Gargoyles

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Gargoyles
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Buena Vista Interactive
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		T-239056
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		047200

Gargoyles is an action game for the Sega Mega Drive made in 1995 by Buena Vista Interactive made to tie in with the Gargoyles television series created by Buena Vista for Disney (though the Disney name is nowhere to be found on the actual game).

In the game, you control Goliath, leader of the Manhattan Clan of Gargoyles, who can run, charge (B while running), climb walls (C to jump on; you automatically grab on), punch (B) and throw (A) objects, jump (C), and hover in midair for two seconds (C twice). You can charge in midair to break through the floor or charge through walls which can be broken.

The game uses the MC68000's tas (test and set) opcode to do condition-related things (exactly what is unknown; TODO). tas runs in a different way from other CPUs, and for some unknown reason the Genesis is wired differently (what exactly si going on is unknown; TODO). The designers of the Genesis 3 overlooked this, and for some unknown reason, the game will not run on this model, making it the only game not to run on the Genesis 3 due to something other than additional hardware not being supported.

Promotional material

  • Gargoyles MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
58
90
Sega Mega Drive
 74
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
90
[2]
Ação Games (BR)
75
[3]
Cool Gamer (RU)
80
[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
58
[5]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[6]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)
80
[7]
Freak (IL)
79
[8]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
90
[9]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
85
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[11]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
83
[12]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2 (RU)
56
[13]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-U
72
[14]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-U
84
[15]
Tricks (RU)
85
[16]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
84
[17]
Sega Mega Drive
 79
Based on
16 reviews

Gargoyles

Mega Drive, US
Gargoyles MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Gargoyles MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Gargoyles MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US (cardboard)

Gargoyles MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, BR
Gargoyles MD BR Box.jpg
Cover
Gargoyles MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Gargoyles MD BR Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 2d965364
MD5 182b253e376b3ed4c51be1f87a95aa29
SHA-1 2b76764ca1e5a26e406e42c5f8dbd5b8df915522
3MB 1995-09 Cartridge (US)

References

  1. ↑ File:EGM US 077.pdf, page 100
  2. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 85
  3. ↑ Ação Games, "Fevereiro 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 30
  4. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 89
  5. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
  6. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 317
  7. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 59
  8. ↑ Freak, "2/96" (IL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
  9. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 1: January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 22
  10. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 1 January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 58
  11. ↑ GamePro, "February 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 70
  12. ↑ Game Informer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 25
  13. ↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 154
  14. ↑ MAN!AC, "03/96" (DE; 1996-02-14), page 48
  15. ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 64
  16. ↑ Tricks, "Vypusk 7" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 27
  17. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 78
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