Orguss

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Orguss
System(s): SG-1000
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Licensor: MBS, Bigwest
Genre: Shooting[2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
SG-1000
JP
¥4,3004,300[2] G-1015
SG-1000
EU
G-1015
SG-1000
FR
SG-1000
IT
61,500£61,500[4] G-1015
SG-1000
AU
$39.9539.95[5] G-1015
SG-1000
NZ
SG-1000
TW

Orguss (オーガス) is a shoot-'em-up game developed and published by Sega for the SG-1000. In the game, the player takes control of a robot which can transform into a starship. It is based on the science fiction anime series Super Dimension Century Orguss.

Synopsis

The ORGUSS is seen flying in the sky above the earth.

The enemies from the world called TERRAM are fiercely attacking ORGUSS.

You can transform ORGUSS into the all-powerful "ORGROID" or into the high speed FLIER which will enable you to rapidly reach the SPACE-TIME VIBRATING WEAPON.

Only 2-1/2 minutes before SPACE-TIME destruction takes place!!

The ultimate WEAPON'S door is open.

Now is the right moment to fire your missiles and stop the operation of the TIMER CONTROL PANEL.

The control of SPACE-TIME is now in your hands.

— EU SG-1000 box backcover [7]


Gameplay

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Gameplay

The game is an autoscrolling shoot-'em-up. The player commands the Orguss, which can swap between robot and starship modes freely, with each mode having advantages and disadvantages. The goal of each round is to make it to the Space/Time Oscillation Bomb at the end and destroy it before time runs out. The Orguss moves in any direction with the joystick. It shoots with 1 and switches between the two forms with 2. The Orguss can only have one shot out at a time, but the shot can penetrate through multiple targets. It has rapid-fire in robot form but not in starship form.

In robot mode, the Orguss has greater freedom of movement across the screen, allowing it to destroy ground targets. However, it is a bigger target for enemies and moves more slowly. Because of its slower movement, it is not possible to reach the end of the round before the time limit runs out solely in robot mode. In starship mode, the Orguss cannot move below the horizon and therefore cannot attack ground targets, but it moves more quickly and can dodge enemy fire more easily. The Orguss transforms into robot form (and cannot switch back to starship mode) at the end of the round to destroy the Space/Time Oscillation Bomb.

The Orguss is destroyed if it is hit by enemy fire or collides with an enemy, but it respawns in place if there are extra lives remaining. If time runs out, the player loses a life and the round starts over from the beginning. The game ends if the player runs out of lives. There is only one round, with three different segments, which repeats until the player loses or decides to stop playing.

History

Legacy

Orguss had the spiritual sequels TransBot for the Sega Master System in 1985, Transformer for the arcade in 1986, and Arrow Flash for the Sega Mega Drive in 1990.

Magazine articles

Main article: Orguss/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Prior to release, Orguss was advertised with based animation image.

SG-1000 Leaflet Congo Bongo.pdf

PDF
Flyer
SG-1000 Leaflet Congo Bongo.pdf
Orguss SG-1000 JP Unused Boxart.jpg
Enlarged image
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Tilt (FR)
60
[8]
SG-1000
60
Based on
1 review

Orguss

SG-1000, JP (Type B)
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Cover
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Cart
OrgussSGJPManual.pdf
Manual
SG-1000, JP (Type C)
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Cover
SG-1000, EU
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Cover
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Cart
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Inside
SG-1000, FR
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Cover
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Cart
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Inside
SG-1000, AU
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Cover
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Cart
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Inside
SG-1000, NZ

SG-1000, TW

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
SG-1000
 ?
CRC32 f4f78b76
MD5 0f45fa8e9b985fd5c6545645462b9400
SHA-1 c50b133dac95718e3a92a7ed45b6c7e83927abb0
32kB Cartridge (EU/JP)

References


Orguss

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Main page | Magazine articles | Reception


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