Time Gal

n/a

Time Gal

System(s): Sega Mega-CD, Sega Mega LD

Publisher:

Wolf Team (JP)

Renovation Products (US)

Sega (EU)

Taito

Pioneer

Developer:

Wolf Team

HighTech Lab. Japan

Original system(s): Arcade Boards

Developer(s) of original games: Taito

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1992-11-13^[1]	¥7,8007,800	T-32114
US	1993-05^[2]	$49.9949.99^[2]	T-6214
EU	1993-09^[3]		4417
DE	1993-08^[6]	DM 99.0099.00^[6]	4417
FR	1993-09^[5]		4417
UK	1993-09^[3]	£44.9944.99^[3]^[4]	4417

Non-Sega versions
Arcade Macintosh MSX Windows PC

Time Gal (タイムギャル) is a 1985 LaserDisc FMV arcade game by Taito. Wolf Team brought it to the Sega Mega-CD in 1992, and Taito produced a port to the Sega Mega LD in 1995.

The original arcade game was later remade on the Sega Saturn as part of Time Gal & Ninja Hayate.

1 Story
2 Gameplay
- 2.1 Levels
- 2.2 Visual Mode
3 Production credits
- 3.1 Mega-CD version
  - 3.1.1 Japanese version
  - 3.1.2 Oversea version
- 3.2 Mega LD version
4 Magazine articles
5 Promotional material
6 Physical scans
- 6.1 Mega-CD version
- 6.2 Mega LD version
7 Technical information
- 7.1 ROM dump status
8 References

Story

The story is set in a fictional future where time travel is being perfected. Just before a televised unveiling of a new time machine, a criminal named Luda steals the time machine with intentions of altering the past to his desires. Reika (referred to in western manuals as "Time Gal") must travel to the different time periods to track down Luda and thwart his plans.

Gameplay

The gameplay is that of an on-rails FMV action game with quick-time events as established by games such as Dragon's Lair. As the FMV rolls, the player has to react and press a button in time with what is happening. Pressing the D-Pad in any direction will move Reika in that direction, while any of the three face buttons will make her shoot her gun or use whatever weapon she has.

The player has to press the correct button as indicated by the reaction jewels on the border and an audible tone (when all the jewels flash simultaneously, the player must use Reika's weapon). If the player makes a bad move or doesn't do anything, a death sequence plays and a life is lost. The harder the difficulty, the less time the player has to press the correct button, and on Hard difficulty, the jewels will not flash, so the player will have to pay attention and see what object flashes in the FMV to make the correct move. At specific points in gameplay, Reika will activate a "Time Stop". When this happens, the player is given three choices to make, and has seven seconds to make a choice. If the wrong choice is made, the player loses a life. To raise the challenge, the FMV may sometimes be mirrored, reversing the directional inputs.

Scoring is based on how well the player performs as well as the difficulty level. The player scores points for successfully completing reactions. If a level is completed without making a single mistake, then the player is awarded a greater bonus. An extra life is awarded at 100,000 points, with additional lives awarded every 200,000 points when playing on the Hard difficulty. When the game is completed, an "All Clear" bonus is awarded, along with an additional 50,000 points for each life remaining. Scores are not saved to the Mega-CD's backup RAM and are lost when the system is turned off.

Levels

There are 16 levels in the game, each of them taking place in different time periods. The order in which the time periods are played through is different each time, though Reika will always start a new game in a B.C. period, and must work her way through to early A.D. and present day, and then back to the future. As a result of the random progression, the levels are all listed here in chronological order.

