Scramble Spirits

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Scramble Spirits
System(s): Sega System 24, Sega Master System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum
Publisher: Sega,
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
Commodore 64
MSX
ZX Spectrum
Grandslam
Developer:
Genre: Shoot 'em Up

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU 		7031
Sega Master System
BR
Amiga
UK 		£24.9924.99[2]
Amiga
UK
(Unique)
Atari ST
UK 		£19.9919.99[2]
Atari ST
UK
(Unique)
Amstrad CPC
ES
(Cassette)
Amstrad CPC
UK
(Cassette) 		£9.999.99
Amstrad CPC
UK
(Disk) 		£14.9914.99
Commodore 64
UK
(Disk) 		£14.9914.99
Commodore 64
UK
(Cassette) 		£9.999.99
ZX Spectrum
ES
(Cassette) 		LYLS 062
ZX Spectrum
UK
(Cassette) 		£9.999.99[2]
ZX Spectrum
UK
(Disk) 		£14.9914.99
ZX Spectrum
UK
(Unique)
MSX
UK

Scramble Spirits is a 1988 shoot-'em-up developed by Sega. Though it never reached the success of shooters from Konami or Compile, having been developed for Sega System 24 hardware meant that at the time, the graphics were far more detailed than its rivals.

The player pilots a plane that can both fire ahead and launch bombs to attack ground units, similar to Xevious.

Scramble Spirits was ported to the Sega Master System a year after the arcade release. It was also brought to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX and ZX Spectrum by Grandslam. All of these ports lack the sprite scaling, and the screen resolution is far smaller than the original arcade version. There was no North American Master System release, but one was seemingly planned for December 1989[3].

Production credits

Arcade version

  • Director: Hoko Chan
  • Video Graphics: Ojisama, Panda, Nosa
  • Programmer: Night Emperor, Mam, Issei Kun
  • Sound Design: Professor Tohru, Yatchan
  • Special Thanks to: Pon Juice, Vibrator Misaka, Ossy, Newlyweds Ici
  • Presented by: Sega

Magazine articles

Main article: Scramble Spirits/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • System 24 US flyer

  • System 24 JP flyer

  • Home computers UK print advert

Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #100: "March 1990" (1990-02-16)
also published in:
  • ACE (UK) #30: "March 1990" (1990-02-01)[4]
  • ACE (UK) #31: "April 1990" (1990-03-xx)[5]
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #101: "April 1990" (1990-03-16)
also published in:
  • ACE (UK) #32: "May 1990" (1990-04-xx)[6]
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #102: "May 1990" (1990-04-16)
Logo-pdf.svg

Physical scans

System 24 version

System 24, US
System 24, JP

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
85 №33, p63[7]
80 №1990-01, p60[8]
49 №4, p106[9]
49 №100, p98[10]
50 №32, p51[11]
60 №2/35
60 №1, p58[12]
54 №4
40 №23, p59
45 №5, p63[13]
100 №75, p70[14]
Sega Master System
 61
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK) PAL
85
[7]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
63
[8]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
49
[9]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
49
[15]
Console XS (UK) PAL
44
[16]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
49
[10]
The Games Machine (UK)
50
[11]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
60
[17]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
49
[18]
Player One (FR)
60
[12]
Power Play (DE)
28
[19]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
54
[20]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
25
[21]
Sega Pro (UK)
45
[13]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
44
[22]
Tilt (FR)
70
[14]
Sega Master System
 51
Based on
16 reviews

Scramble Spirits

Master System, EU
ScrambleSpirits SMS EU cover.jpg
Cover
ScrambleSpirits SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, EU
® variant
Scramblespirits SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
ScrambleSpirits SMS EU Cart R.jpg
Cart
Master System, BR
Scramblespirits SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
ScrambleSpirits SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart

Amiga version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
73 №4/90
53 №101, p50[2]
75 №29, p40[23]
59 №62, p67[24]
Amiga
 65
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Amiga Joker (DE)
73
[25]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
37
[26]
CU Amiga (UK)
50
[27]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
53
[2]
The Games Machine (UK)
75
[23]
Power Play (DE)
36
[28]
Zzap!64 (UK)
59
[24]
Amiga
 55
Based on
7 reviews

Scramble Spirits

Amiga, UK
Scramblespirits Amiga EU Box.jpg
Cover
Amiga, UK (Unique)
ScrambleSpirits Amiga UK Box Front Unique.jpg
Cover

Amstrad CPC version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
75 №4, p130[29]
35 №45, p24/25[30]
Amstrad CPC
 55
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Joystick (FR)
75
[29]
Zzap! (IT)
35
[30]
Amstrad CPC
 55
Based on
2 reviews

Scramble Spirits

Amstrad CPC, UK (cassette)

