Difference between revisions of "The Story of Thor 2"

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The Story of Thor 2

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Ancient

Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)

Genre: Action, RPG

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code

ESRB

Sega

ELSPA

USK

OFLC

US title screen.

The Story of Thor 2, known in Japan as Thor: Seireioukiden (トア精霊王紀伝) and the US as The Legend of Oasis, is video game on the Sega Saturn console. It is the prequel to The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light/Beyond Oasis on the Sega Mega Drive. The music was composed by Yuzo Koshiro, who is also famous for composing music for the Streets of Rage series.

Technical information

Saving Data

The game makes use of the Saturn's internal battery back-up as well as the Saturn Backup Memory to save data for system configuration as well as progress. You can save a total of three games on the system RAM and three games on the Back-Up Ram Cart.

The Story of Thor 2 Save Data
Name	Comment	File Size
THOR_SYSTEM	Config.	3
THOR_SVDT_#	PLAY DATA	12

The Legend of Oasis Save Data
Name	Comment	File Size
OASIS2__SYS	Config.	3
OASIS2_SVD#	PLAY DATA	12

Production credits

Original Product:

Main Programmer: Yukio Takahashi
Sub Programmer: Hideki Koyama, Kazutoyo Kobayashi, Kotaro Takahashi
Game Designer, Main Planner: Kataru Uchimura
Map Designer, Sub Planner: Tetsuya Kawabata
Art Director, Character Designer: Ayano Koshiro
Illustrator, Main Object Designer: Hitoshi Ariga
Sub Object Designer: Tokiko Kawano
Main Field Designer: Hisashi Yokota
Sub Field Designer: Masahiro Kurokawa, Keisuke Miyanaga
Scenario Writer: Juri Ogawa
Music Composer, Producer: Yuzo Koshiro
Special Thanks to: Kunihiro Shirahata

U.S. Product:

Producer: Bill Person
Project Manager: Seth Gerson
Lead Tester: Jeff Loney
Assistant Leads: Anthony Lynch, Tricia Gray, Tim Mcknew
Testers: Maya Decampos, Kingsley Sur, Don Carmichael, Karen Brown, Jeremy Caine, Jeff Junio, Chris Lucich, Arnold Feener, Ernie Deakyne, Fred Selker, Raul Orozco
Special Thanks to: David Wood, Te SEEDY Lounge, The Omega Group

Sega Sound Library BY InVision Interactive Inc.
Pictures Created By Select Effects™ are used partially in this game.
Select Effects™©1993 Cascom international,inc.
Presented By Sega
Music Composed By Yuzo Koshiro

Magazine articles

Main article: The Story of Thor 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

JP flyer

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 KByte (HU)

84

^[6]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

75

^[1]

Edge (UK)

60

^[7]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[8]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[9]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

80

^[10]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

92

^[11]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[12]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[13]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

86

^[14]

Intelligent Gamer (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[15]

Joypad (FR)

89

^[16]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

64

^[17]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

87

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

89

^[2]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[19]

neXt Level (DE)

PAL

85

^[20]

Player One (FR)

89

^[21]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

76

^[22]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

85

^[23]

Secret Service (PL)

80

^[24]

Sega News (CZ)

93

^[25]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

69

^[26]

Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)

90

^[27]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

89

^[28]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[29]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

86

^[5]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

89

^[30]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

93

^[31]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

84

^[32]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[33]

	83
Based on 31 reviews

The Story of Thor 2

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc 50x50px Manual

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:CVG UK 179.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 179.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
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↑ File:SSM_UK_11.pdf, page 80
↑ File:SSM_JP_19960426_1996-07.pdf, page 235
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 576 KByte, "Október 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Edge, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-xx), page 84
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Famitsu, "1996-05-03" (JP; 1996-04-19), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 80
↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 9: September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 9 September 1996" (US; 1996-08-06), page 76
↑ GamePro, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Game Informer, "July 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 10
↑ Intelligent Gamer, "August 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 76
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 79
↑ MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 66
↑ Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 70
↑ Next Generation, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 154
↑ neXt Level, "September 1996" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 78
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-08-29), page 108
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 80
↑ Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 29
↑ Secret Service, "Grudzień 1996" (PL; 1996-12-01), page 58
↑ Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 10
↑ Sega Power, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-06), page 54
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 80
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (JP; 1996-04-12), page 235
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 50
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 54
↑ Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 98
↑ VideoGames, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 72

