Osomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou

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Osomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega R&D 2
Licensor: Fujio Pro, Kodansha, Studio Pierrot
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1988-12-24 ¥5,5005,500 G-4005

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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).

	Stage 1 - Momotarou Densetsu (Legend of Peachboy)
	Sub Boss: Momotarou Chibita Boss: Kabuki Iyami
	Stage 2 - Snow White
	Sub Boss: Witch Dekapan Boss: Snow White Iyami
	Stage 3 - Prehistory
	Sub Boss: Smilodon Iyami Boss: Dinosaur Iyami

Development

Fujio Akatsuka, author of the original manga, was outspokenly critical about video games and considered them to be a problem plaguing Japanese youth. After the release of Osomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou, the author was so offended by its poor quality that during a meeting with developers Sega R&D 2, Akatsuka became enraged and threw an ashtray at one of the developers. Confirmed by multiple employees of both Sega and SIMS (which many Osomatsu-kun staff later migrated to), the story of Akatsuka's thrown ashtray spread to other employees within the company, and eventually to the gaming public.

Reception

The game was panned by reviewers.

Magazine articles

Main article: Osomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

File:OsomatsuKun MD JP TVAdvert.mp4

TV advert

File:OsomatsuKun MD JP TVAdvert.mp4

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #0: "Extra issue of Beep!" (1989-04-27)

Physical scans

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Publication Version Score Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 64 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 40 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 58 Joystick (FR) NTSC-J 75 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 51 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 33

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Osomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1 ?	256kB	1988	Cartridge (JP)