Corpse Killer

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Corpse Killer

System(s): Sega Mega-CD, Sega Mega-CD 32X, Sega Saturn

Publisher: Digital Pictures

Developer: Digital Pictures

Distributor: Acclaim Distribution,

Acclaim Entertainment Europe (EU)

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994-11^[1]		T-162055
EU	1995		T-162055-50
BR	1996-06	R$69.9969.99	063606
US	1995	$?	T-16201F
EU	1995	£?	T-16201F-50

US	1995		T-16201H

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Corpse Killer is a full motion video game developed and published by Digital Pictures. It was released for the Sega Mega-CD and 3DO games consoles, and Windows and Macintosh computers. It was also one of five games released for the Sega Mega-CD 32X platform. An enhanced version of the game, titled Corpse Killer: Graveyard Edition was released for the Sega Saturn on in North America.

Gameplay

Corpse Killer is an on-the-rails shoot-'em-up game interspersed with full motion video clips. The objective is to shoot zombies and avoid getting taking too much damage.

The game is compatible with the Menacer and GameGun.

Production credits

Mega-CD version

Cast
- Hellman: Vincent Schiavelli
- Winston: Jeremiah Birkett
- Julie: Brigett Butler
- Magliano: John Cassini
- Fleming: Gary Anthony Sturgis
- Duffy: Erin Bobo
- Captain: Bill Mosley
- General: Charles Kahlenberg
Production Supervisor: Ellen Gordon
Production Coordinator: Thérese Cathcart
Assistant Production Coordinator: Candance Modrell
Production Secretary: Ruth de Thomas
Associate Producer: Shari Little
Additional Game Design: Noah Falstein
Computer Graphics: Lode Coen, Cuyler Gee, Josh Solomon, Yarmila Seflova, Brian Andersen, Christina Carvalho
First Assistant Director: Patrick Duffy
Second Assistant Director: Bob Acosta
Script Supervisor: Patricia Kangrga
First Assistant Camera: Paddy Kean
Second Assistant Camera: Arianne Peckham
Film Loader: Julie Silver
Steadicam Operator: Dave Chameides
Art Director: Oana Bogdan
Swing: Angel Pastrana
Property Master: Randall Earnest
Property Assistant: David Fitzpatrick
Model Shop Supervisor: Dave Sharp
Construction Supervisor: Clive Brown
Set Decorator: Bonita Huffman
Costume Design: Yana Syrkin
Wardrobe Supervisor: Bo Slavin
Set Costumer: Andrea Federman
Key Make-up Artist: Diana Thomas
Make-up Assistant: Marta Callender
Prosthetic Make-up Artist: Bart Mixon
Prosthetic Make-up Assistant: Earl Ellis
Hair Dresser: Timothy Lasquade
Stunt Coordinator: Keith Woulard
Gaffer: Jim Gilson
Best Boy Electric: Scott Young
Electricians: Jose Hernandez, Raymond Orraca, Pedro Juan Lopez
Key Grip: Terry Wimmer
Best Boy Grip: Ramón Cuadrado
Grips: Raul Rosado, Anibal Pabón
Sound Mixer: Mary Jo Devenney
Boom Operator: Peter Jones
Production Accountants: Donna Cipriani, Tad Driscoll
Assistant Accountant: Richard Fleming
Location Manager: Ana Rica Groennou
Casting Director: Zoraida Sanjurjo
Still Photographer: Jose Cuevas
Storyboard Artist: Robert Camargo
Transportation Coordinator: Jose Luis Fuentes
Drivers: Otni Vargas, Maniel Negrón, Felix Osorio, Luis Medina, Felix Juan Padua, Hector Lopez, Hector Chaparro, Ivan Lopez
Technician Dance Consultant: Lisa Boiko
Office Production Assistants: Karen Upholf, Malen Folch
Key Set Production Assistant: Juan Esteban Suarez
Set Production Assistants: Francisco Torres, Gilbert Medina
Craft Service: Felix Perez

