Blackthorne

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Blackthorne
System(s): Sega 32X
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Paradox Development, Interplay
Licensor: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer(s) of original games: Blizzard Entertainment
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code US 1995-10 84519 BR 1996-01 R$89.9989.99 152130
Non-Sega versions Game Boy Advance IBM PC Macintosh PC-9800 series Super NES

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Blackthorne is a cinematic platformer developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published by Interplay in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and DOS-based PCs. A year later the game was ported to the Sega 32X by Paradox Development, said port being published by Sega rather than Interplay due to the latter's withdrawing from the 32X market.

Gameplay

Blackthorne is a slow paced action platformer similar to Prince of Persia or Flashback, though has a greater emphasis on gun combat.

Versions

Unlike the original versions, the 32X version of the game utilises pre-rendered 3D computer graphics for its sprites and also updates the backgrounds, as well as adding a new area, and keeps the level of blood seen on the DOS version.

This version formed the basis for a Macintosh conversion released in 1996, this time published by Interplay themselves (through their MacPlay division) but developed by another company instead of either Blizzard or Paradox.

In February 2021, Blackthorne was re-released as part of Blizzard Arcade Collection for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC alongside several versions of The Lost Vikings and Rock n' Roll Racing. The compilation includes the 32X version, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System version, and a "Definitive Edition" based on the SNES release that adds a map feature and multi-language support.

Production credits

• Game Design: Blizzard Entertainment
• Level Design: Ronald Millar
• Programming: Frank Pearce, Patrick Wyatt
• Additional Programming: James Anhalt
• Producers: Ronald Millar, Matt Findley
• Executive Producers: Allen Adham, Alan Pavlish
• Artwork: Roman Kenney, Stu Rose, Jason Magness, Ronald Millar, Samwise Didier
• Art Technician: Joeyray Hall
• Sound and Music: Glenn Stafford
• Text and Dialog: Micky Neilson, Ronald Millar, Frank Pearce
• Play Test: Interplay Productions, Blizzard Entertainment

32X Quality Assurance

• Director: Jeremy S. Barnes
• Assistant Director: David Simon
• Lead Tester: Dan Forsyth
• Testers: Jason Coggeshall, Chris Parker, Jeff Woods, Larry Smith, Derek Gibbs, Aaron Oliaz, Martin Bauer

32X Conversion by Paradox

• Programming: Chris Sehy & James Higgins
• Artwork: Paul Interante, Terry Lloyd, Damon Dubois
• Sound & Music: Mike Bartlow & Brian Schmidt
• Additional Level Design: Terry Lloyd
• Interplay Producer: Feargus Urquhart
• Assistant Producer: Reg Arnedo

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In-game credits

Blackthorne 32X Credits

• Game Design: Paradox Development
• Snow World Design: Terry Lloyd
• Manual By: Sean Cramer
• Manual Edited By: Reginald J. Arnedo
• Manual Illustration: Scott Bieser
• Story By: Keith Herber
• Special Thanks To: Steve Ackrich, Joy Sneer, Jane Chaney, J. Tony Smith, Brian Paw, Steve Goodale, Jeff Gregg, Earl Malit, Curtis Clarkson

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US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Blackthorne/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

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Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 50 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 83 Mega Force (FR) NTSC-U 84 Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U 80

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Blackthorne

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Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 d1a60a47 MD5 c238b112113b0297b2b9f4f618d56598 SHA-1 4bf120cf056fe1417ca5b02fa0372ef33cb8ec11	3MB		Cartridge (US)

External links

• Sega of America webpage: 32X

References

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