Impossible Mission

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Impossible Mission
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: U.S. Gold
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

Impossible Mission is a video game developed by Epyx for a variety of home computers and consoles, including the Sega Master System. The Master System version was published by U.S. Gold.

The player controls a secret agent on a quest to stop the evil Professor Elvin Atombender, who is believed to be tampering with national security computers. You must penetrate Atombender's stronghold, avoid his deadly robot creations, and acquire various pieces of a password to use in the main control room. Each time the game is started, rooms, robots and puzzle series are moved, adding to the replay value.

At the time, Impossible Mission was seen as being revolutionary for its smooth animations.

Production Credits

Programming: Gary Priest
Graphics: Blue Turtle (Nick Pavis)
Sound: Tiertex (John Prince?)

Promotional Material

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №37, p87[1]
97 №2, p32/33
97 №4, p99
93 №111, p36/37
80 №15, p123
94 №1, p26-28[2]
70 №8, p38
63
87 №3, p39[3]
92 №12, p10/11
100 №23, p57
85 №3, p61[4]
86 №16, p87
Sega Master System
86
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK)
80
[1]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
70
[5]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
97
[6]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
97
[7]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
97
[8]
Console XS (UK) PAL
89
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
93
[10]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
93
[11]
Game Mania (UK)
97
[12]
Joystick (FR) PAL
80
[13]
Mean Machines (UK)
94
[2]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
97
[14]
Player One (FR)
70
[15]
Power Play (DE)
68
[16]
Raze (UK) PAL
87
[3]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[17]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
100
[18]
Sega Pro (UK)
85
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[20]
User (GR) PAL
89
[21]
Video Games (DE)
70
[22]
Zero (UK) PAL
86
[23]
Sega Master System
87
Based on
22 reviews

Impossible Mission

Master System, EU
ImpossibleMission SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
ImpossibleMission SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
ImpossibleMissionSMSEUManual3L.pdf
Manual
Master System, AU
ImpossibleMission SMS AU Box.jpg
Cover
Master System, BR
ImpossibleMission SMS BR cover.jpg
Cover
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Cart
ImpossibleMission SMS BR Manual Alt.pdf
Manual
Master System, BR (Alt)
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Cover
ImpossibleMission SMS BR Manual.pdf
Manual
  1. 1.0 1.1 File:ACE UK 37.pdf, page 87 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 37.pdf_p87" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 File:MeanMachines UK 01.pdf, page 26 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 01.pdf_p26" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 39 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 03.pdf_p39" defined multiple times with different content
  4. File:Segapro UK 03.pdf, page 61
  5. Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1990" (DE; 1990-10-26), page 131
  6. Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume Two" (UK; 1990-04-xx), page 32
  7. Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 99
  8. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 57
  9. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 141
  10. Computer & Video Games, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-16), page 36
  11. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 139
  12. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
  13. Joystick, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 123
  14. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133
  15. Player One, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 34
  16. Power Play, "2/91" (DE; 1991-01-18), page 153
  17. S: The Sega Magazine, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-04), page 10
  18. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 57
  19. Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 61
  20. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71
  21. User, "Noémvrios 1991" (GR; 1991-1x-xx), page 91
  22. Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 79
  23. Zero, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 87