Devilish: The Next Possession

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Bad Omen/Devilish: The Next Possession
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: HOT-B (JP), Sage's Creation (US)
Developer:
Genre: Action (JP box), Table (Sega of Japan master list)

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,8006,800 T-28043
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$45.0045.00[2] T-47066
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM4046JT

Bad Omen (バッドオーメン) is a 1992 Sega Mega Drive game by Aisystem Tokyo and HOT-B as a sequel to Genki's 1991 Game Gear game Devilish. When released overseas, the name was changed to Devilish (or Devilish: The Next Possession) to highlight its relation to the previous game. The game appears to not have been made with Genki's involvement; this is unconfirmed (HOT-B was responsible for distributing Devilish in Europe and possibly contracted out to Genki on a number of occasions). It may have meant to be a port, never mind that the overseas release simply reuses the original's title screen.

Gameplay is identical to the previous game, with A and C cycling between paddle formations (however the formation where the bottom paddle splits into two is no longer available). The game's soundtrack was composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto.

The series saw another entry released on the Nintendo DS.

Production credits

  • Produce: Toyoden
  • Program: Puru Puru, Naō & Satōshi, Kurage, Mutsushige Tsuji
  • BG Graphic: Suzuki
  • SP Graphic: "Lisa" Polaire
  • Sound: YmoH.S
  • Special Thanks: Ohyama Gen, Daikoku Hisaya, A·Tomonaga, Elephant, Kemono Itas., Suzuki, Mr. G, Y.H, Oomori, Conishi, Pearl


Magazine articles

Main article: Devilish: The Next Possession/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #32: "March 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
75 №7, p88/89
87 №128, p31[3]
76 №33, p58[2]
73 №10
60 №28, p115
38 №5, p91
79 №7, p36/37/38
73 №33, p39
78 №8, p62[4]
75 №18, p64
85 №18, p65
Sega Mega Drive
 73
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[5]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[6]
Consoles + (FR)
75
[7]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
87
[3]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[8]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
76
[2]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[9]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
73
[10]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
60
[11]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
38
[12]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
56
[13]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
48
[14]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
79
[15]
Play Time (DE)
41
[16]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
73
[17]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
78
[4]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
75
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
85
[19]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[20]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
56
[21]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
70
[22]
Video Games (DE)
38
[23]
Sega Mega Drive
 63
Based on
22 reviews

Devilish: The Next Possession

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Devilish MD US manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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BadOmen MD JP Cart Back.jpgBadOmen MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, KR

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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 d3f300ac
MD5 6fa7cd092a175c9040b318d289ffff93
SHA-1 bc6f346a162cf91a788a88e44daa246d3d31ee8b
512kB 1992-01 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 975693ce
MD5 81b14012e083985135ca8f1420074d0e
SHA-1 5378af243fb6f592f1e1cd17e3722e2c5e807e72
512kB 1992-01 Cartridge (JP/KR)

References

  1. ↑ File:SegaVisions US 08.pdf, page 58
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:GamePro US 033.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 033.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:CVG UK 128.pdf, page 31 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 128.pdf_p31" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:SegaPro UK 08.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 08.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 24
  6. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1992" (JP; 1992-04-08), page 34
  7. ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 88
  8. ↑ Famitsu, "1992-05-01" (JP; 1992-04-17), page 39
  9. ↑ Hippon Super, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-04), page 85
  10. ↑ Joypad, "Juillet 1992" (FR; 1992-06-1x), page 86
  11. ↑ Joystick, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 115
  12. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  13. ↑ Mega Fun, "07/92" (DE; 1992-0x-xx), page 37
  14. ↑ Mega Play, "June 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 64
  15. ↑ MegaTech, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-20), page 36
  16. ↑ Play Time, "(8/9)/92" (DE; 1992-07-08), page 92
  17. ↑ Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 39
  18. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  19. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  20. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  21. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17
  22. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "May 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 42
  23. ↑ Video Games, "7/92" (DE; 1992-06-24), page 47
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