Grid Runner

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Grid Runner
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Virgin Interactive
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (18 tracks)
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,8005,800 T-7009G
Sega Saturn
US
T-7025H
Sega Saturn
EU
T-7017H-50
Sega Saturn
BR
191166

Grid Runner (グリッド ランナー), known as Grid Run in Europe, is a Sega Saturn game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Virgin Interactive. It is like a game of tag, set in space, in which the player who isn't "it" needs to run around a play area changing the color of flags. Once a set number of flags have been changed to the player's color, the player wins.

Grid Runner originally started as a Super Nintendo game called Eurit, before development was brought over to the Saturn and PlayStation. A SNES prototype from May 1995 has since been found.

Magazine articles

Main article: Grid Runner/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-22: "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (1996-12-13)
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #181: "December 1996" (1996-11-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №184, p80[2]
70 №44, p90
55
89 №86, p50/51
79 №17, p70/71[6]
63 №1996-22, p279[7]
33 №, p15[8]
Sega Saturn
67
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Console Mania (IT) PAL
90
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[2]
Edge (UK) PAL
70
[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
76
[11]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
78
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[13]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
73
[14]
Hacker (HR)
76
[15]
LeveL (CZ)
57
[16]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
55
[17]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
72
[18]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
58
[19]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
62
[20]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
75
[21]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
89
[22]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
79
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[24]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
33
[8]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
87
[25]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
85
[26]
Ultra Game Players (US) NTSC-U
70
[27]
Sega Saturn
72
Based on
21 reviews

Grid Runner

Saturn, US
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Cover
Gridrunner sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
Saturn, BR
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Cover

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega49UK.pdf, page 22
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:CVG UK 184.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 184.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 45
  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 75
  5. Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 13
  6. File:SSM_UK_17.pdf, page 70
  7. File:SSM_JP_19961227_1996-22.pdf, page 281
  8. 8.0 8.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 17 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p17" defined multiple times with different content
  9. Console Mania, "Marzo 1997" (IT; 1997-0x-xx), page 51
  10. Edge, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-28), page 90
  11. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 61
  12. GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 11: November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 20
  13. GamePro, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 90
  14. Game Informer, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 43
  15. Hacker, "02/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 63
  16. LeveL, "Březen 1997" (CZ; 1997-03-01), page 88
  17. MAN!AC, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 87
  18. Mega Fun, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-05), page 70
  19. Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 26" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 200
  20. Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 4" (JP; 1997-02-14), page 110
  21. Sega Magazin, "April 1997" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 82
  22. Sega Power, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 50
  23. Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1997" (UK; 1997-02-19), page 70
  24. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 281
  25. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 46
  26. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 29
  27. Ultra Game Players, "December 1996" (US; 1996-11-05), page 104