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'''''Psychic World'''''
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'''''Psychic World''''' is a [[Sega Game Gear]] action platform game developed by [[Sanritsu]] and published by [[Sega]] in early 1991. Like its [[Psychic World (Master System)|Master System counterpart]], it is a port of [[Hertz]]'s 1988 [[MSX]] game ''Psycho World'' with notably fewer levels. Unlike the Master System version, it was released in Japan and the United States.
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==Story==
 
==Story==
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Dr. Knavik, a research scientist doing experiments with animals, hired the twin sisters Cecile and Lucia to work as his assistants. One evening, when Dr. Knavik and Cecile were working late and Lucia had gone to bed, an explosion burst from the lab. Lucia rushed to the lab to find that Cecile had been taken by the animals. Lucia asks Dr. Knavik how she can get Cecile back, and Dr. Knavik gives her the ESP Booster, a special helmet he developed that gives her psychic powers.
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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''Psychic World'' is an action platform game. Players control Lucia through a supernatural world as she pursues the monster abducting her sister. Each round presents numerous platforming challenges, a mini-boss partway through, and a boss at the end. Lucia can be moved with {{left}} and {{right}}; holding either button causes her to run after a few seconds. She can jump with {{2}} and crouch with {{down}}. She enters doorways with {{up}}. She climbs ladders with {{up}} and descends them with {{down}}. She can switch to a standing pose on a ladder with {{left}} or {{right}} so she can fire her weapon.
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Lucia has a projectile weapon that she fires with {{1}}. She can fire while crouching or jumping. Lucia starts the game with a Psy Cannon and obtains new weapons by defeating bosses. Her weapon is weak at first but can be upgraded over the course of the game. Some weapons are more effective against certain enemies, and some grant Lucia special abilities such as the ability to freeze water into ice blocks to create platforms.
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Lucia also has four special ESP abilities that grant her special powers such as temporary invulnerability or levitation. Unlike her weapons, which are unlimited, these abilities cost ESP when they are used. Lucia's ESP can be restored by items and is also fully replenished every 1,000 points earned by the player. The rounds are designed so the player must use Lucia's various weapons and abilities to overcome specific challenges.
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{{cropimage|image=Psychic World GG, ESP Window.png|scale=2|float=right|sprite=yes}}
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The player can change Lucia's weapon or use an ESP ability at any point by holding {{2}} and pressing {{down}}, which replaces the HUD at the bottom of the screen with an ESP Window. The player can scroll the icons in the ESP Window with {{left}} and {{right}} and release {{2}} when the desired weapon or ability is selected. Weapons and abilities are upgraded by finding and collecting their icons, which are dropped by defeated enemies, throughout the game.
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Lucia's hit points are shown in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Her hit points decrease when she takes damage from enemies and hazards and can be replenished by finding items or using the Shield ability. Unlike most platform games, Lucia does not receive temporary invulnerability when she takes damage (though she is knocked back if there is room), so it is possible to take a large amount of damage from a single foe if the player is not careful. If Lucia loses all of her life, she dies and the game ends, but it can be continued any number of times from the beginning of the current round. The player's score is reset, but items and upgrade levels are retained.
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===Rounds===
 
===Rounds===
 
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| desc=This round incorporates elements of the Prairie and Volcanic Area from the Master System version.
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| desc=This round combines elements of the Prairie and Volcanic Area rounds from the Master System version.
 
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| screenshot=Psychic World GG, Final Boss.png
 
| screenshot=Psychic World GG, Final Boss.png
 
| desc=
 
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}}
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===Attack Capabilities===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Psy Cannon
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=The starting weapon. Damages all enemies.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Hydro Wave
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Gives Lucia the ability to freeze moist air.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Burning Bullet
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Gives Lucia the ability to break blocks of ice.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Freeze Ray
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Freezes smaller enemies but does not damage them.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Ultra Sonic
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Gives Lucia the ability to break metal and other barriers.
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}}
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}}
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===ESP Capabilities===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Shield
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=160 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Activates a temporary shield that renders Lucia invulnerable initially and then drains ESP instead of health for the rest of its duration. Lucia can still be knocked back by enemies while invulnerable. If used again while the shield is active, it heals Lucia for a small amount. It can be used repeatedly to fully restore Lucia's health if the player has enough ESP.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Explosion
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=176 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Damages all enemies on the screen.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Levitation
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=192 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Allows Lucia to levitate briefly by holding {{2}}, enabling her to reach platforms she cannot reach by jumping. Cannot be used simultaneously with the Shield ability.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Teleportation
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=208 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Teleports Lucia back to the beginning of the round. Meant to be used to escape dangerous situations or to be used if the player gets Lucia stuck.
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}}
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}}
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===Items===
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In addition to these items, all of Lucia's weapons and ESP abilities can be found as item pick-ups. If she does not already have the weapon or ability, the item gives it to her. If she already has the weapon or ability, the item upgrades it for her (with the exception of Teleportation, which does not have any upgrades).
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Partial Heart
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Restores 10% of Lucia's health.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Full Heart
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Completely restores Lucia's health.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Partial ESP
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Restores 10% of Lucia's ESP.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Full ESP
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Completely restores Lucia's ESP.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Bonus
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| sprite={{sprite | Psychic World GG, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Awards the player with 500 points.
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}

