Toughman Contest

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Toughman Contest
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega 32X
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$64.9564.95[1] 741101
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E295SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJ295
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega 32X
US 		T-5001B
Sega 32X
EU 		T-5001B-50

Toughman Contest is a boxing game released by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega 32X. It's based on the amateur boxing competition of the same name.

Gameplay

Toughman Contest is a boxing game played from the first person, in a style similar to Nintendo's Punch Out!! arcade games.

Versions

While the content is the same, Toughman Contest on the 32X has entirely re-designed backgrounds to take advantage of the wider colour palette of the system. It also offers slightly higher quality speech samples than its Mega Drive counterpart.

Production credits

32X version

  • Designed by: Michael Rubinelli
  • Developed by: Visual Concepts Entertainment Inc.
  • Programming by: Tim Meekins
  • 32X Programming by: Roderick L. Mann
  • Lead Artist: Colin Silverman
  • Graphic Artists: Heather Snitzer, Peter Wong, Nelson Wang, Dale Henderscheid, Matthew Crysdale
  • Project Manager: Jeffrey J. Thomas
  • Technical Assistance: Stephen Theodore Chiang
  • Sound: Brian Schmidt
  • Music: Brian Schmidt
  • Executive Producer: Scott Orr
  • Producer: Michael Rubinelli
  • Assistant Producer: Scott Wilkinson
  • Testers: Foster Birch, Marc Gilliland, Sean House, Michael Caldwell
  • Technical Director: David Walker
  • Product Manager: H. Erik Whiteford
  • Licensed by: Adore Ltd.
  • Special Thanks: Arthur Dore Sr., Kevin Hogan, Eric Esch (Butter Bean), Gordon Bellamy, Coolio, Spoon, Shelly Haute, Cheri Fischer
Source:
In-game credits
  • Package Design: E.J. Sarraille Design Group
  • Package Photo: David Martinez
  • Package Art Director: Nancy Waisanen
  • Documentation: Paul "Knuckle-Dragger" Armatta & David "Buzz-Saw" Lee
  • Documentation Layout: Tom Peters and The Gin Brothers
  • Testing Manager: Al Roireau
  • Quality Assurance: James "Saved-by-the-Bell" Abney, Mike Gong
  • Special Thanks To: Joe Bob
Source:
US manual credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Toughman Contest/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #69: "April 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №42, p90/91[5]
69 №161, p88-89[3]
80
68
84 №28, p63
77 №11, p79
67
64 №30, p78/79[2]
85 №52, p102/103[6]
66 №16, p80/81
82 №66, p42-44
82 №43, p54/55
90 №76, p92-93[7]
Sega Mega Drive
 77
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[8]
Consoles + (FR)
90
[5]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
69
[3]
Digitiser (UK)
78
[9]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
67
[10]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
68
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
90
[1]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[12]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
75
[13]
Joypad (FR)
87
[14]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
67
[15]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
64
[16]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
84
[17]
Micro Kid's Multimédia (FR)
50
[18]
Magazina Igrushek (RU)
75
[19]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
64
[2]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[20]
Player One (FR)
85
[6]
Power Up! (UK)
83
[21]
Score (CZ)
58
[22]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
66
[23]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
82
[24]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
82
[25]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
74
[26]
Todo Sega (ES)
70
[27]
Top Consoles (FR)
60
[28]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
77
[29]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[7]
Sega Mega Drive
 73
Based on
28 reviews

Toughman Contest

Mega Drive, US
ToughmanContest MD US Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Toughman Contest MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
TC MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)
ToughmanContest MD SE Box Rental.jpg
Cover

32X version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78
70
80 №23, p68[30]
67
84
79 №47, p50-51
Sega 32X
 76
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
70
[31]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
90
[32]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
69
[33]
Hyper (AU)
80
[30]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
67
[34]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
64
[35]
Sega Magazin (DE)
69
[36]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
70
[37]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
79
[38]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[39]
Sega 32X
 73
Based on
10 reviews

Toughman Contest

32X, US
ToughmanContest 32X US Box Back.jpgToughmanContest 32X US Box Front.jpg
Cover
ToughmanContest 32X US Cart.jpg
Cart
Toughman 32x us manual.pdf
Manual
32X, EU
ToughmanContest 32X EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngToughmanContest 32X EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
ToughmanContest 32X EU Cart.jpg
Cart

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:GamePro US 070.pdf, page 44 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 070.pdf_p44" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:CVG UK 161.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 161.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ File:GamesWorld DE 0708.pdf, page 79
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 042.pdf, page 90 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 042.pdf_p90" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:PlayerOne FR 052.pdf, page 102 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 052.pdf_p102" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:VideoGames US 76.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:VideoGames US 76.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 250
  9. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-05-22)
  10. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 82
  11. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 5 May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 40
  12. ↑ Game Informer, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 18
  13. ↑ Game Informer, "September 1999" (US; 1999-0x-xx), page 104
  14. ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 60
  15. ↑ MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 60
  16. ↑ Mega Fun, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-19), page 68
  17. ↑ Mega Play, "June/July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 49
  18. ↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 60
  19. ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "4/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 68
  20. ↑ Next Generation, "May 1995" (US; 1995-04-18), page 101
  21. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, April 08, 1995" (UK; 1995-04-08), page 1
  22. ↑ Score, "Duben 1995" (CZ; 1995-04-01), page 38
  23. ↑ Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 80
  24. ↑ Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 42
  25. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 54
  26. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 153
  27. ↑ Todo Sega, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 47
  28. ↑ Top Consoles, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 118
  29. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 205
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 File:Hyper AU 023.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Hyper AU 023.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
  31. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 6: June 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 111
  32. ↑ GamePro, "June 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 66
  33. ↑ Game Informer, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 50
  34. ↑ MAN!AC, "08/95" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 49
  35. ↑ Mega Fun, "08/95" (DE; 1995-07-19), page 73
  36. ↑ Sega Magazin, "August 1995" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 16
  37. ↑ Sega Magazine, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 90
  38. ↑ Sega Pro, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-08), page 50
  39. ↑ VideoGames, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 98



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