Eye of the Beholder

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Eye of the Beholder
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Sega (US, Europe), Pony Canyon (Japan)
Developer:
Licensor: TSR
Original system(s): PC
Developer(s) of original games: Westwood Associates, Strategic Simulations
Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart, Sega Mouse
Genre: RPG[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP 		¥7,573 (7,800)7,800i[3] T-75014
Sega Mega-CD
US 		4655
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega-CD
EU 		4655-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega-CD
UK 		£49.9949.99[7][6] 4655-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Non-Sega versions

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Eye of the Beholder (アイ・オブ・ザ・ビホルダー) is a Sega Mega-CD RPG. It is based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons universe, and is the first in a trilogy of Eye of the Beholder games.

Production credits

  • Producer: Yasutaka Ukai
  • Chief Programmer: Makoto Ichinoseki
  • Technical Support: Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Satoru Miki
  • Graphics: Atsuhiro Gunji, Hiroshi Akagi, Ken Takagi, Yasuaki Mizutani, Saeko Satou, Kiyoto Yoshimura
  • Game Design: Atsuhiro Gunji, Masaaki Furuya
  • Music: Yuzo Koshiro, Motohiro Kawashima
  • Sound Effects: YmoH.S
  • Visual
    • Program: Makoto Ichinoseki, Kiyoto Yoshimura, Yoko Ogasawara
    • Graphics: Atsuhiro Gunji, Ken Takagi
  • Sound Edit: Hidefumi Ohara, Keiichi Yoshida, Kiyoto Yoshimura
  • Voices: Martha Carlucci, Teacey Steinmetz, Margot Blattmann, Charlens Landrum, Tim Brown, Harold Johnson, James Ward, Nicholas Beliacff
  • Translation Supervise: Group SNE, Hitoshi Yasuda, Miyuki Kiyomatsu, Megumi Tsuge
  • Promotion: Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Masayoshi Kanagawa
  • Testing: Jeff Gregg
  • Thanks to: Darren, Ross, Eric, Erik, Rich, Darlene, Robert, Albert, Michael, Mr. Fukuda, Elaine, Cynthia, Po, Kuniaki Ikariya (Sega), Yuji Ikeuchi (Sega)
  • Special Thanks to: James Ward (TSR), Nicholas Beliaeff, Kaz Saito (FCI-NY), Doreen Do (FCI-NY), Eiko Nagata (FCI-NY), James MacLean (FCI-NY)


Magazine articles

Main article: Eye of the Beholder/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-11: "November 1993" (1993-10-08)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
63 [8]
77 [9]
87 [7]
62
70 №280, [1]
50 №1993-11, p41
88 [10]
84 №26, p46/47
88 [11]
88 №12, p76
81 №63, p75
18 №39, p56
Sega Mega-CD
 71
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[12]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
87
[7]
Digitiser (UK)
62
[13]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
72
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[16]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[17]
Joypad (FR) PAL
80
[18]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
70
[19]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
84
[20]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
62
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
88
[5]
Player One (FR)
88
[11]
Power Up! (UK)
82
[22]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
88
[23]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
81
[24]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
18
[25]
Sega Force (SE)
80
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
77
[27]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[28]
Sega Mega-CD
 72
Based on
20 reviews

Eye of the Beholder

Mega-CD, JP
EotB MCD JP Box Back.jpgEotB MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
AdvancedDD MCD JP Spinecard.JPG
Spinecard
AdvancedDD MCD JP Disc.JPG
Disc
Mega-CD, US
EotB MCD US Box Back.jpgEotB MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
EotB MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Eotb mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
EotB MCD US RegCard.pdf
Reg Card
Mega-CD, EU
EotB MCD EU Box Back.jpgEotB MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
EotB MCD EU Disc.jpg
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
554,095,920 CD (EU) 4655-50
Sega Mega-CD
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
554,794,464 CD (JP) T-75014
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
553,743,120 CD (US) 4655

References

  1. ↑ File:EotB MCD JP Box Front.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
  3. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-08), page 17
  4. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 172
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 96
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Sega Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 76
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Computer & Video Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 107
  8. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1994" (JP; 1994-04-08), page 17 (19)
  9. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
  10. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 96-98 (96)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Player One, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 114
  12. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1994" (JP; 1994-04-08), page 19
  13. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-02-24)
  14. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 36
  15. ↑ Famitsu, "1994-04-29" (JP; 1994-04-15), page 1
  16. ↑ GamePro, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 110
  17. ↑ Hippon Super, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-02), page 41
  18. ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 96
  19. ↑ MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 94
  20. ↑ Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 46
  21. ↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 84
  22. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, February 11, 1995" (UK; 1995-02-11), page 1
  23. ↑ Sega Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 76
  24. ↑ Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 75
  25. ↑ Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 56
  26. ↑ Sega Force, "3/95" (SE; 1995-06-20), page 18
  27. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  28. ↑ VideoGames, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 82
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