Revision as of 16:52, 21 January 2022

For the Sega Master System game, see Psychic World (Master System).

n/a

  • US/EU
  • JP

PsychicWorld GG Title.png

PsychicWorld GG JP Title.png

Psychic World
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher:
Sega Game Gear
Sega (JP,US,CA,EU)
Sega Game Gear
Tec Toy (BR)
Developer:
Original system(s): MSX
Developer(s) of original games: Hertz[2]
Genre: Action[3][4][5]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
JP 		¥3,5003,500 G-3203
Sega Game Gear
US 		2306
Sega Game Gear
EU 		2306
Sega Game Gear
UK 		£19.9919.99[7][8] 2306
Sega Game Gear
BR 		012090
Non-Sega versions

Psychic World is a Sega Game Gear action platform game developed by Sanritsu and published by Sega in early 1991. Like its Master System counterpart, it is a port of Hertz's 1988 MSX game Psycho World with notably fewer levels. Unlike the Master System version, it was released in Japan and the United States.

Story

Dr. Knavik, a research scientist doing experiments with animals, hired the twin sisters Cecile and Lucia to work as his assistants. One evening, when Dr. Knavik and Cecile were working late and Lucia had gone to bed, an explosion burst from the lab. Lucia rushed to the lab to find that Cecile had been taken by the animals. Lucia asks Dr. Knavik how she can get Cecile back, and Dr. Knavik gives her the ESP Booster, a special helmet he developed that gives her psychic powers.

Gameplay

Psychic World is an action platform game. Players control Lucia through a supernatural world as she pursues the monster abducting her sister. Each round presents numerous platforming challenges, a mini-boss partway through, and a boss at the end. Lucia can be moved with Left and Right; holding either button causes her to run after a few seconds. She can jump with 2 and crouch with Down. She enters doorways with Up. She climbs ladders with Up and descends them with Down. She can switch to a standing pose on a ladder with Left or Right so she can fire her weapon.

Lucia has a projectile weapon that she fires with 1. She can fire while crouching or jumping. Lucia starts the game with a Psy Cannon and obtains new weapons by defeating bosses. Her weapon is weak at first but can be upgraded over the course of the game. Some weapons are more effective against certain enemies, and some grant Lucia special abilities such as the ability to freeze water into ice blocks to create platforms.

Lucia also has four special ESP abilities that grant her special powers such as temporary invulnerability or levitation. Unlike her weapons, which are unlimited, these abilities cost ESP when they are used. Lucia's ESP can be restored by items and is also fully replenished every 1,000 points earned by the player. The rounds are designed so the player must use Lucia's various weapons and abilities to overcome specific challenges.

Psychic World GG, ESP Window.png

The player can change Lucia's weapon or use an ESP ability at any point by holding 2 and pressing Down, which replaces the HUD at the bottom of the screen with an ESP Window. The player can scroll the icons in the ESP Window with Left and Right and release 2 when the desired weapon or ability is selected. Weapons and abilities are upgraded by finding and collecting their icons, which are dropped by defeated enemies, throughout the game.

Lucia's hit points are shown in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Her hit points decrease when she takes damage from enemies and hazards and can be replenished by finding items or using the Shield ability. Unlike most platform games, Lucia does not receive temporary invulnerability when she takes damage (though she is knocked back if there is room), so it is possible to take a large amount of damage from a single foe if the player is not careful. If Lucia loses all of her life, she dies and the game ends, but it can be continued any number of times from the beginning of the current round. The player's score is reset, but items and upgrade levels are retained.

Rounds

Psychic World GG, Stage 1-1.png

Psychic World GG, Stage 1-2.png

Psychic World GG, Stage 1-3.png

Psychic World GG, Stage 1-4.png

Prairie
This round combines elements of the Prairie and Volcanic Area rounds from the Master System version.

