Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)

For other games with the same name, see Jurassic Park.

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Jurassic Park

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: BlueSky Software

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

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Jurassic Park (ジュラシック・パーク) for the Sega Mega Drive is a platform game developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega in 1993. It is a based on the film of the same name.

Gameplay

In Jurassic Park, the player can play as either Dr. Grant or a Velociraptor, each with varying gameplay objectives. As Dr. Grant, is for switching weapons and is for firing the selected weapon. As the Velociraptor, is for bite attacks and is for claw attacks. Combining these with directional keys results in a variety of attacks. Both characters jump with the button.

The final stage of Dr. Grant features a puzzle boss fight that is difficult to understand without having seen the movie.

The game has a lot of slowdown, even in scenes with little to no enemies present, which was not present in the following games released by BlueSky Software.

History

Development

A nod to Disney's Aladdin.

For a while, BlueSky Software were producing two games concurrently - Jurassic Park, which saw the lion's share of the team's attention, and a version of Disney's Aladdin, with both projects sharing some staff. BlueSky's version of Aladdin was inevitably canceled and replaced by a re-worked version by Virgin Games, however a homage to this period can be seen in the North Western part of Jurassic Park's map, where an upside-down genie lamp is disguised as a mountain range.

Release

Within two weeks of release, Sega had sold 2.2 million copies of the game in the US, raising $13.5 million^[1].

Legacy

The split gameplay of Jurassic Park was continued in Sega-produced Jurassic Park games to follow, namely Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition released the following year and The Lost World: Jurassic Park for the Sega Saturn.

Production credits

Developed By: Blue Sky Software
Produced By: Jesse Taylor, SEGA OF AMERICA
Lead Programmer: Keith Freiheit
Programmers: Brian Belfield, Heinrich Michaels, David Cartt, Karl Robillard, Rich Karpp, Jason Weesner
Art Director: Dana Christianson
Lead Artist: Douglas Tennapel
Artists: Mark Lorenzen, Elizabeth Anderson, Matt McDonald, Rob Cuenca, Kevin McMahon, Ellis Goodson, Tom Moon, Jeff Jonas, Joe Shoopack
Sound and Music: Sam Powell
Special Thanks: Jennifer Haney, Mark Dobratz
Lead Tester: Vince Nason, SEGA OF AMERICA
Tested By: (SEGA OF AMERICA), Jason Kuo, Richie Hideshima, Jeff Todd, Dave Forster, Tony Lynch, Dermot Lyons

Magazine articles

Main article: Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

JurassicPark MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

US print advert
ES print advert 1
JurassicPark MD ES PrintAdvert.jpg

ES print advert 1 (Variation)
EstosSiQueSonReyes ES PrintAd 1993-12.jpg

ES print advert 2

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #143: "October 1993" (1993-09-15)

Print advert in Joypad (FR) #23: "Septembre 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
also published in:

Player One (FR) #34: "Septembre 1993" (1993-08-xx)^[2]

Print advert in Sega Magazin (DE) #1: "September/Oktober 1993" (1993-09-01)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[5]

Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)

85

^[6]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

75

^[7]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[8]

Consoles + (FR)

83

^[9]

Cool Gamer (RU)

70

^[10]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

65

^[11]

Digitiser (UK)

47

^[12]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

93

^[13]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[14]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

60

^[15]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[16]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

55

^[17]

Game Power (IT)

PAL

83

^[18]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

93

^[3]

Gamer (GR)

75

^[19]

Gamers (DE)

73

^[20]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

81

^[21]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[22]

Hyper (AU)

PAL

62

^[23]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-U

85

^[24]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

43

^[25]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

64

^[26]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

83

^[27]

Mega Action (UK)

NTSC-U

83

^[28]

Mega Force (FR)

80

^[29]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

73

^[30]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

73

^[31]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

77

^[32]

Megazin (SI)

78

^[33]

Megazone (AU)

69

^[34]

Player One (FR)

82

^[35]

Power Up! (UK)

80

^[36]

Power Unlimited (NL)

91

^[37]

Score (CZ)

59

^[38]

Sega Magazin (DE)

76

^[39]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

70

^[40]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

85

^[41]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

64

^[42]

Sega Force Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

79

^[43]

Sega Force (SE)

85

^[44]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

88

^[45]

The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994) (UK)

PAL

82

^[46]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[47]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

75

^[48]

Todo Sega (ES)

PAL

90

^[49]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

77

^[50]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

66

^[51]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[52]

