James Pond II: Codename RoboCod

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James Pond II: Codename RoboCod
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher:
Sega Mega Drive
Millennium Interactive, Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP),
Sega Master System
Sega Game Gear
U.S. Gold
Developer:
Sound driver: Electronic Arts/Rob Hubbard
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,9006,900 EM20015
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.9549.95 708701
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E199SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(Classics) 		EAX02401041I
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£34.9934.99[2]
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM4104JT
Sega Master System
EU 		29013-50
Sega Master System
EU
(Kixx) 		29013-50
Sega Master System
AU 		FROB00SEC
Sega Master System
BR 		028580
Sega Game Gear
US 		T-79068
Sega Game Gear
EU 		79068
Sega Game Gear
EU
(Kixx) 		79068-50

James Pond II: Codename RoboCod (ジェームスポンドII コードネーム・ロボコッド) (also known as Super James Pond or Super James Pond II) is a platforming sequel to James Pond. It was released on a variety of platforms, including the Sega Mega Drive in 1991 (and the only Mega Drive entry in the series released in Japan) and the Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System in 1993. The game has numerous parodies to the film RoboCop, including a similar theme song.

James Pond II was re-released in Europe as part of the EA Classics range, however curiously shipped with a redesigned cartridge label giving the game a North American ESRB rating (of Kids-to-Adults). This redesigned cartridge is not thought to have been officially released in North America, however.

Gameplay

Gameplay differs heavily from the original. This game is a conventional platformer, with James Pond moving on land and jumping without the aid or need for water. There are no missions; instead, Pond must find an exit sign in each level (accessible through doors into a building in the overworld). B jumps. Holding A or C causes Pond to stretch his body up until he is blocked by some overhead item; letting go lowers his body back to normal. Down crouches.

Production credits

  • Original Game Design: Chris Sorrell
  • Graphics: Chris Sorrell
  • Coding: Chris Sorrell
  • Course Director: Steve Bak
  • Additional Graphics: Leavon Archer
  • Sega Programming: Simeon Pashley
  • Original Music and Sound Effects: Richard Joseph
  • Music and Sound Effects Translation: Rob Hubbard
  • Producer: Christopher Erhardt
  • Associate Producer: Roland Kippenhan III
  • Product Management: Lesley Mansford
  • Art Direction: Nancy L. Fong
  • Package Illustration: Mark Erickson
  • Documentation: Andrea Smith
  • Documentation Layout: Jennie Maruyama
  • Testing: Steve Matulac
  • Quality Assurance: Bill Romer

Magazine articles

Main article: James Pond II: Codename RoboCod/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Mega Drive print advert in Sega Visions (US) #7: "Winter 1991/1992" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Game Gear print advert in Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Joypad (FR) #11: "Août/Septembre 1992" (1992-07-1x)
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Print advert in Gamers (DE) #1992-01: "Februar/März 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
94 №53, p78[2]
83 №3/92, p122[9]
91 №123, p46/47[10]
80 №30, p61[11]
100 №36
92 №2, p22-24
95 №7, p34-37[12]
91 №23, p130[13]
87 №2, p78[14]
80 №6, p77[15]
92 №1, p65
83 №1, p46-48[16]
95 №15, p56-58[17]
89 №16, p52/53[18]
73 №2/92, p168
90 №26, p26/27
95 №2, p28-30[19]
91 №15, p71
90 №18, p66
86 №1, p56/57[20]
85 №11, p21[4]
71 №1/92, p29[21]
Sega Mega Drive
 88
Based on
22 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[22]
ACE (UK)
94
[2]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
83
[9]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[23]
Console XS (UK) PAL
94
[24]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
91
[10]
Dengeki Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
66
[25]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
75
[26]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7 (RU)
50
[27]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[28]
Game Mania (UK)
87
[29]
Game Power (IT)
92
[30]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[11]
Gamers (DE)
73
[31]
Games-X (UK)
100
[32]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
92
[33]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[34]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
95
[12]
Joystick (FR)
91
[13]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
87
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
87
[35]
Mega (UK)
80
[15]
Mega Action (UK)
92
[36]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
95
[37]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
83
[38]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
83
[39]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
95
[40]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
95
[41]
Player One (FR)
89
[18]
Play Time (DE)
77
[42]
Power Play (DE)
73
[43]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
90
[44]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
95
[19]
Sega Pro (UK)
95
[45]
Sega Pro (UK)
91
[46]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[47]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
86
[20]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
59
[48]
Supergame (BR)
78
[49]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
80
[50]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
80
[51]
Video Games (DE)
71
[21]
Sega Mega Drive
 82
Based on
42 reviews

James Pond II: Codename RoboCod

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
James Pond 2 MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
James Pond 2 MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, EU (EA Classics)
James Pond 2 MD EU Classic.jpg
Cover
JamesPondII MD EU Cart EAClassics.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
James Pond 2 MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
JamesPond2 MD JP CartTop.jpg
JamesPond2 MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
JamesPond2 MD JP Cover2.jpg
Spinecard
Mega Drive, BR
JamesPondII MD BR Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, KR
James Pond 2 MD KR Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №25, p170[52]
92 №24, p78[53]
89 №22, p149[54]
89 №36, p140[55]
83 №47, p64/65
92 №23, p76/77
93 №7, p62/63[56]
93 №7/93, p23[57]
93 №4, p18-21[58]
Sega Master System
 91
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
91
[52]
Gamers (DE)
60
[59]
Joypad (FR) PAL
92
[53]
Megablast (DE)
78
[60]
Mega Force (FR)
89
[54]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
78
[61]
Player One (FR)
89
[55]
Power Up! (UK)
88
[62]
Sega Magazin (DE)
85
[63]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
83
[64]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[65]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
87
[66]
Sega Force (SE)
93
[57]
Sega Master Force (UK) PAL
93
[67]
Sega Master System
 86
Based on
14 reviews