Los Angeles Unit

Electricians: Steve Stelig, Shawn Blakeman
Grip: Rafael Molinary
Boom Operator: Kevin Kubota
Casting Director: Valerie Massalas
Extras Casting: Tom Thacker
Still Photographer: Carol Westwood
Transportation Coordinator: Paul Kowalczyk
Office Production Assistant: Erika Schleich
Set Production Assistants: Remo Packer, Basti Van Der Woude, Navid Sheydaei
Caterer: Gourmet Chabar
Craft Service: Stacy Briskman
Post Production Supervisor: Eric Valente
Editor: Peter Bazinski
Assistant Editor: David Karson
Post Production Assistant: Thérese Cathcart
Percussion: Luis Conte
Guitar: Marty Walsh
Additional Music: Joel Goldsmith
Additional Music Editor: Don Sanders
Sound Effects Supervisor: Mace Matiosian
Sound Effects Editor: David Beatle
Additional Sound Effects: Albert Ibbotson
ADR Mixer: Alfred T. Ferrante C.A.S.
ADR Recordist: Daryl Lathrop
Dialog Mixer: Chris Haire C.A.S.
Sound Effects Mixer: Doug Cavey
Music Mixer: Richard L. Morrison C.A.S.
Additional Mixing: Tim Clamam
Recordist: Chris Elam
Foley Mixer: Marty Church
Post Production Coordinator: Dan MacDonald
Effects Composing: Mark Itravotolo
Color Timer: Ed Rowin
On Line Editor: Roger Berger
Digital Artists: Robert McInnis, Marta Carter, Brian Conlon
Head Tester: David Popovich
Lead Game Tester: Rob Macy
Assistant Lead: Randall K. Hughes
Game Testers: Bill Bound, Ken Brink, Ayham Celebi, Harry Chavez, Erik Colasanti, Paul Franco, Karl Frese, Lawrence Gibson, Paul Gluck, Stefan M. Nelson

Filmed on location in Puerto Rico and at Praxis Film Works in Los Angeles, California.
Corpse Killer uses Digital Pictures' patent pending InstaSwitch technology. Digital video captured using Digital Pictures' DigiChrome process.
Corpse Killer is a trademark of Digital Pictures, Inc. DigiChrome and U-Direct are registered trademarks of Digital Pictures, Inc. InstaSwitch is a trademark of Digital Pictures, Inc.
Corpse Killer was created, produced and published by Digital Pictures, Inc.
Copyright ©1994 Digital Pictures, Inc.

Source:

In-game credits

Executive Producers: Tom Zito, Tyler Johnson
Interactive Design: Ken Soohoo, Kenneth Melville
Music: Bradley Smith
Production Design: Anthony Tremblay
Director of Photography: Anthony Palmieri
Screenplay: Kenneth Melville
Computer Programming: Ken Soohoo
Produced by: Charles Ogden, Wolfgang Marum
Directed by: John Lafia
Computer Graphics: Kim Tempest
Packaging and Manual: The Design Office of Wong & Yeo

Source:

Manual credits

Mega-CD 32X version

The credits for this version are the same as the Mega-CD version, except for the following.

Associate Producer: Carina Chocano
Additional Programming: Gene Kusmiak
Lead Game Tester: Randall K. Hughes
Assistant Lead: Rob Macy
Game Testers: Bill Bound, Paul Franco

Saturn version

Cast
- Hellman: Vincent Schiavelli
- Winston: Jeremiah Birkett
- Julie: Brigett Butler
- Magliano: John Cassini
- Fleming: Gary Anthony Sturgis
- Duffy: Erin Bobo
- Captain: Bill Mosley
- General: Charles Kahlenberg
Stunt Coordinator: Keith Woulard
Corpse Killer: Graveyard Edition Produced by: Shari L. Little
Production Supervisor: Ellen Gordon
Production Coordinator: Thérese Cathcart
Associate Producer: Maureen Phalon
Asst. Production Coordinator: Candance Modrell
Production Secretary: Ruth de Thomas
Additional Game Design: Noah Falstein
Computer Graphics: Lode Coen, Cuyler Gee, Jarmila Seflova, Brian Andersen, Christina Carvalho
Preproduction Development: Kevin Welsh
First Assistant Director: Patrick Duffy
Second Assistant Director: Bob Acosta
Script Supervisor: Patricia Kangrga
First Assistant Camera: Paddy Kean
Second Assistant Camera: Arianne Peckham
Film Loader: Julie Silver
Steadicam Operator: Dave Chameides
Art Director: Oana Bogdan
Swing: Angel Pastrana
Property Master: Randall Earnest
Property Assistant: David Fitzpatrick
Miniature Effects Supervisor: David B. Sharp
Construction Supervisor: Clive Brown
Set Decorator: Bonita Huffman
Costume Design: Yana Syrkin
Wardrobe Supervisor: Bo Slavin
Set Costumer: Andrea Federman
Key Make-up Artist: Diana Thomas
Make-up Assistant: Marta Callender
Prosthetic Make-up Artist: Bart Mixon
Prosthetic Make-up Assistant: Earl Ellis
Hair Dresser: Timothy Lasquade
Gaffer: Jim Gilson
Best Boy Electric: Scott Young
Electricians: Jose Hernandez, Raymond Orraca, Pedro Juan Lopez
Key Grip: Terry Wimmer
Best Boy Grip: Ramón Cuadrado
Grips: Raul Rosado, Anibal Pabón
Sound Mixer: Mary Jo Devenney
Boom Operator: Peter Jones
Production Accountants: Donna Cipriani, Tad Driscoll
Assistant Accountant: Richard Fleming
Location Manager: Ana Rica Groennou
Casting Director: Zoraida Sanjurjo
Still Photographer: Jose Cuevas
Storyboard Artist: Robert Camargo
Transportation Coordinator: Jose Luis Fuentes
Drivers: Otni Vargas, Maniel Negrón, Felix Osorio, Luis Medina, Felix Juan Padua, Hector Lopez, Hector Chaparro, Ivan Lopez
Technical Dance Consultant: Lisa Boiko
Office Production Assistants: Karen Upholf, Malen Folch
Key Set Production Assistant: Juan Esteban Suarez
Set Production Assistants: Francisco Torres, Gilbert Medina
Craft Service: Felix Perez