[:File:CVG_UK_179.pdf_p72-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:CVG UK 179.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 179.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachinesSega47UK.pdf_p66-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:MeanMachinesSega47UK.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega47UK.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SSM_UK_11.pdf_p80-3] File:SSM_UK_11.pdf, page 80

[:File:SSM_JP_19960426_1996-07.pdf_p235-4] File:SSM_JP_19960426_1996-07.pdf, page 235

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:576KB_HU_1996-10.pdf_p30-6] 576 KByte, "Október 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:Edge_UK_034.pdf_p84-7] Edge, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-xx), page 84

[:File:EGM_US_086.pdf_p26-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 26

[9] Famitsu, "1996-05-03" (JP; 1996-04-19), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-09.pdf_p80-10] Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 80

[:File:GameFan_US_0409.pdf_p22-11] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 9: September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0909.pdf_p76-12] Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 9 September 1996" (US; 1996-08-06), page 76

[:File:GamePro_US_096.pdf_p94-13] GamePro, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:GameInformer_US_039.pdf_p10-14] Game Informer, "July 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 10

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_03.pdf_p76-15] Intelligent Gamer, "August 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:Joypad_FR_056.pdf_p79-16] Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 79

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-09.pdf_p66-17] MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 66

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-09.pdf_p70-18] Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 70

[:File:NextGeneration_US_21.pdf_p154-19] Next Generation, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 154

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1996-09.pdf_p78-20] neXt Level, "September 1996" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 78

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_067.pdf_p108-21] Player One, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-08-29), page 108

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-14_19960705.pdf_p80-22] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 80

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_04.pdf_p29-23] Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 29

[:File:SecretService_41_PL.pdf_p58-24] Secret Service, "Grudzień 1996" (PL; 1996-12-01), page 58

[:File:Sega_News_3_CZ.pdf_p10-25] Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 10

[:File:SegaPower_UK_81.pdf_p54-26] Sega Power, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-06), page 54

[27] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:SSM_UK_11.pdf_p80-28] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 80

[:File:SSM_JP_19960426_1996-07.pdf_p235-29] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (JP; 1996-04-12), page 235

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_01.pdf_p50-30] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 50

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p54-31] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 54

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-09.pdf_p98-32] Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 98

[:File:VideoGames_US_92.pdf_p72-33] VideoGames, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 72

