Dynamite Duke

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Mega Drive Master System
Dynamite Duke
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Hertz Sanritsu
Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: Seibu Kaihatsu
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Developer(s) of original games: Seibu Kaihatsu
Sound driver: SMPS Z80
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1990-10-27 ¥6,0006,000 G-4038 US 1990-12 1113 EU 1991-04 1113 PT 199x MDJ1113 UK 1991-04 £34.9934.99 1113 AU 199x BR 1991-10 EU 1991-07-22 7067 BX 199x PT 199x UK 1991-07-22 £29.9929.99 7067 AU 199x MX 199x BR 199x
Non-Sega versions Arcade X68000

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Dynamite Duke (ダイナマイトデューク) is a Sega Mega Drive gallery shooter game developed by Hertz and published by Sega. A port of the titular 1989 Seibu Kaihatsu arcade game Dynamite Duke, it was first released in Japan in October 1990, and was followed by a Sega Master System port courtesy of developer Sanritsu the following April.

Story

Dynamite Duke follows mercenary Duke "Dynamite" Fredericks (renamed Colonel Duke Rippem in the West) as he attempts to bring down Dr. Neil Ashe, a mad scientist who is trying to take over the world by using his legion of evil robots. Duke's right arm is cybernetic, and is stated to be ten times more powerful than a normal human arm.

Gameplay

The game plays like a lightgun game — the player assumes the role of Duke, positioned immediately in front of the screen, and their goal is to go around killing everything in sight. The D-Pad moves the target crosshair (moving Duke in the process) and / shoots (there is no rapidfire). Duke can also melee nearby enemies — / punches and (no Master System equivalent) kicks. Should a power-up appear, the player should simply shoot at it to take it. Duke also has a special weapon called "Dynamite Punch" which is used by holding down the punch button and releasing it after Duke starts to glow. This causes massive damage to all enemies but can only be used a few times in each level.

Each level has a boss fight in which the player must defeat a boss character in close combat.

The Master System version has less levels than its Arcade and Mega Drive counterparts by combining several levels into one. It also has less enemy types and bosses have less attack patterns, making the game much easier.

Entrance and "Incubator" (levels 5 and 7 respectively), two levels from the original game, are absent from either port. The Robot Ninja enemy is also removed from both ports.

Items

	Bullets
	Increases the number of bullets Duke has. The Master System version has only one variant of this power-up, while the Mega Drive version has 50 and 100 variants.
	Full Auto
	Fully automatic machinegun fires continuously without using any bullets from Duke's ammo pool. It lasts about a minute.
	Bullet Proof Vest
	Duke is unaffected by attacks. It lasts 16 shots. (Timed in the Master System version)
	Magnum
	Powerful pistol that causes much more damage than Duke's gun. (Absent from the Master System version)
	Rocket Launcher
	Each shot causes massive damage. 10 bullets. (15 in the Mega Drive version)
	Extra Dynamite Punch
	Increases Dynamite Punches by one.
	First Aid Kit
	Recovers Duke's lifebar by three bars.
	Life Up
	Increases Duke's maximum life. (Absent from the Master System version)
	Gold-filled Briefcase
	100,000 points. (Absent from the Master System version)

Levels

	Airfield
	Mid-Boss: Infantry Fighting Vehicle Boss: Fatman
	Fatman has no ranged attacks. When he extends his arm, the player should time their movements carefully and try to duck when his arm is above his head.
	Occupied City
	Mid-Boss: Attack Helicopter Boss: Fireman.
	Fireman has ranged attacks, and can occasionally fly backwards and fire his flamethrowers towards Duke. The player should be careful about his special attack. Just like Fatman's special move, it can be dodged if timed right.
	Woods
	Mid-Boss: Multiple Launch Rocket System (Mega Drive), Tunnel Defense Platform (Master System) Boss: Bridge Defence Platform (Mega Drive), General (Master System)
	The Woods and Tunnel are separate stages in the Mega Drive version while the Master System version combines them into one stage. The Mega Drive version's boss for this stage is a stationary enemy with rapid fire cannons on both sides. Various tanks and helicopters will also attack Duke during this fight. Rapidly evading by ducking and moving around and taking shots when the oppurtunity presents itself will be the only way to finish this boss. The General in the Master System version is a nasty opponent. Extremely fast, his attacks are very hard to dodge. His most dangerous attack is a "ballerina kick" which sucks Duke towards him. If Duke gets caught,the General will rapidly drain his health bar with this nasty rolling kick attack. In the Mega Drive version, MLRS also fires regular bullets towards the player in addition to rockets. He only fires rockets in the Master System version.
	Tunnel
	Mid-Boss: Infantry Fighting Vehicle (Mega Drive) Boss: Fatman
	Fatman is not much different from his previous appearance, except he has also brought an arm-mounted laser sword with him. In the Mega Drive version, the Tunnel Defence Platform was removed and replaced with the same IFV from the first level.
	Factory
	Mid-Boss: Multiple Launch Rocket System Boss: Fireman
	The Factory and Laboratory are separate stages in the Mega Drive version while the Master System version combines them into one stage. In both versions, a mid-boss, a creature with tentacle arms, has been removed.
	Laboratory
	Boss: Puppet Master
	The Puppet Master is a stationary cyborg protected by a shield. He commands 4 androids (two on each side) to fire upon Duke with pistols. His shield can only be deactivated by firing to a small light under him. Androids will come back to life after destroyed. He doesn't have a shield in the Master System version. In the arcade version, players also had to face Fireman after disposing of the Puppet Master. He is removed from the Mega Drive version.
	Atomic Reactor
	Boss: Dr. Neil Ashe
	In the Mega Drive version, Dr. Ashe has three forms to defeat. His human form rapidly moves around and fires his pistol. Not much of a threat. For his second form, he mutates into a muscular, cyborg-mutant hybrid. Close combat-focused, he can elongate his arms to attack from afar. For his final form, he mutates further into a giant, jellyfish-like creature. In this form, he fires fireballs and uses his tentacle arms to attack if the player moves toward either edge of the screen. This form also regenerates health slowly, so the player should keep firing to prevent him from regenerating. In the Master System version, the first part of the level is a boss rush. The player must defeat Fatman, Fireman and General one by one. After defeating all three, the player will face Dr. Ashe's final form.

