Impossible Mission

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Impossible Mission
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: U.S. Gold
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU
25007-50
Sega Master System
AU
25007-50
Sega Master System
BR
023180

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Impossible Mission is a video game developed by Epyx for a variety of home computers and consoles, including the Sega Master System. The Master System version was published by U.S. Gold.

The player controls a secret agent on a quest to stop the evil Professor Elvin Atombender, who is believed to be tampering with national security computers. You must penetrate Atombender's stronghold, avoid his deadly robot creations, and acquire various pieces of a password to use in the main control room. Each time the game is started, rooms, robots and puzzle series are moved, adding to the replay value.

At the time, Impossible Mission was seen as being revolutionary for its smooth animations.

Production credits

  • Programming: Gary Priest
  • Graphics: Blue Turtle (Nick Pavis)
  • Sound: Tiertex (John Prince?)


Magazine articles

Main article: Impossible Mission/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Power (UK) #13: "December 1990" (1990-11-01)
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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #1: "Septembre 1991" (1991-09-04)
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #119: "October 1991" (1991-09-15)
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #121: "December 1991" (1991-11-15)
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Print advert in Gamers (DE) #1992-01: "Februar/März 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 [2]
97 №2, p32/33
97 [7]
93 [8]
93 [9]
63 [10]
80 [11]
94 [12]
70 [13]
68 №2/91, p153[14]
87 [15]
92 [16]
100 №23, p57
85 [17]
70 №1/91, p79[18]
86 №16, p87
Sega Master System
85
Based on
16 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK)
80
[2]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
70
[19]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
97
[20]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
97
[7]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
97
[21]
Console XS (UK) PAL
89
[22]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
93
[23]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
93
[9]
Game Mania (UK)
97
[24]
Joystick (FR) PAL
80
[11]
Mean Machines (UK)
94
[25]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
97
[26]
Player One (FR)
70
[27]
Power Play (DE)
68
[28]
Raze (UK) PAL
87
[15]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[29]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
100
[30]
Sega Pro (UK)
85
[17]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[31]
User (GR) PAL
89
[32]
Video Games (DE)
70
[33]
Zero (UK) PAL
86
[34]
Sega Master System
87
Based on
22 reviews

Impossible Mission

Master System, EU
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Cover
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Cart
ImpossibleMissionSMSEUManual3L.pdf
Manual
Master System, AU
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Cover
Master System, BR
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Cover
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Cart
ImpossibleMission SMS BR Manual Alt.pdf
Manual
Master System, BR (newer)
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Cover
ImpossibleMission SMS BR Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 64d6af3b
MD5 af51ab03a173dec28c9241532227cd64
SHA-1 d883f28e77e575edca6dcb1c4cd1f2b1f11393b2
128kB Cartridge (EU)

References

  1. Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 28
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:ACE UK 37.pdf, page 87 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 37.pdf_p87" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 37.pdf_p87" defined multiple times with different content
  3. Computer & Video Games, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-16), page 119
  4. Sega Power, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-06), page 52
  5. Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 23
  6. Joystick, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 137
  7. 7.0 7.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 99
  8. Computer & Video Games, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-16), page 36/37 (36)
  9. 9.0 9.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 139
  10. Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 40/41 (40)
  11. 11.0 11.1 Joystick, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 123
  12. Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 26-28 (26)
  13. Player One, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 38 (34)
  14. File:PowerPlay DE 035.pdf, page 153
  15. 15.0 15.1 Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 39
  16. S: The Sega Magazine, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-04), page 10/11 (10)
  17. 17.0 17.1 Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 61
  18. File:VideoGames DE 1991-01.pdf, page 75
  19. Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1990" (DE; 1990-10-26), page 131
  20. Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume Two" (UK; 1990-04-xx), page 32
  21. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 57
  22. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 141
  23. Computer & Video Games, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-16), page 36
  24. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
  25. Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 26
  26. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133
  27. Player One, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 34
  28. Power Play, "2/91" (DE; 1991-01-18), page 153
  29. S: The Sega Magazine, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-04), page 10
  30. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 57
  31. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71
  32. User, "Noémvrios 1991" (GR; 1991-1x-xx), page 91
  33. Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 79
  34. Zero, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 87