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Ariel the Little Mermaid

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Sega

Developer: BlueSky Software

Licensor: The Walt Disney Company

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1992-12^[4]		1041
EU	1992-12-14^[1]		1041
DE	1993-02^[3]	DM 99,9599,95^[3]
AU	199x
BR	199x		043030
KR	199x		GM93026JG
AS	199x
US	1993-02^[6]		2411
EU	1992-12-26^[1]		2411
BR	199x
BR	1996-01	R$36.9936.99	026350

Tectoy

Ariel the Little Mermaid, is an action game for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear based on the movie with the same name. The Master System version was exclusive to Brazil.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Game Design: Barbara Michalec
Sega Credits:
- Producer: Stewart Kosoy
- Lead Tester: Unni Pillai
- Testers: Marianne Arotzarena, Michael Baldwin, Tom Bryne, Brenda Daverin, Alex Fairchild, Ivan Foong, Richie Hideshima, Lawrence Jeung, Tony Lynch, Matt Macchia, Julio Martinez, Heather Meigs, Jon Van, Gabriel Watts
- Test Manager: Steve Apour
- Assistant Product Manager: France Tantiado
Disney Credit:
- Producer: Patrick Gilmore
- Account Executive: Cathy G, Fortier
BlueSky Software Credits:
- Programmers: Barbara Michaelec, Karl Robillard, Ron Thompson
- Artists: Dana Christianson, Geoff Knoble, Tom Moon
- Animation: John Roy
- Manual by: Ruth Zultner Writing Services and Arcadian Design

Source:

US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Ariel the Little Mermaid/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Mega Drive print advert in Mega Force (ES) #8: "Diciembre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Mega Drive print advert in Mega Force (ES) #9: "Enero 1993" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

Hobby Consolas (ES) #16: "Enero 1993" (199x-xx-xx)^[7]

Game Gear print advert in Mega Force (ES) #12: "Abril 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Hobby Consolas (ES) #19: "Abril 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[8]

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Game Gear print advert in Micromanía (ES)

Mega Drive/Game Gear print advert in Ação Games (BR) #36: "Junho 1993" (1993-06-01)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[13]

Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)

85

^[14]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

52

^[15]

Consoles + (FR)

43

^[9]

Cool Gamer (RU)

60

^[16]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

46

^[2]

Game Power (IT)

72

^[17]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

69

^[18]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

61

^[19]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

44

^[10]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

57

^[20]

Player One (FR)

53

^[11]

Play Time (DE)

68

^[21]

Power Up! (UK)

72

^[22]

Power Play (DE)

40

^[23]

Score (CZ)

35

^[24]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

18

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

72

^[26]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

79

^[27]

Sega Force (SE)

65

^[28]

Sega Force (UK)

80

^[12]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

61

^[29]

Video Games (DE)

36

^[30]

	58
Based on 23 reviews

Ariel the Little Mermaid

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual Cart (alt)

Mega Drive, US (cardboard)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, Asia
Cover

Master System version

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

45

^[31]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

24

^[34]

Gamers (DE)

53

^[35]

Joypad (FR)

73

^[36]

Mega Byte (UK)

PAL

61

^[37]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

43

^[32]

Player One (FR)

65

^[38]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

23

^[39]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

71

^[40]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

65

^[41]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

65

^[5]

Supergame (BR)

73

^[42]

	55
Based on 12 reviews

Ariel the Little Mermaid

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	58e297df
MD5	4916ade6b213b1f56864239db56fef0d
SHA-1	201105569535b7c8f11bd97b93cbee884c7845c4

