Taz-Mania

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For the Sega Master System game, see Taz-Mania (Master System).
For the Sega Game Gear game, see Taz-Mania (Game Gear).

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Taz-Mania
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,8006,800 G-4089
Sega Mega Drive
US
$49.9549.95[5] 1032
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1032
Sega Mega Drive
PT
MDJ1032
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
CA
Sega Mega Drive
BR
043180
Sega Mega Drive
AS

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Taz-Mania (タズマニア) is a 1992 platform game developed by Recreational Brainware and released by Sega in 1992 for the Sega Mega Drive. It is based on the cartoon series with the same name, and stars Taz the Tazmanian Devil on the search for seabird eggs. It is unrelated to the Super Nintendo and Game Boy games with the same name, aside from the Taz-Mania license.

Taz-Mania was a fairly popular game, and received favorable reviews when it was released for being one of the first games to look like a Warner Bros. cartoon (previous attempts had been held back by hardware restraints). The game was followed by Taz in Escape from Mars.

Ironically, although the game was made by Sega of America and released in most countries in time for the Christmas season in 1992, it was first released in Europe in the summer of that year.

Gameplay

Levels

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The Badlands

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The Factory

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Iceland

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The Mine

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The Taztec Ruins

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The Giant Seabird Nest

Production credits

Thank You for Playing Taz-Mania!
©1992 Recreational Brainware
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Taz-Mania/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #37: "August 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #4: "Agosto 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Mega Drive print advert in Mega Force (ES) #8: "Diciembre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-01: "January 1993" (1992-12-08)
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Print advert in Pixel (GR) #96: "Fevrouários 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
53 [6]
55 №, p85[7]
75 [8]
93 [9]
75 [10]
98 [11]
70 №1993-01, p84
92 [12]
85 [13]
90 [14]
85 [15]
80 [16]
78 [17]
88 [18]
81 [19]
85 [20]
89 №33, p28-29
93 [21]
89 №15, p70-71
90 №18, p68
85 №1/92, p10[22]
96 [23]
89 [24]
89 [25]
90 [26]
Sega Mega Drive
84
Based on
25 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[27]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
85
[28]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
53
[29]
Consoles + (FR)
75
[30]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[31]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
93
[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[32]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
75
[10]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[33]
Game Mania (UK)
85
[34]
Game Power (IT)
90
[35]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
98
[36]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[37]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
92
[38]
Joypad (FR)
85
[39]
Joystick (FR)
90
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
85
[15]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
85
[40]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
61
[41]
Mega (UK) PAL
80
[16]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
81
[42]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
78
[43]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
88
[44]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
78
[45]
Mean Machines (UK)
81
[46]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[47]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
81
[48]
Player One (FR)
85
[49]
Play Time (DE)
76
[50]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
89
[51]
Sega Pro (UK)
89
[52]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[53]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
93
[54]
Sega Force (SE)
85
[22]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
89
[24]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
96
[55]
Svet Igara (YU)
82
[56]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
55
[57]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
89
[58]
Supersonic (FR)
93
[59]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
82
[60]
User (GR) PAL
91
[61]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
70
[62]
Video Games (DE)
59
[63]
Zero (UK)
90
[64]
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
45 reviews

Taz-Mania

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Taz-Mania MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
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Cart (alt)
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, AU
Taz Mania MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Taz Mania MD AU Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
Taz-Mania MD BR Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, CA
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Cover
Mega Drive, Asia

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Cart
Mega Drive, FR

Taz-Mania MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments

References

  1. Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 7
  2. 2.0 2.1 Computer & Video Games, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-15), page 38
  3. File:SegaForce UK 07.pdf, page 32
  4. File:GamePro US 035.pdf, page 60
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:GamePro US 037.pdf, page 41
  6. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 29 (31)
  7. File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87
  8. Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 78-80 (78)
  9. Computer & Video Games, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-15), page 38-39 (38)
  10. 10.0 10.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 105
  11. GamePro, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 38-39 (40)
  12. Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 16-21 (16)
  13. Joypad, "Août/Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-07-1x), page 80-83 (80)
  14. 14.0 14.1 Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 202
  15. 15.0 15.1 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
  16. 16.0 16.1 Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 79
  17. Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 63
  18. MegaTech, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 24-27 (24)
  19. Mean Machines, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-28), page 52-54 (52)
  20. Player One, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-09-10), page 62-63 (62)
  21. Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 58-60 (58)
  22. 22.0 22.1 File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf, page 10 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf_p10" defined multiple times with different content
  23. Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 28-30 (30)
  24. 24.0 24.1 Sega Force, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 80
  25. Supergame, "Agosto 1992" (BR; 1992-08-xx), page 18-19 (18)
  26. Zero, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 32-33 (32)
  27. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 236
  28. Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 72
  29. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 31
  30. Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 78
  31. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 218
  32. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 22
  33. Famitsu, "1993-01-01" (JP; 1992-12-18), page 44
  34. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  35. Game Power, "Settembre 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 40
  36. GamePro, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 40
  37. Hippon Super, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 84
  38. Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 16
  39. Joypad, "Août/Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-07-1x), page 80
  40. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  41. Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59
  42. Mega Fun, "07/92" (DE; 1992-0x-xx), page 36
  43. Mega Play, "August 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 63
  44. MegaTech, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 24
  45. Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 85
  46. Mean Machines, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-28), page 52
  47. Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 109
  48. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
  49. Player One, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-09-10), page 62
  50. Play Time, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-02), page 109
  51. Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 28
  52. Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 66
  53. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  54. Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 58
  55. Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 30
  56. Svet Igara, "Jun 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 61
  57. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  58. Supergame, "Agosto 1992" (BR; 1992-08-xx), page 18
  59. Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 6
  60. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 195
  61. User, "Aprílios 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 49
  62. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 39
  63. Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 88
  64. Zero, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 32


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