Samurai Shodown
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Game Gear | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega/Takara, JVC, Takara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Saurus, System Vision, Funcom, Takara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Neo Geo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer(s) of original games: SNK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SMPS 68000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2, 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samurai Shodown, known as Samurai Spirits (サムライスピリッツ) in Japan, is a versus fighting game by SNK, originally developed for Neo Geo AES/MVS hardware. It is the first in the series, and is notable for using weapons rather than relying on hand-to-hand combat during battles - one of the first fighting games of its type to do so.
After being released for the Neo Geo in 1993, ports were made to a variety of platforms, including the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD and Sega Game Gear.
Contents
Gameplay
Characters
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Calford | |
Haohmaru | |
Ukyo | |
Charlotte | |
Tamtam | |
Nakoruru | |
Wan-Fu | |
Jubei | |
Hanzo | |
Kyoshiro | |
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Samurai Shodown | Samurai Shodown |
English (US) | Samurai Shodown | Samurai Shodown |
Japanese | サムライスピリッツ | Samurai Spirits |
Production credits
Mega Drive version
- Executive Producer: Nobuyuki Tanaka
- Producer: Yasushi Okahara, Takahiro Shima
- Direction: Zizi
- Main Programmer: Haccyan
- Assistant Programmer: Yama
- Graphic System: Hideki
- Graphic Design: Original from SNK
- Graphic Design Modify: M.Toshiro, T.Koyama
- Sound Design: Original from SNK
- Sound System: Den
- Sound Arrangement: Shinichi Yamazaki, Kazuhiko Oshikiri, Hideki Nagai, Hiroyuki Takei
- Collision Tuning: Kuzira, Shikanosuke, Koyaman 3D
Takara Staff and Takara USA Staff
- Producers: S.Suzuki
- Director: T.Ikenoue
- Production Composers: T.Hocho, K.Kijima, S.Takagi, D.Fowler
- USA Marketing Planner: T.Kinya
- Art Work Composers: INTAC I.T.C. Staff
- Special Thanks to: All SNK Staff, Rika
- Translated by: Saurus Co., Ltd.
- Presented by: Takara Co., Ltd.
Mega-CD version
JVC Musical Industries Inc
- Executive Producer: Makato Orii
- Producer: Yoji Takenaka
- Game Testers: Aki Akaike, Julio C Arreygue, Jeremy Klein
JVC Victor Entertainment Inc
- Executive Producer: Harunobu Komori
- Producer: Toshiyuki Nagai
- Director: Kazuya Tominaga
- Co Director: Gaku Sato
- Assistant: Ryo Misawa
Funcom
- Main Programmer: Roar Flølo
- Cruncher and Realtime Animation Decruncher: Eivind Hagen, Johan Köhler, Morten B Ofstad
- Other Programming: Anders Dybdahl, Eivind Eklund, Morten B Ofstad, Carl-Henrik Skårstedt
- Graphic Artists: Joachim Barrum, Torkell Bernsen, Colin McMahon, Tommy Svensson
- Music and Sound: Kim Jensen
- Animation Editing: Vebjørn Strømmen
- Producer: Trond W Larsen
Funcom
- Artist: Colin McMahon, Torkell Bernsen, Joachim Barrum, Vebjørn Strømmen, Glenn Kristofferson, Jack Kristoffersen
Magazine articles
- Main article: Samurai Shodown/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Samurai Shodown/Promotional material.
Artwork
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Based on 31 reviews |
Mega-CD version
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Based on 15 reviews |
Game Gear version
Technical information
ROM dump status
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf, page 12
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 230
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Computer & Video Games, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-09), page 60
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:SegaPower 68 jul 95.pdf, page 52
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1994" (JP; 1994-11-08), page 21 (23)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84 (86)
- ↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 110-111 (111)
- ↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 42-44 (44)
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 60-63 (63)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Mega Fun, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 96
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Micromanía (tercera época), "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 106
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 76-77 (76)
- ↑ Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82-84 (80)
- ↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 91 (87)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 101
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 198
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1994" (JP; 1994-11-08), page 23
- ↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 110
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 180
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-04-12)
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
- ↑ Famitsu, "1994-11-25" (JP; 1994-11-11), page 40
- ↑ Freak, "1/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 44
- ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 13
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 60
- ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
- ↑ MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 61
- ↑ Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 16
- ↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 62
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 76
- ↑ Next Generation, "Premiere Issue 1995" (US; 1994-12-08), page 108
- ↑ Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82
- ↑ Play Time, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 110
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 February" (JP; 1995-01-07), page 33
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 94
- ↑ Sega Power, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-19), page 40
- ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 34
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 115
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 30
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 151
- ↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 91
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-09), page 60-61 (60)
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 Sega Magazin, "Februar 1996" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 10
- ↑ Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 52-53 (53)
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
- ↑ GamePro, "September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 48
- ↑ Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 55
- ↑ Game Informer, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 78
- ↑ Mega, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-31), page 20
- ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 142
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 82
- ↑ Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 52
- ↑ Sega Pro, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 65
- ↑ Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 32
- ↑ VideoGames, "September 1995" (US; 1995-08-22), page 81
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