Dinosaurs for Hire

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Dinosaurs for Hire

Publisher: Sega

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1993-05^[1]	$49.9949.99^[2]	1050
BR	199x		044580

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Dinosaurs for Hire is a Mega Drive game based on the comic book series of the same name. It was only released in North America.

Gameplay

It is a side-scrolling action/platforming game similar to Contra but involving a group of dinosaurs who fight crime. The player can play as a tyrannosaurus rex named Archie, a triceratops named Lorenzo or a stegosaurus named Reese. Each has a gun which can be upgraded Contra-style (shoot with ), a close-up attack (: Archie beats enemies with his gun, Lorenzo with his horns, and Reese with his tail), and a traditional jump (, and no matter how you press it you cannot control the intensity of the jump).

Levels

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	Level 2

	Level 3

	Level 4

	Level 5

Trivia

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Some curious facts about the game^[3]:

In the game's plot, is revealed that dinosaur Lorenzo likes Chun-Li.This was a reference to Street Fighter II, and amazingly it got past Sega's legal department.

Archie the Dinosaur's ambition is to wrestle Shadow Yammoto. This was a reference to programmers next game Eternal Champions.

According to Cyranno the Dinosaur, the Mega Minotaur's real name is Hoyt. This was a tribute by programmer Steven Lashower to actor Hoyt Pollard who played the bald, inbred Banjo Boy in the movie Deliverance.

The cartridge image contains the message "E is coming!" - a reference to an Elvis Presley game that the team was designing on the side.

Production credits

Developed By: Sega Interactive Development Division
Programmers: John 'Buck' Kuwaye, Steven 'Ski Master' Lashower, Jack 'Le Saboteur' Loh, David 'Mac Man' Chaplin, Mike 'Mr. H-Blank' Terlecki
LOBSTER Engine Programming: Christopher 'Engine Meister' Warner, Robert 'Elvis is King' Morgan
Artists: Dave 'The Sprite Master' Russ, Art 'The Background God' Wong, Albert 'Char Master' Co, Todd 'Blood Worm' Tomlinson, Doug 'Dig Dug' Nishimura, Barbara Meyers
Technical Support: Ala 'Harbinger of Doom' Diaz
Project Manager: Mark 'Design-on-the-Fly' Nausha
Music: Paul 'Moto' Gadbois, Dave 'Chick-a-Baugh' Delia
Lead Tester: Terry 'Tex-T-Bone' Banks
Testers: Rey 'Multitasker' Alferez, Bill 'Dr. Mastermind' Person, Kurt 'Tindle-Fly' Tindle, Crisi Albertson, Heather Meigs, Lisa Stuart, Maria Tuzzo, Greg Becksted, Joe Cain, Harry Chavez, Marc Dawson, Dave Forster, Roman Greco, Keith Higashihara, Jason Kuo, Tony Lynch, John Russell, Siegie Stangenberg, Paul Walker, Jeff Todd, Blair Bullock, Richie Hideshima, William Emery, Atom Ellis, Glen Cureton, Ivan Fong, Vasily Lewis, Srini Chandra, Tim Spengler, Wesley Gittens
Dinosaurs for Hire Created By: Tom Mason
Producer: Stu Kosoy
Product Manager: Jamie Wojick

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Dinosaurs for Hire/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Sega Visions (US) #17: "February/March 1994" (199x-xx-xx)^[4]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[6]

Cool Gamer (RU)

60

^[7]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[8]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

60

^[9]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[10]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

35

^[11]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

64

^[12]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

69

^[13]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

63

^[14]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

83

^[15]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

58

^[16]

Todo Sega (ES)

91

^[17]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

73

^[18]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

40

^[19]

	64
Based on 14 reviews

Dinosaurs for Hire

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	39351146
MD5	e4c6cbf1a2ea36404fb69667cd080b4f
SHA-1	d006efbf1d811e018271745925fe00ca6d93f24f

