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Heimdall

System(s): Sega Mega-CD

Publisher: JVC (US) Victor Entertainment (JP)

Developer: The 8th Day, Core Design

Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart

Genre: RPG

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1994-03-18	¥8,8008,800	T-60054
US	1994-04^[1]	$49.9549.95^[2]	T-60145

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Heimdall (ハイムドール) is an RPG originally developed by The 8th Day and published by Core Design for the Amiga and Atari ST line of computers. It was ported to the Sega Mega-CD in 1994.

Gameplay

Heimdall is a part-action, part-turn-based RPG. The player traverses across a top-down isometric world, but fights enemies from a first person perspective. There are also a small handful of "sub games".

Versions

The Mega-CD version of Heimdall is very similar to the Amiga and Atari ST originals, however the introduction is now spoken rather than presented through text.

'Heimdall was originally designed to rely on a mouse and keyboard combination, with all menus (and fight scenes) being designed around pointing and clicking. While this was not fundementally changed on the Mega-CD, the game curiously does not support the Sega Mouse, meaning all actions are performed through a standard control pad.

Magazine articles

Main article: Heimdall/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Game Players (US) #0705: "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (1994-0x-xx)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-01: "January 1993" (1992-12-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-02: "February 1993" (1993-01-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-02: "February 1994" (1994-01-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-03: "March 1994" (1994-02-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-04: "April 1994" (1994-03-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-05: "May 1994" (1994-04-08)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[3]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[4]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[5]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

66

^[6]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[7]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

64

^[8]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[9]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

69

^[10]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

40

^[11]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

79

^[12]

Mega Force (FR)

NTSC-U

78

^[13]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

90

^[14]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

64

^[15]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

88

^[16]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[17]

	73
Based on 15 reviews

Heimdall

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual Reg Card

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

254,397,024

CD (JP)

T-60054

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

231,921,312

CD (US)

T-60145

References

[:File:EGM_US_058.pdf_p180-1] File:EGM US 058.pdf, page 180

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0705.pdf_p-2] File:GamePlayers US 0705.pdf

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-03.pdf_p22-3] Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1994" (JP; 1994-02-08), page 22

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_20.pdf_p114-4] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1994" (US; 1994-04-21), page 114

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_21.pdf_p112-5] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1994" (US; 1994-05-24), page 112

[:File:EGM_US_058.pdf_p38-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38

[7] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1994-03-18), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0705.pdf_p58-8] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 58

[:File:GamePro_US_059.pdf_p124-9] GamePro, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 124

[:File:GameInformer_US_016.pdf_p23-10] Game Informer, "May/June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 23

[11] Hippon Super, "March 1994" (JP; 1994-02-03), page 60

[:File:Mega_UK_24.pdf_p60-12] Mega, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-18), page 60

[:File:MegaForce_FR_32.pdf_p100-13] Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:MegaTech_UK_34.pdf_p32-14] MegaTech, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 32

[:File:SegaPower_UK_59.pdf_p67-15] Sega Power, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-01), page 67

[:File:SegaPro_UK_36.pdf_p58-16] Sega Pro, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-11), page 58

[:File:VideoGames_US_64.pdf_p59-17] VideoGames, "May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 59

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Contents

Gameplay

Versions

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References