Gain Ground

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Gain Ground

System(s): Sega System 24, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Super CD-ROM², Virtual Console, Steam

Publisher: Sega,

Sega (JP/EU), Renovation (US), Template:PCECD NEC Avenue

Developer: Sega AM1,

Sega CS Template:PCECD Bits Laboratory, Fill In Cafe (graphics cooperation)

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up (box)/Action (official master list)

Number of players:

1-3,

1-2, Template:PCECD 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1988-11^[1]	¥?	?
US	1988	$?	?
UK	1988	£?	?

JP	1991-01-03	¥6,0006,000	G-4036
US	1991-01-02		49056
EU	1991
PT	199x
AU	199x
EU	1991-01		7045
BR	1991-10^[4]
JP ▼	2007-01-30	600pts600
US ▼	2007-02-05	800pts800
EU ▼	2007-02-02	800pts800

ESRB

PEGI

OFLC

CERO
Missing Parameter!

Gain Ground (ゲイングランド) is a 1988 arcade game released for the Sega System 24 arcade platform. It is a top-down gun game with strategy elements, in which the player controls one of twenty playable characters who must defeat all the enemies on screen or bring every character that player currently has to the exit. It appears that two different arcade versions exist, one allowing up to 3 players while another supports only 2 players.

Gain Ground was ported to the Sega Master System and Sega Mega Drive in 1990 and 1991 respectively. Mega Drive version got exclusive 4th round called "Present Age". In meanwhile Master System version recieved it's own exclusive last round "The Final Era". The game was also brought to the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² in the form of Gain Ground SX. Both The Master System and Mega Drive versions allow up to 2 players cooperative gameplay; the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² version is 1 player only.

More recently the Mega Drive version was brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service, and the game was re-made for the Sega Ages 2500 series in Japan. It was also included in Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection.

Production credits

System 24 version

Yoshiki Ooka

Mega Drive version

Programmer: N.Okabe
Planner: T.Katoh
Designer: Kanchan
Sound: SZK

Master System version

Original Planner: Mac Aostin, Yang Watt
Planner: Kou
Design: Kou
Program: Yone, O.B, Kou
Sound: Tarnya
Special Thanks: T.Katoh, Miya, T.Asano, Nonchan, T.Hagiwara
Presented by: Sega

Digital manuals

Steam manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Gain Ground/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

System 24 JP flyer
System 24 EU flyer

Mega Drive print advert in Mega Play (US) #4: "May/June 1991" (1991-0x-xx)

Master System print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #111: "February 1991" (1991-01-16)

Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #11: "September 1993" (1993-07-30)

Physical scans

System 24 version

System 24, JP

System 24, US

Manual

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[15]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[16]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

76

^[17]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

88

^[18]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

29

^[19]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[20]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

66

^[21]

Joystick (FR)

65

^[8]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

75

^[22]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[23]

Mega (UK)

PAL

77

^[24]

Mega (UK)

77

^[25]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

48

^[26]

MegaTech (UK)

43

^[9]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

43

^[27]

Player One (FR)

65

^[10]

Raze (UK)

NTSC

92

^[11]

Raze (UK)

PAL

91

^[12]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

71

^[28]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[29]

Sega Pro (UK)

89

^[13]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

88

^[30]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

74

^[31]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

77

^[32]

Video Games (DE)

61

^[33]

	68
Based on 25 reviews

Gain Ground

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, FR

Manual

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

67

^[41]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

53

^[42]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

82

^[43]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

32

^[44]

Joystick (FR)

60

^[45]

Mean Machines (UK)

62

^[36]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

62

^[37]

Player One (FR)

61

^[38]

Power Play (DE)

35

^[46]

Raze (UK)

PAL

71

^[12]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

70

^[47]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[48]

Sega Pro (UK)

81

^[13]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

82

^[49]

User (GR)

PAL

67

^[50]

Zzap! (IT)

76

^[40]

	63
Based on 16 reviews

Gain Ground

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, AU

Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart

Super CD-ROM² version

Super CD-ROM², JP
Cover
Disc File:Gain Ground SX PCE SCD-ROM2 JP Manual.pdf Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	83e7b8ae
MD5	fa43881a792fadf1ab737294fff1bcc3
SHA-1	3cc501086f794ac663aad14d5c5a75b648041151

512kB

1990-12

Cartridge (US/EU)

✔

CRC32	aee20a64
MD5	250033f6c91fbb7714782cd66fcece82
SHA-1	148d166d594535c6526cb450c461cfb003b59f93

