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Master of Darkness
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega, SIMS (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU 		7107
Sega Master System
EU
(Classic) 		7107-50
Sega Master System
BR 		025110
Sega Game Gear
JP 		¥4,5004,500 T-44047
Sega Game Gear
US 		2437
Sega Game Gear
EU 		2437
Sega Game Gear
BR
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		¥286 (300)286 (300)[5]
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
US ▼ 		$4.994.99[6]
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		€4.994.99[7]
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
UK ▼ 		£4.494.49[7]
CERO
Missing Parameter!

Master of Darkness, called Vampire: Master of Darkness in North America and In the Wake of Vampire (イン ザ ウエイク オブ ヴァンパイア) in Japan, is a sidescrolling action game developed by SIMS for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. Sega of Japan announced a Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console rerelease in 2012.

Gameplay

The game can best be described as a clone of Castlevania. You play as Dr. Social who must traverse across Victorian England in order to find and defeat Dracula, fighting various monsters along the way.

2 jumps, 1 attacks with your primary weapon and Up + 1 triggers the secondary weapon. Holding Up-left, Up-right, Down-right or Down-left lets you walk up and down stairs.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Master of Darkness Master of Darkness
English (US) Vampire: Master of Darkness Vampire: Master of Darkness
Japanese イン ザ ウエイク オブ ヴァンパイア In the Wake of Vampire

Production credits

  • Concept Manager: Sats King
  • Programmer: Yen
  • Main Graphic: Super Punch
  • Graphic Support: Matsutokujo, Ryuichi, Nagyawo, Mori
  • Graphic Adviser: Yama, Enjyoh, Manma
  • Sound: Fumi, Nasu Bi
  • Program Adviser: Kou, T Asano, Danna, S Kawa
  • Special Thanks to: All the People There
  • Presented by: S E G A

Magazine articles

Main article: Master of Darkness/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Master System ES print advert

Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
74 №17, p134[8]
84 №13
82 №16
86 №31, p149
50 №2/57
92 №3, p114-116[2]
45 №27, p130[9]
76 №37, p34/35
80 №19, p63
70 №2, p64
79 [10]
Sega Master System
 74
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR) PAL
74
[8]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
92
[11]
Game Mania (UK) PAL
92
[12]
HiScore (DK) PAL
41
[13]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
72
[14]
Joypad (FR)
84
[15]
Joypad (FR) PAL
82
[16]
Joystick (FR) PAL
86
[17]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
70
[18]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) PAL
50
[19]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
92
[2]
Player One (FR) PAL
45
[20]
ProGames (BR)
75
[21]
Sega News (CZ) PAL
51
[22]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
76
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
80
[24]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
70
[25]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
79
[26]
Supersonic (FR)
86
[27]
Video Games (DE)
49
[28]
Sega Master System
 72
Based on
20 reviews

Master of Darkness

Master System, EU
MasterofDarkness SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
MasterofDarkness SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master of Darkness SMS EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU (Classic Master System)
MasterofDarkness SMS EU Box Classic.jpg
Cover
MasterofDarkness SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, BR
MasterofDarkness SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
MasterofDarkness SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, BR (Alt)
MasterofDarkness SMS BR2 Box.jpg
Cover
MasterofDarkness SMS BR2 Cart.jpg
Cart
MasterofDarkness SMS BR2 Manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, AU
Master of Darkness SMS AU Cover.jpg
Cover
Master of Darkness SMS AU Cart Top.jpg
Master of Darkness SMS AU Cart Back.jpgMaster of Darkness SMS AU Cart Front.jpg
Cart
Master of Darkness SMS AU Manual.pdf
Manual
Ozisoft Warranty Registration Card AU.pdf
Reg. Card