Amstrad CPC, UK (disk)
ScrambleSpirits CPC EU Box Front Disk.jpg
Cover
Amstrad CPC, ES (cassette)

Amstrad CPC, ES (disk)

Atari ST

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
52 №101, p50[2]
75 №29, p40[23]
85 №2, p92[31]
Atari ST
 71
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
52
[2]
The Games Machine (UK)
75
[23]
Génération 4 (FR)
26
[32]
Joystick (FR)
85
[31]
Power Play (DE)
34
[28]
ST Action (UK)
61
[33]
Atari ST
 56
Based on
6 reviews

Scramble Spirits

Atari ST, UK

Scramblespirits AtariST EU Disk1.jpg
Disk 1
Scramblespirits AtariST EU Disk2.jpg
Disk 2
Atari ST, UK (Unique)

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
44 №62, p67[24]
44 №45, p24/25[30]
Commodore 64
 44
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
42
[34]
Power Play (DE)
54
[35]
Zzap!64 (UK)
44
[24]
Zzap! (IT)
44
[30]
Commodore 64
 46
Based on
4 reviews

Scramble Spirits

Commodore 64, UK (cassette)

Commodore 64, UK (disk)
Scramblespirits C64 EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngScramblespirits C64 EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Scramblespirits C64 EU Disk.jpg
Disk

MSX version

MSX, UK
Scramblespirits MSX EU Box.jpg
Cover

ZX Spectrum version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
57 №101, p50[2]
70 №29, p40[23]
75 №51, p12/13[36]
ZX Spectrum
 67
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Crash (UK)
70
[37]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
57
[2]
The Games Machine (UK)
70
[23]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
40
[38]
Your Sinclair (UK)
75
[36]
ZX Spectrum
 62
Based on
5 reviews

Scramble Spirits

ZX Spectrum, UK (cassette)
ScrambleSpirits Spectrum UK Box.jpg
Cover
ScrambleSpirits Spectrum UK Cassette.jpg
Cassette
ZX Spectrum, UK (disk)

Scramblespirits Spectrum EU Disk.jpg
Disk
ZX Spectrum, UK (cassette) (Unique)
ScrambleSpirits Spectrum EU Box Cassette Unique.jpg
Cover
ZX Spectrum, ES (cassette)
Scramblespirits Spectrum EU MCM Box.jpg
Cover

References

  1. ↑ File:CVG UK 100.pdf, page 56
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 File:CVG UK 101.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 101.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 101.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 101.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 101.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 101.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ File:EGM US 004.pdf, page 59
  4. ↑ ACE, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-01), page 70
  5. ↑ ACE, "April 1990" (UK; 1990-03-xx), page 64
  6. ↑ ACE, "May 1990" (UK; 1990-04-xx), page 12
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:ACE UK 33.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 33.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:ASM DE 1990-01.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ASM DE 1990-01.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 106 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p106" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:CVG UK 100.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 100.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:TGM UK 32.pdf, page 51 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TGM UK 32.pdf_p51" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:PlayerOne FR 001.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 001.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:Tilt FR 075.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Tilt FR 075.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
  15. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 61
  16. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 144
  17. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Abril 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 42
  18. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136
  19. ↑ Power Play, "2/90" (DE; 1990-01-25), page 62
  20. ↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-01), page 10
  21. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 59
  22. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 File:TGM UK 29.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TGM UK 29.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TGM UK 29.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TGM UK 29.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TGM UK 29.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TGM UK 29.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 File:Zzap64 UK 062.pdf, page 67 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zzap64 UK 062.pdf_p67" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zzap64 UK 062.pdf_p67" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zzap64 UK 062.pdf_p67" defined multiple times with different content
  25. ↑ Amiga Joker, "April '90" (DE; 1990-03-30), page 17
  26. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1990" (DE; 1990-03-30), page 57
  27. ↑ CU Amiga, "April 1990" (UK; 1990-03-26), page 48
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Power Play, "5/90" (DE; 1990-04-12), page 40
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 File:Joystick FR 004.pdf, page 130 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 004.pdf_p130" defined multiple times with different content
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 File:Zzap IT 45.pdf, page 24 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zzap IT 45.pdf_p24" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zzap IT 45.pdf_p24" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zzap IT 45.pdf_p24" defined multiple times with different content
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 File:Joystick FR 002.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 002.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
  32. ↑ Génération 4, "Février 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 26
  33. ↑ ST Action, "April 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 66
  34. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1990" (DE; 1990-04-30), page 70
  35. ↑ Power Play, "6/90" (DE; 1990-05-11), page 108
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 File:YourSinclair UK 51.pdf, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:YourSinclair UK 51.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
  37. ↑ Crash, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-22), page 41
  38. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Mayo 1990" (ES; 1990-0x-xx), page 64
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