Fighting Masters

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Fighting Masters

Publisher: Treco

Developer: Aicom, ALU

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-12-06	¥6,8006,800	T-24063
US	1992-04^[1]	$44.9544.95^[2]	T-24056
KR	1992		GM4026JT

Fighting Masters (ファイティングマスターズ) is a versus fighting game developed by Aicom and ALU and published by Treco for the Sega Mega Drive in 1991. It was not released in Europe.

The game pre-dates the likes of Street Fighter II' and Mortal Kombat, and was the subject of mixed reviews by the press.

Due to the small ROM size, usual for it's time, the game has limited animations, few backgrounds and no voice data.

Gameplay

It utilizes a two button scheme, one for jumping and one for attacking. When close to an opponent, various throws can be performed by pushing attack and a direction. Pushing attack when further away is for punches or kicks. These cause little damage, but stun the opponent for a short period of time. In this timeframe, it's safe to move closer and throw. Throws do big damage, which can be further increased by throwing opponents onto the ground or against a wall.

Versions

When brought to North America, some character names were localised for unknown reasons.

Japanese Name	North American Name
Larry	Dirk
Elepha	Mastodon
Flamer	Equus
Morin	Morin
Beowolf	Grinder
Goldrock	Goldrock
Tomahawk	Phoenix
Zrygunte	Zygrunt
Medusa	Rotundo
Drason	Xenon
D I O	D I O
Eyesight	Uppercut

Production credits

CG Design: Masami Takizawa, Nao.Yuki, T Shigemura, Ashin
Back Design: Wakatuki, N e n k o
Title Design: Ujita, Wakatuki
Sound: Masapi, Shioya
Assistant Director: Ramou Kobayashi, Hajime Kusano
Test Play: Yasuhisa Kimura, Akahoushi
Game System: Y a z a w a, N e n k o
Program: Y a z a w a
Thanks: Okamura
U.S.A. Staff: K.Adachi, N.Evangelista, R.Bell, T.Kowalewski, L.Huffman

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Fighting Masters/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

JP print advert

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #32: "March 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #36: "July 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #36: "July 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[3]
GamePro (US) #37: "August 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[4]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

30

^[13]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[14]

Consoles + (FR)

72

^[15]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

60

^[16]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

91

^[5]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

72

^[17]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[18]

GamesMaster (UK)

65

^[19]

Games-X (UK)

50

^[20]

Génération 4 (FR)

84

^[6]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[21]

Joystick (FR)

82

^[7]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

44

^[8]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[22]

Mega (UK)

50

^[23]

Mega (UK)

NTSC

20

^[24]

Mega Action (UK)

66

^[25]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC

83

^[9]

Mean Machines (UK)

81

^[11]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

81

^[26]

Power Play (DE)

17

^[27]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

66

^[12]

Sega Pro (UK)

30

^[28]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[29]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

20

^[30]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[31]

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Based on 26 reviews

Fighting Masters

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	5f51983b
MD5	b6813ec7475012936d017c3c93412282
SHA-1	2a860f06473e436041c2017342deb9125c1c7af5

512kB

1991-12

Cartridge (US)

✔

CRC32	39be80ec
MD5	baf3777249a1bbb03efb3dd419e4d589
SHA-1	f944a8314d615ef58f0207e5760767fb417cbeb9

512kB

1990-11

Cartridge (JP)

References

↑ File:SegaVisions US 08.pdf, page 58
↑ File:GamePro US 035.pdf, page 30
↑ GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 55
↑ GamePro, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 45
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:CVG UK 123.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 123.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:Generation4 FR 040.pdf, page 141 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Generation4 FR 040.pdf_p141" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:Joystick FR 023.pdf, page 133 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 023.pdf_p133" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:MDAG UK 03.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MDAG UK 03.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf, page 53
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:MeanMachines UK 17.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 17.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 File:SegaPro UK 04.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 04.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 81
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 79
↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 46
↑ Famitsu, "1991-12-13" (JP; 1991-11-29), page 40
↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 2, episode 4" (1992-10-22, 24:00) (+7:22)
↑ Games-X, "2nd-8th January 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 22
↑ Hippon Super, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-04), page 93
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 89
↑ Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 33
↑ Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 77
↑ Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 80
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
↑ Power Play, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-15), page 148
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 75
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "July 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 48

[:File:SegaVisions_US_08.pdf_p58-1] File:SegaVisions US 08.pdf, page 58

[:File:GamePro_US_035.pdf_p30-2] File:GamePro US 035.pdf, page 30

[:File:GamePro_US_036.pdf_p55-3] GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 55

[:File:GamePro_US_037.pdf_p45-4] GamePro, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:CVG_UK_123.pdf_p86-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:CVG UK 123.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 123.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Generation4_FR_040.pdf_p141-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:Generation4 FR 040.pdf, page 141 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Generation4 FR 040.pdf_p141" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Joystick_FR_023.pdf_p133-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:Joystick FR 023.pdf, page 133 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 023.pdf_p133" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MDAG_UK_03.pdf_p79-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:MDAG UK 03.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MDAG UK 03.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MegaTech_UK_02.pdf_p54-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MegaTech_UK_02.pdf_p53-10] File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf, page 53

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_17.pdf_p88-11] 11.0 ^11.1 File:MeanMachines UK 17.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 17.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaPro_UK_04.pdf_p63-12] 12.0 ^12.1 File:SegaPro UK 04.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 04.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content

[13] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-01.pdf_p79-14] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 79

[15] Consoles +, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p130-16] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p46-17] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 46

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0156.pdf_p40-18] Famitsu, "1991-12-13" (JP; 1991-11-29), page 40

[gamesmastertv2x04722-19] GamesMaster (UK) "Series 2, episode 4" (1992-10-22, 24:00) (+7:22)

[:File:GamesX_UK_36.pdf_p22-20] Games-X, "2nd-8th January 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 22

[21] Hippon Super, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-04), page 93

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-02.pdf_p89-22] Mega Drive Fan, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 89

[:File:Mega_UK_10.pdf_p33-23] Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 33

[:File:Mega_UK_15.pdf_p77-24] Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 77

[:File:MegaAction_UK_08.pdf_p80-25] Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 80

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p138-26] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1992-05.pdf_p148-27] Power Play, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-15), page 148

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p65-28] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-29] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[30] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 75

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_42.pdf_p48-31] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "July 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 48

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Fighting Masters

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References