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Hurricanes is a 1994 platformer for various systems, including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear, by U.S. Gold based on DiC's Hurricanes cartoon. The MD and GG versions were only released in Europe (a SNES port developed by Probe was released in the US). Each version has different levels.
Gameplay
Instead of being a soccer simulator, the game is a platformer similar to Marko's Magic Football: you play as one of the players on the fictional Hurricanes football team as they use their football to destroy enemies through various platforming levels. / kicks and / jumps. The ball will always come back to you after you kick it.
In the Game Gear version, you play as the American player Cal, and the goal of each stage is to collect a certain amount of items to open up the exit to the next level (which is represented by a flag with the Hurricanes logo on it.) There are 12 stages which include a forest, an Incan temple, a mountain, and a locker room. After completing the game, you are treated to a one-screen ending with Winston Honeychurch saying, "You Win!" followed by the credits.
The Mega Drive version consists of 5 episodes (worlds), each with three stages. Also, four of the Hurricanes are playable and can be selected for each episode; Cal, Hiro, Amanda, and Rude. However, the characters only differ in appearance and have no different attributes (like jumping higher, running faster, etc.) Unlike the Game Gear version, you don't need to collect items to open up the exit. You just need to get to the end of the level and touch the golden Hurricanes logo. At the end of each episode is a boss (and a sub-boss in the second level of the game).
Production credits
Mega Drive version
- Produced by: Arc Developments
- Programming by: Derrick Owens
- Graphics by: Darren Wakeman, Carl Entwistle, Craig Davison, Paul Walker, Gary Tonge
- Level Mapping: Martin Smith, Carl Entwistle
- Sprite Mapping: Martin Smith
- Quality Control: Patrick Toner, Rude McKen, John Griffiths
- Music Composer (uncredited): Andi McGinty
Game Gear version
- Produced by: Arc Developments
- Programming by: John Barber, Byron Nilsson
- Graphics by: Darren Wakeman, Carl Entwistle, Craig Davison, Gary Noden, Paul Walker
- Music by: Andi McGinty
Magazine articles
- Main article: Hurricanes/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
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Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)
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MAN!AC (DE)
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PAL
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Mega Force (FR)
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PAL
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Mega Fun (DE)
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PAL
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Play Time (DE)
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Sonic the Comic (UK)
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PAL
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Todo Sega (ES)
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Tricks 16 bit (RU)
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Video Games (DE)
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PAL
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Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
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Game Gear version
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Player One (FR)
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72
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№51, p107
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Mega Fun (DE)
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PAL
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Player One (FR)
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PAL
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Play Time (DE)
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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✔
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CRC32
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deccc874
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MD5
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dd09e0d16f81167cf187b13bf11a9564
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SHA-1
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87ea7e663a0573f02440f9c5661b1df91b4d3ffb
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2MB
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1994-10
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Cartridge (EU)
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References
- ↑ File:Mega UK 19.pdf, page 83
- ↑ File:MegaFun DE 1995-02.pdf, page 100
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 138
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 119
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 92
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 52
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 100
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 108
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 10
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 48
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 87
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 94
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 80
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 107
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 105