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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] [[wikipedia:Platform game#Cinematic platform game|cinematic platform]] game developed by [[Pacific SoftScape]]. Released in late 1994, it is the only game produced by the California-based studio.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] [[wikipedia:Platform game#Cinematic platform game|cinematic platform]] game developed by [[Pacific SoftScape]]. Released in late 1994, it is the only game produced by the California-based development company.
  
 
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' features gameplay similiar to [[Flashback]] and [[Blackthorne]]. Monobe is able to use his powersuit’s electrical rope to swing through stages, and can acquire additional projectile weaponry and shields. Later Monobe acquires the ability to warp between areas, although the game’s length doesn’t allow its extensive use.
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''{{PAGENAME}}'' features gameplay similiar to [[Flashback]] and [[Blackthorne]]; Monobe is able to use his powersuit’s electrical rope to swing through stages, and can acquire additional projectile weaponry and shields. Later, he also acquires the ability to warp between areas, although the game’s length doesn’t allow its extensive use.
  
 
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*'''Design:''' Bruce Straley
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*'''Programming:''' Raymond Frericks Jr, Jeff Fort
 
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*'''Producer:''' Mitzi McGilvray
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*'''Director of Product Development:''' Bill Hindorff
 
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*'''Lead Tester:''' Mike Kruse
 
*'''Lead Tester:''' Mike Kruse

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Generations Lost
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Time Warner Interactive (US, Europe), HIC Infocomm (South Korea)
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		T-48326
Videogame Rating Council: MA-13
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-48326-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£39.9939.99[2][4] T-48326-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
AU
OFLC: G
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		HIC-95002

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Generations Lost is a Sega Mega Drive cinematic platform game developed by Pacific SoftScape. Released in late 1994, it is the only game produced by the California-based development company.

Gameplay

Generations Lost features gameplay similiar to Flashback and Blackthorne; Monobe is able to use his powersuit’s electrical rope to swing through stages, and can acquire additional projectile weaponry and shields. Later, he also acquires the ability to warp between areas, although the game’s length doesn’t allow its extensive use.

Production credits

Pacific SoftScape
  • Producer: Mitzi McGilvray
  • Director of Product Development: Bill Hindorff
  • Lead Tester: Mike Kruse
  • Cyborg Art: Fred Andrews
  • Special Thanks: Steve Calfee, Dan Van Elderen, Mike Klug, Linda Blanchard, Doug Gray
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Generations Lost/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #26: "December 1994" (1994-10-28)
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Physical scans

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Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[5]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
79
[2]
Digitiser (UK)
75
[7]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
91
[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
64
[9]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[11]
Gamers (DE) PAL
53
[12]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
67
[13]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
83
[14]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[15]
Joypad (FR)
80
[16]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
60
[17]
Mega (UK) PAL
83
[4]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
70
[18]
Mega Fun (DE)
45
[19]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
77
[20]
Player One (FR)
80
[21]
Play Time (DE) PAL
60
[22]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[23]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
74
[24]
Todo Sega (ES)
77
[25]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
73
[26]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[27]
Sega Mega Drive
 70
Based on
25 reviews

Generations Lost

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, SE (Rental)
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Mega Drive, AU
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Mega Drive, KR
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 131f36a6
MD5 e91d85e82c9ab9770d86e00dbc78f7c5
SHA-1 86af34198a8c67bd92fb03241d14861b2a9e270a
1MB 1994-08 Cartridge (US/EU)

References

  1. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 12
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Computer & Video Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 77
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sega Magazine, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 20
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 56
  5. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 86
  6. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 90
  7. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-02-10)
  8. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 160
  9. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
  10. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 317
  11. ↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 128
  12. ↑ Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 19
  13. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 18
  14. ↑ Game Informer, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 19
  15. ↑ Game Informer, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 16
  16. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 57
  17. ↑ MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 67
  18. ↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 82
  19. ↑ Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 90
  20. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 96
  21. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 150
  22. ↑ Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 106
  23. ↑ Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 79
  24. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 72
  25. ↑ Todo Sega, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 50
  26. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15
  27. ↑ VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 128
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