Samurai Shodown

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Samurai Shodown

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Game Gear

Publisher:

Sega/Takara,

JVC,

Takara

Developer:

Saurus, System Vision

Funcom,

Takara

Developer(s) of original games: SNK

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code

JP	1994-12-16	¥4,8004,800	T-146027
US	1994		T-103018
US	1995-01^[1]		T-60175
EU	1995-06^[2]		T-60175-50
BR	1996-06	R$69,9969,99	063696

ESRB

VRC

ELSPA

OFLC

Tectoy

Samurai Shodown, known as Samurai Spirits (サムライスピリッツ) in Japan, is a versus fighting game by SNK, originally developed for Neo Geo AES/MVS hardware. It is the first in the series, and is notable for using weapons rather than relying on hand-to-hand combat during battles - one of the first fighting games of its type to do so.

After being released for the Neo Geo in 1993, ports were made to a variety of platforms, including the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD and Sega Game Gear.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Excective Producer: Nobuyuki Tanaka
Producer: Yasushi Okahara, Takahiro Shima
Direction: Zizi
Main Programmer: Haccyan
Assistant Programmer: Yama
Graphic System: Hideki
Graphic Design: Original from SNK
Graphic Design Modify: M.Toshiro, T.Koyama
Sound Design: Original from SNK
Sound System: Den
Sound Arrangement: Shinichi Yamazaki, Kazuhiko Oshikiri, Hideki Nagai, Hiroyuki Takei
Collision Tuning: Kuzira, Shikanosuke, Koyaman 3D

Takara Staff and Takara USA Staff

Producers: S.Suzuki
Director: T.Ikenoue
Production Composers: T.Hocho, K.Kijima, S.Takagi, D.Fowler
USA Marketing Planner: T.Kinya
Art Work Composers: INTAC I.T.C. Staff
Special Thanks to: All SNK Staff, Rika
Translated by: Saurus Co., Ltd.
Presented by: Takara Co., Ltd.

Mega-CD version

JVC Musical Industries Inc

Executive Producer: Makato Orii
Producer: Yoji Takenaka
Game Testers: Aki Akaike, Julio C Arreygue, Jeremy Klein

JVC Victor Entertainment Inc

Executive Producer: Harunobu Komori
Producer: Toshiyuki Nagai
Director: Kazuya Tominaga
Co Director: Gaku Sato
Assistant: Ryo Misawa

Funcom

Main Programmer: Roar Flølo
Cruncher and Realtime Animation Decruncher: Eivind Hagen, Johan Köhler, Morten B Ofstad
Other Programming: Anders Dybdahl, Eivind Eklund, Morten B Ofstad, Carl-Henrik Skårstedt
Graphic Artists: Joachim Barrum, Torkell Bernsen, Colin McMahon, Tommy Svensson
Music and Sound: Kim Jensen
Animation Editing: Vebjørn Strømmen
Producer: Trond W Larsen

Source:

In-game credits

Funcom

Artist: Colin McMahon, Torkell Bernsen, Joachim Barrum, Vebjørn Strømmen, Glenn Kristofferson, Jack Kristoffersen

Source:

"Manual"

Magazine articles

Main article: Samurai Shodown/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

1995 04 - Samurai Shodown.jpg

Mega Drive ES print advert 1
1995 05 - Software Mega Drive.jpg

ES Print Advert 2

Mega-CD print advert in EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)

Mega-CD print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #66: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)^[3]

Mega-CD print advert in Game Players (US) #0802: "Vol. 8 No. 2 February 1995" (1995-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[6]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[7]

Consoles + (FR)

93

^[8]

Cool Gamer (RU)

80

^[9]

Digitiser (UK)

82

^[10]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

76

^[11]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[12]

Freak (IL)

88

^[13]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[14]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

86

^[15]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

89

^[16]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

85

^[17]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

67

^[18]

Mega (UK)

PAL

79

^[19]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

75

^[4]

Micro Kid's Multimédia (FR)

75

^[20]

Micromanía (tercera época) (ES)

75

^[21]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

61

^[5]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[22]

Player One (FR)

94

^[23]

Play Time (DE)

85

^[24]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

69

^[25]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

62

^[26]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[27]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

85

^[28]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

72

^[29]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

69

^[30]

Todo Sega (ES)

88

^[31]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

85

^[32]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

86

^[33]

VideoGames (US)

70

^[34]

	76
Based on 31 reviews

Samurai Shodown

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Cart

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

71

^[2]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[35]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[36]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[37]

Gamers (DE)

87

^[38]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[39]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

85

^[40]

Mega (UK)

PAL

47

^[41]

Player One (FR)

90

^[42]

Sega Magazin (DE)

79

^[43]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

67

^[44]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

53

^[45]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

68

^[46]

