Hellfire

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Hellfire

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: JP Masaya US Seismic EU Sega

Developer: Toaplan

Toaplan/NCS

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Release	Date	RRP	Code

Hellfire (ヘルファイアー) is a 1989 arcade shoot-em-up developed by Toaplan and published by Taito. It was ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1990 by Toaplan and NCS.

Hellfire does not follow the typical powerup system of most shmups of the time. Instead, your ship, the CNCS1, can fire either straight to the right (pink), straight to the left (yellow), straight up and down (green), or diagonally in four directions (blue), switching between these modes by pressing . shoots, and shoots the Hellfire, a much more powerful version of your shot which comes in limited quantities for each level.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[1]

ACE (UK)

PAL

60

^[2]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

93

^[3]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

90

^[4]

Cool Gamer (RU)

30

^[5]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

94

^[6]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

91

^[7]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[8]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

91

^[9]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[10]

Game Mania (UK)

92

^[11]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[12]

Games-X (UK)

86

^[13]

Games-X (UK)

70

^[14]

Famicom Hisshoubon (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[15]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

94

^[16]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

95

^[17]

Joystick (FR)

97

^[18]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

72

^[19]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[20]

MegaTech (UK)

90

^[21]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC

89

^[22]

MegaTech (UK)

93

^[23]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

73

^[24]

Mean Machines (UK)

93

^[25]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

93

^[26]

Player One (FR)

84

^[27]

Play Time (DE)

72

^[28]

Power Up! (UK)

76

^[29]

Power Play (DE)

84

^[30]

Raze (UK)

NTSC-J

82

^[31]

Score (CZ)

60

^[32]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC

100

^[33]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

84

^[34]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

94

^[35]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC

69

^[36]

Sega Force (SE)

91

^[37]

Sega Force (UK)

92

^[38]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

69

^[39]

Supergame (BR)

88

^[40]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

59

^[41]

	80
Based on 41 reviews

Hellfire

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 95
↑ ACE, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 101
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 31
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 47
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 100
↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-16), page 148
↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 106
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 18
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 57
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
↑ GamePro, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 132
↑ Games-X, "14th-20th June 1991" (UK; 1991-06-14), page 35
↑ Games-X, "26th March-1st April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-26), page 24
↑ Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-18, 19 (1990-09-21, 10-05)" (JP; 1990-09-14), page 17
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 56
↑ Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 140
↑ Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 134
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 79
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78
↑ MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 23
↑ MegaTech, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-20), page 24
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 67
↑ Mean Machines, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 74
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
↑ Player One, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-04-10), page 62
↑ Play Time, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-08), page 93
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, April 18, 1992" (UK; 1992-04-18), page 1
↑ Power Play, "12/90" (DE; 1990-11-16), page 154
↑ Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 71
↑ Score, "Březen 1994" (CZ; 1994-03-14), page 47
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Power, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-07), page 28
↑ Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 28
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Force, "4/93" (SE; 1993-07-08), page 19
↑ Sega Force, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-16), page 56
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Supergame, "Setembro 1992" (BR; 1992-09-xx), page 42
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 16

[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 95

[:File:ACE_UK_40.pdf_p101-2] ACE, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 101

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p31-3] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 31

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p47-4] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 47

[5] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 100

[:File:CVG_UK_109.pdf_p148-6] Computer & Video Games, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-16), page 148

[:File:CVG_UK_151.pdf_p106-7] Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 106

[:File:EGM_US_020.pdf_p18-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p57-9] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 57

[10] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p80-11] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:GamePro_US_017.pdf_p132-12] GamePro, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 132

[:File:GamesX_UK_08.pdf_p35-13] Games-X, "14th-20th June 1991" (UK; 1991-06-14), page 35

[:File:GamesX_UK_48.pdf_p24-14] Games-X, "26th March-1st April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-26), page 24

[15] Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-18, 19 (1990-09-21, 10-05)" (JP; 1990-09-14), page 17

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_007.pdf_p56-16] Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 56

[:File:Joypad_FR_007.pdf_p140-17] Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 140

[:File:Joystick_FR_010.pdf_p134-18] Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 134

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p92-19] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1990-12.pdf_p79-20] Mega Drive Fan, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 79

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p78-21] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78

[:File:MegaTech_UK_02.pdf_p23-22] MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 23

[:File:MegaTech_UK_05.pdf_p24-23] MegaTech, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-20), page 24

[:File:Micromania2_ES_048.pdf_p67-24] Micromanía (segunda época), "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 67

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_03.pdf_p74-25] Mean Machines, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 74

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p139-26] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_019.pdf_p62-27] Player One, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-04-10), page 62

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-05.pdf_p93-28] Play Time, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-08), page 93

[29] Power Up!, "Saturday, April 18, 1992" (UK; 1992-04-18), page 1

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-12.pdf_p154-30] Power Play, "12/90" (DE; 1990-11-16), page 154

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p71-31] Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 71

[32] Score, "Březen 1994" (CZ; 1994-03-14), page 47

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-33] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPower_UK_31.pdf_p28-34] Sega Power, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-07), page 28

[:File:SegaPro_UK_09.pdf_p28-35] Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 28

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-36] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_04.pdf_p19-37] Sega Force, "4/93" (SE; 1993-07-08), page 19

[:File:SegaForce_UK_05.pdf_p56-38] Sega Force, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-16), page 56

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-39] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[:File:Supergame_BR_14.pdf_p42-40] Supergame, "Setembro 1992" (BR; 1992-09-xx), page 42

[41] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 16

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