512kB

1992-10

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:GamesMaster UK 001.pdf, page 14
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:CVG UK 134.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 134.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:SegaPro DE 06.pdf, page 54
↑ File:GamePro US 038.pdf, page 30
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 File:SegaForce UK 17.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 17.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SegaVisions US 11.pdf, page 100
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 24
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 10
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 017.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 017.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:Mega UK 06.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 06.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:PlayerOne FR 026.pdf, page 140 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 026.pdf_p140" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 File:SegaForce UK 13.pdf, page 84 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 13.pdf_p84" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 21
↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 80
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1993" (DE; 1993-03-08), page 133
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 17
↑ Game Power, "Marzo 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 81
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 Joypad, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 106 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 017.pdf_p106" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 40
↑ MegaTech, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-20), page 38
↑ Play Time, "4/93" (DE; 1993-03-10), page 114
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, January 23, 1993" (UK; 1993-01-23), page 1
↑ Power Play, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-10), page 104
↑ Score, "Červen 1994" (CZ; 1994-06-01), page 59
↑ Sega Power, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 31
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 64
↑ Sega Force, "3/93" (SE; 1993-05-13), page 19
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15
↑ Video Games, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-24), page 85
↑ ^31.0 ^31.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 019.pdf, page 123 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 019.pdf_p123" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^32.0 ^32.1 File:MeanMachinesSega06UK.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega06UK.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:PlayerOne FR 031.pdf, page 103
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 164
↑ Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 78
↑ Joypad, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 113
↑ Mega Byte, "March 13, 1993" (UK; 1993-03-13), page 1
↑ Player One, "Mai/Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-05-10), page 109
↑ Sega Power, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 48
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 44
↑ Sega Zone, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 59
↑ Supergame, "Maio 1993" (BR; 1993-05-xx), page 36

Games based on Disney animated films for Sega systems
	Fantasia (1991) \| Ariel the Little Mermaid (1992) \| Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest (1993) \| Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast (1993) \| Disney's Aladdin (1993) \| The Jungle Book (1994) \| The Lion King (1994) \| Pocahontas (1996) \| Pinocchio (1996) \| Hercules (unreleased)
	Ariel the Little Mermaid (1992) \| The Jungle Book (1994) \| Disney's Aladdin (1994) \| The Lion King (1994) \| Hercules (unreleased)
	The Jungle Book (1993) \| Disney's Aladdin (1994) \| The Lion King (1994) \| Ariel the Little Mermaid (1996)
	Math Antics with Disney's 101 Dalmatians (1994) \| Pocahontas Riverbend Adventures (1995) \| The Lion King: Adventures at Pride Rock (1995) \| Nurie Daisuki! Dumbo no Waku Waku Circus! (1997) \| Peter Pan Neverland e Ikou! (1997) \| Shirayukihime (1999) \| Disney Princesses: Princess ni Naritai (2003) \| Disney Princesses: Ariel (2004) \| Disney Princesses: Suteki ni Lesson! Hiragana-Katakana (2004) \| Hercules (unreleased) \| Pinocchio (unreleased)
	Disney's Dinosaur (2000)
Unlicensed games based on Disney animated films for Sega systems
	The Lion King II (1996?) \| The Lion King 3 (1997?) \| Hua Mu Lan: Mulan (1998) \| Aladdin II (1998?) \| Hercules 2 (1999) \| Aladdin 2001 (2001)

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_001.pdf_p14-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:GamesMaster UK 001.pdf, page 14

[:File:CVG_UK_134.pdf_p86-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:CVG UK 134.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 134.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaPro_DE_06.pdf_p54-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:SegaPro DE 06.pdf, page 54

[:File:GamePro_US_038.pdf_p30-4] File:GamePro US 038.pdf, page 30

[:File:SegaForce_UK_17.pdf_p34-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 File:SegaForce UK 17.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 17.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaVisions_US_11.pdf_p100-6] File:SegaVisions US 11.pdf, page 100

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_016.pdf_p24-7] Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_019.pdf_p10-8] Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 10

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_017.pdf_p98-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 017.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 017.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Mega_UK_06.pdf_p56-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:Mega UK 06.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 06.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_026.pdf_p140-11] 11.0 ^11.1 File:PlayerOne FR 026.pdf, page 140 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 026.pdf_p140" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaForce_UK_13.pdf_p84-12] 12.0 ^12.1 File:SegaForce UK 13.pdf, page 84 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 13.pdf_p84" defined multiple times with different content