Psychic World GG, Stage 2-1.png

Psychic World GG, Stage 2-2.png

Psychic World GG, Stage 2-3.png

Psychic World GG, Stage 2-4.png

Ice Field

Psychic World GG, Stage 3-1.png

Psychic World GG, Stage 3-2.png

Psychic World GG, Stage 3-3.png

Psychic World GG, Stage 3-4.png

Ruins

Psychic World GG, Stage 4-1.png

Psychic World GG, Stage 4-2.png

Psychic World GG, Stage 4-3.png

Psychic World GG, Stage 4-4.png

Fortress

Psychic World GG, Final Boss.png

Final Boss

Attack Capabilities

Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Psy Cannon
The starting weapon. Damages all enemies.
Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Hydro Wave
Gives Lucia the ability to freeze moist air.
Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Burning Bullet
Gives Lucia the ability to break blocks of ice.
Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Freeze Ray
Freezes smaller enemies but does not damage them.
Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Ultra Sonic
Gives Lucia the ability to break metal and other barriers.

ESP Capabilities

Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Shield
Activates a temporary shield that renders Lucia invulnerable initially and then drains ESP instead of health for the rest of its duration. Lucia can still be knocked back by enemies while invulnerable. If used again while the shield is active, it heals Lucia for a small amount. It can be used repeatedly to fully restore Lucia's health if the player has enough ESP.
Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Explosion
Damages all enemies on the screen.
Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Levitation
Allows Lucia to levitate briefly by holding 2, enabling her to reach platforms she cannot reach by jumping. Cannot be used simultaneously with the Shield ability.
Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Teleportation
Teleports Lucia back to the beginning of the round. Meant to be used to escape dangerous situations or to be used if the player gets Lucia stuck.

Items

In addition to these items, all of Lucia's weapons and ESP abilities can be found as item pick-ups. If she does not already have the weapon or ability, the item gives it to her. If she already has the weapon or ability, the item upgrades it for her (with the exception of Teleportation, which does not have any upgrades).

Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Partial Heart
Restores 10% of Lucia's health.
Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Full Heart
Completely restores Lucia's health.
Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Partial ESP
Restores 10% of Lucia's ESP.
Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Full ESP
Completely restores Lucia's ESP.
Psychic World GG, Items.png
 Bonus
Awards the player with 500 points.

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits


Magazine articles

Main article: Psychic World (Game Gear)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-03: "March 1991" (1991-02-08)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK)
30
[7]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
84
[10]
Console XS (UK) PAL
32
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
84
[12]
Games-X (UK)
78
[13]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[14]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
75
[15]
Joystick (FR)
83
[16]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
55
[17]
Power Play (DE)
60
[18]
Sega Power (UK)
74
[19]
Sega Pro (UK)
34
[20]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
12
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
54
[22]
User (GR)
70
[23]
Sega Game Gear
 59
Based on
16 reviews

Psychic World (Game Gear)

Game Gear, JP
PsychicWorld GG JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngPsychicWorld GG JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
PsychicWorld GG JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, US
PsychicWorld GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngPsychicWorld GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
PsychicWorld GG US Cart.jpg
Cart
Psychicworld gg us manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
PsychicWorld GG EU Box Back.jpgPsychic World GG EU BoxSpine.jpgPsychicWorld GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
PsychicWorld GG US Cart.jpg
Cart
Psychic World GG EU Manual.jpg
Manual
Game Gear, BR
PsychicWorld GG BR Box.jpg
Cover
Psychicworld gg br cart.jpg
Cart
PsychicWorld GG BR Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 afcc7828
MD5 a764b44555aadb48c519e7c85bdf7895
SHA-1 1c0074c811ed4eb369be31c1bc7d851e40ae8797
128kB Cartridge (JP)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 73779b22
MD5 52cfddc12af6a3a64030f62ccf6aca83
SHA-1 3be13f79eeb26b82343afab3e740b3a1d35978eb
128kB Cartridge (US/EU)

References

  1. ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Sanritsu
  2. ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Hertz
  3. ↑ File:PsychicWorld GG EU Box Back.jpg
  4. ↑ File:PsychicWorld GG JP Box Front.jpg
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 20
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 ACE, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-08), page 74
  8. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-15), page 97
  9. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 35
  10. ↑ Consoles +, "Tilt Hors-Serie" (FR; 1991-07-xx), page 114
  11. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 149
  12. ↑ GamePro, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 96
  13. ↑ Games-X, "4th-10th July 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 40
  14. ↑ Hippon Super, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-04), page 43
  15. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 22
  16. ↑ Joystick, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 116
  17. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143
  18. ↑ Power Play, "6/91" (DE; 1991-05-10), page 135
  19. ↑ Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 39
  20. ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 21
  21. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
  22. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  23. ↑ User, "Aprílios 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 83


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