History

Development

During development, the game was known under the working title The Dynamite Duke.

The Japanese cover of the Mega Drive portrays Duke as sharing a striking resemblance to Swedish actor and action movie star Dolph Lundgren.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Dynamite Duke	Dynamite Duke
English (US)	Dynamite Duke	Dynamite Duke
Japanese	ダイナマイトデューク	Dynamite Duke
Portuguese (Brazil)	Dynamite Duke

Production credits

Main article: Dynamite Duke/Production credits.

Mega Drive version

• Program: Y.Koba
• Graphic Design: Kuronyan, B.T.S, Mahchan, Kennchan
• Sound: Katochan
• Special Thanks: Akkey, Gyofuku, Nino, Meiden, Yoshida

Source:

In-game credits

Master System version

• Produced by: Seibu Kaihatsu Inc.
• Chief Programmer: T.Hagiwara
• Music Composer: Wada
• Sound Effects: Wada
• Art Director: H.Akimoto
• The Original Story Written by: Takahide Mada
• Thanks to: Waka, Hana, Many & You

Magazine articles

Main article: Dynamite Duke/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

FI advert

Mega Drive print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #16: "November 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
also published in:

• GamePro (US) #16: "November 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
• Game Players Sega Guide! (US) #0101: "Vol. 1, No. 1: Fall 1990" (1990-10-xx)
• Sega Visions (US) #3: "Winter 1990/1991" (1990-xx-xx)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-11: "November 1990" (1990-10-XX)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average
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Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 40 Ação Games (BR) 75 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 65 Console XS (UK) PAL 77 Cool Gamer (RU) 30 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 53 Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU) 40 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 73 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 55 Hobby Consolas (ES) 73 Joystick (FR) 77 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL 42 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 65 Mega (UK) PAL 77 MegaTech (UK) 73 Mean Machines (UK) 79 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 73 Player One (FR) 56 Power Play (DE) 73 Raze (UK) NTSC 78 Sega Power (UK) PAL 72 Sega Power (UK) PAL 50 Sega Pro (UK) 79 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 73 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 67 Tilt (FR) 65 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 63 User (GR) PAL 71 Zero (UK) PAL 88

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Based on 29 reviews

Dynamite Duke

Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, AU
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Mega Drive, BR
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Master System version

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Publication Version Score Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 42 Console XS (UK) PAL 72 Computer & Video Games (UK) 78 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 71 FX (UK) 58 Games-X (UK) 30 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 33 Joystick (FR) 63 Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) 60 Mean Machines (UK) 79 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 79 Player One (FR) 55 Power Play (DE) 53 Sega Power (UK) PAL 71 Sega Power (UK) PAL 50 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 72 Video Games (DE) 55

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Based on 17 reviews

Dynamite Duke

Master System, EU
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Master System, PT
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Master System, AU
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Master System, AU (Not for rental/wide hotline stickers)
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Master System, AU (Red hot sticker)
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Master System, BR
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Master System, BX†
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Master System, MX
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Technical information

Main article: Dynamite Duke/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 246f0bda MD5 a940f0dd681f23e7859fdcf4d4a7917c SHA-1 965ec4e6a239a707160d0a67973bc6da8212b53d	512kB	1990-09	Cartridge	"Rev A" in No-Intro
✔	CRC32 39d01c8c MD5 f9fa610acdb525e08f73b160eb014557 SHA-1 1bd77ad31665f7bdda85d9dfb9f08c0338ec4da9	512kB	1990-09	Cartridge
?	CRC32 07306947 MD5 31a7be585288a8b77b7923a202752ab7 SHA-1 258901a74176fc78f9c669cd7d716da0c872ca67	256kB		Cartridge (EU)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		1990-06-21					Page