Ristar (Game Gear)

For the Sega Mega Drive game, see Ristar.

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Ristar

System(s): Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega CS

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-02-17	¥3,8003,800	G-3365
US	1995-02^[1]	$39.9939.99^[2]	2543
EU	1995-02^[3]		2543-50

ESRB

Sega

The Sega Game Gear version of Ristar , released as Ristar The Shooting Star (リスター・ザ・シューティングスター) in Japan, is a platform game released in 1995.

This 8-bit version is similar to its 16-bit counterpart on the Sega Mega Drive, but features different planets and adjusted level layouts.

Gameplay

Rounds

Note: the level names were changed when brought to the West.

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Ristar	Ristar
English (US)	Ristar	Ristar
Japanese	リスター・ザ・シューティングスター	Ristar The Shooting Star

Production credits

Game Planner: Nencoo Gutoku
System Programmer: Alice Kagamino
Ristar Programmer: Mika Muraoka
Boss Programmer: Haruo Nakajima
Enemy Programmer: Ezachan
Effect Programmer: Masami Tezuka
Demo Programmer: Hanamogera.D
Character Designer: Francis.N, Pixy Monty
Planet Designer: Mauo.S, General Kusumi
Music Composer: LKJ.Chikayo, Tomoko Sasaki
Sound Programmer: Kazune Hiiragi
Project Director: Capt.Jinguji
Art Director: Nencoo Gutoku
Lead Tester: Matt Underwood
Assistant Lead Testers: Carey Camacho, David Dodge
Special Thanks to: Nag, Bryan.M, Wadachi, Tarachan, Chikyuchan, Tamachan, Nana Kusunoki, Ristar MD Staff and Genesis Staff
Producer: Rhonda Van
Assistant Producer: Erik Wahlberg
Marketing: Chrissy Huneke Kremer
Presented by: ©Sega 1995

Magazine articles

Main article: Ristar (Game Gear)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #23: "February/March 1995" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #68: "March 1995" (1995-xx-xx)^[4]
Sega Visions (US) #24: "May 1995" (1995-xx-xx)^[5]

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

87

^[6]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

76

^[8]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[9]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[10]

Freak (IL)

90

^[11]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

81

^[12]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[2]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

91

^[13]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[14]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

85

^[15]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

84

^[16]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

77

^[17]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

82

^[3]

Player One (FR)

90

^[18]

Play Time (DE)

84

^[19]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

81

^[20]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

87

^[21]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

81

^[22]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[23]

Todo Sega (ES)

88

^[24]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

71

^[25]

	81
Based on 21 reviews

Ristar (Game Gear)

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	efe65b3b
MD5	06f0a495fbb70fad50246da715f8add7
SHA-1	d0d950097471553b6a96dc9cf0fb14ddb3a7dda2

512kB

Cartridge

References

↑ File:EGM US 066.pdf, page 266
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:GamePro US 068.pdf, page 125 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 068.pdf_p125" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
↑ GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 9
↑ Sega Visions, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 51
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 040.pdf, page 106 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 040.pdf_p106" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:PlayerOne FR 050.pdf, page 100
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 36
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 38
↑ Famitsu, "1995-02-24" (JP; 1995-02-10), page 39
↑ Freak, "5/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 5 May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 63
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 20
↑ Game Informer, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 60
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 104
↑ Mega Fun, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-22), page 76
↑ Mega Play, "February/March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 49
↑ Player One, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 102
↑ Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 106
↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 88
↑ Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 65
↑ Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 49
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 132
↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 51
↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 109

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[:File:EGM_US_066.pdf_p266-1] File:EGM US 066.pdf, page 266

[:File:GamePro_US_068.pdf_p125-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:GamePro US 068.pdf, page 125 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 068.pdf_p125" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p86-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:GamePro_US_068.pdf_p9-4] GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 9

[:File:SegaVisions_US_24.pdf_p51-5] Sega Visions, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 51

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_040.pdf_p106-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 040.pdf, page 106 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 040.pdf_p106" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_050.pdf_p100-7] File:PlayerOne FR 050.pdf, page 100

[:File:EGM_US_067.pdf_p36-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:EGM_US_068.pdf_p38-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 38

[10] Famitsu, "1995-02-24" (JP; 1995-02-10), page 39

[11] Freak, "5/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0805.pdf_p63-12] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 5 May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 63

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_09.pdf_p20-13] Games World: The Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 20

[:File:GameInformer_US_022.pdf_p60-14] Game Informer, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 60

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_042.pdf_p104-15] Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 104

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-03.pdf_p76-16] Mega Fun, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-22), page 76

[:File:MegaPlay_US_0601.pdf_p49-17] Mega Play, "February/March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 49

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_050.pdf_p102-18] Player One, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 102

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-04.pdf_p106-19] Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 106

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_14.pdf_p88-20] Sega Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 88

[:File:SegaPower_UK_65.pdf_p65-21] Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 65

[:File:SegaPro_UK_41.pdf_p49-22] Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 49

[:File:SSM_JP_19950301_1995-03.pdf_p132-23] Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 132

[:File:TodoSega_ES_24.pdf_p51-24] Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 51

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-03.pdf_p109-25] Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 109

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Ristar (Game Gear)

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Rounds

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References