Master of Monsters

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Master of Monsters

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Toshiba EMI (JP), Renovation (US)

Developer: ISCO, Opera House

Developer(s) of original games: SystemSoft

Genre: Simulation

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-07-26	¥7,8007,800	T-63013
US	1991-11^[1]	$69.9969.99^[2]	49156

Master of Monsters (マスター・オブ・モンスターズ) is a 1988 strategy game by SystemSoft for the PC-88, ported to various other Japanese computers. In 1991, Toshiba EMI had it ported it to the Sega Mega Drive and published it in Japan. Toshiba EMI also introduced a new soundtrack composed by Koichi Sugiyama, Hayato Matsuo, and Hitoshi Sakimoto.

Unlike most, if not all other, SystemSoft games (including this game's various sequels), this version was actually released outside Japan — published in America by Renovation.

The original Master of Monsters went on to spawn a long-lasting series of games. One sequel on the Saturn, Master of Monsters: Neo Generations, was released in 1996.

Gameplay

The game plays similarly to the Daisenryaku games. After choosing a level and setting up team parameters, you can play the game. Selecting one of your monsters and hitting allows you to control that particular monster, while selecting any space and hitting allows you to do various battle-related things. Battles appear to be fully automated (TODO).

Production credits

Executive Producer: Takahiko Nagashima
Producer: Yoshihiko Ohhashi
Director: Yutaka Katsura
Sound Producer: Koichi Sugiyama
Sound: Hayato Matsuo, YMOH.S
Planner: Hidefumi Ohara
Programmer: Naoki Morishima, Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Satoru Miki
Graphic: Hiroshi Akagi, Atsuhiro Gunji, Ken Takagi, Kiyoto Yoshimura, Taku Nakayama, Reiko Yoshida
Manual: Zenichi Sato, Miki Nakagawa

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Master of Monsters/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #30: "January 1992" (199x-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[5]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

75

^[6]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[7]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)

50

^[8]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[9]

Game Players Sega Guide! (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[10]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[11]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

76

^[12]

Play Time (DE)

78

^[13]

Power Play (DE)

68

^[14]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC

28

^[15]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

77

^[16]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

64

^[17]

Video Games (DE)

71

^[18]

	66
Based on 14 reviews

Master of Monsters

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	91354820
MD5	6fd2ba6b00c102debe3dcbe6257656c1
SHA-1	28f38617911a99504542b30f70c0d9c81996ef65

512kB

1991-05

Cartridge (US)

✔

CRC32	d51ee8c2
MD5	1b6e81696b813d5dfe3528df043f86ba
SHA-1	ca62d376be5cc7b944bbe9b5f2610f8bb55a2fed

512kB

1991-05

Cartridge (JP)

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Master of Monsters

↑ File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 9
↑ File:VG&CE US 36.pdf, page 52
↑ File:BeepMD_JP_1991-08.pdf, page 37
↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 125
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1991" (DE; 1991-11-15), page 141
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-08), page 35
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 155
↑ Famitsu, "1991-08-09" (JP; 1991-07-26), page 1
↑ Game Players Sega Guide!, "Vol. 3, No. 1: February/March 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 69
↑ Hippon Super, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-04), page 88
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-xx), page 107
↑ Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 88
↑ Power Play, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-11), page 134
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 110
↑ Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 36

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p9-1] File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 9

[:File:VG.26CE_US_36.pdf_p52-2] File:VG&CE US 36.pdf, page 52

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-08.pdf_p37-3] File:BeepMD_JP_1991-08.pdf, page 37

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-4] File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85

[5] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 125

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-12.pdf_p141-6] Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1991" (DE; 1991-11-15), page 141

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-08.pdf_p35-7] Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-08), page 35

[8] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 155

[9] Famitsu, "1991-08-09" (JP; 1991-07-26), page 1

[:File:GPSG_US_0301.pdf_p69-10] Game Players Sega Guide!, "Vol. 3, No. 1: February/March 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 69

[11] Hippon Super, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-04), page 88

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1991-10.pdf_p107-12] Mega Drive Fan, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-xx), page 107

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-04.pdf_p88-13] Play Time, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-04), page 88

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1992-04.pdf_p134-14] Power Play, "4/92" (DE; 1992-03-11), page 134

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-15] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-16] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[17] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 110

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-04.pdf_p36-18] Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 36

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Master of Monsters

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Contents

Gameplay

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References