Shadow Blasters
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| Shadow Blasters | |||||||||||||||
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | |||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Sigma Enterprises (JP), Sage's Creation (US) | |||||||||||||||
| Developer: Cyclone System[1], Sigma Pro-Tech, Sigma Enterprises (???) | |||||||||||||||
| Genre: Action | |||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||
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Shiten Myouou or Shiten-Myooh (四天明王 lit. 4 Dawning Kings) is a 1990 action game by Sigma Enterprises. Sage's Creation published it in the US under the name Shadow Blasters.
Contents
Gameplay
You play as one of four people in six levels you can play in any order. Each person can use a normal magic attack with 
(hold to charge; you can also attack straight up by holding 
with ), jump with 
, and fire a special attack with 
. You can change people at any time with START — but once a person dies once, they are gone for the rest of the game.
Versions
Localised names
| Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| English (US) | Shadow Blasters | Shadow Blasters |
| Japanese | 四天明王 | Shiten Myouou |
Production credits
- Game Designer: T.Mura
- Character Designer: Suttako‑Tetsu
- Scroll Designer: Goro Tama, TS‑25
- Programmer: X Y Z, Hiroshi Sato
- Sound Programmer: M.Takayama
- Sound Composer: Songdong Kim
- Thanks...: Zerozero X, Garam, Katsu, Angela, Mr. Ogulin
Magazine articles
- Main article: Shadow Blasters/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #2: "October/November 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- Game Players Sega Guide! (US) #0101: "Vol. 1, No. 1: Fall 1990" (1990-10-xx)[2]
Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-06: "June 1990" (1990-05-08)
Physical scans
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 Cart  Manual |
| Mega Drive, JP |
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  Cart  Manual |
Technical information
ROM dump status
| System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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512kB | 1990-08 | Cartridge (US) | ||||||||||
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512kB | 1990-06 | Cartridge (JP) |
References
- ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Interview:Shouichi_Yoshikawa
- ↑ Game Players Sega Guide!, "Vol. 1, No. 1: Fall 1990" (US; 1990-10-xx), page 15
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 202
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Mai 1991" (DE; 1991-04-26), page 124
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1990" (JP; 1990-08-XX), page 24
- ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Joystick, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 107
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-08), page 63
- ↑ Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 43
- ↑ Power Play, "11/90" (DE; 1990-10-12), page 142
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 153
- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1990" (US; 1990-1x-xx), page 62