Monopoly

For the Sega Mega Drive game, see Monopoly (Mega Drive).

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Monopoly

System(s): Sega Master System

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Nexa, Sega of America

Licensor: Parker Brothers, Hasbro

Genre: Table

Number of players: 1-10

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1988-09		5500
EU	1988		MK-5500-50

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Monopoly is a licensed game based upon the Monopoly board game, and was developed by Nexa and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. Up to 10 players can play in a single game, any of whom can be computer-controlled. The cartridge features a battery back-up RAM, so games can be saved and resumed later.

Strangely, it's probably the only Western-developed title on the system to feature a Sega Mark III logo if booted on a Japanese system, although it's a slightly crude-looking logo in comparison to the original.

Another Monopoly game was released for the Mega Drive in 1992, published by Parker Brothers who also manufacture the board game.

History

Development

Monopoly was the first Master System game to be developed in the US in an attempt to capture the mood of the American public, who at this point were greatly favouring Nintendo's rival console, the NES, over Sega and their Master System. All previous games, despite sometimes being localised, were developed by Sega and other companies within Japan, although ironically the project originally started with Chinese developers at the helm.

Development on Monopoly took about six months - three months in Nexa were brought on-board to "save" the project after initial testing was not considered to be up to Sega's standards. It was also released at least twice in the US - initial print runs (identifiable by incorrect use of a capital "P") contained an Easter egg programmed by Kevin Seghetti, which Sega had Nexa remove shortly after launch.

Production credits

Project Leader: R. Anton Widjaja
Programmers: Steve Hanawa^[2], Bill Chau, Jinda Pan, Kevin T. Seghetti, Scott L. Statton
Artists: Dan Guerra, Tim Dunn

Magazine articles

Main article: Monopoly/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

71

^[3]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

69

^[4]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

69

^[5]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

69

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Computer Action (DK)

75

^[11]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

79

^[12]

The Games Machine (UK)

64

^[6]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

69

^[13]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

88

^[7]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[8]

Sega Pro (UK)

69

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Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

79

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Tilt (FR)

55

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	72
Based on 13 reviews

Monopoly

Master System, US
Cover
Cart Manual Poster

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, EU "No Limits" variant
Cover

Master System, SE

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	026d94a4
MD5	f2d360f60acd4ca1e50ab301e20de581
SHA-1	6bad7176011dd4bbd007498d167399daacde173d

128kB

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32	69538469
MD5	b887836983fccb5ec706630cf835939f
SHA-1	8dd7bb4f666f70f7f57687823d0068c9100af8e5

128kB

Cartridge (US)

References

Monopoly games for Sega systems/published by Sega
	Monopoly (No results?)
	Monopoly (?)
	Monopoly (1992)
	Monopoly The Medal (2005) \| Monopoly The Medal: 2nd Edition (2008) \| Monopoly The Medal American Dream (2023)

[:File:ACE_UK_16.pdf_p76-1] ACE, "January 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 76

[http:.2F.2Fwww.smstributes.co.uk.2Fview_article.asp.3Farticleid.3D49-2] ttp://www.smstributes.co.uk/view_article.asp?articleid=49

[:File:ACE_UK_16.pdf_p77-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ACE, "January 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 77

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p62-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 62

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p101-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 101

[:File:TGM_UK_13.pdf_p51-6] 6.0 ^6.1 The Games Machine, "December 1988" (UK; 1988-11-17), page 51

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p24-7] 7.0 ^7.1 S: The Sega Magazine, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-07), page 24

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p58-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 58

[:File:SegaPro_UK_04.pdf_p19-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 19

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p58-10] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 58

[:File:ComputerAction_DK_01.pdf_p36-11] Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p142-12] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 142

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p135-13] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 135

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p71-14] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71

[:File:Tilt_FR_064.pdf_p76-15] Tilt, "Mars 1989" (FR; 1989-0x-xx), page 76

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Monopoly

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Contents

History

Development

Production credits

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References