Marko's Magic Football, known simply as Marko in North America, is a 1994 platform game developed and published by Domark for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD and Sega Game Gear. The Mega-CD and Game Gear versions were released exclusively in Europe, though the Mega-CD port was unofficially brought to the US via Good Deal Games who started selling unlicensed reproductions sometime in the 2000s.
Gameplay
In Marko's Magic Football you play as Marko, a football player who uses his football to complete various platforming tasks.
History
Development
Marko's Magic Football was the idea of Domark's Mark Strachan (the "Mark" in "Domark") where it was tentatively titled Mark's Football Game[1]. Development was handled internally by Domark's development group, The Kremlin[1].
Much of the artwork was sketched out, then digitised on an Amiga 2000 running Deluxe Paint IV[1].
A Sega Master System version was reportedly in development at some stage too, although was cancelled.
Comic adaptation
Sonic the Comic included "Marko's Magic Football" comics strips. The single story arc was ruunning from issue #41 to issue #46. It's one of the few comic strips in Sonic the Comic that is based off 3rd party game.
Versions
Localised names
Also known as
Language
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Localised Name
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English Translation
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English
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Marko's Magic Football
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Marko's Magic Football
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English (US)
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Marko
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Marko
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Production credits
Mega Drive version
- Programming: Warren Mills, Michael A Carr
- Additional Programming: Chris West, Paul Margrave
- Game Engine: Warren Mills
- Animation: Jolyon Myers
- Backgrounds: Tony West
- Additional Backgrounds: Jolyon Myers, Matt Hicks
- Music Score: Jolyon Myers
- Sound Effects: Mike Ash, Jolyon Myers
- Music Conversion: Mike Ash
- Original Idea: Mark Strachan
- Game Design: Warren Mills, Michael A Carr, Jolyon Myers, Tony West, Jason Orbaum, Jaid Mindang
- Game Gear Team: Steve Pearce, Andy Taylor, Mike Adams, Jason Cunningham
- Utilities: Colin Carter, Paul Margrave, Warren Mills
- Marko Character Design: Tony West
- Character Designs: Jolyon Myers, Jaid Mindang
- QA Supervisors: Ken Jordan, Simon Huggins
- Quality Testers: Gary Patino, Tim Mawson, Steven Frazer
- Producers: Warren Mills, Jolyon Myers, Darren Anderson, Gary Patino
- PR: Anna Macario
- PR Porter: Jolyon Myers
- Marketing and Advertising: Brynn Gilmore, John Hendrick, Anna Macario, Tammy Williamson
- Management: Russel Ferrier, Jim Tripp, Matthew Timms, Brynn Gilmore
- Special Friends: Stefan Myers, Kate Jones, Paul Walker, Martin Oliver, Andy Walker, Julie and Nina, Andrea Taylor, Mark Walker, Warren Ragg, John Fermor, Nemisses, Sharon Winship, Sue and Chriss Brooks, Sean Doyle, Terrie and Mathew Ayling, Justine Chany, Barry Fermor, Dink and Ann, Andrew Selfrigde Soggy, Simon Lindsel, Sue and Chris Brooks, Ed Gien, Mr Zoot
- Special Thanks to: George Benson, Paul Daniels
Mega-CD version
- Programming: Warren Mills, Michael A Carr
- Additional Programming: Chris West, Paul Margrave
- Game Engine: Warren Mills
- CD Conversion: Andrew Oliver, Kev Brady
- Animation: Jolyon Myers
- Backgrounds: Tony West
- Additional Backgrounds: Jolyon Myers, Matt Hicks
- Music Score: Jolyon Myers
- Sound Effects: Mike Ash, Jolyon Myers
- Music Conversion: Mike Ash
- Original Idea: Mark Strachan
- Game Design: Warren Mills, Michael A Carr, Jolyon Myers, Tony West, Jason Orbaum, Jaid Mindang
- Game Gear Team: Steve Pearce, Andy Taylor, Mike Adams, Jason Cunningham
- Utilities: Colin Carter, Paul Margrave, Warren Mills
- Marko Character Design: Tony West
- Character Designs: Jolyon Myers, Jaid Mindang
- QA Supervisors: Ken Jordan, Simon Huggins
- Quality Testers: Gary Patino, Tim Mawson, Steven Frazer
- Producers: Warren Mills, Jolyon Myers, Darren Anderson, Gary Patino
- PR: Anna Macario
- PR Porter: Jolyon Myers
- Marketing and Advertising: Brynn Gilmore, John Hendrick, Anna Macario, Tammy Williamson
- Management: Russel Ferrier, Jim Tripp, Matthew Timms, Brynn Gilmore
- Special Friends: Stefan Myers, Kate Jones, Paul Walker, Martin Oliver, Andy Walker, Julie and Nina, Andrea Taylor, Mark Walker, Warren Ragg, John Fermor, Nemisses, Sharon Winship, Sue and Chriss Brooks, Sean Doyle, Terrie and Mathew Ayling, Justine Chany, Barry Fermor, Dink and Ann, Andrew Selfrigde Soggy, Simon Lindsel, Sue and Chris Brooks, Ed Gien, Mr Zoot
- Special Thanks to: George Benson, Paul Daniels
Magazine articles
- Main article: Marko's Magic Football/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Mega Drive/Game Gear FR print advert
Print advert in