	B.C. 70,000,000
	Password: `BMCFXWRL (US/EU) / DODZILLA (JP)`

	B.C. 65,000,000
	Password: `GJRPQVKS (US/EU) / DINOSAUR (JP)`

	B.C. 30,000
	Password: `THMZCYFB (US/EU) / STONEAGE (JP)`

	B.C. 1600
	Password: `RYFGSXDK (US/EU) / ELEPHANT (JP)`

	B.C. 44
	Password: `FTGBDQPW (US/EU) / OSIRIIYA (JP)`

	A.D. 500
	Password: `VSLCZKTJ (US/EU) / HARDWORK (JP)`

	A.D. 999
	Password: `CYVZPBMG (US/EU) / DEATHOUL (JP)`

	A.D. 1588
	Password: `DRXHTLQJ (US/EU) / SOUTHERN (JP)`

	A.D. 1941
	Password: `WBMRJZVH (US/EU) / WORLDWAR (JP)`

	A.D. 1991
	Password: `SHKXGJWF (US/EU) / LANDMINE (JP)`

	A.D. 2001
	Password: `XPTMCSHD (US/EU) / RECKLESS (JP)`

	A.D. 2010
	Password: `ZVYFLGQJ (US/EU) / ASTEROID (JP)`

	A.D. 3001
	Password: `QWCDHRKT (US/EU) / MURDERER (JP)`

	A.D. 3999
	Password: `PLQTVMXY (US/EU) / BRANCHER (JP)`

	A.D. 4000
	Password: `LKDWBSYF (US/EU) / STARWARS (JP)`

	A.D. 4001
	Password: `KVGPRZCW (US/EU) / THANKYOU (JP)`

Visual Mode

Also included in the game is a Visual Mode, where the player can simply watch any of the scenes in the game using the passwords awarded after each time period on the Normal or Hard difficulties (listed above). In Visual Mode, the player can choose to watch an entire level uninterrupted, or watch every possible death sequence.

Production credits

Mega-CD version

Japanese version

Producers: J.Asanuma, M.Uno
Director: K.Iijima
Planner: H.Suzuki, H.Ogawa
Main Programming: S.Hirachi
Mega‑CD Programing: C.Tokuhiro
Visual Directors: T.Okano, T.Konishi
Design Supervised by: K.Nagata
Graphics by: T.Okano, K.Tazima, M.Matsushima, T.Hamada, M.Yasumori, H.Nakajima, M.Kaneda, Y.Nishitani, M.Kimura, K.Fujita, K.Tajiri, D.Moriyama, K.Ishiguro, M.Andou, Y.Inagaki
Opening Theme:
- Music: S.Tamura
- Words: T.Nakajima
- Vocal: Y.Yamamoto
Ending Music Composed by: M.Sakuraba
Public Relations: K.Iijima, E.Kobayashi, T.Murakami, J.Basaki, A.Shiratori
Thanks to: K.Gotou, M.Uchida, T.Kunimatsu, I.Kadowaki, S.Rokumoto, H.Nina, H.Hashimoto
Special Thanks to: K.Fukushima
Executive Producer: M.Akishino
Licensed by: Taito Corp.
All Produced by: Wolf Team

Source:

In-game credits (JP)^[7]

Oversea version

Producers: J.Asanuma, M.Uno
Director: K.Iijima
Planner: H.Suzuki, H.Ogawa
Main Programming: S.Hirachi
Mega‑CD Programing: C.Tokuhiro
Visual Directors: T.Okano, T.Konishi
Design Supervised by: K.Nagata
Graphics by: T.Okano, K.Tazima, M.Matsushima, T.Hamada, M.Yasumori, H.Nakajima, M.Kaneda, Y.Nishitani, M.Kimura, K.Fujita, K.Tajiri, D.Moriyama, K.Ishiguro, M.Andou, Y.Inagaki
Opening Music Composed by: S.Tamura
Ending Music Composed by: M.Sakuraba
Public Relations: Karen Safran, Mitch Kampf, Kenji Goshima
U.S. R&D: Kenji Goshima, Corey Tresidder
Manual Text: Corey Tresidder
Packaging: Modre Pricedesign
Translator: Rie Yamada
Thanks to: K.Gotou, M.Uchida, T.Kunimatsu, I.Kadowaki, S.Rokumoto, H.Nina, H.Hashimoto
Special Thanks to: K.Fukushima

© Wolf Team/Telenet Japan 1993

Licensed by: Taito Corp., Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Mega LD version

Game Design by: Hidehiro Fujiwara
Soft Program by: Takashi Kuriyama
Gal Created by: Hiroaki Satoh, Toshiyuki Nishimura
Sound Director: Yosio Imamura

Picture Staff

Director: Tetsuo Imazawa
Character Designer: Hiroshi Wagatsuma
Sound Effect: Yukio Fukushima
Film Produced by: Toei Video Co., Ltd.
Presented by: Taito Corporation

Magazine articles

Main article: Time Gal/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in GamePro (US) #46: "May 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-09: "September 1992" (1992-08-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-10: "October 1992" (1992-09-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-11: "November 1992" (1992-10-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-12: "December 1992" (1992-11-07)

Physical scans

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[15]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[16]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[10]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

50

^[17]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[18]

GameFan (US)

89

^[19]

Game Power (IT)

NTSC

80

^[20]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[21]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[22]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[23]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

71

^[24]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-J

71

^[25]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

70

^[26]

Mega Force (FR)

78

^[27]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

68

^[28]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC

59

^[29]

Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[30]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC

63

^[31]

Power Up! (UK)

72

^[32]

ProGames (BR)

75

^[33]

Sega Magazin (DE)

82

^[6]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

71

^[3]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

86

^[34]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

80

^[35]

Sega Force (UK)

NTSC

72

^[36]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

79

^[37]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

60

^[38]

