Hellfire

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Hellfire
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Masaya (JP), Seismic (US), Sega (EU)
Developer:
Developer(s) of original games: Toaplan
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,8006,800 T-25073
Sega Mega Drive
US
35036
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1137
Sega Mega Drive
BR

Hellfire (ヘルファイアー) is a 1989 arcade shoot-em-up developed by Toaplan and published by Taito. It was ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1990 by Toaplan and NCS.

Gameplay

Hellfire does not follow the typical powerup system of most shmups of the time. Instead, your ship, the CNCS1, can fire either straight to the right (pink), straight to the left (yellow), straight up and down (green), or diagonally in four directions (blue), switching between these modes by pressing B. A shoots, and C shoots the Hellfire, a much more powerful version of your shot which comes in limited quantities for each level.

Versions

  • The Japanese version has louder shots sound effect than the NTSC-U & PAL releases.

Magazine articles

Main article: Hellfire/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-07: "July 1990" (1990-06-08)
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #18: "January 1991" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 №40, p101[4]
93 №4, p31[5]
94 №109, p148/149[6]
91 №151, p106/107/111[7]
84 №17, p130[8]
86 №8
70 №48
94
95 №7, p140/141
97 №10, p134[9]
72 №5, p92
90 №1, p78[10]
89 №2, p23[11]
93 №5, p24-27
93 №3, p74-76[12]
84 №19, p62/63[13]
84
82 №3, p71[14]
92 №5, p56/57[15]
91
100 №23, p53
84 №31, p28/29
94 №9, p28/29[16]
69 №18, p66
Sega Mega Drive
87
Based on
24 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[17]
ACE (UK) PAL
60
[4]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
93
[5]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
90
[18]
Cool Gamer (RU)
30
[19]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
94
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
91
[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
78
[20]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
91
[21]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[22]
Game Mania (UK)
92
[23]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
84
[8]
Games-X (UK)
86
[24]
Games-X (UK)
70
[25]
Famicom Hisshoubon (JP) NTSC-J
60
[26]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
94
[27]
Joypad (FR) PAL
95
[28]
Joystick (FR)
97
[9]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
72
[29]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
68
[30]
MegaTech (UK)
90
[10]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
89
[11]
MegaTech (UK)
93
[31]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
73
[32]
Mean Machines (UK)
93
[12]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
93
[33]
Player One (FR)
84
[13]
Play Time (DE)
72
[34]
Power Up! (UK)
76
[35]
Power Play (DE)
84
[36]
Raze (UK) NTSC-J
82
[14]
Score (CZ)
60
[37]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
100
[38]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
84
[39]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
94
[16]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
69
[40]
Sega Force (SE)
91
[41]
Sega Force (UK)
92
[15]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
69
[42]
Supergame (BR)
88
[43]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
59
[44]
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
41 reviews

Hellfire

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Hellfire md us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
Hellfire MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Hellfire md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 184018f9
MD5 dbdc25c40b85e488a1e817557e3e375c
SHA-1 9a91bef8a07f709e1f79f8519da79eac34d1796d
512kB 1990-06 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 cf30acec
MD5 26f695adeabca0e2a31eee07ae2057c2
SHA-1 3cee325f4e8d12157b20c4ca7093bf806f5f9148
512kB 1991-09 Cartridge (EU)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 8e5e13ba
MD5 1e1950f384b6c2320e6d17c381c39d62
SHA-1 17bbf3da65757cad3c7ff82c094e54cc68fd2f73
512kB 1990-06 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. File:EGM US 016.pdf, page 72
  2. File:CVG UK 151.pdf, page 107
  3. Game Players Sega Guide!, "Vol. 1, No. 1: Fall 1990" (US; 1990-10-xx), page 17
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:ACE UK 40.pdf, page 101 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 40.pdf_p101" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 31 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p31" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:CVG UK 109.pdf, page 148 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 109.pdf_p148" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:CVG UK 151.pdf, page 106 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 151.pdf_p106" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:GamePro US 017.pdf, page 132 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 017.pdf_p132" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:Joystick FR 010.pdf, page 134 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 010.pdf_p134" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf, page 23 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf_p23" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:MeanMachines UK 03.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 03.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
  13. 13.0 13.1 File:PlayerOne FR 019.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 019.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  14. 14.0 14.1 File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 71 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 03.pdf_p71" defined multiple times with different content
  15. 15.0 15.1 File:SegaForce UK 05.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 05.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  16. 16.0 16.1 File:SegaPro UK 09.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 09.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content
  17. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 95
  18. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 47
  19. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 100
  20. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 18
  21. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 57
  22. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1
  23. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  24. Games-X, "14th-20th June 1991" (UK; 1991-06-14), page 35
  25. Games-X, "26th March-1st April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-26), page 24
  26. Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-18, 19 (1990-09-21, 10-05)" (JP; 1990-09-14), page 17
  27. Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 56
  28. Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 140
  29. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  30. Mega Drive Fan, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 79
  31. MegaTech, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-20), page 24
  32. Micromanía (segunda época), "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 67
  33. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
  34. Play Time, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-08), page 93
  35. Power Up!, "Saturday, April 18, 1992" (UK; 1992-04-18), page 1
  36. Power Play, "12/90" (DE; 1990-11-16), page 154
  37. Score, "Březen 1994" (CZ; 1994-03-14), page 47
  38. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  39. Sega Power, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-07), page 28
  40. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  41. Sega Force, "4/93" (SE; 1993-07-08), page 19
  42. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  43. Supergame, "Setembro 1992" (BR; 1992-09-xx), page 42
  44. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 16