Jelly Boy

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Jelly Boy
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Ocean Software
Developer: Electronic Arts, Probe Software
Planned release date(s): 1995-04[1]
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
State before cancellation: Late in development
Status of prototype(s): Prototype dumped
Sound driver: GEMS

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Jelly Boy is an unreleased Sega Mega Drive platform game. It was developed by Probe Software with the aim of being published by Ocean Software in February 1995. Electronic Arts are also credited.

Jelly Boy on the Mega Drive was almost complete when it was axed for unknown reasons. Development is presumed to have taken place around 1994/1995 - a Game Boy version saw a release in PAL territories in 1994, with a similar Super Nintendo version being released in early 1995. No versions of the game have ever been released outside of PAL regions.

It is entirely unrelated to another Super Nintendo game, Jelly Boy 2 which also wound up being cancelled - Jelly Boy 2 is actually a sequel to the Super Nintendo game Jerry Boy, known as Smart Ball outside of Japan.

It is unknown why Jelly Boy was cancelled. Review copies were sent to the gaming press and a fully playable prototype has since been dumped and released online.

Magazine articles

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 [2]
72 №10, p15
71 [3]
90 [4]
90 [5]
45 [6]
55 [7]
65 [8]
74 №42, p30/31
Sega Mega Drive
 72
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
90
[2]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
72
[10]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
71
[3]
Mega Fun (DE)
34
[11]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
90
[12]
Play Time (DE)
55
[13]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
55
[7]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
65
[14]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
74
[15]
Sega Megazone (AU) PAL
45
[6]
Todo Sega (ES)
85
[16]
Tricks (RU)
85
[17]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
67
[18]
Video Games (DE) PAL
77
[19]
Sega Mega Drive
 68
Based on
15 reviews

Jelly Boy

Main article: Jelly Boy/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #33: "July 1995" (1995-05-27)
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ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1 75be8d5b305e669848b4a5a48cdcfa43b951dc20
1MB 1995-01 Download.svg (520 kB) (info) Page

References

  1. ↑ File:NewReleasesCatalogueApril-May1995AU.pdf, page 8
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 91
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 MAN!AC, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 61
  4. ↑ Mega Console, "Febbraio 1995" (IT; 19xx-xx-xx), page 72-75 (72)
  5. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-30), page 56-59 (56)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sega Megazone, "March 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 29
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sega Magazin, "August 1995" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 27
  8. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 58/59 (58)
  9. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 102
  10. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 15
  11. ↑ Mega Fun, "07/95" (DE; 1995-06-21), page 74
  12. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-30), page 56
  13. ↑ Play Time, "(8/9)/95" (DE; 1995-07-05), page 98
  14. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 58
  15. ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 30
  16. ↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 46
  17. ↑ Tricks, "5/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 27
  18. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 94
  19. ↑ Video Games, "8/95" (DE; 1995-07-26), page 73
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