The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Saturn)

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Licensor: Universal City Studios, Amblin Entertainment
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (17 tracks)
Peripherals supported: 3D Control Pad
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,8005,800 GS-9162
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
US
$49.9949.99[4] 81065
ESRB: Teen
Sega Saturn
EU
MK81065-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE
MK81065-50
USK: 16
Sega Saturn
PT
STJSE0739
Sega Saturn
UK
£44.9944.99[6] MK81065-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL
Sega Saturn
AU
Sega Saturn
BR
191246
Tectoy: 13+
Non-Sega versions

The Sega Saturn version of The Lost World: Jurassic Park (ロスト・ワールド ジュラシックパーク) is a "2.5D" action platforming game based on the movie with the same name.

Gameplay

Scenarios

Compsognathus

This small dinosaur is the first one playable. It has a total of nine levels making it the one with the most of all characters. The Compy must use its agility and small size to progress through levels. While it can attack smaller dinosaurs, it has no choice but to run from larger ones considering it's at the bottom of the food chain. The Compy must travel through dense forests, through plains, underwater, and finally show down with the Human Hunter in a cave, climbing to the top to make its escape.

Human Hunter

The Human Hunter scenario features a hunter from INGEN who is on Site B to help round up dinosaurs for the Peter Ludlow. He must make his way through the Tidal Caves that the Compy left off on, go through desolate canyons, enter a Geothermal plant of sorts, and eventually make it to an old INGEN complex where he must escape a horde of Raptors. Along the way, the Hunter can collect special power ups for his weapons and he can latch onto objects above him with a grappling hook.

Velociraptor

In the Velociraptor game, the player picks up where the Human Hunter scenario leaves off. The raptor must escape the INGEN complex now infested with Human Hunters. After this, it must travel through a jungle and make its way to the island's volcanic areas. In the final stage, the Raptor fights a Euoplocephalus as a sort of boss.

Versions

The Lost World on the Sega Saturn continues the tradition of Sega-published Jurassic Park games, but unlike earlier outings was not exclusive to a Sega console, having first appeared on the PlayStation in late August 1997 (published by Electronic Arts), a few weeks prior to the Saturn release. The Saturn version is a slightly cut-down port of the game, with lower resolution and distance draw in a few levels. sadly have the same collision detection issues which do not appear in the PlayStation version. Loading times are also slightly longer, though the base game remains identical. Instead transparencies in 3D they used mesh effect. Same global Gouraud colour lighting in scenarios. With a few differences in 3D assents but with better dynamic colour lighting in character models and scenery assets. The FMV quality is very close, same resolution and FPS. Slightly better sound quality up 22000KHz vs 18000KHz in PS1.

To compensate, the Saturn version contains some exclusive content.

Production credits

  • Project Manager: Tassonyi Kadocsa
  • Programmers: Three Dirty Dwarves' Team, Makó Balázs, Jutasi Tamás, Kisida Gábor, Székely Tibor, Tassonyi Kadocsa
  • Graphic Artists: Markó Gábor, Orbán Nándor, Nagy Zoltán, Számel Endre
  • Tester: Sándor Mezei
  • Saturn Sound Effects: Molnár Dürer, László
  • Appaloosa Producer: Jason Friedman
  • Appaloosa Special Thanks to: Gulyás Roland, Rátkai Kornél, András Császár, Stephen Friedman, Györfi Zoltán, Brudnyák Mishi, Szentesi Jozsef, Di Pol Liza Iren, Our Families
Dreamworks Interactive credits
  • Producer: Patrick Gilmore
  • Associate Producer: Peter Hirschmann
  • Assistant Producer: Steve Townsend
  • Technical Project Lead: Matt Brown
  • Engineers: Matt From, Wayne Shea, Tom Mcdevitt, Mike Heilemann
  • Lead Textures, 2D Backgrounds and Visual Development: Matt Hall
  • 3D Backgrounds: Dmitri Ellingson, Micah Linton, Dave Thompson
  • Designers: Parker Davis, Justin Norr, Randy Oyler
  • Lead Animator: Corey Comstock
  • Animators: Tim Goodwin, Scott Hyman, Sunil Thankamushy, Derek Nansen
  • Composer and: Michael Giacchino
  • Orchestrator: Ken Anglionto
  • Lead Quality Assurance: Damon M. Tripodi
  • Quality Assurance Testers: Lynn Henson, Greg "Oat Boy" Hillegas, Patrick Mccomb, Caleb, The Bulletproof Monkey, Laurence Monji, Michael Morgan, Molly Shepard, Jake Bromwood
Source:
In-game credits