Consoles + (FR) #42: "Avril 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Division by zero.
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Based on 0 review
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Mega Drive, US
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![MarkosMagicFootball MD US Box.jpg](/images/thumb/8/83/MarkosMagicFootball_MD_US_Box.jpg/188px-MarkosMagicFootball_MD_US_Box.jpg) Cover
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![MarkosMagicFootball MD US Cart.jpg](/images/thumb/e/ef/MarkosMagicFootball_MD_US_Cart.jpg/50px-MarkosMagicFootball_MD_US_Cart.jpg) Cart
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Mega Drive, EU
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![MarkosMagicFootball MD EU Box.jpg](/images/thumb/4/4d/MarkosMagicFootball_MD_EU_Box.jpg/189px-MarkosMagicFootball_MD_EU_Box.jpg) Cover
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![MarkosMagicFootball MD EU Cart.jpg](/images/thumb/1/17/MarkosMagicFootball_MD_EU_Cart.jpg/50px-MarkosMagicFootball_MD_EU_Cart.jpg) Cart
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Mega Drive, SE (Rental)
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![MarkosMagicFootball MD SE Box Rental.jpg](/images/thumb/6/6f/MarkosMagicFootball_MD_SE_Box_Rental.jpg/76px-MarkosMagicFootball_MD_SE_Box_Rental.jpg) Cover
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Mega Drive, AU
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![MarkosMagicFootball MD AU Box.jpg](/images/thumb/f/f9/MarkosMagicFootball_MD_AU_Box.jpg/184px-MarkosMagicFootball_MD_AU_Box.jpg) Cover
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![MarkosMagicFootball MD AU Manual.pdf](/images/thumb/e/e3/MarkosMagicFootball_MD_AU_Manual.pdf/page1-50px-MarkosMagicFootball_MD_AU_Manual.pdf.jpg) Manual
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Mega Drive, AU (Silver)
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![MarkosMagicFootball MD AU Box.jpg](/images/thumb/f/f9/MarkosMagicFootball_MD_AU_Box.jpg/184px-MarkosMagicFootball_MD_AU_Box.jpg) Cover
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![Marko MD AU Cart Silver.jpg](/images/thumb/b/b7/Marko_MD_AU_Cart_Silver.jpg/50px-Marko_MD_AU_Cart_Silver.jpg) Cart ![MarkosMagicFootball MD AU Manual.pdf](/images/thumb/e/e3/MarkosMagicFootball_MD_AU_Manual.pdf/page1-50px-MarkosMagicFootball_MD_AU_Manual.pdf.jpg) Manual
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Mega Drive, BR
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![Marko md br cover.jpg](/images/thumb/a/a5/Marko_md_br_cover.jpg/191px-Marko_md_br_cover.jpg) Cover
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Game Gear version
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Game Gear, EU
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![MarkosMagicFootball GG EU Cart.jpg](/images/thumb/d/d0/MarkosMagicFootball_GG_EU_Cart.jpg/50px-MarkosMagicFootball_GG_EU_Cart.jpg) Cart ![Marko's Magic Football GG EU Manual.pdf](/images/thumb/0/0d/Marko%27s_Magic_Football_GG_EU_Manual.pdf/page1-50px-Marko%27s_Magic_Football_GG_EU_Manual.pdf.jpg) Manual
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Mega-CD version
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Mega-CD, EU
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![MarkosMagicFootball MCD EU Box Back.jpg](/images/thumb/9/96/MarkosMagicFootball_MCD_EU_Box_Back.jpg/102px-MarkosMagicFootball_MCD_EU_Box_Back.jpg) ![MarkosMagicFootball MCD EU Box Front.jpg](/images/thumb/4/49/MarkosMagicFootball_MCD_EU_Box_Front.jpg/102px-MarkosMagicFootball_MCD_EU_Box_Front.jpg) Cover
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![MarkosMagicFootball MCD EU spinecard.jpg](/images/thumb/1/12/MarkosMagicFootball_MCD_EU_spinecard.jpg/28px-MarkosMagicFootball_MCD_EU_spinecard.jpg) Spinecard
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System |
Hash |
Size |
Build Date |
Source |
Comments |
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✔
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CRC32
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2b8c8cce
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MD5
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74e2d605309f3d23174d6ac15d7c9608
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SHA-1
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b73d01599d8201dc3bd98fdc9cc262e14dbc52b4
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2MB
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1994-07
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Cartridge (US)
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✔
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CRC32
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2307b905
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MD5
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62854ed2fcf40402785eb9e3a6aa0137
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SHA-1
