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Osomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou (おそ松くん はちゃめちゃ劇場) is a Sega Mega Drive action game developed by Sega R&D 2 and published by Sega. Based on the Japanese media franchise Osomatsu-kun, it was released exclusively in Japan in December 1988, and alongside arcade ports like Super Thunder Blade and Altered Beast, was the first original game developed for Sega's new 16-bit platform. Notable for its overwhelmingly poor critical reception, the game was universally panned for its short length, maze-like gameplay, frustrating controls, irritating soundtrack, and frequent crashes, and has gained a cult reputation as one of the worst games on the Sega Mega Drive.
As Osomatsu-kun predates the development of the TradeMark Security System, it will only function properly on pre-VA6 revision Model 1 Sega Mega Drive hardware.
Story
Iyami and Chibita have kidnapped Karamatsu, Choromatsu, Ichimatsu, Jyushimatsu, and Todomatsu in retaliation for being attacked by them and Osomatsu. Osomatsu sets out to rescue them, armed only with a slingshot. The plot of the game is presented in a short manga in the manual.
Gameplay
shoots balls from a slingshot that only go a short way before disappearing. jumps; + jumps higher. enters doors. crouches. START bring up some sort of items menu; in the pause menu select the item and use that selected item.
Stages (incomplete)
The game is divided into three main stages, which are subdivided into four areas (the main area, the sky area, the water area and the underground area).
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Stage 1 - Momotarou Densetsu (Legend of Peachboy)
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Sub Boss: Momotarou Chibita Boss: Kabuki Iyami
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Stage 2 - Snow White
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Sub Boss: Witch Dekapan Boss: Snow White Iyami
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Stage 3 - Prehistory
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Sub Boss: Smilodon Iyami Boss: Dinosaur Iyami
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Development
Fujio Akatsuka, who was not fond of video games, allegedly threw an ashtray at one of the developers.[3]
Reception
The game was panned by reviewers.[3]
Magazine articles
- Main article: Osomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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Beep! MegaDrive (JP)
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Famitsu (JP)
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Joystick (FR)
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Mega Drive Fan (JP)
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Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)
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Osomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart Manual
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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256kB
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1988
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Cartridge (JP)
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References
- ↑ File:OsomatsuKun 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 https://mdshock.com/2018/09/16/osomatsu-kun-the-bizarre-story-of-the-mega-drives-most-infamous-game/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-09-17 16:43)
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 66
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 71
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 1
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 111
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 49
- ↑ ', "Extra issue of Beep!" (; 1989-04-27), page 87