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James Pond: Underwater Agent is first in a series of games developed by Millennium Interactive. It was first released on the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST in 1990, and was ported to the Sega Mega Drive and Acorn Archimedes in 1991. In the game, the player controls a fish named Pond, who needs to complete a series of rescue missions and stop the evil Doctor Maybe from polluting the world's oceans. Unlike later games in the series, James Pond is not a traditional platform game, as most of the game takes place underwater (similar to Ecco the Dolphin).
Gameplay
Before each level, James Pond is given mission criteria.
and
shoot bubbles to trap enemies.
will also pick up and drop keys and other mission-critical collectibles. Power-ups and bonus items can be picked up by simply swimming into them. Holding
and reaching the surface will cause James Pond to jump out of the water and back in — use this to reach dry land for more items. While on dry land,
jumps high. In each level, there is a set amount of time to complete the mission objectives and go into an exit (holding
while over a tube).
Production credits
- Game Design: Chris Sorrell
- Graphics: Chris Sorrell
- Programmer: Steve Bak
- Original Music and Sound Effects: Richard Joseph
- Music and Sound Effects Translation: Michael Barlow
- Producer: Christopher Erhardt
- Associate Producer: Roland Kippenhan III
- Product Management: Lesley Mansford, Robert Sears
- Art Director: Nancy L. Fong
- Package Illustration: Mark Nightingale
- Documentation: Michael Humes
- Documentation Layout: Jennie Maruyama
- Game Testers: Ed Gwynn, Michael Meischeid, Jeffrey Lee, Michael A. Lubuguin
- Quality Assurance: Michael C. Prince
Magazine articles
- Main article: James Pond: Underwater Agent/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
Sega Retro Average
|
Publication
|
Score
|
Source
|
Ação Games (BR)
|
58
|
[5]
|
GamePro (US)
|
72
|
№23, p47[4]
|
Games-X (UK)
|
80
|
№1
|
Joystick (FR)
|
75
|
[6]
|
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
|
79
|
№5, p92
|
Mega Action (UK)
|
82
|
№1, p65
|
MegaTech (UK)
|
77
|
№1, p78[7]
|
Mean Machines (UK)
|
79
|
[8]
|
Player One (FR)
|
87
|
[9]
|
Power Play (DE)
|
71
|
№5/91, p136
|
Raze (UK)
|
86
|
[1]
|
Sega Power (UK)
|
83
|
№18, p10/11
|
Sega Power (UK)
|
60
|
№23, p53
|
Sega Pro (UK)
|
73
|
№3, p61[10]
|
Sega Pro (UK)
|
70
|
№18, p66
|
Video Games (DE)
|
85
|
№2/91, p93[11]
|
Zzap! (IT)
|
90
|
№58, p65[12]
|
|
James Pond: Underwater Agent
Mega Drive, US
|
|
![JamesPond MD US Cart.jpg](/images/thumb/3/32/JamesPond_MD_US_Cart.jpg/50px-JamesPond_MD_US_Cart.jpg) Cart ![James Pond MD US Manual.pdf](/images/thumb/e/e6/James_Pond_MD_US_Manual.pdf/page1-34px-James_Pond_MD_US_Manual.pdf.jpg) Manual
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Mega Drive, EU
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![James Pond MD EU Box.jpg](/images/thumb/c/c9/James_Pond_MD_EU_Box.jpg/183px-James_Pond_MD_EU_Box.jpg) Cover
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![JamesPond MD US Cart.jpg](/images/thumb/3/32/JamesPond_MD_US_Cart.jpg/50px-JamesPond_MD_US_Cart.jpg) Cart
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Mega Drive, AU
|
|
![James Pond Underwater Agent Megadrive AU Manual.pdf](/images/thumb/3/30/James_Pond_Underwater_Agent_Megadrive_AU_Manual.pdf/page1-35px-James_Pond_Underwater_Agent_Megadrive_AU_Manual.pdf.jpg) Manual
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Mega Drive, BR
|
![JamesPond MD BR Box.jpg](/images/thumb/e/ec/JamesPond_MD_BR_Box.jpg/166px-JamesPond_MD_BR_Box.jpg) Cover
|
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Mega Drive, FR
|
|
![James Pond MD FR Manual.pdf](/images/thumb/2/2d/James_Pond_MD_FR_Manual.pdf/page1-50px-James_Pond_MD_FR_Manual.pdf.jpg) Manual
|
Technical information
ROM dump status
System |
Hash |
Size |
Build Date |
Source |
Comments |
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✔
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CRC32
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d0e7b466
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MD5
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aacf7533fd8e45b95321a57b01fb3ac8
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SHA-1
|
b4e1c945c3ccea2e76b296d6694c0931a1ec1310
|
|
512kB
|
1991-03
|
Cartridge (US/EU)
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|
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Raze, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-04-25), page 54
- ↑ Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 11
- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "May 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 43
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 File:GamePro US 023.pdf, page 49 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ação Games, "Julho 1991" (BR; 1991-07-xx), page 42
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Joystick, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 114
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Mean Machines, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-01), page 16-18 (16)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Player One, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 39
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 61 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ File:VideoGames DE 1991-02.pdf, page 89
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:Zzap IT 58.pdf, page 65 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 100
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 101
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 102
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Juni 1991" (DE; 1991-05-31), page 120
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 18
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 60
- ↑ Game Power, "Febbraio 1992" (IT; 1992-0-xx), page 52
- ↑ Games-X, "3rd May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-26), page 21
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
- ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
- ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Septiembre 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 28
- ↑ Mean Machines, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-01), page 16
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
- ↑ Power Play, "5/91" (DE; 1991-04-12), page 136
- ↑ Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 10
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
- ↑ Supergame, "Junho 1992" (BR; 1992-06-xx), page 21
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 92
- ↑ Video Games, "2/91" (DE; 1991-06-07), page 94