	74
Based on 49 reviews

Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU

Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, Asia
Cover
Cart

References

↑ File:CVG UK 143.pdf, page 11
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 10
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:GamePro US 050.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 050.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SegaForceMega UK 04.pdf, page 44
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 107
↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 73
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-08), page 65
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-07), page 22
↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 110
↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 70
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-08-17)
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "September 1993" (US; 1993-08-24), page 63
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 324
↑ Famitsu, "1993-09-03" (JP; 1993-08-20), page 38
↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 10: September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 15
↑ Game Power, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 70
↑ Gamer, "Dekémvrios 1993" (GR; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 48
↑ Game Informer, "September/October 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 42
↑ Hippon Super, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-03), page 49
↑ Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 42
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 98
↑ MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 30
↑ Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 80
↑ Mega Action, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 26
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 112
↑ Mega Fun, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-20), page 90
↑ Mega Fun, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-22), page 23
↑ MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 42
↑ Megazin, "Letnik 1, Številka 3, November 1993" (SI; 1993-xx-xx), page 29
↑ Megazone, "October 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 55
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, September 18, 1993" (UK; 1993-09-18), page 1
↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 3, Oktober 1993" (NL; 1993-09-29), page 22
↑ Score, "Leden 1994" (CZ; 1994-01-03), page 38
↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 22
↑ Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 46
↑ Sega Pro, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 38
↑ Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 28
↑ Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 14
↑ Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 6
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 74
↑ The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994), "" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 36
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Sonic the Comic, "September 4th 1993" (UK; 1993-09-04), page 12
↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 97
↑ Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 95
↑ VideoGames, "September 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 46

Jurassic Park games for Sega systems
	Jurassic Park (1994) \| The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) \| The Lost World: Jurassic Park Special (1997)
	Jurassic Park (1993) \| Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition (1994) \| The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
	Jurassic Park (1993)
	Jurassic Park (1993) \| The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
	Jurassic Park (1993)
	The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
	Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (2003)
	Jurassic Park (1993) \| The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

[:File:CVG_UK_143.pdf_p11-1] File:CVG UK 143.pdf, page 11

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_034.pdf_p10-2] Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 10

[:File:GamePro_US_050.pdf_p28-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:GamePro US 050.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 050.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_04.pdf_p44-4] File:SegaForceMega UK 04.pdf, page 44

[5] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 107

[:File:AlaabAlcomputtar_SA_2.pdf_p73-6] Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 73

[:File:ASM_DE_1993-12.pdf_p65-7] Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-08), page 65

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-09.pdf_p22-8] Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-07), page 22

[9] Consoles +, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 92

[10] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 110

[:File:CVG_UK_143.pdf_p70-11] Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 70

[digitiser1993-08-17-12] Digitiser (UK) (1993-08-17)

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_12.pdf_p63-13] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "September 1993" (US; 1993-08-24), page 63

[:File:EGM_US_050.pdf_p30-14] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30

[15] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 324

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0246.pdf_p38-16] Famitsu, "1993-09-03" (JP; 1993-08-20), page 38

[:File:GameFan_US_0110.pdf_p15-17] GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 10: September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 15

[:File:GamePower_IT_21.pdf_p70-18] Game Power, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 70

[19] Gamer, "Dekémvrios 1993" (GR; 1993-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-06.pdf_p48-20] Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 48

[:File:GameInformer_US_012.pdf_p42-21] Game Informer, "September/October 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 42

[22] Hippon Super, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-03), page 49

[:File:Hyper_AU_001.pdf_p42-23] Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:Joypad_FR_023.pdf_p98-24] Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 98

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1993-11.pdf_p40-25] MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:Mega_UK_13.pdf_p30-26] Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 30

[:File:MegaAction_UK_09.pdf_p80-27] Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 80

[:File:MegaAction_UK_05.pdf_p26-28] Mega Action, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 26

[:File:MegaForce_FR_21.pdf_p112-29] Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 112

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-11.pdf_p90-30] Mega Fun, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-20), page 90

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-10.pdf_p23-31] Mega Fun, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-22), page 23

[:File:MegaTech_UK_21.pdf_p42-32] MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 42

[:File:Megazin_SI_0103.pdf_p29-33] Megazin, "Letnik 1, Številka 3, November 1993" (SI; 1993-xx-xx), page 29

[:File:Megazone_AU_32.pdf_p34-34] Megazone, "October 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_035.pdf_p55-35] Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 55

[36] Power Up!, "Saturday, September 18, 1993" (UK; 1993-09-18), page 1

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_003_199310.pdf_p22-37] Power Unlimited, "Nummer 3, Oktober 1993" (NL; 1993-09-29), page 22

[:File:Score_CZ_01.pdf_p38-38] Score, "Leden 1994" (CZ; 1994-01-03), page 38

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_02.pdf_p22-39] Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 22

[:File:SegaPower_UK_48.pdf_p46-40] Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 46

[:File:SegaPro_UK_24.pdf_p38-41] Sega Pro, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 38

[:File:SegaZone_UK_12.pdf_p28-42] Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 28

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_04.pdf_p14-43] Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 14

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_06.pdf_p6-44] Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 6

[45] Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 74

[46] The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994), "" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-47] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[48] Sonic the Comic, "September 4th 1993" (UK; 1993-09-04), page 12

[:File:TodoSega_ES_07.pdf_p50-49] Todo Sega, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 50

[50] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 97

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-10.pdf_p95-51] Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 95

[:File:VideoGames_US_56.pdf_p46-52] VideoGames, "September 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 46

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Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Development

Release

Legacy

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References