Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge

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Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Flying Edge

Developer: Software Creations, The Black Team

Licensor: Marvel Entertainment Group

Sound driver:

Sound Images v1.4

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1993	$49.9549.95^[4]	T-81136
EU	1993-11^[1]^[2]		T-81136-50
AU	199x		FARC08SMC
US	1994-03^[5]		T-81158

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Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge is an action game starring both the Spider-Man and X-Men comic book franchises. It was released for both the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear.

UK advertising suggests a Sega Master System version was also planned at one stage^[6].

History

Development

The Mega Drive Arcade's Revenge was converted from the Super NES version, and did not arrive on the platform until a full year later.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Software Creations Development Team

Programming: Peter Andrew, Peter Harrison
Artwork: Gavin Eagleton
Music: Sound Images

Acclaim Development By: "The Black Team"

Mark Flitman, Donn Nauert, Mike Arkin, Tom Rademacher, Joe Allocco, Linda Spelman
Special Thanks: Mike Follin, Stephen Ruddy, Kevin Edwards, Coffee

Source:

In-game credits

Game Gear version

Software Creations Development Team

Programmed by: Mike Ager, Craig Mitchell
Graphics by: Gavin Eagleton
Music by: Alistair Brimble

Acclaim Development by The Black Team

Mark Flitman, Mike Archer, Tyrone Miller, Joe Allocco, J.J Mazziotto, Linda Spelman

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US TV Advert

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #50: "September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #51: "October 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[7]
Game Players (US) #0612: "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (1993-1x-xx)^[8]

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

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Game Gear print advert in Mega Play (US)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #59: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[9]

Game Gear print advert in Sega Visions (US) #17: "February/March 1994" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Sega Magazine (UK) #1: "January 1994" (1993-12-10)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[14]

Digitiser (UK)

PAL

54

^[15]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[16]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[4]

GamesMaster (UK)

70

^[17]

Hyper (AU)

PAL

62

^[18]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

84

^[19]

Mega (UK)

PAL

45

^[3]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

84

^[20]

Mega Force (FR)

85

^[21]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

71

^[2]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

78

^[1]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

46

^[22]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

80

^[23]

Sega Force Mega (UK)

PAL

80

^[24]

Sega Force (SE)

PAL

53

^[25]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

67

^[26]

	70
Based on 17 reviews

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, FR

Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

88

^[27]

Digitiser (UK)

PAL

45

^[29]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[30]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[31]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

65

^[32]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

85

^[33]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

89

^[34]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

51

^[35]

Sega Megazone (AU)

80

^[36]

Todo Sega (ES)

78

^[37]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[38]

	72
Based on 11 reviews

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1MB

1993-06

Cartridge (US/EU)

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CRC32	742a372b
MD5	912075356cc3bb5bbab641e61d3904d7
SHA-1	4006a23571f194e1fcb3563557decd5d11e7b5c2

512kB

Cartridge (US)

References

Spider-Man games for Sega systems
	Spider-Man: The Videogame (1991)
	Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1991) \| Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1993) \| Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage (1994) \| Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1995) \| Venom - Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety (1995)
	Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1991) \| Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (1993)
	Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1992) \| Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (1993) \| Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1994)
	Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1993)
	Spider-Man: Web of Fire (1996)
	Spider-Man (2001)

X-Men games for Sega systems
	Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1993) \| X-Men (1993) \| Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (1994) \| X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995) \| X-Women: The Sinister Virus (unreleased)
	Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1994) \| X-Men (1994) \| X-Men: GamesMaster's Legacy (1994) \| X-Men: Mojo World (1996)
	X-Men: Children of the Atom (1995) \| X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1997)
	X-Men: Mojo World (1996)
	X-Men: Mind Games (Unreleased)
X-Men related media
	Sega Tunes: X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1996)
Unlicensed X-Men games for Sega systems
	X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Mega Drive) (1998)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega13UK.pdf_p88-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Mean Machines Sega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-09-28), page 88

[:File:MegaTech_UK_23.pdf_p74-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 MegaTech, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-20), page 74

[:File:Mega_UK_14.pdf_p59-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 59

[:File:GamePro_US_050.pdf_p32-4] 4.0 ^4.1 GamePro, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 32

[:File:GamePro_US_056.pdf_p174-5] GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 174

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p3-6] Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 3

[:File:GamePro_US_051.pdf_p94-7] GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0612.pdf_p164-8] Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 164

[:File:EGM_US_059.pdf_p59-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 59

[:File:GamePro_US_050.pdf_p32_.2830.29-10] GamePro, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30 (32)

[:File:Joypad_FR_025.pdf_p136_.28136.2F137.29-11] Joypad, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 136/137 (136)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega13UK.pdf_p88_.2888-90.29-12] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-09-28), page 88-90 (88)

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_06.pdf_p38_.2838-40.29-13] Sega Force Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-16), page 38-40 (38)

[14] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 220

[digitiser1994-01-07911-15] Digitiser (UK) (1994-01-07)

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_14.pdf_p102-16] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "November 1993" (US; 1993-10-21), page 102

[gamesmastertv3x09911-17] GamesMaster (UK) "Series 3, episode 9" (1993-11-04, 24:00) (+9:11)

[:File:Hyper_AU_001.pdf_p41-18] Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 41

[:File:Joypad_FR_025.pdf_p136-19] Joypad, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 136

[:File:MegaAction_UK_06.pdf_p34-20] Mega Action, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 34

[:File:MegaForce_FR_22.pdf_p94-21] Mega Force, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-11-10), page 94

[:File:SegaPower_UK_48.pdf_p68-22] Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 68

[:File:SegaPro_UK_25.pdf_p68-23] Sega Pro, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 68

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_06.pdf_p38-24] Sega Force Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-16), page 38

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1994_01.pdf_p14-25] Sega Force, "1/94" (SE; 1994-01-12), page 14

[26] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 173

[:File:CVG_UK_155.pdf_p102-27] 27.0 ^27.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 102

[:File:MeanMachinesSega23UK.pdf_p78_.2878.2F79.29-28] Mean Machines Sega, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-07-30), page 78/79 (78)

[digitiser1994-08-25-29] Digitiser (UK) (1994-08-25)

[:File:EGM_US_059.pdf_p40-30] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0706.pdf_p82-31] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 6 June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82

[:File:GamePro_US_059.pdf_p146-32] GamePro, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 146

[:File:MegaForce_FR_30.pdf_p108-33] Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-07-04), page 108

[:File:MeanMachinesSega23UK.pdf_p78-34] Mean Machines Sega, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-07-30), page 78

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_09.pdf_p77-35] Sega Magazine, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-xx), page 77

[:File:Megazone_AU_43.pdf_p29-36] Sega Megazone, "September 1994" (AU; 1994-0x-xx), page 29

[:File:TodoSega_ES_17.pdf_p42-37] Todo Sega, "Agosto 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 42

[:File:VideoGames_US_65.pdf_p80-38] VideoGames, "June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 80

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Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge

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Contents

History

Development

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References