Dynamite Duke

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Dynamite Duke

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Hertz

Sega

Original system(s): Arcade boards

Developer(s) of original games: Seibu Kaihatsu

Sound driver:

SMPS Z80

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990-10-27	¥6,0006,000	G-4038
US	1990-12^[3]
EU	1991-04
AU	199x
BR	1991-10^[4]
EU	1991-04		7067
AU	199x
BR	199x

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Dynamite Duke (ダイナマイトデューク) is a 1989 arcade action game by Seibu Kaihatsu. Sega acquired a license to port it to the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Master System, releasing them in 1990 and 1991, respectively. Game follows mercenary Duke "Dynamite" Fredericks as he attempts to bring down Dr. Neil Ashe, a mad scientist who is trying to take over the world by using robots. Duke's right arm is cybernetic and apparently (according to the manual anyway) ten times more powerful than a normal human.

The Japanese cover of the Mega Drive version features a character who resembles the actor Dolph Lundgren, who played Ivan Drago in the film Rocky IV.

During development the game was known as The Dynamite Duke, before the "The" was dropped.

Gameplay

The game plays like a lightgun game — you are Duke, positioned immediately in front of the screen, and your goal is to go around killing everything in sight. The D-pad moves your target crosshair (moving Duke in the process) and / shoots (there is no rapidfire). You can also melee nearby enemies — / punches and (no Master System equivalent) kicks. Should a power-up appear, simply shoot at it to take it. Duke also has a special weapon called "Dynamite Punch" which is used by holding down the punch button and releasing it after Duke starts to glow. This causes massive damage to all enemies but can be used a few times in each level.

Each level has a boss fight in which the player must defeat a boss character in close combat.

The Master System version has less levels than its Arcade and Mega Drive counterparts.

There is a secret "Super Options" screen in the Mega Drive version, which can be activated by pressing ten times, then START , at the screen where "Start" and "Options" are seen. Various things can be changed from this screen, the starting level (mission) inclusive.

Items

Bullets: Increase the number of bullets Duke has.
Full Auto: Fully automatic machinegun fires continuously without using any bullets from Duke's ammo pool. It lasts about a minute.
Bullet Proof Vest: Duke is unaffected by attacks for a while.
Bazooka: Each shot causes massive damage. 10 bullets.
Extra Dynamite Punch: Increases Dynamite Punches by one.
First Aid Kit: Recovers Duke's lifebar.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Program: Y.Koba
Graphic Design: Kuronyan, B.T.S, Mahchan, Kennchan
Sound: Katochan
Special Thanks: Akkey, Gyofuku, Nino, Meiden, Yoshida

Master System version

Produced by: Seibu Kaihatsu Inc.
Chief Programmer: T.Hagiwara
Music Composer: Wada
Sound Effects: Wada
Art Director: H.Akimoto
The Original Story Written by: Takahide Mada
Thanks to: Waka, Hana, Many & You

Magazine articles

Main article: Dynamite Duke/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

FI advert

Mega Drive print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #16: "November 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #16: "November 1990" (1990-xx-xx)^[7]
Game Players Sega Guide! (US) #0101: "Vol. 1, No. 1: Fall 1990" (1990-10-xx)^[8]
Sega Visions (US) #3: "Winter 1990/1991" (1990-xx-xx)^[9]

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-11: "November 1990" (1990-10-XX)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[21]

Ação Games (BR)

75

^[10]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[22]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

77

^[23]

Cool Gamer (RU)

30

^[24]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

53

^[3]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

40

^[25]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

73

^[13]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[26]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

73

^[27]

Joystick (FR)

77

^[28]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

42

^[29]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[30]

Mega (UK)

PAL

77

^[31]

MegaTech (UK)

73

^[15]

Mean Machines (UK)

79

^[32]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

73

^[33]

Player One (FR)

56

^[17]

Power Play (DE)

73

^[34]

Raze (UK)

NTSC

78

^[18]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

72

^[2]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

79

^[35]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

73

^[36]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[12]

Tilt (FR)

65

^[37]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

63

^[38]

User (GR)

PAL

71

^[39]

Zero (UK)

PAL

88

^[40]

	66
Based on 29 reviews

Dynamite Duke

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

42

^[47]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

72

^[48]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

78

^[5]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

71

^[41]

FX (UK)

58

^[49]

Games-X (UK)

30

^[50]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

33

^[51]

Joystick (FR)

63

^[42]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

60

^[52]

Mean Machines (UK)

79

^[53]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

79

^[54]

Player One (FR)

55

^[44]

