Jaguar XJ220

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Jaguar XJ220

Publisher: JVC (US), Sega (EU), Victor Musical Industries (JP)

Developer: Core Design

Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart

Genre: Racing

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-03-26	¥8,8008,800	T-60094
US	1993-03^[1]	$49.9549.95^[2]	T-6406
EU	1993		4602
DE	1993-08^[6]	DM 99,-99,-^[6]
FR	1993-09^[5]
PT	1993		MCD4602
UK	1993-04^[3]	£44.9944.99^[4]

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Jaguar XJ220 (ジャガーＸＪ２２０) is a racing game developed by Core Design for the Sega Mega-CD. Similar to the Lotus series, the majority of the game is centered around one brand of car, in this case, the Jaguar XJ220, which at the time was the fastest supercar available for public purchase (it would be beaten by the McLaren F1 in 1994).

Gameplay

In the game the player races across 12 different countries in a Jaguar XJ220, which can be upgraded and tuned. It also features a track editor.

Core Design only had the rights to use the Jaguar name, but nevertheless includes vehicles by other manufacturers under slightly altered banners, including Ferrino (Ferrari), Bezantti (Bugatti), Sktuck and Felini.

Versions

Core Design released Jaguar XJ220 for the Amiga in 1992, but while it shares the same name and a similar concept to the Mega-CD version, the two are very different aesthetically. In addition to full motion video sequences and a CD audio soundtrack, the Mega-CD version uses hardware sprite scaling, more detailed graphics and adds qualifying laps to proceedings, as well as completely overhauling the menus.

On the Amiga, Core used real opponent supercars despite not having a license to do so. They are not referenced in game, but the Porsche 911, Lamborghini Countach, Ferrari F40 and Nissan Skyline are all visible, as are advertisements for Computer and Video Games magazine, all of which were removed in the Mega-CD version.

Production credits

Core Design Staff

Producer: Jeremy Heath-Smith
Programmer: Mark Avory
Artist: Jason Gee
Game Design: Mark Price
Music: Martin Iveson

Victor M.I. Staff

Executive Producer: Satoshi Honda
Producer: Isamu Senda
Chief Director: Toshiyuki Nagai
Director: Gaku Sato
Marketing: Harunobu Komori, Katsumi Arai, Toshimichi Kawamura, Tatsuo Tateishi, Shunji Nishizawa, Kouki Minami, Kaku Maetani, Yae Uchida, Katsura Iino
Illustration: Akio Nakamura
Package and Manual Design: Mir (Y. Yajima)
Manual: Etsuko Matsuoka
Play Testing: Nobuaki Horie, Ryou Misawa
Special Thanks: Takeshi Minagawa, Kaoru Tomiyama, Yasushi Endo, Kazuya Tominaga, Takashi Kimura

Source:

JP manual^[7]

Track list

1. [data track]

2. Title (06:03)
Composed by: Martin Iveson

3. Map (02:38)
Composed by: Martin Iveson

4. Damage (03:03)
Composed by: Martin Iveson

5. Podium (02:02)
Composed by: Martin Iveson

6. Bm Happy (01:47)
Composed by: Martin Iveson

7. Bm Mellow (02:10)
Composed by: Martin Iveson

8. Bust! (02:37)
Composed by: Martin Iveson

9. Speed E Boy (04:24)
Composed by: Martin Iveson

10. Funky Fever (05:21)
Composed by: Martin Iveson

11. Moody Breeze (04:42)
Composed by: Martin Iveson

12. Indego (03:42)
Composed by: Martin Iveson

13. Groovy Havok (05:48)
Composed by: Martin Iveson

► Running time: 44:17

Magazine articles

Main article: Jaguar XJ220/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-01: "January 1993" (1992-12-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-02: "February 1993" (1993-01-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-03: "March 1993" (1993-02-08)
also published in:

Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-04: "April 1993" (1993-03-08)^[8]

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #49: "August 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

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Print advert in Svet Kompjutera (YU) #130: "Jul/Avgust 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:

AS Magazin-Video Igrice (YU) #13: "Jul-Avgust 1995" (1995-xx-xx)^[9]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[26]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[27]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

85

^[28]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

73

^[4]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

79

^[29]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

85

^[15]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[30]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[31]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[32]

Game Power (IT)

PAL

65

^[33]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[34]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

60

^[17]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[35]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

84

^[36]

Joypad (FR)

74

^[18]

Joypad (HU)

81

^[37]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

92

^[38]

Mega (UK)

PAL

52

^[39]

Mega Action (UK)

NTSC-U

65

^[40]

Mega Force (FR)

82

^[19]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

64

^[20]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

90

^[41]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

90

^[3]

Player One (FR)

