World Cup USA 94

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World Cup USA 94

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: U.S. Gold

Developer: Tiertex

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994		T-79126
EU	1994-06^[1]		79126-50
EU (Kixx)	1996
DE	1994
ES	1994
FR	1994		79126-09
UK	1994-06-03^[2]	£44.9944.99^[3]
AU	199x
BR	199x		045080
KR	199x		GM94012JG
AS	199x
EU	1994		29028-50
DE	1994		29028-18
FR	1994		29028-09
UK	1994-06-03^[2]		29028-05
AU	1994		FWR02SEC
BR	1994		028430
US	1994		T-79025
EU	1994		T-79025-50
UK	1994-06-03^[2]
US	1994		T-79128
EU	1994		79128-50
DE	1994		79128-18
ES	1994		79128-06
UK	1994-06-03^[2]	£29.9929.99^[4]	79128-05
BR	199x

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World Cup USA 94 is a football game based on the 1994 FIFA World Cup hosted in the USA. It was published by U.S. Gold for almost every system on the market at the time, including the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear.

Gameplay

World Cup USA 94 is played from a top-down perspective and features the 24 national teams which qualified for the tournament. In training mode a further eight teams be selected; England, Scotland, Denmark, France, Japan, Portugal, Wales and Australia.

Likely to save on efforts localising the game for several languages, many of the menus and on-screen elements are pictorial (e.g. rather than print "throw in" on the screen, there is an animation of a linesman making a throwing gesture).

Magazine articles

Main article: World Cup USA 94/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Mega Drive/Master System/Game Gear BR print advert

Mega Drive/Game Gear/Mega-CD US print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #59: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

EGM² (US) #1: "July 1994" (1994-07-19)^[5]

Mega Drive/Game Gear/Mega-CD US print advert in EGM² (US) #2: "August 1994" (1994-0x-xx)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #150: "May 1994" (1994-04-15)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #151: "June 1994" (1994-05-15)

Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #20: "June 1994" (1994-04-30)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #152: "July 1994" (1994-06-15)^[6]

Print advert in Joypad (FR) #33: "Juillet/Août 1994" (1994-0x-xx)

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Print advert in Micromanía (ES)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[8]

Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)

83

^[9]

Consoles + (FR)

83

^[10]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

65

^[11]

GamePro (DE)

60

^[12]

Gamers (DE)

60

^[13]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

90

^[14]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

72

^[15]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

88

^[16]

Mega (UK)

PAL

81

^[17]

Mega (UK)

PAL

42

^[18]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

45

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

67

^[3]

Player One (FR)

80

^[7]

Play Time (DE)

62

^[20]

Power Unlimited (NL)

97

^[21]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

68

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

88

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

83

^[24]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

53

^[25]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

80

^[26]

Todo Sega (ES)

90

^[27]

Top Secret (PL)

100

^[28]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

55

^[29]

	73
Based on 24 reviews

World Cup USA 94

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU (Kixx Re-release)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, UK
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, FR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, DE
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, Asia
Cover
Cart

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

80

^[31]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

87

^[30]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

70

^[32]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

63

^[33]

Player One (FR)

85

^[34]

Play Time (DE)

63

^[35]

Todo Sega (ES)

92

^[36]

	77
Based on 7 reviews

World Cup USA 94

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Disc Manual

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

79

^[37]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

81

^[38]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

71

^[39]

Player One (FR)

PAL

75

^[7]

Play Time (DE)

71

^[20]

Todo Sega (ES)

89

^[40]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

66

^[41]

	76
Based on 7 reviews

World Cup USA 94

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart Poster

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart

Master System, UK
Cover
Cart

Master System, FR
Cover
Cart

Master System, DE
Cover
Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

82

^[43]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

72

^[42]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

76

^[4]

Gamers (DE)

53

^[44]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

78

^[45]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

84

^[46]

Player One (FR)

80

^[7]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

78

^[47]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

94

^[48]

Todo Sega (ES)

89

^[40]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

62

^[41]

