Ristar (Game Gear)

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For the Sega Mega Drive game, see Ristar.

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Ristar
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
JP
¥3,8003,800 G-3365
Sega Game Gear
US
$39.9939.99[2] 2543
Sega Game Gear
EU
2543-50

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

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

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
87 [6]
76
81
91 №9, p20
82 [3]
90 №50, p102[7]
81 №14, p88/89
87 №65, p65
81 №41, p49
Sega Game Gear
84
Based on
9 reviews
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]
Sega Game Gear
81
Based on
21 reviews

Ristar (Game Gear)

Game Gear, US
Ristar GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngRistar gg us box.jpg
Cover
Ristar gg us cart.jpg
Cart
Ristar GG US Manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
Ristar GG EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngRistar GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Ristar GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, JP
Ristar GG JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngRistar gg jp box.jpg
Cover
Ristar GG JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Ristar GG JP Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 efe65b3b
MD5 06f0a495fbb70fad50246da715f8add7
SHA-1 d0d950097471553b6a96dc9cf0fb14ddb3a7dda2
512kB Cartridge

References

  1. File:EGM US 066.pdf, page 266
  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
  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 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
  4. GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 9
  5. Sega Visions, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 51
  6. 6.0 6.1 Consoles +, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 106
  7. File:PlayerOne FR 050.pdf, page 100
  8. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 36
  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
  12. Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 5 May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 63
  13. Games World: The Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 20
  14. Game Informer, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 60
  15. Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 104
  16. Mega Fun, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-22), page 76
  17. Mega Play, "February/March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 49
  18. Player One, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 102
  19. Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 106
  20. Sega Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 88
  21. Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 65
  22. Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 49
  23. Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 132
  24. Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 51
  25. Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 109


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