Astérix and the Great Rescue (Mega Drive)

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Asterix and the Great Rescue

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Core Design

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

Français

Deutsch

Español

Italiano

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994-06^[1]	$59.9959.99	1532
EU	1993-10^[2]		1532-50
DE	1993	DM 110110^[4]	1532-50
UK	1993-10^[2]	£44.9944.99^[3]	1532-50
AU	199x		FAST03SMC
BR	1994		046180

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Astérix and the Great Rescue (known during development simply as Astérix) is a platforming game developed by Core Design and published by Sega and released in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in the US and Europe. It was the first Sega game to tie into the Asterix series of comic books and other media. A different such game was released for the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear.

Story

Gaul is almost completely occupied by the Roman Empire; the only plot of land remaining is the small town where Astérix and his friend Obelix live. While the town has been able to stalemate the Romans in the surrounding areas until then, the Romans did capture and imprison the town druid, Getafix, and their pet Dogmatix in Rome, and the two main characters must now set off to Rome to free them.

Gameplay

You can play as either Astérix or Obelix by selecting one before each level from a map screen. Both characters may jump with , punch with , and crawl by holding and a direction at the same time. Should a character collect a bag scattered about the levels, they receive a limited number of balls they can throw at enemies with . There are at least two types of balls; one is shot to destroy enemies, the other to create platforms you can stand on; choose with +.

Production credits

Main Programming: Stef Walker
Graphics and Game Design: Jerr O Carroll
Music and Sound FX: Nathan McCree
Level Design and Other Graphics: Richard Morton
Presentation Code: Dan Scott
Music Driver: Sean Dunlevy
Gameplay: Bob
Technical Support and Divine Help: Mac Avory
Other Graphics: Billy Allison, Gary Bot Masey
Producer: Ken Lockley
Game Testing: Dazza, AJ, JJ, Buller, Rattle Snake, Lizzy, Yappa, Andy
Special Thanks to: Chris Long, Simon Phipps, John Kirkland, Roberto Cirillo and Linda Taylor

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Astérix and the Great Rescue (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

FI advert (1995)

Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #18: "Octubre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Hobby Consolas (ES) #25: "Octubre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[5]

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #25: "Novembre 1993" (1993-1x-xx)

Print advert in Sega Magazin (DE) #2: "November/Dezember 1993" (1993-11-03)

Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #19: "Noviembre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Hobby Consolas (ES) #26: "Noviembre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[6]
Todo Sega (ES) #9: "Diciembre 1993" (1993-1x-xx)^[7]

Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #20: "Diciembre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

Print advert in Freak (IL) #16: "2/94" (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in Hacker (HR) #5: "03-04/1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in AS Magazin-Video Igrice (YU) #13: "Jul-Avgust 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[15]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

67

^[16]

Consoles + (FR)

80

^[17]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

67

^[18]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

52

^[8]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[19]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7 (RU)

70

^[20]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

61

^[21]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[22]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

67

^[23]

Hyper (AU)

81

^[24]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

88

^[25]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

59

^[4]

Mega (UK)

PAL

84

^[26]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

80

^[3]

Mega Force (FR)

86

^[27]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

71

^[28]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

62

^[29]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

55

^[30]

Player One (FR)

65

^[31]

Sega Magazin (DE)

75

^[32]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

78

^[33]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

74

^[34]

Sega Force (SE)

PAL

78

^[35]

SuperGamePower (BR)

60

^[14]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

70

^[36]

Todo Sega (ES)

89

^[37]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

71

^[38]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

65

^[39]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

40

^[40]

	71
Based on 30 reviews

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart PCB

Mega Drive, FR

Manual

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	7f112cd8
MD5	b93b38d6b5b2280bed4797c882b7ab3b
SHA-1	6d73f37fa31dbcc6a8e9e1590f552e084346088c

2MB

1993-10-01

Cartridge (US)

✔

CRC32	4735fee6
MD5	9aad38cfe5a2df30a85d8f9de1138bf4
SHA-1	e6353362ba261f1f8efb31e624250e74e1ca0da1

2MB

1993-08-08

Cartridge (EU)

