Pen Pen TriIceLon

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Pen Pen TriIceLon
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Infogrames North America (US), Infogrames Multimedia (EU), General Entertainment (JP)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Jump Pack
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
JP 		¥5,8005,800 T-17001M
Sega Dreamcast
US 		T-15105N
Sega Dreamcast
EU 		T-15103D-50
Sega Dreamcast
DE/FR/NL 		T-15103D-58
Sega Dreamcast
ES/UK/IT 		T-15103D-61
Sega Dreamcast
AU 		$94.9594.95[4]

Pen Pen TriIceLon (ペンペン トライアイスロン), known simply as PenPen in Europe, is a Sega Dreamcast racing game by General Entertainment. It was one of the first Dreamcast games to be announced, along with General Entertainment's other game Godzilla Generations and was a launch title for the system in Japan, North America and Europe.

As the name suggests, there are three types of gameplay involved during the races, running, sliding and swimming. The player controls one of eight characters through a series of races. There are also many unlockable costumes.

Gameplay

PenPen TriIceLon is a 1-4 Player triathlon game consisting of running, belly-sliding and swimming. Each player controls a penguin-hybrid (PenShark, PenOctopus, PenSeal) and races in one of 4 worlds: Sweets, Jungle, Toys and Horror. There are 5 races in each world: Easy, Medium, Hard, VS. Same and VS. Hanamizu, where you have to race against a cheater. In every race except Easy, there is also an obstacle somewhere in the walking area. A list of the characters and worlds (including where the obstacles are) is below.

Characters

Sparky
Happy-go-lucky, though childish, PenPen that absolutely loves speed. He loves giving his best shot at racing.
Jaw
Scary PenShark that is very wild. He is rough when he's angry.
Tina
Cutsy PenPen that is very selfish. She loves to make herself look as cute as possible.
Back
Very laid-back PenSeal, and loves to take things nice and easy. Though rare, when he gets angry he can frighten people.
Sneak
Very comedic PenOctopus. He's probably the Bill Cosby of the PenPen world. Sometimes his mischievous plots backfire on himself.
Mr. Bow
Reckless PenDog, often leaping without looking. He always jumps headfirst into things with no though of his safety.
Ballery
The only PenHippo on the planet that is able to speak. She loves to interrupt other people's conversations, acting on jealousy.
Hanamizu
... Let's just leave it as the mysterious PenPen we don't know anything about, OK?

Worlds

Sweets
This world is owned by Mrs. Cream, and is mainly composed of snow, ice, and edible food. The obstacle in this course is when the PenPens walk into the room with the windmills, and they start spinning and blowing the racers all over the room, preventing them from reaching the other end.
Jungle
This world is owned by Unga Pogo, and he just loves outdoor stuff. The obstacle in the jungle is a spinning roulette found in the middle of the IceBat Cave. It spins for a long time, then pauses for a brief amount of time, then spins again.
Toys
This colorful animated world is a large toy box owned by Bambi Mask. The obstacle here is where the large open space in the second half of the walking segment becomes a lake, and you either trudge through the lake or bounce off the rubber duckies to get to the next part.
Horror
This spooky dark world is owned by Horror Man, at age 4771, and loves to scare people. The obstacle is found when you cross two small pools of green water (Yuk!), and spooky hands pop out and attack you. When hit, you stay down for a while before you get back up.

History

Reception

PenPen TriIceLon was given a C+ by Game Revolution. However, the game was criticized for it being short.

Magazine articles

Main article: Pen Pen TriIceLon/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #1998-04: "1998-04 (1998-12-11)" (1998-11-27)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 №3, p134[5]
85 №84, p98/99
75 №95, p156[6]
60 №218, p85[1]
70 №3, p80[7]
80 №1998-03, p26[8]
80 №, p34[9]
63 №520, p35
86 №2, p66/67[10]
50 №67, p87[11]
67 №103, p136[12]
40 №1, p39[2]
Sega Dreamcast
 68
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
95
[13]
Arcade (UK) NTSC-J
50
[5]
Arcade (UK) PAL
50
[14]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
85
[15]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
75
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[1]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
70
[7]
Digitiser (UK)
72
[16]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
50
[17]
Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE) PAL
50
[18]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[19]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
86
[20]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
80
[9]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
50
[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
55
[21]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
81
[22]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
63
[23]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
60
[24]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
33
[25]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-J
67
[26]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
55
[27]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
55
[28]
Man!ak (PL)
65
[29]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[30]
neXt Level (DE) NTSC-J
75
[31]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
60
[32]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)
50
[33]
Player One (FR)
67
[12]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
40
[2]
Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-J
74
[34]
Strana Igr (RU)
80
[35]
Strana Igr (RU)
73
[36]
Total Control (UK) NTSC-J
82
[37]
Sega Dreamcast
 64
Based on
33 reviews

Pen Pen TriIceLon

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Dreamcast, EN/ES/IT
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Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
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Dreamcast, JP
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External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:CVG UK 218.pdf, page 85 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 218.pdf_p85" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:ROD ES 01.pdf, page 39 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ROD ES 01.pdf_p39" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals
  4. ↑ File:Hyper AU 076.pdf, page 88
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Arcade UK 03.pdf, page 134 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 03.pdf_p134" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 095.pdf, page 156 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 095.pdf_p156" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:DreamcastMonthly UK 03.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMonthly UK 03.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ File:DCM_JP_19981204_1998-03.pdf, page 26
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ File:DreamcastMagazine UK 02.pdf, page 64
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:Edge UK 067.pdf, page 87 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 067.pdf_p87" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:PlayerOne FR 103.pdf, page 136 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 103.pdf_p136" defined multiple times with different content
  13. ↑ Ação Games, "Janeiro 1999" (BR; 199x-xx-xx), page 20
  14. ↑ Arcade, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-01), page 99
  15. ↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1999" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 98
  16. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1999-10-13)
  17. ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 96
  18. ↑ Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "Januar 2000" (DE; 2000-01-13), page 20
  19. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "1998-03 (1998-12-04)" (JP; 1998-11-20), page 26
  20. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 2" (UK; 1999-10-21), page 66
  21. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 220
  22. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 155
  23. ↑ Famitsu, "1998-12-04" (JP; 1998-11-20), page 35
  24. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 11: November 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20
  25. ↑ Game Informer, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 90
  26. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "February 1999" (US; 1999-01-15), page 82
  27. ↑ MAN!AC, "02/99" (DE; 1999-01-07), page 39
  28. ↑ MAN!AC, "04/2000" (DE; 2000-03-04), page 65
  29. ↑ Man!ak, "Listopad 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 24
  30. ↑ Next Generation, "December 1999" (US; 1999-11-23), page 104
  31. ↑ neXt Level, "Januar 1999" (DE; 1998-12-18), page 11
  32. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-11), page 81
  33. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 113
  34. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1999" (DE; 1998-12-28), page 14
  35. ↑ Strana Igr, "Yanvar 1999 2/2" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 7
  36. ↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 20
  37. ↑ Total Control, "January 1999" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 154
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