	77
Based on 11 reviews

World Cup USA 94

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, BR

Game Gear, UK
Cover
Cart

References

↑ File:Mega UK 20.pdf, page 80
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 File:CVG UK 150.pdf, page 3
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 File:MeanMachinesSega21UK.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega21UK.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 File:CVG UK 155.pdf, page 93 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 155.pdf_p93" defined multiple times with different content
↑ EGM², "July 1994" (US; 1994-07-19), page 107
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-15), page 132
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 ^7.5 File:PlayerOne FR 043.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 043.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 043.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 043.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 043.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 043.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 341
↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 24
↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 112
↑ GamePro, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 101
↑ GamePro, "September 1994" (DE; 1994-08-26), page 46
↑ Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 31
↑ Joypad, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 84
↑ MAN!AC, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-08), page 54
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-0x-xx), page 46
↑ Mega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 30
↑ Mega, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-18), page 73
↑ MegaTech, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 11
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 Play Time, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-16), page 143
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 6, Juni 1994" (NL; 1994-05-25), page 30
↑ Sega Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 82
↑ Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 30
↑ Sega Pro, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-24), page 34
↑ Sega Zone, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-xx), page 36
↑ Sonic the Comic, "August 19th 1994" (UK; 1994-08-06), page 11
↑ Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 36
↑ Top Secret, "Sierpień 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 59
↑ Video Games, "7/94" (DE; 1994-06-29), page 89
↑ ^30.0 ^30.1 File:Joypad FR 034.pdf, page 95 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 034.pdf_p95" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 157
↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 87
↑ Mega Fun, "09/94" (DE; 1994-08-24), page 95
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 99
↑ Play Time, "10/94" (DE; 1994-09-07), page 108
↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 56
↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 114
↑ Joypad, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 97
↑ Mega Fun, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-22), page 1
↑ ^40.0 ^40.1 Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 40
↑ ^41.0 ^41.1 Video Games, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-27), page 105
↑ ^42.0 ^42.1 File:CVG UK 154.pdf, page 83 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 154.pdf_p83" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 116
↑ Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 32
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-06-30), page 26
↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 145
↑ Sega Magazine, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-xx), page 87
↑ Sega Pro, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-14), page 58

[:File:Mega_UK_20.pdf_p80-1] File:Mega UK 20.pdf, page 80

[:File:CVG_UK_150.pdf_p3-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 File:CVG UK 150.pdf, page 3

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[:File:EGM2_US_01.pdf_p107-5] EGM², "July 1994" (US; 1994-07-19), page 107

[:File:CVG_UK_152.pdf_p132-6] Computer & Video Games, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-15), page 132

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[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 341

[:File:AlaabAlcomputtar_SA_1995-06.pdf_p24-9] Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 24

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_033.pdf_p112-10] Consoles +, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 112

[:File:GamePro_US_061.pdf_p101-11] GamePro, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 101

[:File:GamePro_DE_1994-09.pdf_p46-12] GamePro, "September 1994" (DE; 1994-08-26), page 46

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-05.pdf_p31-13] Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 31

[:File:Joypad_FR_032.pdf_p84-14] Joypad, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 84

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1994-07.pdf_p54-15] MAN!AC, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-08), page 54

[16] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-0x-xx), page 46

[:File:Mega_UK_22.pdf_p30-17] Mega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 30

[:File:Mega_UK_24.pdf_p73-18] Mega, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-18), page 73

[:File:MegaTech_UK_30.pdf_p11-19] MegaTech, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 11

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1994-08.pdf_p143-20] 20.0 ^20.1 Play Time, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-16), page 143

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_011_199406.pdf_p30-21] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 6, Juni 1994" (NL; 1994-05-25), page 30

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_07.pdf_p82-22] Sega Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 82

[:File:SegaPower_UK_55.pdf_p30-23] Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 30

[:File:SegaPro_UK_33.pdf_p34-24] Sega Pro, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-24), page 34

[:File:SegaZone_UK_20.pdf_p36-25] Sega Zone, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-xx), page 36

[26] Sonic the Comic, "August 19th 1994" (UK; 1994-08-06), page 11

[:File:TodoSega_ES_15.pdf_p36-27] Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 36

[28] Top Secret, "Sierpień 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 59

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-07.pdf_p89-29] Video Games, "7/94" (DE; 1994-06-29), page 89

[:File:Joypad_FR_034.pdf_p95-30] 30.0 ^30.1 File:Joypad FR 034.pdf, page 95 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 034.pdf_p95" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_035.pdf_p157-31] Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 157

[:File:MegaForce_FR_31.pdf_p87-32] Mega Force, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 87

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-09.pdf_p95-33] Mega Fun, "09/94" (DE; 1994-08-24), page 95

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_045.pdf_p99-34] Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 99

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1994-10.pdf_p108-35] Play Time, "10/94" (DE; 1994-09-07), page 108

[:File:TodoSega_ES_19.pdf_p56-36] Todo Sega, "Octubre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_033.pdf_p114-37] Consoles +, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 114

[:File:Joypad_FR_032.pdf_p97-38] Joypad, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 97

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-07.pdf_p1-39] Mega Fun, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-22), page 1

[:File:TodoSega_ES_15.pdf_p40-40] 40.0 ^40.1 Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 40

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-08.pdf_p105-41] 41.0 ^41.1 Video Games, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-27), page 105

[:File:CVG_UK_154.pdf_p83-42] 42.0 ^42.1 File:CVG UK 154.pdf, page 83 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 154.pdf_p83" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_033.pdf_p116-43] Consoles +, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 116

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-05.pdf_p32-44] Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 32

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_02.pdf_p26-45] Games World: The Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-06-30), page 26

[:File:Joypad_FR_033.pdf_p145-46] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 145

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_09.pdf_p87-47] Sega Magazine, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-xx), page 87

[:File:SegaPro_UK_35.pdf_p58-48] Sega Pro, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-14), page 58

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World Cup USA 94

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Master System version

Game Gear version

References