Rolo to the Rescue

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Rolo to the Rescue

Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)

Developer: Electronic Arts, Vectordean

Genre: Action

Release	Date	RRP	Code

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Rolo to the Rescue, called Zou! Zou! Zou! Rescue Daisakusen (ゾウ！ゾウ！ゾウ！レスキュー大作戦) in Japan, is a 1992 platformer developed by Electronic Arts and Vectordean and released by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive.

You play as Rolo, an elephant who must rescue his animal friends who have been locked up in cages scattered throughout various landscapes by poachers. You start out by choosing levels on a map screen. At the beginning of each level, you are told how many animals to rescue. Holding runs. jumps. Jump on poachers to kill them. Get hit by a poacher once to lose a life. Some poachers carry the keys to open cages; once you get the key, simply touch a cage to open it. The animal inside will follow you. Once all the animals are freed, find the exit sign to move on to the next level. By pressing START , you can access a menu where you can choose between Rolo and the animals he has collected, each having their own ability:

Rabbit: jump higher
Beaver: survive water
Mole: stack on top of Rolo's back to make him heavier
Squirrel: climb walls

Some levels also contain vacuum cleaners; if Rolo collects these, he can hold to suck items into his trunk; once something is in his trunk, let go of , then press to fire that item at an enemy.

Production Credits

From the title screen roll:

Programming: Alan McCarthy
Artwork: Leavon Archer
Additional Artwork: Sean Nicholls
Course Design: Steve Bak
Producer: Roland Kippenhan III
Executive Producer: Christopher Erhardt
Music/Sound FX: Phil Bak
Other Bits: Chris Sorrell

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[2]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

75

^[3]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[4]

Consoles + (FR)

85

^[5]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

95

^[6]

Digitiser (UK)

100

^[7]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5 (RU)

50

^[8]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

83

^[9]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[10]

Freak (IL)

94

^[11]

Game Mania (UK)

83

^[12]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

84

^[13]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[14]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

84

^[15]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

82

^[16]

Mega (UK)

PAL

89

^[17]

Mega Action (UK)

92

^[18]

Mega Byte (UK)

PAL

85

^[19]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

83

^[20]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

83

^[21]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

89

^[22]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

80

^[23]

Player One (FR)

80

^[24]

Play Time (DE)

81

^[25]

Power Up! (UK)

87

^[26]

Score (CZ)

70

^[27]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

88

^[28]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

72

^[29]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

89

^[30]

Sega Force (SE)

85

^[31]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

93

^[32]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[33]

Supergame (BR)

NTSC-U

73

^[34]

Supersonic (FR)

92

^[35]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

65

^[36]

Video Games (DE)

79

^[37]

	80
Based on 36 reviews

Rolo to the Rescue

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU (EA Classics)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Manual

Mega Drive, KR

↑ File:SegaForce14UK.pdf, page 98
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 196
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1993" (DE; 1993-03-08), page 130
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 23
↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 134
↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 36
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-02-13)
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 183
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 86
↑ Famitsu, "1993-05-07,14" (JP; 1993-04-23), page 38
↑ Freak, "3/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
↑ GamesMaster, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 66
↑ Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 38
↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 76
↑ Joystick, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 188
↑ Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 48
↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
↑ Mega Byte, "March 20, 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 1
↑ Mega Fun, "02/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 34
↑ Mega Fun, "05/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 72
↑ MegaTech, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 46
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-28), page 78
↑ Player One, "Février/Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-02-10), page 76
↑ Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 110
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, February 06, 1993" (UK; 1993-02-06), page 1
↑ Score, "Duben 1994" (CZ; 1994-04-01), page 45
↑ Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 42
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 53
↑ Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 34
↑ Sega Force, "5/93" (SE; 1993-08-26), page 16
↑ Sega Force, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 98
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 14
↑ Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 18
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 149
↑ Video Games, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-24), page 80

[:File:SegaForce14UK.pdf_p98-1] File:SegaForce14UK.pdf, page 98

[2] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 196

[:File:ASM_DE_1993-04.pdf_p130-3] Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1993" (DE; 1993-03-08), page 130

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-03.pdf_p23-4] Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 23

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_018.pdf_p134-5] Consoles +, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 134

[:File:CVG_UK_135.pdf_p36-6] Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 36

[digitiser1993-02-13-7] Digitiser (UK) (1993-02-13)

[8] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 183

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p86-9] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 86

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0229-0230.pdf_p38-10] Famitsu, "1993-05-07,14" (JP; 1993-04-23), page 38

[11] Freak, "3/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p80-12] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_002.pdf_p66-13] GamesMaster, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 66

[14] Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 38

[:File:Joypad_FR_016.pdf_p76-15] Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:Joystick_FR_035.pdf_p188-16] Joystick, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 188

[:File:Mega_UK_05.pdf_p48-17] Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 48

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p65-18] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65

[19] Mega Byte, "March 20, 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 1

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-02.pdf_p34-20] Mega Fun, "02/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 34

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-05.pdf_p72-21] Mega Fun, "05/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 72

[:File:MegaTech_UK_14.pdf_p46-22] MegaTech, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 46

[:File:MeanMachinesSega04UK.pdf_p78-23] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-28), page 78

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_028.pdf_p76-24] Player One, "Février/Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-02-10), page 76

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1993-05.pdf_p110-25] Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 110

[26] Power Up!, "Saturday, February 06, 1993" (UK; 1993-02-06), page 1

[:File:Score_CZ_04.pdf_p45-27] Score, "Duben 1994" (CZ; 1994-04-01), page 45

[:File:SegaPower_UK_39.pdf_p42-28] Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 42

[:File:SegaPro_UK_17.pdf_p53-29] Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 53

[:File:SegaZone_UK_03.pdf_p34-30] Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 34

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_05.pdf_p16-31] Sega Force, "5/93" (SE; 1993-08-26), page 16

[:File:SegaForce_UK_14.pdf_p98-32] Sega Force, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 98

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-33] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Supergame_BR_23.pdf_p14-34] Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 14

[:File:Supersonic_FR_07.pdf_p18-35] Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 18

[36] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 149

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-03.pdf_p80-37] Video Games, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-24), page 80

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