1MB

1993-06

Cartridge (US)

✔

CRC32	16000453
MD5	2c64241c31024f877d30307f0d28f21d
SHA-1	944af2e25e9ab5ecf82fe5da1c55113edeee8709

1MB

1993-04-27

CD-R disc^[20]

Page

✔

CRC32	54c77d3e
MD5	7b38a12a0673b86c542d9d601f3bf6f9
SHA-1	101b97769ddd54e04f6c0c1d46d194fc78cb6f22

1MB

1993-04-26

CD-R disc^[21]

Page

✔

CRC32	8954dee9
MD5	c6d15f7e64341c1a12fd093108231b1a
SHA-1	2a04b30cf4930631bdb6c031ecd12c23387c278b

1MB

1993-05-02

CD-R disc^[22]

Page

References

↑ File:GamePro US 045.pdf, page 110
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:GamePro US 051.pdf, page 74
↑ http://www.geocities.com:80/SoHo/1354/dinos.htm (Wayback Machine: 2000-01-08 07:50)
↑ Sega Visions, "February/March 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 97
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 78-80 (78)
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 60
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 63
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 306
↑ GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 72
↑ Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 46
↑ MegaTech, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-20), page 74
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 78
↑ Sega Power, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 72
↑ Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 50
↑ Sega Zone, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-23), page 48
↑ Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 30
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 51
↑ Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 85
↑ Hidden Palace: Dinosaurs for Hire (Apr 27, 1993 prototype)
↑ Hidden Palace: Dinosaurs for Hire (Apr 26, 1993 prototype)
↑ Hidden Palace: Dinosaurs for Hire (May 2, 1993 prototype)

Dinosaurs for Hire
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[:File:GamePro_US_045.pdf_p110-1] File:GamePro US 045.pdf, page 110

[:File:GamePro_US_051.pdf_p74-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:GamePro US 051.pdf, page 74

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20000108075051.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.geocities.com:80.2FSoHo.2F1354.2Fdinos.htm-3] ttp://www.geocities.com:80/SoHo/1354/dinos.htm (Wayback Machine: 2000-01-08 07:50)

[:File:SegaVisions_US_17.pdf_p97-4] Sega Visions, "February/March 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 97

[:File:MeanMachinesSega15UK.pdf_p78_.2878-80.29-5] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 78-80 (78)

[6] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 60

[7] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 63

[:File:EGM_US_052.pdf_p50-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 50

[9] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 306

[:File:GamePro_US_051.pdf_p72-10] GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 72

[:File:Mega_UK_17.pdf_p46-11] Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 46

[:File:MegaTech_UK_24.pdf_p74-12] MegaTech, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-20), page 74

[:File:MeanMachinesSega15UK.pdf_p78-13] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 78

[:File:SegaPower_UK_50.pdf_p72-14] Sega Power, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 72

[:File:SegaPro_UK_27.pdf_p50-15] Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 50

[:File:SegaZone_UK_15.pdf_p48-16] Sega Zone, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-23), page 48

[:File:TodoSega_ES_04.pdf_p30-17] Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 30

[18] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 51

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-03.pdf_p85-19] Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 85

[http:.2F.2Fhiddenpalace.org.2FDinosaurs_for_Hire_.28Apr_27.2C_1993_prototype.29-20] Hidden Palace: Dinosaurs for Hire (Apr 27, 1993 prototype)

[http:.2F.2Fhiddenpalace.org.2FDinosaurs_for_Hire_.28Apr_26.2C_1993_prototype.29-21] Hidden Palace: Dinosaurs for Hire (Apr 26, 1993 prototype)

[http:.2F.2Fhiddenpalace.org.2FDinosaurs_for_Hire_.28May_2.2C_1993_prototype.29-22] Hidden Palace: Dinosaurs for Hire (May 2, 1993 prototype)

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Dinosaurs for Hire

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Contents

Gameplay

Levels

Trivia

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References