Speedball

n/a

Speedball

System(s): Sega Master System

Publisher: Image Works, Virgin Games

Developer: The Bitmap Brothers,

Mirrorsoft

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	Code
EU	1991-03^[1]	25009-50
EU (Virgin)	1992	25013-50
AU	199x

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Speedball is an action game released for the Sega Master System in 1990.

The game was followed by Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe.

History

Development

The Master System version of Speedball derives from the IBM PC version^[4]. Graphics were created in The Advanced OCP Art Studio for the Atari ST^[5].

Though the game was not released outside of PAL regions, Speedball on the Master System recognises an NTSC console and adjusts various factors (such as music speed) accordingly^[5].

Magazine articles

Main article: Speedball/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Game Power (IT) #1: "Dicembre 1991" (1991-1x-xx)

Print advert in Game Power (IT) #5: "Aprile 1992" (1992-0x-xx)

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

81

^[11]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

92

^[12]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

80

^[6]

Game Power (IT)

90

^[13]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

76

^[7]

Joypad (FR)

90

^[8]

Joystick (FR)

88

^[14]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

70

^[15]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

65

^[16]

Mean Machines (UK)

79

^[9]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

79

^[17]

Player One (FR)

65

^[10]

Power Play (DE)

57

^[18]

Raze (UK)

PAL

87

^[2]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

80

^[19]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[20]

Supersonic (FR)

80

^[21]

Video Games (DE)

47

^[22]

Zero (UK)

PAL

85

^[23]

	77
Based on 19 reviews

Speedball

Master System, EU (Image Works)
Cover
Cart

Master System, EU (Virgin Games)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, AU

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	a57cad18
MD5	ccbb21ff7484d5569bc823168edc8628
SHA-1	e51cbdb9b74ce4b53747215b23b54eb62f8392b3

128kB

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32	5ccc1a65
MD5	ae579fba63e0da9cb969980ac172a600
SHA-1	a4cf72c985d0fe51ac36388774c7f0bf982c19e3

128kB

Cartridge (EU)

(Alt)

References

↑ Mean Machines, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-02-01), page 36
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Raze, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-03-28), page 52
↑ Sega Power, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-07), page 31
↑ File:StheSegaMagazine UK 08.pdf, page 16
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:StheSegaMagazine UK 08.pdf, page 17
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:CVG UK 114.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 114.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 001.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 001.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 111
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:MeanMachines UK 05.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 05.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:PlayerOne FR 014.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 014.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 40
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 145
↑ Game Power, "Dicembre 1991" (IT; 1991-1x-xx), page 38
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 150
↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 80
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Noviembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 43
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136
↑ Power Play, "6/91" (DE; 1991-05-10), page 136
↑ Sega Power, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-07), page 30
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 59
↑ Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 27
↑ Video Games, "2/91" (DE; 1991-06-07), page 81
↑ Zero, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 82

Speedball
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[:File:MeanMachines_UK_05.pdf_p36-1] Mean Machines, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-02-01), page 36

[:File:Raze_UK_07.pdf_p52-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Raze, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-03-28), page 52

[:File:SegaPower_UK_17.pdf_p31-3] Sega Power, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-07), page 31

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p16-4] File:StheSegaMagazine UK 08.pdf, page 16

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p17-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:StheSegaMagazine UK 08.pdf, page 17

[:File:CVG_UK_114.pdf_p34-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:CVG UK 114.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 114.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p40-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 001.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 001.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Joypad_FR_001.pdf_p111-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 111

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_05.pdf_p34-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:MeanMachines UK 05.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 05.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_014.pdf_p68-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:PlayerOne FR 014.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 014.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p40-11] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 40

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p145-12] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 145

[:File:GamePower_IT_01.pdf_p38-13] Game Power, "Dicembre 1991" (IT; 1991-1x-xx), page 38

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p150-14] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 150

[:File:MegaForce_FR_02.pdf_p80-15] Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 80

[:File:Micromania2_ES_042.pdf_p43-16] Micromanía (segunda época), "Noviembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 43

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-17] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-06.pdf_p136-18] Power Play, "6/91" (DE; 1991-05-10), page 136

[:File:SegaPower_UK_17.pdf_p30-19] Sega Power, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-07), page 30

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p59-20] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 59

[:File:Supersonic_FR_02.pdf_p27-21] Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 27

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-02.pdf_p81-22] Video Games, "2/91" (DE; 1991-06-07), page 81

[:File:Zero_UK_18.pdf_p82-23] Zero, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 82

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Contents

History

Development

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References