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717e924db1ac7cfd099adb6031a08606fcb30219
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2MB
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1994-04
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Cartridge (EU)
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?
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CRC32
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0273e564
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MD5
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dc6d5e720794bcdc98852184cac9c268
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SHA-1
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42b871c3a91697e1d7b8c6f1eae9d2a8b07a0fca
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2MB
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1994-03
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Page
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?
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CRC32
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22c418bf
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MD5
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ba846684a66e90372c3c234955ee28bc
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SHA-1
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f255d7ea194d88a1588a2bf3ff34926de17c7ff1
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512kB
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Cartridge (EU)
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?
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1995-04-12
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Page
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mean Machines Sega, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-28), page 26
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 10
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 17
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sega Magazine, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 90
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 55
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Games World: The Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-06-30), page 16
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Gamestar, "October 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 82
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 92
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 302
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-30), page 19
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 123
- ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 26
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1994-12-05), page 30
- ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 130
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 329
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 11 November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 125
- ↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 112
- ↑ Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 40
- ↑ Hyper, "July 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
- ↑ Joypad, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 106
- ↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 26
- ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 92
- ↑ Mega Fun, "06/94" (DE; 1994-05-18), page 40
- ↑ MegaTech, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 6
- ↑ Megazin, "Letnik 3, Številka 6/7, Junij/Julij 1995" (SI; 1995-xx-xx), page 37
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-30), page 56
- ↑ Player One, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 88
- ↑ Play Time, "7/94" (DE; 1994-06-08), page 132
- ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, August 06, 1994" (UK; 1994-08-06), page 1
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-11), page 26
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 94
- ↑ Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 34
- ↑ Sega Pro, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-24), page 46
- ↑ Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 42
- ↑ Sega Force, "5/94" (SE; 1994-08-10), page 20
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 75
- ↑ Sonic the Comic, "July 8th 1994" (UK; 1994-06-25), page 11
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Mayo 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 62
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 109
- ↑ Video Games, "6/94" (DE; 1994-05-25), page 95
- ↑ Mega Fun, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 91
- ↑ Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 106
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 52
- ↑ Top Consoles, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 133
- ↑ GamePro, "July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 51
- ↑ Mega Force, "Été 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 96
- ↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 114