, Paul Reiche Iii
3D Cinematics: Cyrus Lum, PCA
Marketing Manager: Scott Steinberg
Video Project Manager: Julie Young
Video Compression: John Ratcliff
Additional Musicians: Dan Nicholson, Riku Nuottajarvi, Eric Berge
Sound Effects: Paul Reiche Iii
Video Technicians: Noah Hughes, Kevin Norr
Testing: Bug Busters
Speed Meister: Dan Hite
Special Thanks To: Eric Lindstrom, Greg Marques, Greg Johnson, Gregg Tavares, Robert Leyland, Andy Mitchell, Greg Hammond, Eric Hammond, Dave "You Can Count On Me" Kirk, Muther'S Recording Studio, ...And Of Course, Cows Across The World.

Source:

In-game credits^[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: The Horde/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #75: "October 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:

Next Generation (US) #11: "November 1995" (1995-10-24)^[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #77: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)^[10]

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #77: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Playmag (FR) #2: "Avril 1996" (1996-0x-xx)
also published in:

CD Consoles (FR) #19: "Juillet/Août 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[11]

Print advert in Hyper (AU) #31: "May 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 KByte (HU)

86

^[14]

CD Consoles (FR)

40

^[15]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

75

^[6]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[16]

Fun Generation (DE)

80

^[17]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[18]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

79

^[19]

Joypad (FR)

80

^[20]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

73

^[21]

Maximum (UK)

75

^[22]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

87

^[23]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

74

^[24]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

86

^[7]

Player One (FR)

PAL

90

^[25]

Power Up! (UK)

84

^[26]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

59

^[27]

Sega News (CZ)

74

^[28]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

69

^[29]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

90

^[30]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[31]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[32]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

82

^[33]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

70

^[34]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

65

^[35]

	75
Based on 24 reviews

The Horde

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, UK/EU
Cover

Saturn, FR
Cover

Saturn, DE
Cover

Technical information

Main article: The Horde/Technical information.

External links

Sega of America webpage: Saturn

References

NEC Retro has more information related to The Horde

↑ File:TheHorde Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-10-02 10:31)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/SFcraOBazmk/m/5Vbswk6eZtkJ
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/sSJ3yCtsFPc/m/_F_K0AS0jCMJ
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-04-08), page 45
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-09), page 84
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Mean Machines Sega, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-03), page 76
↑ File:Horde Saturn credits.pdf
↑ Next Generation, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 82
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 197
↑ CD Consoles, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 77
↑ GamesMaster, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-09), page 55
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-03), page 91
↑ 576 KByte, "Július-Augusztus 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 14
↑ CD Consoles, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 88
↑ Famitsu, "1996-03-15" (JP; 1996-03-01), page 30
↑ Fun Generation, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 78
↑ GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 83
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 96
↑ Joypad, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 64
↑ MAN!AC, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 78
↑ Maximum, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-04-27), page 127
↑ Mega Force, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 68
↑ Mega Fun, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-xx), page 69
↑ Player One, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 62
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, May 04, 1996" (UK; 1996-05-04), page 1
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 9" (JP; 1996-04-12), page 62
↑ Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 23
↑ Sega Power, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-04-11), page 56
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-04-24), page 72
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-01 (1996-01-12,26)" (JP; 1995-12-22), page 191
↑ Sonic the Comic, "5 July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-26), page 10
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 57
↑ Video Games, "6/96" (DE; 1996-05-29), page 99

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[5] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-04-08), page 45

[:File:CVG_UK_175.pdf_p84-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-09), page 84

[:File:MeanMachinesSega44UK.pdf_p76-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Mean Machines Sega, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-03), page 76

[:File:Horde_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Horde Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:NextGeneration_US_11.pdf_p82-9] Next Generation, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 82

[:File:EGM_US_077.pdf_p197-10] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 197

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_19.pdf_p77-11] CD Consoles, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 77

[12] GamesMaster, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-09), page 55

[:File:MeanMachinesSega45UK.pdf_p91-13] Mean Machines Sega, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-03), page 91

[:File:576KB_HU_1996-0708.pdf_p14-14] 576 KByte, "Július-Augusztus 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_15.pdf_p88-15] CD Consoles, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 88

[16] Famitsu, "1996-03-15" (JP; 1996-03-01), page 30

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-07.pdf_p78-17] Fun Generation, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 78

[:File:GamePro_US_091.pdf_p83-18] GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 83

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_056.pdf_p96-19] Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 96

[:File:Joypad_FR_051.pdf_p64-20] Joypad, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 64

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-04.pdf_p78-21] MAN!AC, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 78

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_06.pdf_p127-22] Maximum, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-04-27), page 127

[:File:MegaForce_FR_48.pdf_p68-23] Mega Force, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 68

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-05.pdf_p69-24] Mega Fun, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-xx), page 69

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_062.pdf_p62-25] Player One, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 62

[26] Power Up!, "Saturday, May 04, 1996" (UK; 1996-05-04), page 1

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-09_19960426.pdf_p62-27] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 9" (JP; 1996-04-12), page 62

[:File:Sega_News_2_CZ.pdf_p23-28] Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 23

[:File:SegaPower_UK_79.pdf_p56-29] Sega Power, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-04-11), page 56

[:File:SSM_UK_07.pdf_p72-30] Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-04-24), page 72

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p14-31] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14

[:File:SSM_JP_19960112_1996-01.pdf_p191-32] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-01 (1996-01-12,26)" (JP; 1995-12-22), page 191

[33] Sonic the Comic, "5 July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-26), page 10

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p57-34] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 57

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-06.pdf_p99-35] Video Games, "6/96" (DE; 1996-05-29), page 99

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Difference between revisions of "The Horde"

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Contents

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References