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'''''The Lawnmower Man''''' is an action video game based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lawnmower_Man_%28film%29 movie of the same name]. The game features a mixture of pseudo-3D first person virtual reality segments, and 2D platform-shooting-based segments. This version of the game was released for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], SNES and Game Boy, with a [[The Lawnmower Man (Mega CD)|a different game]] being released for the [[Sega Mega-CD]] and DOS computers.
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'''''The Lawnmower Man''''' is an action video game based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lawnmower_Man_%28film%29 movie of the same name]. The game features a mixture of pseudo-3D first person virtual reality segments, and 2D platform-shooting-based segments. This version of the game was released for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], [[SNES]] and [[Game Boy]], with a [[The Lawnmower Man (Mega CD)|a different game]] being released for the [[Sega Mega-CD]] and [[DOS]] computers.
  
 
Curiously this game was originally announced as '''''The Lawnmower Man II''''', many years before the film sequel was released. The number was eventually dropped.
 
Curiously this game was originally announced as '''''The Lawnmower Man II''''', many years before the film sequel was released. The number was eventually dropped.

Revision as of 20:24, 18 December 2017

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The Lawnmower Man
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Time Warner Interactive
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		T-48336
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-48336-50
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJ48336
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£44.9944.99[1]
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		FLAW00SMC

The Lawnmower Man is an action video game based on the movie of the same name. The game features a mixture of pseudo-3D first person virtual reality segments, and 2D platform-shooting-based segments. This version of the game was released for the Sega Mega Drive, SNES and Game Boy, with a a different game being released for the Sega Mega-CD and DOS computers.

Curiously this game was originally announced as The Lawnmower Man II, many years before the film sequel was released. The number was eventually dropped.

Magazine articles

Main article: The Lawnmower Man (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • GamePro (US) #66: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)[3]
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Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #26: "December 1994" (1994-10-28)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
67 №8, p15
73 №25, p92/93[4]
68 №61, p82
74 №39, p76/77
80 №71, p128[5]
Sega Mega Drive
 72
Based on
5 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[6]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
58
[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
60
[8]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[9]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
75
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[11]
Games World: The Magazine (UK)
67
[12]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
65
[13]
Joypad (FR)
83
[14]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
65
[15]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
47
[16]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
73
[4]
Play Time (DE) PAL
35
[17]
Sega Magazin (DE)
58
[18]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
68
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
74
[20]
Todo Sega (ES)
66
[21]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
74
[22]
Video Games (DE) PAL
52
[23]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[5]
Sega Mega Drive
 66
Based on
20 reviews

The Lawnmower Man (Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
Lawnmowerman MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
LawnmowerMan MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, AU
LawnmowerMan MD AU Box.jpg
Cover
LawnmowerMan MD AU Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 a7cacd59
MD5 a82335504728f3e160f2ea9fe8e0e969
SHA-1 9e19ac92bc06954985dd97a9a7f55ef87e8c7364
1MB 1994-08 Cartridge (US/EU)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:CVG UK 153.pdf, page 46
  2. ↑ File:GamePlayers US 0710.pdf, page 12
  3. ↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 147
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:VideoGames US 71.pdf, page 128 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:VideoGames US 71.pdf_p128" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 113
  7. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 166
  8. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
  9. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 325
  10. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 113
  11. ↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 136
  12. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-xx), page 15
  13. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 118
  14. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 57
  15. ↑ MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 84
  16. ↑ Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 124
  17. ↑ Play Time, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 106
  18. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 83
  19. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 82
  20. ↑ Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 76
  21. ↑ Todo Sega, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 50
  22. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 18
  23. ↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 94


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