Dynamite Dux
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System(s): Sega System 16, Sega Master System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega, Activision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega AM2, Core Design | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dynamite Dux is a video game developed by Sega's AM2 division for their Sega System 16 arcade platform. It follows two anthropomorphic blue and red ducks named "Bin" and "Pin" respectively as they attempt to rescue a girl called Lucy from the clutches of the evil Sorcerer Achacha.
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Gameplay
Dynamite Dux is a beat 'em up game, though rather than relying purely on one-on-one combat the ducks can equip themselves with a variety of weapons, from water pistols to bazookas. The game is also populated with a variety of odd looking enemies and bosses. Colonel Sanders, for instance, can be seen at the very beginning of the first level.
Stages
- Stage 1: Down Town
- Stage 2: Japan
- Stage 3: Jungle
- Stage 4: Chicago
- Stage 5: Texas
- Final Stage: Achacha
History
Legacy
Dynamite Dux was ported to Sega's Master System in 1989 for European and Brazilian markets. This version removes Pin entirely, claiming Bin (renamed "Michael Bin") was the boyfriend of Lucy, transformed into a duck (rather than in other versions, where Bin and Pin are Lucy's pets). The Master System version also lacks two player co-operative support and omits stage 3 (Jungle) due to cartridge size limitations.
Activision, under license from Sega, brought versions of the game to several home computer platforms in Europe, including the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum.
Bean the Dynamite, a character from AM2's later Arcade title Sonic the Fighters is based off Bin and Pin. He also appeared in the Sega Saturn title Fighters Megamix, and there is an unlockable Bin costume for him in that game.
Versions
Note: None of the 8-bit (including the Sega Master System) versions include the bonus rounds from the arcade. Likewise, only the Amiga and Atari ST versions support co-operative play.
With the exception of the Commodore 64 version which supports mapping this feature to a second joystick, jumping in all home computer versions requires the use of the keyboard's space bar, as the standard joystick layout for computers at the time was only to include one button.
An issue possibly affecting multiple versions of the game (but only definitely confirmed for the Amstrad CPC) is that should the player take damage while holding a water pistol (for the fire boss), there is a chance that the pistol will be knocked off screen, making the fight unbeatable.
Amstrad CPC version
The Amstrad CPC port lacks any in-game music and runs in a much smaller window than its siblings. While it retains the forks in the road, the user always has a choice of taking the upper or lower paths - neither are blocked off at any point, as is the case in the arcade original.
Atari ST version
The Atari ST version of Dynamite Dux is infamous, as if the user types in "NUDE", they are greeted with an altered introduction, in which a naked Lucy is carried off to a brothel.
Commodore 64 version
On the C64, Dynamite Dux has some unexplained music issues, in which some audio channels can't be heard during normal play.
ZX Spectrum version
The Spectrum port also lacks music, and the gameplay (minus the HUD) is presented entirely in two colours.
Production credits
System 16 version
- Main Program: bin_chan_san
- Assistant Programmer: duke
- Ranking Program: oka_chan "punk boy"
- Character Design: kiyo_chan
- Back_Ground Design: "fixed_time_man"
- Sound Design: hiro
- Game Check: Ji_san "senior citizen"
- "Achacha's Model": match
- Special Thanks: sada "monster of marsh"
- Producer: Yu Suzuki[5]
Magazine articles
- Main article: Dynamite Dux/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
also published in:
- Commodore User (UK) #73: "October 1989" (1989-09-26)[7]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #95: "October 1989" (1989-09-16)[8]
Physical scans
System 16 version
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Master System version
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Amiga version
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Amstrad CPC version
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Atari ST version
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Commodore 64 version
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ZX Spectrum version
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