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The Mega Drive port is the only console version of ''The Faery Tale Adventure'', though is seen to struggle due to a reliance on the [[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|three button Mega Drive control pad]] when the game was originally optimised for use with a mouse. The Mega Drive version also omits the original subtitle "Book I", presumably because at this point it was assumed MicroIllusions would produced a "Book II". Eventually a sequel did appear as ''Halls of the Dead: Faery Tale Adventure II'', released for DOS and Windows PCs in 1997.
 
The Mega Drive port is the only console version of ''The Faery Tale Adventure'', though is seen to struggle due to a reliance on the [[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|three button Mega Drive control pad]] when the game was originally optimised for use with a mouse. The Mega Drive version also omits the original subtitle "Book I", presumably because at this point it was assumed MicroIllusions would produced a "Book II". Eventually a sequel did appear as ''Halls of the Dead: Faery Tale Adventure II'', released for DOS and Windows PCs in 1997.
  
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This game doesn't have good compitability with ''[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button Control Pad]]'', in this case meaning that it's extremely dificult to select item in shop menu due to game seemingly moving cursor on each frame that '''D-Pad''' is held, instead of just once per press. Hold {{mode}} button when booting up the system to switch to 3 button mode and fix this issue.
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==Gameplay==
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This game doesn't have good compatibility with the [[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|six button control pad]], in this case meaning that it's extremely difficult to select items in shop menu due to game seemingly moving cursor on each frame that '''D-Pad''' is held, instead of just once per press. Hold {{mode}} button when booting up the system to switch to 3 button mode and fix this issue.
  
 
==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
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'''Design:''' Talin<br/>
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'''Programming:''' Joe Pearce<br/>
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*'''Design:''' Talin
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'''Graphics:''' Talin, Allison Hershey, Bonita Long-Hemsath, Ernie Potvin<br/>
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*'''Programming:''' Joe Pearce
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'''Musical Score:''' Talin<br/>
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*'''Graphics:''' Talin, Allison Hershey, Bonita Long-Hemsath, Ernie Potvin
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*'''Musical Score:''' Talin
  
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The Faery Tale Adventure is a trademark of [[MicroIllusions]], Inc.<br/>
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*The Faery Tale Adventure is a trademark of [[MicroIllusions]], Inc.
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Used with permission.<br/>
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*Used with permission.
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Licensed to [[Electronic Arts]] by [[New World Computing]], Inc.<br/>
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*Licensed to [[Electronic Arts]] by [[New World Computing]], Inc.
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Licensed by Sega Enterprises Ltd.<br/>
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*Licensed by Sega Enterprises Ltd.
  
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Copyright 1987 MicroIllusions Inc.<br/>
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*Copyright 1987 MicroIllusions Inc.
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Copyright 1991 New World Computing<br/>
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*Copyright 1991 New World Computing
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All rights reserved.<br/>
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*All rights reserved.
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==Magazine articles==
 
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The Faery Tale Adventure
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Genre: RPG

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.9549.95[3] 705601
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E184SMX

The Faery Tale Adventure is an RPG originally developed and published by MicroIllusions for the Commodore Amiga (as The Faery Tale Adventure: Book I) in 1987. Four years later it was ported to the Sega Mega Drive by New World Computing and published by Electronic Arts in North America and Europe.

The Mega Drive port is the only console version of The Faery Tale Adventure, though is seen to struggle due to a reliance on the three button Mega Drive control pad when the game was originally optimised for use with a mouse. The Mega Drive version also omits the original subtitle "Book I", presumably because at this point it was assumed MicroIllusions would produced a "Book II". Eventually a sequel did appear as Halls of the Dead: Faery Tale Adventure II, released for DOS and Windows PCs in 1997.

Gameplay

This game doesn't have good compatibility with the six button control pad, in this case meaning that it's extremely difficult to select items in shop menu due to game seemingly moving cursor on each frame that D-Pad is held, instead of just once per press. Hold  MODE  button when booting up the system to switch to 3 button mode and fix this issue.

Production credits

  • Design: Talin
  • Programming: Joe Pearce
  • Graphics: Talin, Allison Hershey, Bonita Long-Hemsath, Ernie Potvin
  • Musical Score: Talin
  • Copyright 1987 MicroIllusions Inc.
  • Copyright 1991 New World Computing
  • All rights reserved.
Source:
In-game credits (opening sequence)

Magazine articles

Main article: The Faery Tale Adventure/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #1: "Juillet/Août 1991" (1991-06-18)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
95 №1, p46/47[4]
80 №175, p62[5]
84 №26, p38[6]
75 №19, p184
65 №5, p91
31 №18, p71
49 №1, p77[7]
61 №10, p80/81[8]
88 №12, p34/35[9]
69 №12, p63[1]
60 №23, p53
60 №25, p33
30 №25, p44/45
81 №18, p65
Sega Mega Drive
 66
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[10]
Consoles + (FR)
95
[11]
Console XS (UK) PAL
81
[12]
Dragon (US)
80
[5]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[13]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
61
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
84
[3]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU)
80
[15]
Joystick (FR)
75
[16]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
65
[17]
Mega (UK) PAL
31
[18]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
65
[19]
MegaTech (UK)
49
[7]
Mean Machines (UK)
61
[8]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
49
[20]
Player One (FR)
88
[9]
Raze (UK) PAL
69
[1]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
50
[21]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
60
[22]
Sega Power (UK)
30
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
81
[24]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
71
[25]
User (GR) PAL
85
[26]
Sega Mega Drive
 67
Based on
23 reviews

The Faery Tale Adventure

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 963f4969
MD5 135e1eb555ef5cf661b8c9ae953985c3
SHA-1 5d9a448d741743c7e75e5fe462e0da0ea3d18a13
512kB 1991-06 Cartridge (US/EU)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:Raze UK 12.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 12.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ File:GamePro US 023.pdf, page 38
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:GamePro US 026.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 026.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ File:ConsolesPlus FR 001.pdf, page 44
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Dragon US 175.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Dragon US 175.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ File:GamePro US 026.pdf, page 38
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:MeanMachines UK 10.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 10.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:PlayerOne FR 012.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 012.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 76
  11. ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 46
  12. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129
  13. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 8
  14. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 43
  15. ↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 46
  16. ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 184
  17. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  18. ↑ Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 71
  19. ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 90
  20. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  21. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  22. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 33
  23. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 44
  24. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  25. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 14
  26. ↑ User, "Ianouários 1992" (GR; 1992-xx-xx), page 86
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