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Dinobasher Starring Bignose the Caveman

System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Codemasters
Developer: Optimus Software
Planned release date(s): 1993-11^[1], 1994-03^[2]
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
State before cancellation: Late in development
Status of prototype(s): Master System version dumped

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Dinobasher Starring Bignose the Caveman is a platform game developed by Optimus Software once set to be published by Codemasters for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear in 1993. Following poor reviews it was never released.

Dinobasher is unlike most other unreleased games, as not only was the game finished, but near-final cover and cartridge designs of the Master System version were produced and passed on to the gaming press. Prototypes (complete with packaging) have since been leaked onto the internet, in turn making faithful fan-made reproductions quite common (to the point where it is frequently mistaken to have received a legitimate public release).

Earlier versions for the Amiga, Atari ST and NES were released simply as Big Nose the Caveman in 1991. The NES version also recieved a sequel in the form of Big Nose Freaks Out in 1992.

Artwork

European Master System prototype cover
European Master System prototype cartridge

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Gamers (DE)

47

^[3]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

42

^[4]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

57

^[5]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

76

^[6]

	55
Based on 4 reviews

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

64

^[2]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

56

^[7]

Gamers (DE)

47

^[3]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

42

^[4]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

50

^[8]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

78

^[9]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

76

^[10]

	59
Based on 7 reviews

Magazine articles

Main article: Dinobasher Starring Bignose the Caveman/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in GamePro (US) #54: "January 1994" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[12]

References

↑ Sega Master Force, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 9
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:CVG UK 148.pdf, page 85 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 148.pdf_p85" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 67
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 58
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 64
↑ Sonic the Comic, "April 1st 1994" (UK; 1994-03-19), page 10
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 6 June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 70
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 70
↑ Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 65
↑ Sonic the Comic, "April 1st 1994" (UK; 1994-03-19), page 10
↑ GamePro, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 110

[:File:SegaMasterForce_UK_04.pdf_p9-1] Sega Master Force, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 9

[:File:CVG_UK_148.pdf_p85-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:CVG UK 148.pdf, page 85 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 148.pdf_p85" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-03.pdf_p67-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 67

[:File:SegaPower_UK_52.pdf_p58-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 58

[:File:SegaPro_UK_29.pdf_p64-5] Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 64

[6] Sonic the Comic, "April 1st 1994" (UK; 1994-03-19), page 10

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0706.pdf_p70-7] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 6 June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 70

[:File:SegaPro_UK_29.pdf_p70-8] Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 70

[:File:SegaZone_UK_16.pdf_p65-9] Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 65

[10] Sonic the Comic, "April 1st 1994" (UK; 1994-03-19), page 10

[:File:GamePro_US_057.pdf_p26-11] GamePro, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:EGM_US_058.pdf_p110-12] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 110

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 {{sub-stub}}'''''Dinobasher Starring Bignose the Caveman''''' is a platform game developed by [[Optimus Software]] once set to be published by [[Codemasters]] for the [[Sega Master System]] and [[Sega Game Gear]] in 1993. Following poor reviews it was never released.