References

↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 28
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 31
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 24
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 43
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 23
↑ Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 91
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 120 (122)
↑ GamePro, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 48 (50)
↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 104-106 (104)
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 96-97 (96)
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-10-xx), page 92-93 (92)
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 SuperGamePower, "Maio 1994" (BR; 1994-0x-xx), page 32
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1994" (DE; 1994-02-07), page 25
↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 124
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1994" (US; 1994-04-21), page 84
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 291
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 31
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 46
↑ GamePro, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Game Informer, "May/June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 21
↑ Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 104
↑ Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 30
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 96
↑ Mega Fun, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-20), page 70
↑ MegaTech, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-20), page 80
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-10-xx), page 92
↑ Player One, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 152
↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 34
↑ Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 78
↑ Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 34
↑ Sega Force, "1/94" (SE; 1994-01-12), page 16
↑ Sonic the Comic, "October 30th 1993" (UK; 1993-10-30), page 12
↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 56
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15
↑ Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 105
↑ VideoGames, "June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 70

Astérix games for Sega systems
	Astérix (1991) \| Astérix and the Secret Mission (1993) \| Astérix and the Great Rescue (1994)
	Astérix and the Secret Mission (1994) \| Astérix and the Great Rescue (1994)
	Astérix and the Great Rescue (1993) \| Astérix and the Power of the Gods (1995)

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0705.pdf_p28-1] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 28

[:File:Mega_UK_14.pdf_p31-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 31

[:File:MegaAction_UK_08.pdf_p24-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 24

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1993-11.pdf_p43-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 43

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_025.pdf_p26-5] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_026.pdf_p23-6] Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 23

[:File:TodoSega_ES_09.pdf_p91-7] Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 91

[:File:EGM_US_058.pdf_p34-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0710.pdf_p122_.28120.29-9] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 120 (122)

[:File:GamePro_US_058.pdf_p50_.2848.29-10] GamePro, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 48 (50)

[:File:Joypad_FR_024.pdf_p104_.28104-106.29-11] Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 104-106 (104)

[:File:MegaForce_FR_21.pdf_p96_.2896-97.29-12] Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 96-97 (96)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega14UK.pdf_p92_.2892-93.29-13] Mean Machines Sega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-10-xx), page 92-93 (92)

[:File:SuperGamePower_BR_002.pdf_p32-14] 14.0 ^14.1 SuperGamePower, "Maio 1994" (BR; 1994-0x-xx), page 32

[15] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:ASM_DE_1994-03.pdf_p25-16] Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1994" (DE; 1994-02-07), page 25

[17] Consoles +, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 124

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_20.pdf_p84-18] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1994" (US; 1994-04-21), page 84

[19] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 291

[20] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 31

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0707.pdf_p46-21] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 46

[:File:GamePro_US_058.pdf_p50-22] GamePro, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:GameInformer_US_016.pdf_p21-23] Game Informer, "May/June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 21

[:File:Hyper_AU_003.pdf_p68-24] Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:Joypad_FR_024.pdf_p104-25] Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 104

[:File:Mega_UK_14.pdf_p30-26] Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 30

[:File:MegaForce_FR_21.pdf_p96-27] Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 96

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-11.pdf_p70-28] Mega Fun, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-20), page 70

[:File:MegaTech_UK_23.pdf_p80-29] MegaTech, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-20), page 80

[:File:MeanMachinesSega14UK.pdf_p92-30] Mean Machines Sega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-10-xx), page 92

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_037.pdf_p152-31] Player One, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 152

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_02.pdf_p34-32] Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 34

[:File:SegaPower_UK_48.pdf_p78-33] Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 78

[:File:SegaZone_UK_12.pdf_p34-34] Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 34

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1994_01.pdf_p16-35] Sega Force, "1/94" (SE; 1994-01-12), page 16

[36] Sonic the Comic, "October 30th 1993" (UK; 1993-10-30), page 12

[:File:TodoSega_ES_08.pdf_p56-37] Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 56

[38] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 15

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-10.pdf_p105-39] Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 105

[:File:VideoGames_US_65.pdf_p70-40] VideoGames, "June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 70

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Astérix games for Sega systems
	Astérix (1991) \| Astérix and the Secret Mission (1993) \| Astérix and the Great Rescue (1994)
	Astérix and the Secret Mission (1994) \| Astérix and the Great Rescue (1994)
	Astérix and the Great Rescue (1993) \| Astérix and the Power of the Gods (1995)

Astérix and the Great Rescue (Mega Drive)

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References