Astérix and the Great Rescue (Mega Drive)

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Asterix and the Great Rescue
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Español
  • Italiano
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Mega Drive
    US
    $59.9959.99 1532
    Sega Mega Drive
    EU
    1532-50
    Sega Mega Drive
    AU
    Sega Mega Drive
    BR
    046180

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    Astérix and the Great Rescue (known during development simply as Astérix) is a platforming game developed by Core Design and published by Sega and released in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in the US and Europe. It was the first Sega game to tie into the Asterix series of comic books and other media. A different such game was released for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear.

    Story

    Gaul is almost completely occupied by the Roman Empire; the only plot of land remaining is the small town where Astérix and his friend Obelix live. While the town has been able to stalemate the Romans in the surrounding areas until then, the Romans did capture and imprison the town druid, Getafix, and their pet Dogmatix in Rome, and the two main characters must now set off to Rome to free them.

    Gameplay

    You can play as either Astérix or Obelix by selecting one before each level from a map screen. Both characters may jump with A, punch with B, and crawl by holding Down and a direction at the same time. Should a character collect a bag scattered about the levels, they receive a limited number of balls they can throw at enemies with C. There are at least two types of balls; one is shot to destroy enemies, the other to create platforms you can stand on; choose with Up+C.

    Production credits

    • Main Programming: Stef Walker
    • Graphics and Game Design: Jerr O Carroll
    • Music and Sound FX: Nathan McCree
    • Level Design and Other Graphics: Richard Morton
    • Presentation Code: Dan Scott
    • Music Driver: Sean Dunlevy
    • Gameplay: Bob
    • Technical Support and Divine Help: Mac Avory
    • Other Graphics: Billy Allison, Gary Bot Masey
    • Producer: Ken Lockley
    • Game Testing: Dazza, AJ, JJ, Buller, Rattle Snake, Lizzy, Yappa, Andy
    • Special Thanks to: Chris Long, Simon Phipps, John Kirkland, Roberto Cirillo and Linda Taylor
    Source:
    In-game credits

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Astérix and the Great Rescue (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

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    Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #25: "Novembre 1993" (1993-1x-xx)
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    Print advert in Sega Magazin (DE) #2: "November/Dezember 1993" (1993-11-03)
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    Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #18: "Octubre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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    Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #19: "Noviembre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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    Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #20: "Diciembre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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    Print advert in Freak (IL) #16: "2/94" (1994-xx-xx)
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    Print advert in AS Magazin-Video Igrice (YU) #13: "Jul-Avgust 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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    Artwork

    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    80 №24, p124-126
    52 [6]
    61 [7]
    73 [8]
    88 [9]
    59 [2]
    84 №14, p30-31
    80 №8, p24
    86 [10]
    68 №23, p80-81
    55 [11]
    65 №37, p152
    78 №48, p48-49
    60 [12]
    73 №12, p12
    Sega Mega Drive
    71
    Based on
    15 reviews
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
    70
    [13]
    Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
    67
    [14]
    Consoles + (FR)
    80
    [15]
    Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
    67
    [16]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
    52
    [6]
    Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
    80
    [17]
    Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7 (RU)
    70
    [18]
    Game Players (US) NTSC-U
    61
    [19]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    73
    [20]
    Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
    67
    [21]
    Hyper (AU)
    81
    [22]
    Joypad (FR) PAL
    88
    [23]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    59
    [2]
    Mega (UK) PAL
    84
    [24]
    Mega Action (UK) PAL
    80
    [25]
    Mega Force (FR)
    86
    [26]
    Mega Fun (DE) PAL
    71
    [27]
    MegaTech (UK) PAL
    62
    [28]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
    55
    [29]
    Player One (FR)
    65
    [30]
    Sega Magazin (DE)
    75
    [31]
    Sega Power (UK) PAL
    78
    [32]
    Sega Zone (UK) PAL
    74
    [33]
    Sega Force (SE) PAL
    78
    [34]
    SuperGamePower (BR)
    60
    [12]
    Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
    70
    [35]
    Todo Sega (ES)
    89
    [36]
    Tricks 16 bit (RU)
    71
    [37]
    Video Games (DE) PAL
    65
    [38]
    VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
    40
    [39]
    Sega Mega Drive
    71
    Based on
    30 reviews

    Astérix and the Great Rescue (Mega Drive)

    Mega Drive, US
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    Cover
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    Cart
    Asterix And The Great Rescue MD US Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Mega Drive, EU
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    Cover
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    Cart
    Mega Drive, AU

    Mega Drive, BR
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    Cover
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    Cart
    Astérix and the Great Rescue MD BR Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

    Mega Drive, FR

    Astérix and the Great Rescue MD FR Manual.pdf
    Manual

    Technical information

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Mega Drive
    CRC32 7f112cd8
    MD5 b93b38d6b5b2280bed4797c882b7ab3b
    SHA-1 6d73f37fa31dbcc6a8e9e1590f552e084346088c
    2MB 1993-10 Cartridge (US)
    Sega Mega Drive
    CRC32 4735fee6
    MD5 9aad38cfe5a2df30a85d8f9de1138bf4
    SHA-1 e6353362ba261f1f8efb31e624250e74e1ca0da1
    2MB 1993-08 Cartridge (EU)

    References

    1. Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 28
    2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 43
    3. Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 26
    4. Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 23
    5. Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 91
    6. 6.0 6.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
    7. Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 120 (122)
    8. GamePro, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 48 (50)
    9. Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 104-106 (104)
    10. Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 96-97 (96)
    11. Mean Machines Sega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-10-xx), page 92-93 (92)
    12. 12.0 12.1 SuperGamePower, "Maio 1994" (BR; 1994-0x-xx), page 32
    13. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 22
    14. Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1994" (DE; 1994-02-07), page 25
    15. Consoles +, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 124
    16. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1994" (US; 1994-04-21), page 84
    17. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 291
    18. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 31
    19. Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 46
    20. GamePro, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 50
    21. Game Informer, "May/June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 21
    22. Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
    23. Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 104
    24. Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 30
    25. Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 24
    26. Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 96
    27. Mega Fun, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-20), page 70
    28. MegaTech, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-20), page 80
    29. Mean Machines Sega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-10-xx), page 92
    30. Player One, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 152
    31. Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 34
    32. Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 78
    33. Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 34
    34. Sega Force, "1/94" (SE; 1994-01-12), page 16
    35. Sonic the Comic, "October 30th 1993" (UK; 1993-10-30), page 12
    36. Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 56
    37. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15
    38. Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 105
    39. VideoGames, "June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 70



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