Black Fire

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Black Fire

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Sega (US)

Developer: Nova Logic, Sega Away Team

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (1 track)

Peripherals supported: Mission Stick

Genre: Simulation

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-12-22	¥5,8005,800	T-7003G
US	1995		81003
EU	1996-06-28^[1]		T-7011H-50

ESRB

Sega

ELSPA

Black Fire (ブラックファイアー) is a helicopter simulation game for the Sega Saturn.

Production credits

Programmed by: John Bojorquez
Game Design by: Paul Robinson
Original Concept by: Eric Rawlins, John Butrovich
Produced by: Eric Rawlins
Managing Producer: Steven Apour
Direcy by: John Butrovich
Project manager: David Seeholzer
Technical Design Support: Paul Drzeweiki, Gavin Games
Additional Support: David Seeholzer, Randy Casey
Animation by: Osman Soykut, Dean Fowler
Art: Daniel Cabuco, Bryon Carson, Joby Otero, Rod Parong, Keith Rust, Eric Scharf, Walter Schulz, Jon Tando
Orchestrated by: Barry Blum
Additional Orchestrations by: Jim Hedges
Sound Effects by: Loudmouth
Project Manager: Doria Sanchez
Packaging: Bob Schonfisch
Manual: Hillary Clayson Loeb, Kathy Garfield
Product Specialist: Clint Dyer

Voice Talent

Lt. Bishop: David Baker
Lt. Mackenzie (radio chatter): Kathryn Nymoen-Verege
Lt. Mackenzie (mission briefings): Connie Hall
Kane/Colonel Oversteet: Billy Pitrone
Gideon: Joe Kerska
Computer: Cynthia Marcucci
Bad guys (Spanish voice chatter): Millie Santiago
Good guys/Canadian Air Authority: Jeff Faber
Recorded at: Music Annex, Menio Park
Quality Assurance by: Sega of America, Test Department
Lead Testers: Michael Williams, Janine Cook
Assistant Leads: Sean Doidge, Michael Baldwin, Marc Dawson
Testers: Sako Bezdjian, Alfred Dutton, Mark Griffin, Joshua Johnson, Tracy Johnson, Bart Larrenaga, Sancho Martinez, Rob Prideaux, Mark Vitello, Stan Weaver
Special Thanks to: Tim Dunley, Jef Feltman, Jonathan Flamm, Renee Greenwood, Bob Hardy, Joshua Johnson, Benjamin Lee, Lawrence Loth, Thomas Miley, Zach Meston, Mark Miller, Steve Payne, David Woldrich

Source:

US manual^[3]

Magazine articles

Main article: Black Fire/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-14: "1995-14 (1995-12-22)" (1995-12-08)
also published in:

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-01: "1996-01 (1996-01-12,26)" (1995-12-22)^[4]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[11]

Fusion (US)

NTSC-U

25

^[5]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[12]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

71

^[13]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

60

^[14]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

60

^[6]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-U

67

^[15]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

47

^[16]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

70

^[2]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[17]

Player One (FR)

60

^[7]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[18]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

74

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC

80

^[20]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

75

^[21]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[22]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[10]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

67

^[23]

Ultimate Gamer (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[24]

Videogame Advisor (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[25]

	61
Based on 20 reviews

Black Fire

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

References

↑ File:CVG UK 176.pdf, page 48
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:Blackfire sat us manual.pdf, page 24
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-01 (1996-01-12,26)" (JP; 1995-12-22), page 12
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:Fusion US 0102.pdf, page 90 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Fusion US 0102.pdf_p90" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:Joypad FR 057.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 057.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:PlayerOne FR 068.pdf, page 118 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 068.pdf_p118" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SSM_UK_09.pdf, page 70
↑ File:SSM_JP_19960112_1996-01.pdf, page 191
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Famitsu, "1995-12-29" (JP; 1995-12-15), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 11: November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 21
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 68
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 120
↑ MAN!AC, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-06), page 40
↑ Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 81
↑ Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 180
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 5" (JP; 1996-02-16), page 68
↑ Sega Power, "Collectors' Issue 1996" (UK; 1996-07-xx), page 58
↑ Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 42
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 70
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-01 (1996-01-12,26)" (JP; 1995-12-22), page 191
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 11
↑ Ultimate Gamer, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 77
↑ Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 4: August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 32

[:File:CVG_UK_176.pdf_p48-1] File:CVG UK 176.pdf, page 48

[:File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf_p72-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Blackfire_sat_us_manual.pdf_p24-3] File:Blackfire sat us manual.pdf, page 24

[:File:SSM_JP_19960112_1996-01.pdf_p12-4] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-01 (1996-01-12,26)" (JP; 1995-12-22), page 12

[:File:Fusion_US_0102.pdf_p90-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:Fusion US 0102.pdf, page 90 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Fusion US 0102.pdf_p90" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Joypad_FR_057.pdf_p76-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:Joypad FR 057.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 057.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_068.pdf_p118-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:PlayerOne FR 068.pdf, page 118 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 068.pdf_p118" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SSM_UK_09.pdf_p70-8] File:SSM_UK_09.pdf, page 70

[:File:SSM_JP_19960112_1996-01.pdf_p191-9] File:SSM_JP_19960112_1996-01.pdf, page 191

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p15-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content

[11] Famitsu, "1995-12-29" (JP; 1995-12-15), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0311.pdf_p21-12] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 11: November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 21

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0812.pdf_p68-13] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 68

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_061.pdf_p120-14] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 120

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-01.pdf_p40-15] MAN!AC, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-06), page 40

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-09.pdf_p81-16] Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 81

[:File:NextGeneration_US_12.pdf_p180-17] Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 180

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-05_19960301.pdf_p68-18] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 5" (JP; 1996-02-16), page 68

[:File:SegaPower_UK_82.pdf_p58-19] Sega Power, "Collectors' Issue 1996" (UK; 1996-07-xx), page 58

[:File:SegaPro_UK_53.pdf_p42-20] Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 42

[:File:SSM_UK_09.pdf_p70-21] Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 70

[:File:SSM_JP_19960112_1996-01.pdf_p191-22] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-01 (1996-01-12,26)" (JP; 1995-12-22), page 191

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p11-23] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 11

[:File:UltimateGamer_US_05.pdf_p77-24] Ultimate Gamer, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 77

[:File:VideogameAdvisor_US_0104.pdf_p32-25] Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 4: August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 32

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Black Fire

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References