James Pond II: Codename RoboCod

Master System, EU
James Pond 2 SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
RoboCod SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, EU (Kixx)
James Pond 2 SMS EU Box Kixx.jpg
Cover
RoboCod SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, AU
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Cover
Master System, BR
James Pond 2 SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
RoboCod SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart
JamesPondIISMSBrManual.pdf
Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
94 №143 (Go!), p6/7[6]
75 №52, p190[68]
45 №5/94, p122[69]
90 №25, p88[70]
89 №22, p144[71]
90 №24, p61
Sega Game Gear
 81
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
94
[6]
Freak (IL)
90
[72]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
45
[73]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[68]
Gamers (DE)
60
[59]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
68
[74]
Joypad (FR) PAL
90
[70]
Mega Force (FR)
89
[71]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
78
[61]
Power Up! (UK)
88
[75]
Sega Magazin (DE)
85
[63]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[76]
Sega Game Gear
 79
Based on
12 reviews

James Pond II: Codename RoboCod

Game Gear, US
JamesPond2 GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngJamesPond2 GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
James Pond 2 GG US Cart.jpg
Cart
JamesPondII gg us manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
JamesPond2 GG EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngJamesPond2 GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, EU (Kixx)
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 f4abedba
MD5 bb689dd3822853a5417cdec4a3da114b
SHA-1 e00c9ab1f22aeed3031ed9dd985539aa6e31a7a4
512kB 1991-12 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 98794702
MD5 3f371946ef10d5b1b3518b73494d0800
SHA-1 fa7d4e77fd98eb1fc9f8e1d66269bf86881c695d
512kB 1993-06 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. ↑ File:CVG UK 121.pdf, page 126
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:ACE UK 53.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 53.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ File:GamesMaster UK 047.pdf, page 11
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:Supergame BR 11.pdf, page 21
  5. ↑ File:SegaForceMega UK 07.pdf, page 63
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 File:Go UK 24.pdf, page 6 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Go UK 24.pdf_p6" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ GamePro, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 55
  8. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 139
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:ASM DE 1992-03.pdf, page 120 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ASM DE 1992-03.pdf_p120" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:CVG UK 123.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 123.pdf_p46" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:GamePro US 030.pdf, page 65 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 030.pdf_p65" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 007.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 007.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:Joystick FR 023.pdf, page 130 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 023.pdf_p130" defined multiple times with different content
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:MDAG UK 02.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MDAG UK 02.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 File:Mega UK 06.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 06.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
  16. ↑ File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 46
  17. ↑ File:MeanMachines UK 15.pdf, page 58
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 File:PlayerOne FR 016.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 016.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf, page 30 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf_p30" defined multiple times with different content
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 File:SegaForce UK 01.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 01.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 File:VideoGames DE 1992-01.pdf, page 29 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:VideoGames DE 1992-01.pdf_p29" defined multiple times with different content
  22. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 101
  23. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-08), page 20
  24. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131
  25. ↑ Dengeki Mega Drive, "June 1993" (JP; 1993-05-xx), page 32
  26. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 26
  27. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 130
  28. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-06-18" (JP; 1993-06-04), page 37
  29. ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  30. ↑ Game Power, "Marzo 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 58
  31. ↑ Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 22
  32. ↑ Games-X, "2nd-8th January 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 24
  33. ↑ Game Zone, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-22), page 22
  34. ↑ Hippon Super, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-04), page 44
  35. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  36. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  37. ↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 82
  38. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 48
  39. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 71
  40. ↑ Mean Machines, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 56
  41. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  42. ↑ Play Time, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-08), page 93
  43. ↑ Power Play, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-xx), page 168
  44. ↑ Sega Power, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-05), page 26
  45. ↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 67
  46. ↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 67
  47. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  48. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  49. ↑ Supergame, "Novembro 1992" (BR; 1992-11-xx), page 44
  50. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 93
  51. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "February 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 50
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 025.pdf, page 170 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 025.pdf_p170" defined multiple times with different content
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 File:Joypad FR 024.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 024.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 File:MegaForce FR 22.pdf, page 149 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaForce FR 22.pdf_p149" defined multiple times with different content
  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 File:PlayerOne FR 036.pdf, page 140 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 036.pdf_p140" defined multiple times with different content
  56. ↑ File:SegaForceMega UK 07.pdf, page 62
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  58. ↑ File:SegaMasterForce UK 04.pdf, page 18
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  60. ↑ Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 49
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  62. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, November 06, 1993" (UK; 1993-11-06), page 1
  63. ↑ 63.0 63.1 Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 52
  64. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-02), page 64
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  66. ↑ Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 37
  67. ↑ Sega Master Force, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 62
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  72. ↑ Freak, "12/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
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