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==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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In ''Jambo! Safari'', players take the role of a park ranger studying wildlife. In order to research animals, the player must drive a jeep through the Serengeti and capture several different species of animals by using the gear shift lever to launch a lasso. When an animal is lassoed, the player must carefully "reel in" the animal, being careful not to break the rope.  
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In ''Jambo! Safari'', players take the role of a park ranger studying wildlife. In order to research animals, the player must drive a jeep through the Serengeti and capture several different species of animals by using the gear shift lever to launch a lasso. When an animal is lassoed, the player must carefully "reel in" the animal, being careful not to break the rope.
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===Playable characters===
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=George Wildman
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| desc=His rough personality makes him unpopular with women.{{magref|dmjp|1999-36|154}}
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*'''Nationality:''' U.S.A.
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*'''Age:''' 29
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*'''Character:''' ACTIVE
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*'''Speciality:''' LANGUAGE SKILL PROFICIENT
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*'''Job experience:''' 1959-present, ZOOLOGIST
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Marit Söderström
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| desc=She participates in this research in the hopes of becoming professor, but coming in contact with wild animals has diminshed her ambitions.{{magref|dmjp|1999-36|154}}
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*'''Nationality:''' Sweden
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*'''Age:''' 26
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*'''Character:''' hard worker
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*'''Speciality:''' Assistant professor
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*'''Job experience:''' 1961-present, Photography talented
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Naftali Ngugi
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| desc=He is strong of spirit and calmly handles any situation.{{magref|dmjp|1999-36|154}}
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*'''Nationality:''' Kenya
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*'''Age:''' 28
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*'''Character:'''
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*'''Speciality:'''
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*'''Job experience:'''
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Edward Arniele
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| desc=While is very experienced as a ranger, he only thinks of flattering other people, leading many to dislike him.{{magref|dmjp|1999-36|154}}
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*'''Nationality:'''
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*'''Age:''' 51
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*'''Character:'''
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*'''Speciality:'''
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*'''Job experience:'''
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}}
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}}
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===Stages===
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The game can be played in either Beginner mode (a tutorial with 2 stages) or Expert mode (a mostly unassisted mode with 2 stages + a final stage).
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====Beginner====
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Base Came Area (Training Area)
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| desc='''Boss: Cheetah'''
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}}
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}}
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====Expert====
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Embamba Plains (Research Area 1)
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| desc=A vast savannah area which includes a village.
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<br/>'''Boss: White Rhinoceros'''
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Shetani Riverside (Research Area 2)
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Kuungo Prehistoric Site (Final Research)
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| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
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| desc=Exclusively a boss fight against '''Unidentified Animal'''.
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}}
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==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 14:18, 28 May 2024

For the Wii and Nintendo DS games, see Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue.

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JamboSafari title.png

Jambo! Safari
System(s): Sega NAOMI
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Driving

















Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (NAOMI)
JP		 ¥? 840-0013C
Arcade (NAOMI)
UK		 £? 840-0013C






















Jambo! Safari (ジャンボサファリ) is a driving adventure game developed by Sega AM3/Sega Software R&D Dept. 3 and published by Sega for the Sega NAOMI arcade system in 1999.

Although Jambo! Safari was released on the Dreamcast-based NAOMI hardware, it was never released for the Dreamcast itself. The Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) reported that it would be released as part of a compilation with Brave Firefighters and Emergency Call Ambulance, but no such compilation materialised.

Gameplay

In Jambo! Safari, players take the role of a park ranger studying wildlife. In order to research animals, the player must drive a jeep through the Serengeti and capture several different species of animals by using the gear shift lever to launch a lasso. When an animal is lassoed, the player must carefully "reel in" the animal, being careful not to break the rope.

Playable characters

Notavailable.svg

George Wildman
His rough personality makes him unpopular with women.[4]
  • Nationality: U.S.A.
  • Age: 29
  • Character: ACTIVE
  • Speciality: LANGUAGE SKILL PROFICIENT
  • Job experience: 1959-present, ZOOLOGIST

Notavailable.svg

Marit Söderström
She participates in this research in the hopes of becoming professor, but coming in contact with wild animals has diminshed her ambitions.[4]
  • Nationality: Sweden
  • Age: 26
  • Character: hard worker
  • Speciality: Assistant professor
  • Job experience: 1961-present, Photography talented

Notavailable.svg

Naftali Ngugi
He is strong of spirit and calmly handles any situation.[4]
  • Nationality: Kenya
  • Age: 28
  • Character:
  • Speciality:
  • Job experience:

Notavailable.svg

Edward Arniele
While is very experienced as a ranger, he only thinks of flattering other people, leading many to dislike him.[4]
  • Nationality:
  • Age: 51
  • Character:
  • Speciality:
  • Job experience:

Stages

The game can be played in either Beginner mode (a tutorial with 2 stages) or Expert mode (a mostly unassisted mode with 2 stages + a final stage).

Beginner

Notavailable.svg

Base Came Area (Training Area)
Boss: Cheetah

Expert

Notavailable.svg

Embamba Plains (Research Area 1)
A vast savannah area which includes a village.


Boss: White Rhinoceros

Notavailable.svg

Shetani Riverside (Research Area 2)

Notavailable.svg

Kuungo Prehistoric Site (Final Research)
Exclusively a boss fight against Unidentified Animal.

History

Legacy

An updated version of the game was brought to the Wii and Nintendo DS ten years later by Full Fat Productions as Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue. Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on Jambo! Safari arcade machines on March 31, 2017.[5][6]

Production credits

©SEGA 1999

Photo gallery

  • Standard cabinet

  • Upright cabinet

Digital manuals

  • US manual (standard)

  • US manual (standard, 2002 edition)

  • JamboSafari NAOMI Manual Upright.pdf

Magazine articles

Main article: Jambo! Safari/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

JamboSafari Arcade US DigitalFlyer.pdf

PDF
NAOMI US digital flyer
JamboSafari Arcade US DigitalFlyer.pdf
JamboSafari NAOMI UK flyer.jpg
NAOMI UK flyer
JamboSafari NAOMI UK flyer.jpg

Physical scans

NAOMI, JP
JamboSafari NAOMI Cart.jpg
Cart
NAOMI, US
JamboSafari NAOMI US WiringDiagram.pdf
Wiring diagram
NAOMI, US (2002)
JamboSafari NAOMI US WiringDiagram 2002.pdf
Wiring diagram

Specifications

Dimensions

Standard Upright
990.6 mm (39")
1.651 m (65")
2.032 m (80")
762 mm (30")
1.803 m (71")
1.6 m (63")


Mass: 249 kg (550 lbs) Mass: 118 kg (260 lbs)

References

  1. ↑ Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 171
  2. ↑ https://sega.jp/history/arcade/product/8936/
  3. ↑ https://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/jambosafari.html (archive.today)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-36 (1999-11-19,26)" (JP; 1999-11-05), page 154
  5. ↑ File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf
  6. ↑ File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf
  7. ↑ File:JamboSafari_NAOMI_US_DigitalManual_Standard.pdf
  8. ↑ File:JamboSafari_NAOMI_UK_flyer.jpg



Games in the Real Life Career/Sega Professional Series
Arcade
 Airline Pilots (1999) | Brave Firefighters (1999) | Jambo! Safari (1999) | 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (1999) | Emergency Call Ambulance (1999)
Sega Dreamcast
 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (2000)
Sony PlayStation 2
 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (2001)
Nintendo GameCube
 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (2002)
Nintendo DS
Nintendo Wii
 Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue (2009)
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