Videogame Advisor (US)

NTSC-U

42

^[47]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[48]

	71
Based on 15 reviews

Samurai Shodown

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover

Mega-CD, BR
Cover

Game Gear version

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

References

↑ File:EGM US 066.pdf, page 230
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:CVG UK 164.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 164.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 23
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:MegaFun DE 1995-02.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1995-02.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 198
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1994" (JP; 1994-11-08), page 23
↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 110
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 180
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-04-12)
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Famitsu, "1994-11-25" (JP; 1994-11-11), page 40
↑ Freak, "1/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 13
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 60
↑ Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
↑ MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 61
↑ Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 16
↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 62
↑ Micromanía (tercera época), "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 106
↑ Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 108
↑ Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82
↑ Play Time, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 110
↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 February" (JP; 1995-01-07), page 33
↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 94
↑ Sega Power, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-19), page 40
↑ Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 34
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 115
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 30
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 151
↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 91
↑ VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 101
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
↑ GamePro, "September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 55
↑ Game Informer, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 78
↑ Mega, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-31), page 20
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 142
↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1996" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 10
↑ Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 82
↑ Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 52
↑ Sega Pro, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 65
↑ Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 32
↑ VideoGames, "September 1995" (US; 1995-08-22), page 81

Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits games for Sega systems
	Samurai Shodown (1994)
	Samurai Shodown (1994)
	Samurai Shodown (1995)
	Samurai Spirits Zankurou Musouken (1996) \| Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidou Retsuden (1997) \| Samurai Spirits Amakusa Kourin (1997) \| Samurai Spirits Best Collection (1998)
	Nakoruru: Anohito Kara no Okurimono (2002)
	Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi Kenkakuden (2005)
Unlicensed Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits games for Sega systems
	Soul Edge vs. Samurai Spirits (1997) \| Shin Samurai Spirits Haohmaru Jigokuhen (1998)

[:File:EGM_US_066.pdf_p230-1] File:EGM US 066.pdf, page 230

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[:File:GamePro_US_066.pdf_p23-3] GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 23

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-02.pdf_p96-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:MegaFun DE 1995-02.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1995-02.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p76-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content

[6] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 198

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-12.pdf_p23-7] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1994" (JP; 1994-11-08), page 23

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_039.pdf_p110-8] Consoles +, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 110

[9] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 180

[digitiser1995-04-12-10] Digitiser (UK) (1995-04-12)

[:File:EGM_US_064.pdf_p46-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46

[12] Famitsu, "1994-11-25" (JP; 1994-11-11), page 40

[13] Freak, "1/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_065.pdf_p44-14] GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_10.pdf_p13-15] Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 13

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_042.pdf_p60-16] Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 60

[:File:Joypad_FR_040.pdf_p88-17] Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 88

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-03.pdf_p61-18] MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 61

[:File:Mega_UK_32.pdf_p16-19] Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 16

[:File:MicroKidsMultimedia_FR_06.pdf_p62-20] Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:Micromania3_ES_001.pdf_p106-21] Micromanía (tercera época), "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 106

[:File:NextGeneration_US_01.pdf_p108-22] Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 108

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_051.pdf_p82-23] Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-03.pdf_p110-24] Play Time, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 110

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-02_19950215.pdf_p33-25] Saturn Fan, "1995 February" (JP; 1995-01-07), page 33

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_14.pdf_p94-26] Sega Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 94

[:File:SegaPower_UK_64.pdf_p40-27] Sega Power, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-19), page 40

[:File:SegaPro_UK_41.pdf_p34-28] Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 34

[:File:Sega_Mega_Drive_Review_2_RU.pdf_p115-29] Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 115

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-30] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[:File:TodoSega_ES_24.pdf_p30-31] Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 30

[32] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 151

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-03.pdf_p91-33] Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 91

[:File:VideoGames_US_71.pdf_p101-34] VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 101

[:File:EGM_US_071.pdf_p36-35] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:EGM_US_073.pdf_p36-36] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:GamePro_US_074.pdf_p48-37] GamePro, "September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-11.pdf_p55-38] Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 55

[:File:GameInformer_US_026.pdf_p54-39] Game Informer, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_047.pdf_p78-40] Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:Mega_UK_36.pdf_p20-41] Mega, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-31), page 20

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_058.pdf_p142-42] Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 142

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_27.pdf_p10-43] Sega Magazin, "Februar 1996" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 10

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_19.pdf_p82-44] Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 82

[:File:SegaPower_UK_68.pdf_p52-45] Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 52

[:File:SegaPro_UK_48.pdf_p65-46] Sega Pro, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 65

[:File:VideogameAdvisor_US_0103.pdf_p32-47] Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 32

[:File:VideoGames_US_80.pdf_p81-48] VideoGames, "September 1995" (US; 1995-08-22), page 81

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Samurai Shodown

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Game Gear version

References