Silpheed

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Silpheed

Publisher: Sega, Game Arts (JP)

Developer: Game Arts

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-07-30	¥8,8008,800	T-45054
US	1993-10^[1]	$49.9949.99^[1]	4423
EU	1993		4423
DE	1993-10^[2]	DM 99,9599,95^[2]
BR	199x		063210

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Silpheed (シルフィード) is a vertical scrolling shoot-'em-up released for the Sega Mega-CD in 1993. It is a remake of an older shooter with the same name released for several home computers of the late 1980s, sporting more colours, different levels, enhanced music and updated graphics.

It is notable for its use of 3D graphics - though the gameplay is strictly two-dimensional, the scenery is rendered using polygons in a similar manner to Star Fox or Virtua Racing. Silpheed is slightly less impressive than those two games however, as most of the action takes place in space, which typically lacks scenery.

Streaming technology is used heavily in this game. Read errors can occur on systems that run other games flawlessly

Production credits

Director: Takeshi Miyaji
Executive Producer: Youichi Miyaji, Mitsuhiro Mazda, Toshiyuki Uchida
Main Programmer: Kenichi Hamada
Polygon Character: Takahiro Okano
Background CG Producer: Takeshi Miyaji, Takahiro Okano, Hidenobu Takahashi, Kenichi Hamada, Akio Matsuda
Graphics: Hidenobu Takahashi, Masahiko Koyama
Demoproduce / Visual Director: IKUSABUNE, Toshio Akashi
Background Mechanic Design / 3D Modeling / Visual Director: Wataru Yanagawa
Silpheed Mechanical Design: Kouichiro Yonemura
Mapping Data Producer: Kazuyuki Ohhata
Technical Adviser: Masakuni Mitshuhashi
Music Compose / Sound Effects: Ari Kamijo, Kenichi Kunishima, Tomoyuki Shimada, Kazuya Takahashi, Akio Matsuda
Music: Mecano Associates, Fumihito Kasatani, Mariko Satou, Youko Sonoda, Mamoru Ishimoda, Takahiro Nishi
Recording: Two Five, Isao Mizoguchi, Noriyuki Iwadare
Art Work: Mariko Uemura
Manual Editor: Masayuki Shimada
Package Art: Jun Suemi
Marketing: Toshiyuki Uchida, Masayuki Shimada, Akira Kashiwagi
Sales: Rika Honma, Yumi Sugaya
Special Thanks: NASA, Astronomical Society Of Japan

Source:

In-game credits (JP)^[5]

Magazine articles

Main article: Silpheed/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Silpheed/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

92

^[17]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

85

^[18]

Consoles + (FR)

93

^[19]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

85

^[20]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

88

^[21]

Edge (UK)

70

^[10]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[11]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

90

^[22]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[23]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

98

^[24]

Game Power (IT)

NTSC

92

^[25]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[1]

Gamers (DE)

67

^[26]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[27]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[28]

Hyper (AU)

85

^[29]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

96

^[30]

Joypad (HU)

83

^[31]

MAN!AC (DE)

80

^[32]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-J

89

^[33]

Mega Action (UK)

NTSC-J

89

^[34]

Mega Force (FR)

92

^[35]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-J

73

^[36]

Mega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[37]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC

94

^[38]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

90

^[39]

Player One (FR)

93

^[40]

Power Play (DE)

70

^[41]

Sega Magazin (DE)

81

^[42]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

85

^[3]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

83

^[43]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

69

^[44]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-J

90

^[45]

Sega Force Mega (UK)

NTSC-J

73

^[46]

Sega Force (SE)

87

^[47]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

89

^[48]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

85

^[49]

Todo Sega (ES)

92

^[50]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

72

^[51]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[52]

	83
Based on 40 reviews

Silpheed

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Mega-CD, BR
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

556,135,104

CD (EU)

4423

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

562,892,400

CD (JP)

T-45054

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

562,953,552

CD (US)

4423

References

[:File:GamePro_US_053.pdf_p105-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 GamePro, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 105

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_01.pdf_p21-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 21

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p102-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 102

[:File:CVG_UK_161.pdf_p21-4] Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 21

[:File:Silpheed_MCD_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-5] File:Silpheed_MCD_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-09.pdf_p22_.2820.29-6] Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-07), page 20 (22)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p84_.2882.29-7] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 82 (84)

[:File:CVG_UK_143.pdf_p44_.2844-46.29-8] Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 44-46 (44)

[:File:CVG_UK_151.pdf_p109_.28109.2F111.29-9] Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 109/111 (109)

[:File:Edge_UK_001.pdf_p84-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Edge, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 84

[:File:EGM_US_051.pdf_p42-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:GamePro_US_053.pdf_p105_.28104.2F105.29-12] GamePro, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 104/105 (105)

[:File:GamePro_US_053.pdf_p36-13] GamePro, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:MeanMachinesSega12UK.pdf_p51_.2848-51.29-14] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-28), page 48-51 (51)

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p102_.28102.2F103.29-15] Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 102/103 (102)

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_05.pdf_p38_.2838-40.29-16] Sega Force Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 38-40 (38)

[:File:ASM_DE_1994-03.pdf_p104-17] Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1994" (DE; 1994-02-07), page 104

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-09.pdf_p22-18] Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-07), page 22

[19] Consoles +, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 128

[:File:CVG_UK_143.pdf_p44-20] Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 44

[:File:CVG_UK_151.pdf_p109-21] Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 109

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p125-22] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 125

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0242.pdf_p41-23] Famitsu, "1993-08-06" (JP; 1993-07-23), page 41

[:File:GameFan_US_0110.pdf_p14-24] GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 10: September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:GamePower_IT_21.pdf_p45-25] Game Power, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-06.pdf_p80-26] Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 80

[:File:GameInformer_US_014.pdf_p42-27] Game Informer, "January/February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 42

[28] Hippon Super, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-03), page 46

[:File:Hyper_AU_002.pdf_p58-29] Hyper, "January 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:Joypad_FR_023.pdf_p82-30] Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 82

[31] Joypad, "3/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 12

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1993-11.pdf_p36-32] MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:Mega_UK_13.pdf_p28-33] Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 28

[:File:MegaAction_UK_06.pdf_p40-34] Mega Action, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 40

[:File:MegaForce_FR_23.pdf_p84-35] Mega Force, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-12-10), page 84

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-10.pdf_p34-36] Mega Fun, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-22), page 34

[:File:MegaPower_UK_02.pdf_p48-37] Mega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 48

[:File:MegaTech_UK_21.pdf_p58-38] MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 58

[:File:MeanMachinesSega12UK.pdf_p51-39] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-28), page 51

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_037.pdf_p102-40] Player One, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 102

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1993-11.pdf_p138-41] Power Play, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-13), page 138

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_01.pdf_p20-42] Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 20

[:File:SegaPower_UK_47.pdf_p54-43] Sega Power, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-02), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_24.pdf_p46-44] Sega Pro, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 46

[:File:SegaZone_UK_11.pdf_p30-45] Sega Zone, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-xx), page 30

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_05.pdf_p106-46] Sega Force Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 106

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1994_03.pdf_p24-47] Sega Force, "3/94" (SE; 1994-03-29), page 24

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p84-48] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84

[49] Sonic the Comic, "December 11th 1993" (UK; 1993-12-11), page 11

[:File:TodoSega_ES_08.pdf_p60-50] Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 60

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-10.pdf_p112-51] Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 112

[:File:VideoGames_US_59.pdf_p68-52] VideoGames, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 68

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Silpheed

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Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References