Los Angeles Unit

Electricians: Steve Stelig, Shawn Blakeman
Grip: Rafael Molinary
Boom Operator: Kevein Kubota
Casting Director: Valerie Massalas
Extras Casting: Tom Thacker
Still Photographer: Carol Westwood
Transportation Coordinator: Paul Kowalczyk
Office Production Assistant: Erika Schleich
Set Production Assistants: Remo Packer, Basti Van Der Woude, Navid Sheydaei
Caterer: Gourmet Chabar
Craft Service: Stacy Briskman
Post Production Supervisor: Eric Valente
Post Production Coordinator: Dan MacDonald
On Line Editor: Roger Berger
Editor: Peter Bazinski
Assistant Editor: David Karson
Effects Compositing: Mark Itravotolo
Color Timer: Ed Rowin
Post Production Assistant: Thérese Cathcart
Additional Music: Joel Goldsmith
Additional Music Editor: Don Sanders
Sound Effects Supervisor: Mace Matiosian
Sound Effects Editor: David Beatle
Additional Sound Effects: Albert Ibbotson
ADR Mixer: Alfred T. Ferrante C.A.S.
ADR Recordist: Daryl Lathrop
Dialog Mixer: Chris Haire C.A.S.
Sound Effects Mixer: Doug Cavey
Music Mixer: Richard L. Morrison C.A.S.
Additional Mixing: Tim Clamam
Recordist: Chris Elam
Foley Mixer: Marty Church
Percussion: Luis Conte
Guitar: Marty Walsh
Digital Artists: Robert McInnis, Marla Carter, Brian Conlon

Quality Assurance for Digital Pictures

Lead Console Tester: David Popovich
Lead Game Tester: Paul Franco
Game Testers: Richard Wong, Erik Griss, Bill Bound Jr., Michael J. Brown, Tony Giovanni, Tim D. Whiteman, Alan Balodis, Dave Martin, Ric Silva, Frank Valoria
Special Thanks to the rest of the Digital Pictures SEGA Saturn Development Team (in alphabetical order): Steve Cole, Warren Gee, Scott Nelson, Jerome Stratch

Filmed on location in Puerto Rico and at Praxis Film Works in Los Angeles, California.
Corpse Killer uses Digital Pictures' patent pending InstaSwitch technology. Digital video captured using Digital Pictures' DigiChrome process.
Corpse Killer is a trademark of Digital Pictures, Inc. DigiChrome and U-Direct are registered trademarks of Digital Pictures, Inc. InstaSwitch is a trademark of Digital Pictures, Inc.
Corpse Killer was created, produced and published by Digital Pictures, Inc.
Copyright ©1995 Digital Pictures, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

Magazine articles

Main article: Corpse Killer/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

DigitalPictures MCD32X UK PrintAdvert.jpg

Mega-CD 32X UK print advert

Print advert in Next Generation (US) #1: "Premiere Issue 1995" (1994-12-08)

Print advert in GamePro (US) #68: "March 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:

Next Generation (US) #4: "April 1995" (1995-03-21)^[2]
GamePro (US) #69: "April 1995" (1995-xx-xx)^[3]

Saturn print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #77: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:

