Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter

n/a

NTSC-U
NTSC-J
PAL

Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega (Japan, Europe), VIC Tokai (US)

Developer: Almanic, Team "Saga", ALU

Licensor: Dynamic Planning

Sound driver: SMPS Z80

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-02-26^[2]	¥6,8006,800	G-4078
US	1993		T-23036
EU	1993		1069
UK	1993-07^[3]^[4]	£39.9939.99^[3]^[4]	1069
AU	199x
KR	199x		GM8078JG
AS	199x		G-4078
ZA	199x
JP	199x	¥?	?

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Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter, called MazinSaga (マジンサーガ) in Japan and Mazin Wars in Europe, is a beat-'em-up developed by Sega in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive to tie into the MazinSaga manga series.

Story

In 1999, the Biobeast Force, led by Godkaiser Hell, swiftly and successfully destroys the Earth's current state of existence in a matter of months, driving the few survivors underground. One such survivor, Dr. Kabuto, creates the Mazinger-Z, a suit of armor he wears to become capable of battling the Biobeast to save what's left of Earth.

Gameplay

Controls are typical for a Sega beat-'em-up: performs the special attack, attacks (typically using Mazinger-Z's sword), and jumps. The special attack is 3 seconds of swinging your sword around in a circle; performing the special attack costs life energy.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Mazin Wars	Mazin Wars
English (US)	Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter	Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter
Japanese	マジンサーガ	MazinSaga

Production credits

Original Author: Go Nagai
Planner: Takashi Nagai
Chief Programmer: Yozi Iwashita
Programmer: Hiromitsu Shioya
Game Designed by: Team "Saga"
Object Graphic Designer: Naoyuki Hayakawa
BG Graphic Designer: Yasuo Wakatsuki
Assistant Graphic Designer: Hidetoshi Fujioka, Takehito Suzuki
Music Composer and Sound Creator: Kazuo Sawa
Sound Support: Hiromitsu Shioya
Special Thanks: Tadashi Makimura, Nanako Geya, Masaru Miyashita, Masumi Goto
Directors: Takashi Yoneda, Tommy Bon Bon, Satsuki Mizuno
Producer: Kenzi Nagai
Program and Graphic: Almanic Corp.
Planning and Production: Dynamic Planning, Inc.

©Dynamic Planning, Inc. 1993

©Sega 1993

Presented by: Sega

Magazine articles

Main article: Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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

Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[5]

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-01: "January 1993" (1992-12-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-03: "March 1993" (1993-02-08)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[11]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[12]

Consoles + (FR)

79

^[13]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

63

^[3]

Computer + Video Giochi (IT)

90

^[14]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

72

^[15]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

89

^[16]

Game Power (IT)

91

^[17]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[18]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[19]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

85

^[20]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

73

^[21]

Mega (UK)

PAL

65

^[22]

Mega Force (FR)

90

^[23]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-J

74

^[24]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

88

^[25]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

87

^[26]

Player One (FR)

90

^[27]

ProGames (BR)

100

^[28]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

76

^[29]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

59

^[30]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

86

^[31]

Sega Force (UK)

NTSC

65

^[32]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[33]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

85

^[34]

Supergame (BR)

87

^[35]

Supersonic (FR)

91

^[36]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

58

^[37]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-J

62

^[38]

	77
Based on 29 reviews

Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, FR

Manual

Mega Drive, AU

Cart

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, Asia
Cover

Mega Drive, ZA
Cover
Cart

Mega Play version

Mega Play,
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	1bd9fef1
MD5	f978463dca8bc6f44f28c665b59965f6
SHA-1	5cb87bb4efc8fa8754e687b62d0fd858e624997d

1MB

1992-12

Cartridge (US)

✔

CRC32	4b07a105
MD5	f1b8477c6f20e4a4491f01dbc4d869ec
SHA-1	40e48ce531ed013d5a4a6f689e70781df3e0095c

1MB

1992-12

Cartridge (EU)

