Junction

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Junction
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Micronet
Developer:
Genre: Puzzle,
Sega Mega Drive
Action (JP box has both, Sega of Japan master list only says Action)

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
JP
¥3,0003,000 T-22017
Sega Game Gear
US
T-22018

Junction (ジャンクション) is a 1990 arcade puzzle game by Konami. Micronet ported it to the Sega Mega Drive the same year and to the Sega Game Gear the following year.

The goal of each level is to get the red ball around the field to cross all the "bridges" sticking out of the level boundaries solely by moving tiles around in the same way one would solve Fifteen puzzles. The D-pad moves the empty space around and holding B/2 makes the ball move faster. If the ball hits an empty space, hits a level boundary, or falls into the hole, you lose the ball.

Promotional Material

Physical scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
70 №12, p112
64 №5, p92
80 №23, p53
76 №4, p18[1]
81 №18, p66
Sega Mega Drive
74
Based on
5 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[2]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
78
[3]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[4]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
81
[5]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[6]
Game Power (IT)
77
[7]
Génération 4 (FR)
64
[8]
Joystick (FR)
70
[9]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC
64
[10]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
60
[11]
Power Play (DE)
65
[12]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
75
[13]
Sega Pro (UK)
76
[1]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
81
[14]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
60
[15]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
44
[16]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
70
[17]
Sega Mega Drive
67
Based on
17 reviews

Junction

Mega Drive, US
Junction MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Junction md us cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
Junction MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
Junction MD JP CartTop.jpg
Junction MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
52 №7, p79
70 №15, p129
36 №3, p35[18]
36 №3, p79[19]
Sega Game Gear
49
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[20]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[21]
Game Zone (UK) NTSC
52
[22]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[23]
Joystick (FR)
70
[24]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
36
[25]
Sega Game Gear
59
Based on
6 reviews

Junction

Game Gear, US
Junction GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngJunction GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Junction GG US Cart.jpg
Cart
Junction gg us manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, JP
Junction GG JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngJunction GG JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Junction GG JP Cart.jpg
Cart
  1. 1.0 1.1 File:SegaPro UK 04.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 04.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 150
  3. Aktueller Software Markt, "Juni 1991" (DE; 1991-05-31), page 118
  4. Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 27
  5. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131
  6. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-1x-xx), page 1
  7. Game Power, "Luigio/Agosto 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 54
  8. Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 100
  9. Joystick, "Janvier 1991" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 112
  10. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  11. Mega Drive Fan, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 83
  12. Power Play, "6/91" (DE; 1991-05-10), page 138
  13. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  14. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  15. Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 95
  16. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  17. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 134
  18. File:SegaMasterForce UK 03.pdf, page 35
  19. File:SegaForceMega UK 03.pdf, page 79
  20. Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 36
  21. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1991-0x-xx), page 1
  22. Game Zone, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-22), page 79
  23. Hippon Super, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-07), page 43
  24. Joystick, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 129
  25. Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 35