Torico

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Torico

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Sega, Atlus (US)

Developer: System Sacom, Sega CS1

Sound driver: SCSP (1/1 track)

Genre: Adventure

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-06-28	¥6,8006,800	GS-9056
US	1997-03-26		T-14403H
EU	1997-03^[1]		MK81053-50
AU	199x		?

ESRB

Sega

ELSPA

OFLC

Torico, known as Gekka Mugentan Torico (月花霧幻譚ＴＯＲＩＣＯ) in Japan and Lunacy in North America, is an adventure game reliant on full motion video comprised of pre-rendered 3D animation.

History

Development

Torico initially struggled to obtain Sega of America and Sega Europe's approval, at one point being publicly cancelled^[2]. It was subsequently un-cancelled and released in early 1997.

Production credits

Original Form: Kenji Takemoto
Planning: Kaori Tsuchiya
Continuity: Hiroshi Houri
Composers: Hideo Suzuki, Naoaki Jimbo
Sound Effects: Kaoko Tamada, Satoru Kurita
Program: Kenichi Tanigawa, Nobuhiro Miura
Picture: Noriko Takeda, Koh Okamura
Recording Production: Audio Tanaka Co,Ltd.
Opening & Ending Music: Yuji Nomi
Supervisor: Hiroshi Isa, Kouichi Satoh
Producers: Tatsuo Yamada, Takumi Yoshinaga
Director: Hiroyuki Maruhama
Production: Sega Enterprises Co,Ltd.

Magazine articles

Main article: Torico/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Lunacy Saturn US PrintAdvert.jpg¦US print advert

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-09: "1996-09 (1996-06-14)" (1996-05-24)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-10: "1996-10 (1996-06-28)" (1996-06-14)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-11: "1996-11 (1996-07-12)" (1996-06-28)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

56

^[6]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[7]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

50

^[8]

GameFan (US)

81

^[9]

GameFan (US)

91

^[10]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[11]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

53

^[12]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

60

^[13]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

60

^[14]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

73

^[15]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[16]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-J

75

^[17]

neXt Level (DE)

PAL

65

^[18]

Player One (FR)

89

^[19]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

84

^[20]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

66

^[21]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[22]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

76

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

83

^[24]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

66

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[5]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[26]

Strana Igr (RU)

80

^[27]

Super Power (FI)

77

^[28]

Ultra Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

66

^[29]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

80

^[30]

	71
Based on 26 reviews

Torico

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc 1

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc 1 Disc 2 Manual

Saturn, AU
Cover

References

↑ File:CVG UK 184.pdf, page 97
↑ File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf, page 12
↑ File:SSM_UK_19.pdf, page 72
↑ File:SSM_JP_19960628_1996-10.pdf, page 231
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 13 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p13" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 53
↑ Famitsu, "1996-07-05" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 76
↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26
↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 9: September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 22
↑ GamePro, "May 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Game Informer, "April 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 56
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 70
↑ MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 73
↑ Mega Fun, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-02), page 80
↑ Next Generation, "June 1997" (US; 1997-05-20), page 124
↑ Next Generation, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-17), page 173
↑ neXt Level, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-18), page 68
↑ Player One, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Playmag, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 110
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 128
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 17" (JP; 1996-08-02), page 80
↑ Sega Magazin, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 80
↑ Sega Power, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 44
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-12), page 72
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-10 (1996-06-28)" (JP; 1996-06-14), page 231
↑ Strana Igr, "Aprel 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 74
↑ Super Power, "6 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 48
↑ Ultra Game Players, "May 1997" (US; 1997-04-29), page 70
↑ Video Games, "5/97" (DE; 1997-04-23), page 110

[:File:CVG_UK_184.pdf_p97-1] File:CVG UK 184.pdf, page 97

[:File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf_p12-2] File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf, page 12

[:File:SSM_UK_19.pdf_p72-3] File:SSM_UK_19.pdf, page 72

[:File:SSM_JP_19960628_1996-10.pdf_p231-4] File:SSM_JP_19960628_1996-10.pdf, page 231

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p13-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 13 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p13" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:EGM_US_093.pdf_p53-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 53

[7] Famitsu, "1996-07-05" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1997-06.pdf_p76-8] Fun Generation, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 76

[:File:GameFan_US_0504.pdf_p26-9] GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:GameFan_US_0409.pdf_p22-10] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 9: September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:GamePro_US_104.pdf_p94-11] GamePro, "May 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:GameInformer_US_048.pdf_p56-12] Game Informer, "April 1997" (US; 1997-0x-xx), page 56

[:File:Joypad_FR_056.pdf_p70-13] Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 70

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-04.pdf_p73-14] MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 73

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-05.pdf_p80-15] Mega Fun, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-02), page 80

[:File:NextGeneration_US_30.pdf_p124-16] Next Generation, "June 1997" (US; 1997-05-20), page 124

[:File:NextGeneration_US_22.pdf_p173-17] Next Generation, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-17), page 173

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1997-05.pdf_p68-18] neXt Level, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-18), page 68

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_075.pdf_p100-19] Player One, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:Playmag_FR_14.pdf_p110-20] Playmag, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 110

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-14_19960705.pdf_p128-21] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 128

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-17_19960823.pdf_p80-22] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 17" (JP; 1996-08-02), page 80

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_42.pdf_p80-23] Sega Magazin, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 80

[:File:SegaPower_UK_91.pdf_p44-24] Sega Power, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-12), page 44

[:File:SSM_UK_19.pdf_p72-25] Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-12), page 72

[:File:SSM_JP_19960628_1996-10.pdf_p231-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-10 (1996-06-28)" (JP; 1996-06-14), page 231

[27] Strana Igr, "Aprel 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 74

[:File:SuperPower_FI_1997-06.pdf_p48-28] Super Power, "6 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 48

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_097.pdf_p70-29] Ultra Game Players, "May 1997" (US; 1997-04-29), page 70

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1997-05.pdf_p110-30] Video Games, "5/97" (DE; 1997-04-23), page 110

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Torico

From Sega Retro

Contents

History

Development

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References