512kB

1990-12

Cartridge (EU)

✔

CRC32	8641a2ab
MD5	3b0ad9167e152ed3719ae0d45e50db6a
SHA-1	a5017e44b5f470e0499f4a9b494385c567632864

512kB

1990-12

Cartridge (JP)

External links

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Gain Ground SX

↑ http://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/gainground.html
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:Raze UK 08.pdf, page 35
↑ File:CVG UK 111.pdf, page 80
↑ File:Supergame BR 03.pdf, page 36
↑ File:CVG UK 112.pdf, page 72
↑ File:CVG IT 04.pdf, page 88
↑ File:HobbyConsolas ES 001.pdf, page 73
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:Joystick FR 010.pdf, page 131 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 010.pdf_p131" defined multiple times with different content
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↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:Raze UK 07.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 07.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
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↑ File:VideoGames DE 1991-02.pdf, page 84
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 84
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 34
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 115
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 49
↑ Hippon Super, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-07), page 41
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 81
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 99
↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 20
↑ Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 79
↑ Mega Play, "March/April 1991" (US; 1991-04-xx), page 43
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
↑ Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 12
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15
↑ Video Games, "2/91" (DE; 1991-06-07), page 88
↑ File:CVG UK 112.pdf, page 78
↑ File:CVG IT 04.pdf, page 94
↑ ^36.0 ^36.1 File:MeanMachines UK 04.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 04.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
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↑ ^38.0 ^38.1 File:PlayerOne FR 004.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 004.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:PowerPlay DE 033.pdf, page 164
↑ ^40.0 ^40.1 File:Zzap IT 54.pdf, page 26 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zzap IT 54.pdf_p26" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 30
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1990" (DE; 1990-10-26), page 144
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 140
↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-16), page 94
↑ Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 119
↑ Power Play, "12/90" (DE; 1990-11-16), page 164
↑ Sega Power, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-07), page 42
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 56
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71
↑ User, "Septémvrios 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 91

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[:File:Raze_UK_08.pdf_p35-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:Raze UK 08.pdf, page 35

[:File:CVG_UK_111.pdf_p80-3] File:CVG UK 111.pdf, page 80

[:File:Supergame_BR_03.pdf_p36-4] File:Supergame BR 03.pdf, page 36

[:File:CVG_UK_112.pdf_p72-5] File:CVG UK 112.pdf, page 72

[:File:CVG_IT_04.pdf_p88-6] File:CVG IT 04.pdf, page 88

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p73-7] File:HobbyConsolas ES 001.pdf, page 73

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[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-02.pdf_p84-14] File:VideoGames DE 1991-02.pdf, page 84

[15] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 84

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-01.pdf_p34-16] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 34

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p115-17] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 115

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p130-18] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p49-19] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 49

[20] Hippon Super, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-07), page 41

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p81-21] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p92-22] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-03.pdf_p99-23] Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 99

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p20-24] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 20

[:File:Mega_UK_23.pdf_p79-25] Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 79

[:File:MegaPlay_US_03.pdf_p43-26] Mega Play, "March/April 1991" (US; 1991-04-xx), page 43

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p139-27] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

[:File:SegaPower_UK_21.pdf_p12-28] Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 12

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-29] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p65-30] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-31] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[32] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-02.pdf_p88-33] Video Games, "2/91" (DE; 1991-06-07), page 88

[:File:CVG_UK_112.pdf_p78-34] File:CVG UK 112.pdf, page 78

[:File:CVG_IT_04.pdf_p94-35] File:CVG IT 04.pdf, page 94

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[:File:PowerPlay_DE_033.pdf_p164-39] File:PowerPlay DE 033.pdf, page 164

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[:File:AcaoGames_BR_005.pdf_p30-41] Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 30

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-11.pdf_p144-42] Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1990" (DE; 1990-10-26), page 144

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p140-43] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 140

[:File:CVG_UK_112.pdf_p94-44] Computer & Video Games, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-16), page 94

[:File:Joystick_FR_013.pdf_p119-45] Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 119

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-12.pdf_p164-46] Power Play, "12/90" (DE; 1990-11-16), page 164

[:File:SegaPower_UK_16.pdf_p42-47] Sega Power, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-02-07), page 42

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p56-48] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 56

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p71-49] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71

[:File:User_GR_17.pdf_p91-50] User, "Septémvrios 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 91

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Gain Ground

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production credits

System 24 version

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

System 24 version

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Super CD-ROM² version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References