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
76 №21, p141[29]
65 №32, p106
80 №45, p64/65
85 №21, p64
55 №6, p54/55
81 №16, p96[3]
75 №5, p10/11
Sega Game Gear
 74
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
85
[30]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[31]
Consoles + (FR)
76
[32]
Game Power (IT)
90
[33]
Gamers (DE)
73
[34]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[35]
Joypad (FR)
81
[36]
Mega Force (FR)
81
[37]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
75
[38]
Player One (FR) PAL
65
[39]
Power Unlimited (NL) NTSC
80
[40]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
80
[41]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[42]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
55
[43]
Sega Force (SE)
83
[44]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
81
[3]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
66
[45]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
75
[46]
Sega Game Gear
 74
Based on
18 reviews

Master of Darkness

Game Gear, US
MasterofDarkness GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngMasterofDarkness GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Vampire GG US Cart.jpg
Cart
Master of Darkness GG US Manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
MasterofDarkness GG EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngMasterofDarkness GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
MasterofDarkness GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, JP
MasterofDarkness GG JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
MasterofDarkness GG JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, BR

Game Gear, GR
MasterofDarkness GG GR Box.jpg
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 96fb4d4b
MD5 8354932a7f20e84a808471b3724a56f8
SHA-1 ed3569be5d5a49ff5a09b2b04ec0101d4edfa81e
256kB Cartridge (EU)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 07d0eb42
MD5 78655dabd43e475c3b4d849c3f0c7046
SHA-1 f9eabdb7e925360f69b41f5357abcb36f893d72e
256kB Cartridge (EU)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 dab0f265
MD5 a999c2f72c71c22be50e343e54ff4d73
SHA-1 da5116b7ed890f35506c5b33c5c9716f528169b1
256kB Cartridge (JP)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 7ec64025
MD5 1e068538747f6d4d99888221a50b7e06
SHA-1 14e6b1e886355d902b34acdf503eced8df88afe4
256kB Cartridge (US)

External links

References

  1. ↑ Sega Pro, "Juni 1993" (DE; 1993-05-28), page 57
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 114 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega03UK.pdf_p114" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega03UK.pdf_p114" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:SegaForce UK 16.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 16.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ File:SegaVisions US 13.pdf, page 97
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://vc.sega.jp:80/3ds/vampire/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-03-13 09:33)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/f6jkUHw0HacOmfJPyAsEansDiGVt-pFB (Wayback Machine: 2013-07-07 01:03)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/gamegear/vampire_master_of_darkness (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-04 11:40)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 017.pdf, page 134 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 017.pdf_p134" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ File:PlayerOne FR 027.pdf, page 126
  10. ↑ Sega Force, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 74/75 (74)
  11. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 144
  12. ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
  13. ↑ HiScore, "15 Juli - 15 September" (DK; 1993-07-15), page 18
  14. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 158
  15. ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-xx), page 80
  16. ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 159
  17. ↑ Joystick, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 149
  18. ↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 70
  19. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Febrero 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 50
  20. ↑ Player One, "Janvier/Février 1993" (FR; 1993-01-10), page 130
  21. ↑ ProGames, "Julho 1993" (BR; 1993-0x-xx), page 32
  22. ↑ Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 33
  23. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 34
  24. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 63
  25. ↑ Sega Zone, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 64
  26. ↑ Sega Force, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 74
  27. ↑ Supersonic, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 24
  28. ↑ Video Games, "1/93" (DE; 1992-12-16), page 104
  29. ↑ File:ConsolesPlus FR 021.pdf, page 129
  30. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 74
  31. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-08), page 29
  32. ↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 141
  33. ↑ Game Power, "Maggio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 97
  34. ↑ Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 54
  35. ↑ Hippon Super, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-04), page 82
  36. ↑ Joypad, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 153
  37. ↑ Mega Force, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 106
  38. ↑ Mega Fun, "08/93" (DE; 1993-07-21), page 91
  39. ↑ Player One, "Juin/Juillet 1993" (FR; 1993-06-10), page 106
  40. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 2, September 1993" (NL; 1993-08-19), page 57
  41. ↑ Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 64
  42. ↑ Sega Pro, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-10), page 64
  43. ↑ Sega Zone, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 54
  44. ↑ Sega Force, "4/93" (SE; 1993-07-08), page 22
  45. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  46. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "24th July 1993" (UK; 1993-07-24), page 10


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