Fusion (US) #0106: "Volume 1, Number 6: January 1996" (199x-xx-xx)^[4]

Physical scans

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

82

^[5]

Freak (IL)

84

^[11]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

69

^[12]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[13]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

61

^[14]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

75

^[6]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

45

^[15]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

62

^[16]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

60

^[7]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

63

^[8]

Player One (FR)

70

^[17]

Play Time (DE)

58

^[18]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

71

^[19]

Sega News (CZ)

71

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

59

^[21]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

61

^[22]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[23]

	67
Based on 17 reviews

Corpse Killer

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover

Mega-CD, BR

Mega-CD 32X version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[26]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

53

^[27]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[28]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

60

^[29]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

60

^[7]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

0

^[24]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

55

^[25]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

22

^[30]

SuperGamePower (BR)

NTSC-U

60

^[31]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

52

^[32]

	48
Based on 10 reviews

Corpse Killer

Mega-CD 32X, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD 32X, EU
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn version

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

References

↑ File:EGM US 065.pdf, page 330
↑ Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 60
↑ GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 59
↑ Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 6: January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 39
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 040.pdf, page 124 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 040.pdf_p124" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:Joypad FR 039.pdf, page 101 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 039.pdf_p101" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 File:MegaFun DE 1995-02.pdf, page 103 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1995-02.pdf_p103" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1995-02.pdf_p103" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1995-02.pdf_p103" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf, page 84 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p84" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:PlayerOne FR 050.pdf, page 100
↑ File:VideoGames DE 1995-03.pdf, page 82
↑ Freak, "3/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 64
↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 66
↑ Game Informer, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 40
↑ MAN!AC, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-11), page 70
↑ Mega Force, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 95
↑ Player One, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 102
↑ Play Time, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 104
↑ Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 82
↑ Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 20
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 48
↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 84
↑ VideoGames, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
↑ ^24.0 ^24.1 File:NextGeneration US 04.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:NextGeneration US 04.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^25.0 ^25.1 File:SegaMagazin DE 21.pdf, page 19 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaMagazin DE 21.pdf_p19" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 76
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
↑ GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 62
↑ Mega Force, "Été 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 89
↑ Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 50
↑ SuperGamePower, "Abril 1995" (BR; 1995-0x-xx), page 42
↑ Video Games, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-28), page 98

[:File:EGM_US_065.pdf_p330-1] File:EGM US 065.pdf, page 330

[:File:NextGeneration_US_04.pdf_p60-2] Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 60

[:File:GamePro_US_069.pdf_p59-3] GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 59

[:File:Fusion_US_0106.pdf_p39-4] Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 6: January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 39

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_040.pdf_p124-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 040.pdf, page 124 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 040.pdf_p124" defined multiple times with different content

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[:File:PlayerOne_FR_050.pdf_p100-9] File:PlayerOne FR 050.pdf, page 100

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-03.pdf_p82-10] File:VideoGames DE 1995-03.pdf, page 82

[11] Freak, "3/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0801.pdf_p64-12] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 64

[:File:GamePro_US_066.pdf_p66-13] GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:GameInformer_US_022.pdf_p40-14] Game Informer, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 40

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-02.pdf_p70-15] MAN!AC, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-11), page 70

[:File:MegaForce_FR_36.pdf_p95-16] Mega Force, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 95

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_050.pdf_p102-17] Player One, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 102

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-03.pdf_p104-18] Play Time, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 104

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_15.pdf_p82-19] Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 82

[:File:Sega_News_1_CZ.pdf_p20-20] Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:SegaPro_UK_42.pdf_p48-21] Sega Pro, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 48

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-03.pdf_p84-22] Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 84

[:File:VideoGames_US_72.pdf_p68-23] VideoGames, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:NextGeneration_US_04.pdf_p92-24] 24.0 ^24.1 File:NextGeneration US 04.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:NextGeneration US 04.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content

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[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_31.pdf_p76-26] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:EGM_US_068.pdf_p36-27] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:GamePro_US_068.pdf_p62-28] GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:MegaForce_FR_41.pdf_p89-29] Mega Force, "Été 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 89

[:File:SegaPower_UK_66.pdf_p50-30] Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 50

[:File:SuperGamePower_BR_013.pdf_p42-31] SuperGamePower, "Abril 1995" (BR; 1995-0x-xx), page 42

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-07.pdf_p98-32] Video Games, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-28), page 98

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Corpse Killer

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Production credits

Mega-CD version

Mega-CD 32X version

Saturn version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega-CD version

Mega-CD 32X version

Saturn version

References