Generations Lost

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Generations Lost
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Time Warner Interactive, HIC Infocomm (KR)
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action, Adventure

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-48326
Sega Mega Drive
EU
T-48326-50
Sega Mega Drive
KR
HIC-95002

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Generations Lost is a 1994 action game for the Sega Mega Drive by Pacific SoftScape and Time Warner Interactive. The title screen indicates a copyright of 1993 as well as 1994; however, whether or not this is a port of something or ties into something from 1993 is unknown.

This was the only game developed by Pacific SoftScape.

Gameplay

The game seems to mix elements from Flashback and the Commodore 64 classic "Sacred Armor of Antiriad".

The game's option screen is well hidden on the low contrast teleporter screen right after the title screen, push Right and  START  to access it. C is for jumping, B is for physical attacks while A uses the powersuit's glove to operate devices or release an electrical rope which can be used for climbing, descending or even as a projectile. Crouching and thereafter pushing Left or Right can be used for rolling.

There are golden nodes throughout the game that activate special abilities. These include the power to swing on ropes as seen in Spiderman by pushing and holding C again in mid-air and a temporary length boost for the electrical rope. There's a glitch which makes it possible to pass through walls and doors by swinging through them.

Progress is recorded through checkpoints and passwords. Health is restored by standing on healing platforms. Special items such as homing projectiles, energy shields etc. can be found hidden throughout the stages behind heavy steel doors.

Later on you gain the ability to warp between areas, making the game pseudo-nonlinear, although the game's short length doesn't allow to make extensive use of it.

Passwords

  • AGES
  • DUTY
  • HOPE

Versions

The game is identical in all regions an not region protected, it can therefore be played on unmodified systems. The only difference is not gameplay related: the title screen displays Sega Genesis or Sega Mega Drive depending on the console's region.

Production credits

Pacific SoftScape
  • Design: Bruce Straley
  • Art: Bruce Straley, Michael Gates
  • Programming: Raymond Frericks Jr, Jeff Fort
  • Music, SFX: Josh Gabriel
  • Producer: Mitzi McGilvray
  • Director of Product Development: Bill Hindorff
  • Lead Tester: Mike Kruse
  • Cyborg Art: Fred Andrews
  • Special Thanks: Steve Calfee, Dan Van Elderen, Mike Klug, Linda Blanchard, Doug Gray
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Generations Lost/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #26: "December 1994" (1994-10-28)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
79 [2]
67 №6, p18
77 [3]
83 №27, p56/57
80 №48, p150
75 №63, p79
70 [4]
Sega Mega Drive
76
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[5]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
79
[2]
Digitiser (UK)
75
[7]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
91
[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
64
[9]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[11]
Gamers (DE) PAL
53
[12]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
67
[13]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
83
[14]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[15]
Joypad (FR)
80
[16]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
60
[17]
Mega (UK) PAL
83
[18]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
70
[19]
Mega Fun (DE)
45
[20]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
77
[21]
Player One (FR)
80
[22]
Play Time (DE) PAL
60
[23]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[24]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
74
[25]
Todo Sega (ES)
77
[26]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
73
[27]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[4]
Sega Mega Drive
70
Based on
25 reviews

Generations Lost

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, KR
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 131f36a6
MD5 e91d85e82c9ab9770d86e00dbc78f7c5
SHA-1 86af34198a8c67bd92fb03241d14861b2a9e270a
1MB 1994-08 Cartridge (US/EU)

References

  1. File:GamePlayers US 0712.pdf, page 12
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:CVG UK 157.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 157.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 157.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
  3. Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 96-98 (96)
  4. 4.0 4.1 VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 128
  5. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 86
  6. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 90
  7. Digitiser (UK) (1995-02-10)
  8. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 160
  9. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
  10. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 317
  11. GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 128
  12. Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 19
  13. Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 18
  14. Game Informer, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 19
  15. Game Informer, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 16
  16. Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 57
  17. MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 67
  18. Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 56
  19. Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 82
  20. Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 90
  21. Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 96
  22. Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 150
  23. Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 106
  24. Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 79
  25. Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 72
  26. Todo Sega, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 50
  27. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15