[13] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 21

[:File:AlaabAlcomputtar_SA_1995-06.pdf_p80-14] Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 80

[:File:ASM_DE_1993-04.pdf_p133-15] Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1993" (DE; 1993-03-08), page 133

[16] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 17

[:File:GamePower_IT_15.pdf_p81-17] Game Power, "Marzo 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 81

[:File:Joypad_FR_017.pdf_p106-18] 18.0 ^18.1 Joypad, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 106 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 017.pdf_p106" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MDAG_UK_07.pdf_p40-19] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:MegaTech_UK_13.pdf_p38-20] MegaTech, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-20), page 38

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1993-04.pdf_p114-21] Play Time, "4/93" (DE; 1993-03-10), page 114

[22] Power Up!, "Saturday, January 23, 1993" (UK; 1993-01-23), page 1

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1993-03.pdf_p104-23] Power Play, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-10), page 104

[:File:Score_CZ_06.pdf_p59-24] Score, "Červen 1994" (CZ; 1994-06-01), page 59

[:File:SegaPower_UK_40.pdf_p31-25] Sega Power, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 31

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-26] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:SegaPro_UK_17.pdf_p64-27] Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 64

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_03.pdf_p19-28] Sega Force, "3/93" (SE; 1993-05-13), page 19

[29] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-03.pdf_p85-30] Video Games, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-24), page 85

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_019.pdf_p123-31] 31.0 ^31.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 019.pdf, page 123 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 019.pdf_p123" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachinesSega06UK.pdf_p68-32] 32.0 ^32.1 File:MeanMachinesSega06UK.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega06UK.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_031.pdf_p103-33] File:PlayerOne FR 031.pdf, page 103

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p164-34] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 164

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-03.pdf_p78-35] Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 78

[:File:Joypad_FR_017.pdf_p113-36] Joypad, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 113

[37] Mega Byte, "March 13, 1993" (UK; 1993-03-13), page 1

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_031.pdf_p109-38] Player One, "Mai/Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-05-10), page 109

[:File:SegaPower_UK_43.pdf_p48-39] Sega Power, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 48

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p44-40] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 44

[:File:SegaZone_UK_05.pdf_p59-41] Sega Zone, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 59

[:File:Supergame_BR_22.pdf_p36-42] Supergame, "Maio 1993" (BR; 1993-05-xx), page 36

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Games based on Disney animated films for Sega systems
	Fantasia (1991) \| Ariel the Little Mermaid (1992) \| Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest (1993) \| Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast (1993) \| Disney's Aladdin (1993) \| The Jungle Book (1994) \| The Lion King (1994) \| Pocahontas (1996) \| Pinocchio (1996) \| Hercules (unreleased)
	Ariel the Little Mermaid (1992) \| The Jungle Book (1994) \| Disney's Aladdin (1994) \| The Lion King (1994) \| Hercules (unreleased)
	The Jungle Book (1993) \| Disney's Aladdin (1994) \| The Lion King (1994) \| Ariel the Little Mermaid (1996)
	Math Antics with Disney's 101 Dalmatians (1994) \| Pocahontas Riverbend Adventures (1995) \| The Lion King: Adventures at Pride Rock (1995) \| Nurie Daisuki! Dumbo no Waku Waku Circus! (1997) \| Peter Pan Neverland e Ikou! (1997) \| Shirayukihime (1999) \| Disney Princesses: Princess ni Naritai (2003) \| Disney Princesses: Ariel (2004) \| Disney Princesses: Suteki ni Lesson! Hiragana-Katakana (2004) \| Hercules (unreleased) \| Pinocchio (unreleased)
	Disney's Dinosaur (2000)
Unlicensed games based on Disney animated films for Sega systems
	The Lion King II (1996?) \| The Lion King 3 (1997?) \| Hua Mu Lan: Mulan (1998) \| Aladdin II (1998?) \| Hercules 2 (1999) \| Aladdin 2001 (2001)

Difference between revisions of "Ariel the Little Mermaid"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 18:28, 3 March 2018

Contents

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References