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Whizz

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Konami (Europe), Bandai Visual (Japan), B-Factory (Japan)

Developer: Microvalue, Flair Software

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (5 tracks)

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-08-29^[1]	¥5,8005,800	T-36102G
EU	1997		T-9514H-50
DE	1997		T-9514H-50
PT	1997
UK	1997	£39.9939.99^[2]	T-9514H-50
PL	1997

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Amiga (AGA) IBM PC PlayStation Super NES

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Whizz, called Akupyon Game Whizz (アクピョン・ゲームウィズ) in Japan, is a 1997 action game by Flair Software for the Sega Saturn.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Whizz	Whizz
Japanese	アクピョン・ゲームウィズ	Akupyon Game Whizz

Magazine articles

Main article: Whizz/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Mega Drive print advert in Joypad (FR) #61: "Février 1997" (1997-0x-xx)
also published in:

Consoles + (FR) #62: "Février 1997" (1997-0x-xx)^[3]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[6]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

56

^[7]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

62

^[8]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

61

^[2]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

47

^[9]

	55
Based on 5 reviews

Whizz

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, EU
Cover

Saturn, PT
Cover

Unreleased versions

Whizz

System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Psygnosis, Titus
Developer: Reflections Interactive^[10], Flair Software
Planned release date(s): Autumn 1994^[11], 1995, 1996

A Sega Mega Drive version was at one point in development, having been ported by Reflections Interactive for Psygnosis. Psygnosis dropped the game in mid-1994^[12] leaving the project without a publisher. It was then taken back by Flair Software and Titus Interactive in 1996, only to be cancelled entirely. Working titles appear to have been (The) Castle Game^[10]^[13] and Top Hat^[14].

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Version	Score

	N/A
Based on 0 reviews

Whizz

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

294,896,112

CD-ROM (EU)

T-9514H-50 V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

297,673,824

1997-08-08

CD-ROM (JP)

T-36102G V1.000

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files
Folder / File	Type	Size	description
ABST.TXT	TXT (Abstract)	679	About this game.
BIBL.TXT	TXT (Bibliographiced)	33	About this game
COPY.TXT	TXT (Copyright)	25	Copyright

References

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200320230533.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fss.2Fsoft_licensee3.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)

[:File:SSM_UK_31.pdf_p60-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1998" (UK; 1998-04-15), page 60

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_062.pdf_p163-3] Consoles +, "Février 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 163

[:File:SSM_UK_31.pdf_p60_.2860.2F61.29-4] Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1998" (UK; 1998-04-15), page 60/61 (60)

[:File:SSM_JP_19970905_1997-30.pdf_p219_.28215.29-5] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-30 (1997-09-05)" (JP; 1997-08-22), page 215 (219)

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0445.pdf_p1-6] Famitsu, "1997-09-05" (JP; 1997-08-22), page 1

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-17.pdf_p168-7] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 17" (JP; 1997-08-29), page 168

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-20_19971031.pdf_p98-8] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 20" (JP; 1997-10-17), page 98

[:File:SSM_JP_19970905_1997-30.pdf_p219-9] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-30 (1997-09-05)" (JP; 1997-08-22), page 219

[:File:Megazone_AU_39.pdf_p16-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Megazone, "May 1994" (AU; 1994-04-20), page 16

[:File:Mega_UK_19.pdf_p8-11] Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 8

[:File:Mega_UK_22.pdf_p6-12] Mega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 6

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_05.pdf_p15-13] Sega Magazine, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 15

[:File:MegaTech_UK_25.pdf_p31-14] MegaTech, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-21), page 31

[:File:MeanMachinesSega48UK.pdf_p70_.2870.2F71.29-15] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-03), page 70/71 (70)

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-A [[Sega Mega Drive]] version was at one point in development, having been ported by [[Reflections Interactive]] for [[Psygnosis]]. Psygnosis dropped the game in mid-1994{{magref|mega|22|6}} leaving the project without a publisher. It was then taken back by Flair Software and Titus Interactive in 1996, only to be cancelled entirely. Working titles appear to have been '''''(The) Castle Game'''''{{magref|mz|39|16}} and '''''Top Hat'''''{{magref|megatech|25|31}}.
+A [[Sega Mega Drive]] version was at one point in development, having been ported by [[Reflections Interactive]] for [[Psygnosis]]. Psygnosis dropped the game in mid-1994{{magref|mega|22|6}} leaving the project without a publisher. It was then taken back by Flair Software and Titus Interactive in 1996, only to be cancelled entirely. Working titles appear to have been '''''(The) Castle Game'''''{{magref|mz|39|16}}{{magref|segamaguk|5|15}} and '''''Top Hat'''''{{magref|megatech|25|31}}.
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Contents

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Unreleased versions

Technical information

ROM dump status

Extra content

References