60

^[22]

Power Unlimited (NL)

88

^[42]

Sega Magazin (DE)

70

^[6]

Sega News (CZ)

71

^[43]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

84

^[44]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

72

^[45]

Sega Force (SE)

83

^[46]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

65

^[47]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

77

^[48]

Todo Sega (ES)

76

^[49]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

58

^[50]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

80

^[51]

	74
Based on 35 reviews

Jaguar XJ220

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

481,209,792

CD (EU)

4602

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

481,209,792

CD (JP)

T-60094

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

481,212,144

CD (US)

T-6406

References

[:File:GamePro_US_042.pdf_p81-1] GamePro, "January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:GamePro_US_044.pdf_p141-2] GamePro, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 141

[:File:MeanMachinesSega07UK.pdf_p40-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Mean Machines Sega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-26), page 40

[:File:CVG_UK_141.pdf_p52-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 52

[:File:SelectRound_FR_01.pdf_p2-5] File:SelectRound FR 01.pdf, page 2

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_01.pdf_p16-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 16

[:File:JaguarXJ220_MD_jp_manual.pdf_p26-7] File:JaguarXJ220 MD jp manual.pdf, page 26

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-04.pdf_p13-8] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-08), page 13

[:File:ASVG_13_SCG.pdf_p10-9] AS Magazin-Video Igrice, "Jul-Avgust 1995" (YU; 1995-xx-xx), page 10

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-04.pdf_p22_.2820.29-10] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-08), page 20 (22)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85_.2883.29-11] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)

[:File:CVG_UK_140.pdf_p107_.28107-108.29-12] Computer & Video Games, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-15), page 107-108 (107)

[:File:CVG_UK_141.pdf_p52_.2852-53.29-13] Computer & Video Games, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 52-53 (52)

[:File:CVG_UK_150.pdf_p112_.28111-113.29-14] Computer & Video Games, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 111-113 (112)

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p121-15] 15.0 ^15.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 121

[:File:GamePro_US_044.pdf_p140_.28154-155.29-16] GamePro, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 154-155 (140)

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_006.pdf_p76-17] 17.0 ^17.1 GamesMaster, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 76

[:File:Joypad_FR_023.pdf_p77-18] 18.0 ^18.1 Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 77

[:File:MegaForce_FR_Supplement_20.pdf_p15-19] 19.0 ^19.1 Mega Force, "Mega-CD Force: Le Supplément Spécial Mega-CD" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 15

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-09.pdf_p34-20] 20.0 ^20.1 Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 34

[:File:MeanMachinesSega07UK.pdf_p40_.2840-42.29-21] Mean Machines Sega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-26), page 40-42 (40)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_034.pdf_p55-22] 22.0 ^22.1 Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 55

[:File:SegaForce_UK_19.pdf_p74_.2874-76.29-23] Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 74-76 (74)

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_06.pdf_p24_.2824-25.29-24] Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 24-25 (24)

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-09.pdf_p40_.2842.29-25] Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 42 (40)

[26] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 99

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-04.pdf_p22-27] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-08), page 22

[:File:CVG_UK_140.pdf_p107-28] Computer & Video Games, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-15), page 107

[:File:CVG_UK_150.pdf_p112-29] Computer & Video Games, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 112

[30] Famitsu, "1993-04-02" (JP; 1993-03-19), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0107.pdf_p16-31] GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 7: June 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0608.pdf_p122-32] Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 8 August 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 122

[:File:GamePower_IT_18.pdf_p46-33] Game Power, "Giugno 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 46

[:File:GamePro_US_044.pdf_p140-34] GamePro, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 140

[:File:GameInformer_US_010.pdf_p32-35] Game Informer, "May/June 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 32

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_024.pdf_p124-36] Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 124

[37] Joypad, "1/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:MDAG_UK_09.pdf_p20-38] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p46-39] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 46

[:File:MegaAction_UK_02.pdf_p37-40] Mega Action, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 37

[:File:MegaTech_UK_16.pdf_p31-41] MegaTech, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 31

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_002_199309.pdf_p60-42] Power Unlimited, "Nummer 2, September 1993" (NL; 1993-08-19), page 60

[:File:Sega_News_1_CZ.pdf_p25-43] Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 25

[:File:SegaPower_UK_43.pdf_p56-44] Sega Power, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 56

[:File:SegaPro_UK_20.pdf_p58-45] Sega Pro, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-13), page 58

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_06.pdf_p24-46] Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 24

[:File:SegaForce_UK_19.pdf_p74-47] Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 74

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-48] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:TodoSega_ES_06.pdf_p46-49] Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 46

[50] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 92

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-09.pdf_p42-51] Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 42

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Jaguar XJ220

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Versions

Production credits

Track list

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References