Power Play (DE)

53

^[55]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

71

^[56]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[46]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

72

^[57]

Video Games (DE)

55

^[58]

	60
Based on 17 reviews

Dynamite Duke

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU

Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart

Master System, BX^†
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	246f0bda
MD5	a940f0dd681f23e7859fdcf4d4a7917c
SHA-1	965ec4e6a239a707160d0a67973bc6da8212b53d

512kB

1990-09

Cartridge

"Rev A" in No-Intro

✔

CRC32	39d01c8c
MD5	f9fa610acdb525e08f73b160eb014557
SHA-1	1bd77ad31665f7bdda85d9dfb9f08c0338ec4da9

512kB

1990-09

Cartridge

?

CRC32	07306947
MD5	31a7be585288a8b77b7923a202752ab7
SHA-1	258901a74176fc78f9c669cd7d716da0c872ca67

256kB

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1990-06-21

Page

References

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p76-1] Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 76

[:File:SegaPower_UK_18.pdf_p49-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 49

[:File:EGM_US_017.pdf_p20-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:Supergame_BR_03.pdf_p37-4] Supergame, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 37

[:File:CVG_UK_114.pdf_p74-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Computer & Video Games, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-14), page 74

[:File:SegaPower_UK_19.pdf_p29-6] Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 29

[:File:GamePro_US_016.pdf_p100-7] GamePro, "November 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:GPSG_US_01.pdf_p8-8] Game Players Sega Guide!, "Vol. 1, No. 1: Fall 1990" (US; 1990-10-xx), page 8

[:File:SegaVisions_US_03.pdf_p22-9] Sega Visions, "Winter 1990/1991" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_005.pdf_p23-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 23

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-12.pdf_p26_.2824.29-11] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 24 (26)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p39-13] 13.0 ^13.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 39

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p61_.2869.29-14] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 69 (61)

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p77-15] 15.0 ^15.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 77

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_06.pdf_p72_.2872.2F73.29-16] Mean Machines, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-03-01), page 72/73 (72)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_009.pdf_p37-17] 17.0 ^17.1 Player One, "Mai 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 37

[:File:Raze_UK_04.pdf_p73-18] 18.0 ^18.1 Raze, "February 1991" (UK; 1990-12-20), page 73

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-19] 19.0 ^19.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p47_.2845.29-20] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 45 (47)

[21] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 65

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-12.pdf_p26-22] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 26

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p129-23] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129

[24] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 70

[25] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 308

[26] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-10-26), page 1

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p69-27] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 69

[:File:Joystick_FR_011.pdf_p140-28] Joystick, "Décembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 140

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p91-29] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-01.pdf_p87-30] Mega Drive Fan, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 87

[:File:Mega_UK_17.pdf_p65-31] Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 65

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_06.pdf_p72-32] Mean Machines, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-03-01), page 72

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p138-33] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-02.pdf_p149-34] Power Play, "2/91" (DE; 1991-01-18), page 149

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p47-35] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 47

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p65-36] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

[:File:Tilt_FR_087.pdf_p70-37] Tilt, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 70

[38] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 60

[:File:User_GR_25.pdf_p84-39] User, "Ioúnios 1992" (GR; 1992-0x-xx), page 84

[:File:Zero_UK_18.pdf_p82-40] Zero, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 82

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p133-41] 41.0 ^41.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 133

[:File:Joystick_FR_017.pdf_p141-42] 42.0 ^42.1 Joystick, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 141

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_06.pdf_p70_.2870.2F71.29-43] Mean Machines, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-03-01), page 70/71 (70)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_011.pdf_p56-44] 44.0 ^44.1 Player One, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:SegaPower_UK_19.pdf_p28_.2828.2F29.29-45] Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 28/29 (28)

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p56-46] 46.0 ^46.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 56

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-11.pdf_p154-47] Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 154

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p140-48] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 140

[fx1991-10-18-49] FX (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GamesX_UK_16.pdf_p22-50] Games-X, "8th-14th August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-08), page 22

[:File:GameInformer_US_095.pdf_p104-51] Game Informer, "March 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 104

[:File:Micromania2_ES_038.pdf_p33-52] Micromanía (segunda época), "Julio 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 33

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_06.pdf_p70-53] Mean Machines, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-03-01), page 70

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p133-54] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-08.pdf_p128-55] Power Play, "8/91" (DE; 1991-07-1x), page 128

[:File:SegaPower_UK_19.pdf_p28-56] Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 28

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p70-57] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-03.pdf_p79-58] Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 79

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Dynamite Duke

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Items

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References