  • Project Manager: Tassonyi Kadocsa
  • Programmers: Makó Belázs, Jutasi Tamás, Kisida Gábor, Székely Tibor, Tassonyi Kadocsa
  • Graphic Artists: Mark Gábor, Orbán Nándor, Nagy Zoltán, Számel Endre
  • Tester: Sándor Mezei
  • Saturn Sound Effects: Molnár Dürer László
  • Appaloosa Producer: Jason Friedman
  • Appaloosa Special Thanks to: Gulyás Roland, Rátkai Kornél, András Császár, Stephen Friedman, Györfi Zoltán, Brudnyák Mishi, Szentesi Jozsef, Di Pol Liza Iren
Source:
US manual
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Magazine articles

Main article: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Saturn)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #99: "October 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Neo (PL) #3: "Luty 1998" (1998-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[6]
Digitiser (UK)
65
[11]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[12]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
80
[13]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
63
[14]
Kiber Zona (LT)
68
[15]
Level (TR)
100
[16]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
62
[17]
Mega Console (IT) NTSC-U
51
[18]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
68
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
81
[20]
Neo (PL)
60
[21]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
65
[22]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
64
[23]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
58
[24]
Saturn Power (UK) PAL
60
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
60
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[27]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
65
[28]
Strana Igr (RU)
80
[29]
Sega Saturn
66
Based on
20 reviews

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Saturn)

Saturn, JP
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Saturn, US
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Disc
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Saturn, EU
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Manual
Saturn, PT
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Saturn, AU

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Saturn, BR
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
553,700,784 CD-ROM (EU) MK81065-50 V1.001
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
559,446,720 1997-09-18 CD-ROM (JP) GS-9162 V1.002
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
553,813,680 CD-ROM (US) 81065 V1.016

References

  1. File:LostWorld Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-19 18:07)
  3. http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
  4. Press release: 1997-11-23: "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" Now Found on Sega Saturn
  5. Computer & Video Games, "October 1997" (UK; 1997-09-12), page 49
  6. 6.0 6.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1997" (UK; 1997-09-12), page 66
  7. File:Lostworld sat us manual.pdf, page 22
  8. Secret Service, "Luty 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 22
  9. Neo, "Kwiecień 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 4
  10. Neo, "Maj 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 4
  11. Digitiser (UK) (1997-12-03)
  12. Famitsu, "1997-10-31" (JP; 1997-10-17), page 1
  13. Fun Generation, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-12), page 108
  14. GamePro, "December 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 182
  15. Kiber Zona, "Spalis/Lapkritis 1997" (LT; 1997-xx-xx), page 10
  16. Level, "2/98" (TR; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
  17. MAN!AC, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-12), page 81
  18. Mega Console, "Novembre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 68
  19. Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 40
  20. Mega Fun, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-05), page 112
  21. Neo, "Grudzień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 21
  22. neXt Level, "Oktober 1997" (DE; 1997-09-19), page 82
  23. Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 23" (JP; 1997-11-28), page 156
  24. Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 20" (JP; 1997-10-17), page 195
  25. Saturn Power, "Christmas 1997" (UK; 1997-11-10), page 82
  26. Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1997" (UK; 1997-11-12), page 72
  27. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-37 (1997-10-31)" (JP; 1997-10-17), page 191
  28. Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15
  29. Strana Igr, "Oktyabr 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 73



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