Thunderhawk

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Thunderhawk

Publisher: JVC (US), Core Design (EU), Victor Entertainment (JP)

Developer: Core Design

Genre: Simulation

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-09-17	¥7,8007,800	T-60134
US	1993-10^[1]		T-60055
EU	1993		T-115015-50
DE	1993-10^[5]	DM 119,-119,-^[5]
FR	1993-10^[4]
UK	1993-09-01^[2]	£44.9944.99^[3]
BR	199x		063120

VRC

Thunderhawk (サンダーホーク), known as AH-3 Thunderstrike in North America, is a helicopter combat simulator game developed for the Sega Mega-CD by Core Design in 1993. During development the North American version was known as AH-3 Firehawk.

Gameplay

In the game, the player controls an AH-3 helicopter in ten operations set across the world.

History

Release

In the United Kingdom at least, Thunderhawk is thought to have been the best selling Mega-CD title released in the region^[6], with an estimated 80% of Mega-CD owners also owning a copy of the game^[6].

Legacy

Thunderhawk was followed by a sequel on the Sega Saturn, Thunderhawk II.

Production credits

(C)1993 Core Design Limited.
(C)1993 JVC Musical Industries, Inc.™

Japanese Staff

Executive Producer: Harunobu Komori
Producer: Toshiyuki Nagai
Director: Gaku Sato
Special Thanks: Takeshi Minagawa, Kaoru Tomiyama

U.K Staff

Executive Producer: Jeremy Heath Smith
Programming: Mark Avory
Graphics: Jason Gee
Music: Martin Iveson
Live Guitar: Anthony Wheeldon

Magazine articles

Main article: Thunderhawk/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Game Players (US) #0612: "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (1993-1x-xx)^[7]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) #16: "January 1994" (1993-12-21)^[8]

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #59: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in Edge (UK) #2: "November 1993" (1993-09-30)

Print advert in Sega Magazine (UK) #1: "January 1994" (1993-12-10)
also published in:

Sega Magazine (UK) #2: "February 1994" (1994-01-10)^[9]

Print advert in Sega Magazin (DE) #2: "November/Dezember 1993" (1993-11-03)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Version	Score

{{MCD maniac_source№1, p35	L}}	N/A
Based on 0 reviews

Thunderhawk

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Mega-CD, BR
Cover

References

[:File:GamePro_US_051.pdf_p86-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:GamePro US 051.pdf, page 86

[:File:Edge_UK_001.pdf_p34-2] File:Edge UK 001.pdf, page 34

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_07.pdf_p112-3] File:SegaForceMega UK 07.pdf, page 112

[:File:SelectRound_FR_02.pdf_p2-4] File:SelectRound FR 02.pdf, page 2

[:File:Megablast_DE_1993-04.pdf_p35-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:Megablast DE 1993-04.pdf, page 35

[:File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p19-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf, page 19

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0612.pdf_p163-7] Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 163

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_16.pdf_p63-8] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1994" (US; 1993-12-21), page 63

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_02.pdf_p91-9] Sega Magazine, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-10), page 91

[:File:CVG_UK_143.pdf_p74-10] File:CVG UK 143.pdf, page 74

[:File:MeanMachinesSega13UK.pdf_p42-11] File:MeanMachinesSega13UK.pdf, page 42

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_04.pdf_p58-12] File:SegaForceMega UK 04.pdf, page 58

[:File:SonicMag_FR_01.pdf_p35-13] File:SonicMag FR 01.pdf, page 35

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Thunderhawk

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Release

Legacy

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References