✔

CRC32	45b3a34b
MD5	f3ae6147d9ad2d40e781a49c7263f746
SHA-1	bcaf2820f22d4a7bcf6324f288698192996875bd

1MB

1992-12

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	36459b59
MD5	a9979ae2dd33c6db2c2bd87a28d5ebde
SHA-1	3509fdf8bd0a589c216a5032eef0c09a51c7a578

1MB

1992-12

Page

References

↑ File:MSMF MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Computer & Video Games, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 63
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 49
↑ Sega Visions, "October/November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 103
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 21 (23)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84 (86)
↑ GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 60 (64)
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-25), page 70-72 (70)
↑ Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 64-66 (64)
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 126
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 23
↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 138
↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Aprile 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 102
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 51
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 68
↑ Game Power, "Maggio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 55
↑ GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 64
↑ Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 38
↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 86
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 42
↑ Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 48
↑ Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 112
↑ Mega Fun, "05/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 62
↑ MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 32
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-25), page 70
↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 50
↑ ProGames, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-0x-xx), page 28
↑ Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 56
↑ Sega Pro, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-08), page 62
↑ Sega Zone, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-xx), page 34
↑ Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 64
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Sonic the Comic, "7th August 1993" (UK; 1993-08-07), page 10
↑ Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 18
↑ Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 112
↑ Video Games, "8/93" (DE; 1993-07-28), page 102

[:File:MSMF_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-1] File:MSMF MD JP Box.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200720095133.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmegadrive.2Fsoftware.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)

[:File:CVG_UK_141.pdf_p63-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Computer & Video Games, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 63

[:File:Mega_UK_10.pdf_p49-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 49

[:File:SegaVisions_US_15.pdf_p103-5] Sega Visions, "October/November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 103

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-03.pdf_p23_.2821.29-6] Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 21 (23)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86_.2884.29-7] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84 (86)

[:File:GamePro_US_054.pdf_p64_.2860.29-8] GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 60 (64)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega09UK.pdf_p70_.2870-72.29-9] Mean Machines Sega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-25), page 70-72 (70)

[:File:SegaForce_UK_19.pdf_p64_.2864-66.29-10] Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 64-66 (64)

[11] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 126

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-03.pdf_p23-12] Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 23

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_022.pdf_p138-13] Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 138

[:File:CVG_IT_25.pdf_p102-14] Computer + Video Giochi, "Aprile 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 102

[:File:EGM_US_053.pdf_p51-15] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 51

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p68-16] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 68

[:File:GamePower_IT_17.pdf_p55-17] Game Power, "Maggio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 55

[:File:GamePro_US_054.pdf_p64-18] GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 64

[19] Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 38

[:File:Joypad_FR_022.pdf_p86-20] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 86

[:File:MDAG_UK_12.pdf_p42-21] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 42

[:File:Mega_UK_10.pdf_p48-22] Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 48

[:File:MegaForce_FR_19.pdf_p112-23] Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 112

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-05.pdf_p62-24] Mega Fun, "05/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:MegaTech_UK_18.pdf_p32-25] MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 32

[:File:MeanMachinesSega09UK.pdf_p70-26] Mean Machines Sega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-25), page 70

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_033.pdf_p50-27] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 50

[:File:ProGames_BR_03.pdf_p28-28] ProGames, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-0x-xx), page 28

[:File:SegaPower_UK_44.pdf_p56-29] Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 56

[:File:SegaPro_UK_22.pdf_p62-30] Sega Pro, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-08), page 62

[:File:SegaZone_UK_09.pdf_p34-31] Sega Zone, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-xx), page 34

[:File:SegaForce_UK_19.pdf_p64-32] Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 64

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-33] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[34] Sonic the Comic, "7th August 1993" (UK; 1993-08-07), page 10

[:File:Supergame_BR_23.pdf_p18-35] Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 18

[:File:Supersonic_FR_12.pdf_p30-36] Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 30

[37] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 112

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-08.pdf_p102-38] Video Games, "8/93" (DE; 1993-07-28), page 102

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Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Mega Play version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References