Astérix and the Great Rescue (Mega Drive)

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Asterix and the Great Rescue
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
$59.9959.99 1532
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1532-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR
046180

Astérix and the Great Rescue (known during development simply as Astérix) is a platforming game developed by Core Design and published by Sega and released in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in the US and Europe. It was the first Sega game to tie into the Asterix series of comic books and other media. A different such game was released for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear.

Story

Gaul is almost completely occupied by the Roman Empire; the only plot of land remaining is the small town where Astérix and his friend Obelix live. While the town has been able to stalemate the Romans in the surrounding areas until then, the Romans did capture and imprison the town druid, Getafix, and their pet Dogmatix in Rome, and the two main characters must now set off to Rome to free them.

Gameplay

You can play as either Astérix or Obelix by selecting one before each level from a map screen. Both characters may jump with A, punch with B, and crawl by holding Down and a direction at the same time. Should a character collect a bag scattered about the levels, they receive a limited number of balls they can throw at enemies with C. There are at least two types of balls; one is shot to destroy enemies, the other to create platforms you can stand on; choose with Up+C.

Production credits

  • Main Programming: Stef Walker
  • Graphics and Game Design: Jerr O Carroll
  • Music and Sound FX: Nathan McCree
  • Level Design and Other Graphics: Richard Morton
  • Presentation Code: Dan Scott
  • Music Driver: Sean Dunlevy
  • Gameplay: Bob
  • Technical Support and Divine Help: Mac Avory
  • Other Graphics: Billy Allison, Gary Bot Masey
  • Producer: Ken Lockley
  • Game Testing: Dazza, AJ, JJ, Buller, Rattle Snake, Lizzy, Yappa, Andy
  • Special Thanks to: Chris Long, Simon Phipps, John Kirkland, Roberto Cirillo and Linda Taylor
Source:
In-game credits

Promotional material

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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #25: "Novembre 1993" (1993-1x-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Magazin (DE) #2: "November/Dezember 1993" (1993-11-03)
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Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #18: "Octubre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #19: "Noviembre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #20: "Diciembre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №24, p124-126
52 №58, p34[5]
61 №0710, p120[6]
73 №58, p48[7]
88 №24, p104-106[8]
59 №11/93, p43[2]
84 №14, p30-31
80 №8, p24
86 №21, p96-97[9]
68 №23, p80-81
55 №14, p92-93[10]
65 №37, p152
78 №48, p48-49
60 №2, p32[11]
73 №12, p12
Sega Mega Drive
71
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[12]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
67
[13]
Consoles + (FR)
80
[14]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
67
[15]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
52
[5]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
80
[16]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7 (RU)
70
[17]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
61
[18]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[7]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[19]
Hyper (AU)
81
[20]
Joypad (FR) PAL
88
[8]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
59
[2]
Mega (UK) PAL
84
[21]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
80
[22]
Mega Force (FR)
86
[9]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
71
[23]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
62
[24]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
55
[10]
Player One (FR)
65
[25]
Sega Magazin (DE)
75
[26]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
78
[27]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
74
[28]
Sega Force (SE) PAL
78
[29]
SuperGamePower (BR)
60
[11]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
70
[30]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[31]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
71
[32]
Video Games (DE) PAL
65
[33]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
40
[34]
Sega Mega Drive
71
Based on
30 reviews

Astérix and the Great Rescue (Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Asterix And The Great Rescue MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
AatGR MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Cart
Astérix and the Great Rescue MD BR Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, FR

Astérix and the Great Rescue MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 7f112cd8
MD5 b93b38d6b5b2280bed4797c882b7ab3b
SHA-1 6d73f37fa31dbcc6a8e9e1590f552e084346088c
2MB 1993-10 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 4735fee6
MD5 9aad38cfe5a2df30a85d8f9de1138bf4
SHA-1 e6353362ba261f1f8efb31e624250e74e1ca0da1
2MB 1993-08 Cartridge (EU)

References

  1. File:GamePlayers US 0705.pdf, page 28
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:MAN!AC DE 1993-11.pdf, page 43 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MAN!AC DE 1993-11.pdf_p43" defined multiple times with different content
  3. Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 26
  4. Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 23
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:EGM US 058.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:EGM US 058.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
  6. File:GamePlayers US 0710.pdf, page 122
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:GamePro US 058.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 058.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:Joypad FR 024.pdf, page 104 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 024.pdf_p104" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:MegaForce FR 21.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaForce FR 21.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:MeanMachinesSega14UK.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega14UK.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:SuperGamePower BR 002.pdf, page 32 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SuperGamePower BR 002.pdf_p32" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 22
  13. Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1994" (DE; 1994-02-07), page 25
  14. Consoles +, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 124
  15. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1994" (US; 1994-04-21), page 84
  16. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 291
  17. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 31
  18. Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 46
  19. Game Informer, "May/June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 21
  20. Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
  21. Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 30
  22. Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 24
  23. Mega Fun, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-20), page 70
  24. MegaTech, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-20), page 80
  25. Player One, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 152
  26. Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 34
  27. Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 78
  28. Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 34
  29. Sega Force, "1/94" (SE; 1994-01-12), page 16
  30. Sonic the Comic, "October 30th 1993" (UK; 1993-10-30), page 12
  31. Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 56
  32. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15
  33. Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 105
  34. VideoGames, "June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 70



Astérix games for Sega systems
Sega Master System
Astérix (1991) | Astérix and the Secret Mission (1993) | Astérix and the Great Rescue (1994)
Sega Game Gear
Astérix and the Secret Mission (1994) | Astérix and the Great Rescue (1994)
Sega Mega Drive
Astérix and the Great Rescue (1993) | Astérix and the Power of the Gods (1995)