Supergame (BR)

83

^[39]

Todo Sega (ES)

78

^[40]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

80

^[41]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

51

^[42]

	72
Based on 31 reviews

Time Gal

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega LD version

Mega LD, JP

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Cover

Disc

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Manual

Obi

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Front+Obi

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

300,587,952

CD (EU)

4417

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

306,303,312

CD (JP)

T-32114

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

300,590,304

CD (US)

T-6214

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 65
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 50
↑ Mega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 81
↑ Select Round, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 2
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 32
↑ File:TimeGal_MCD_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-08), page 27 (29)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
↑ GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 64 (65)
↑ Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 42/43 (42)
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-25), page 52-54 (52)
↑ Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 60-62 (60)
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 243
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-08), page 29
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 126
↑ Famitsu, "1992-11-13,20" (JP; 1992-10-30), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 2: December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 9
↑ Game Power, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 60
↑ GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 66
↑ Game Informer, "September/October 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 62
↑ Hippon Super, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-03), page 45
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59
↑ Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 42
↑ Mega Action, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 32
↑ Mega Force, "Mega-CD Force: Le Supplément Spécial Mega-CD" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 40
↑ MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 60
↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-xx), page 107
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-25), page 52
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, August 21, 1993" (UK; 1993-08-21), page 1
↑ ProGames, "Agosto 1993" (BR; 1993-0x-xx), page 30
↑ Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 62
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
↑ Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 60
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Sonic the Comic, "10th July 1993" (UK; 1993-07-10), page 11
↑ Supergame, "Maio 1993" (BR; 1993-05-xx), page 30
↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 76
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 268
↑ Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 39

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[:File:GamePro_US_048.pdf_p65-2] 2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 65

[:File:SegaPower_UK_45.pdf_p50-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 50

[:File:MegaPower_UK_07.pdf_p81-4] Mega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 81

[:File:SelectRound_FR_01.pdf_p2-5] Select Round, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_01.pdf_p32-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 32

[:File:TimeGal_MCD_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-7] File:TimeGal_MCD_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-11.pdf_p29_.2827.29-8] Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-08), page 27 (29)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85_.2883.29-9] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)

[:File:EGM_US_045.pdf_p30-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:GamePro_US_048.pdf_p65_.2864.29-11] GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 64 (65)

[:File:Mega_UK_05.pdf_p42_.2842.2F43.29-12] Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 42/43 (42)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega09UK.pdf_p52_.2852-54.29-13] Mean Machines Sega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-25), page 52-54 (52)

[:File:SegaForce_UK_15.pdf_p60_.2860-62.29-14] Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 60-62 (60)

[15] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 243

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-11.pdf_p29-16] Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-08), page 29

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p126-17] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 126

[18] Famitsu, "1992-11-13,20" (JP; 1992-10-30), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0102.pdf_p9-19] GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 2: December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 9

[:File:GamePower_IT_21.pdf_p60-20] Game Power, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 60

[:File:GamePro_US_048.pdf_p66-21] GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:GameInformer_US_012.pdf_p62-22] Game Informer, "September/October 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 62

[23] Hippon Super, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-03), page 45

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1993-03.pdf_p59-24] Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59

[:File:Mega_UK_05.pdf_p42-25] Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 42

[:File:MegaAction_UK_03.pdf_p32-26] Mega Action, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 32

[:File:MegaForce_FR_Supplement_20.pdf_p30-27] Mega Force, "Mega-CD Force: Le Supplément Spécial Mega-CD" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-09.pdf_p40-28] Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 40

[:File:MegaTech_UK_18.pdf_p60-29] MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 60

[:File:MarukatuMD_JP_02.pdf_p107-30] Marukatsu Mega Drive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-xx), page 107

[:File:MeanMachinesSega09UK.pdf_p52-31] Mean Machines Sega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-25), page 52

[32] Power Up!, "Saturday, August 21, 1993" (UK; 1993-08-21), page 1

[:File:ProGames_BR_02.pdf_p30-33] ProGames, "Agosto 1993" (BR; 1993-0x-xx), page 30

[:File:SegaPro_UK_16.pdf_p62-34] Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 62

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-35] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SegaForce_UK_15.pdf_p60-36] Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 60

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-37] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[38] Sonic the Comic, "10th July 1993" (UK; 1993-07-10), page 11

[:File:Supergame_BR_22.pdf_p30-39] Supergame, "Maio 1993" (BR; 1993-05-xx), page 30

[:File:TodoSega_ES_08.pdf_p76-40] Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 76

[41] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 268

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-09.pdf_p39-42] Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 39

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Time Gal

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Levels

Visual Mode

Production credits

Mega-CD version

Japanese version

Oversea version

Mega LD version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega-CD version

Mega LD version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References