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 '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known in Japan as '''''Thor: Seireioukiden''''' (トア 精霊王紀伝) and the US as '''''The Legend of Oasis''''', is video game on the [[Sega Saturn]] console. It is the prequel to ''[[The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light]]''/''Beyond Oasis'' on the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. The music was composed by [[Yuzo Koshiro]], who is also famous for composing music for the ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' series.
-==Saving Data==
+==Technical information==
+===Saving Data===
 The game makes use of the Saturn's internal battery back-up as well as the [[Saturn Backup Memory]] to save data for system configuration as well as progress. You can save a total of three games on the system RAM and three games on the Back-Up Ram Cart.
@@ Line 63: / Line 64: @@
 ==Production credits==
-[[Category:Use Creditstable template]]
 {{multicol|
-'''Original Product:'''
+{{creditstable|
-:'''Main Programmer:''' Yukio Takahashi<br/>
+{{creditsheader|'''Original Product:'''}}
-:'''Sub Programmer:''' Hideki Koyama, Kazutoyo Kobayashi, Kotaro Takahashi<br/>
+*'''Main Programmer:''' Yukio Takahashi
-:'''Game Designer, Main Planner:''' Kataru Uchimura<br/>
+*'''Sub Programmer:''' Hideki Koyama, Kazutoyo Kobayashi, Kotaro Takahashi
-:'''Map Designer, Sub Planner:''' Tetsuya Kawabata<br/>
+*'''Game Designer, Main Planner:''' Kataru Uchimura
-:'''Art Director, Character Designer:''' Ayano Koshiro<br/>
+*'''Map Designer, Sub Planner:''' Tetsuya Kawabata
-:'''Illustrator, Main Object Designer:''' Hitoshi Ariga<br/>
+*'''Art Director, Character Designer:''' Ayano Koshiro
-:'''Sub Object Designer:''' Tokiko Kawano<br/>
+*'''Illustrator, Main Object Designer:''' Hitoshi Ariga
-:'''Main Field Designer:''' Hisashi Yokota<br/>
+*'''Sub Object Designer:''' Tokiko Kawano
-:'''Sub Field Designer:''' Masahiro Kurokawa, Keisuke Miyanaga<br/>
+*'''Main Field Designer:''' Hisashi Yokota
-:'''Scenario Writer:''' Juri Ogawa<br/>
+*'''Sub Field Designer:''' Masahiro Kurokawa, Keisuke Miyanaga
-:'''Music Composer, Producer:''' [[Yuzo Koshiro]]<br/>
+*'''Scenario Writer:''' Juri Ogawa
-:'''Special Thanks to:''' [[Kunihiro Shirahata]]
+*'''Music Composer, Producer:''' [[Yuzo Koshiro]]
-'''U.S. Product:'''
+*'''Special Thanks to:''' [[Kunihiro Shirahata]]
-:'''Producer:''' [[Bill Person]]<br/>
+{{creditsheader|'''U.S. Product:'''}}
-:'''Project Manager:''' [[Seth Gerson]]<br/>
+*'''Producer:''' [[Bill Person]]
-:'''Lead Tester:''' Jeff Loney<br/>
+*'''Project Manager:''' [[Seth Gerson]]
-:'''Assistant Leads:''' Anthony Lynch, Tricia Gray, Tim Mcknew<br/>
+*'''Lead Tester:''' Jeff Loney
-:'''Testers:''' Maya Decampos, Kingsley Sur, Don Carmichael, Karen Brown, Jeremy Caine, Jeff Junio, Chris Lucich, Arnold Feener, Ernie Deakyne, Fred Selker, Raul Orozco<br/>
+*'''Assistant Leads:''' Anthony Lynch, Tricia Gray, Tim Mcknew
-:'''Special Thanks to:''' David Wood, Te SEEDY Lounge, The Omega Group<br/>
+*'''Testers:''' Maya Decampos, Kingsley Sur, Don Carmichael, Karen Brown, Jeremy Caine, Jeff Junio, Chris Lucich, Arnold Feener, Ernie Deakyne, Fred Selker, Raul Orozco
-Sega Sound Library BY [[InVision Interactive]] Inc.<br/>
+*'''Special Thanks to:''' David Wood, Te SEEDY Lounge, The Omega Group
-Pictures Created By Select Effects™ are used partially in this game.<br/>
+'''Sega Sound Library BY [[InVision Interactive]] Inc.'''<br>
-Select Effects™©1993 Cascom international,inc.<br/>
+'''Pictures Created By Select Effects™ are used partially in this game.'''<br>
-Presented By [[Sega]]<br/>
+'''Select Effects™©1993 Cascom international,inc.'''<br>
-Music Composed By [[Yuzo Koshiro]]<br/>
+'''Presented By [[Sega]]'''<br>
+'''Music Composed By [[Yuzo Koshiro]]'''<br>
+}}
 }}
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 ==References==
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Difference between revisions of "The Story of Thor 2"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 07:57, 26 June 2016

Contents

Technical information

Saving Data

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References