The Faery Tale Adventure

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The Faery Tale Adventure

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: New World Computing

Original system(s): Amiga

Developer(s) of original games: MicroIllusions

Genre: RPG

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1991-07^[1]	$49.9549.95^[2]	705601
EU	1991-07^[3]		E184SMX
UK	1991-07^[3]	£39.9939.99^[3]^[4]	E184SMX
AU	199x

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Commodore 64 IBM PC

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The Faery Tale Adventure is a Sega Mega Drive role-playing game developed by New World Computing and published by Electronic Arts. A port of the titular 1987 MicroIllusions game The Faery Tale Adventure, it was first released in the United States and Europe in July 1991, with an Australian release following soon after.

Six Button Control Pad compatibility

While the game is technically compatible with the Mega Drive's official Six Button Control Pad, the D-pad is overly sensitive, and appears to move the cursor for each frame the pad is held.

Versions

The Mega Drive port is the only console version of The Faery Tale Adventure, though is seen to struggle due to a reliance on the three button Mega Drive control pad when the game was originally optimised for use with a mouse. The Mega Drive version also omits the original subtitle "Book I", presumably because at this point it was assumed MicroIllusions would produced a "Book II". Eventually a sequel did appear as Halls of the Dead: Faery Tale Adventure II, released for DOS and Windows PCs in 1997.

Production credits

Design: Talin
Programming: Joe Pearce
Graphics: Talin, Allison Hershey, Bonita Long-Hemsath, Ernie Potvin
Musical Score: Talin

The Faery Tale Adventure is a trademark of MicroIllusions, Inc.

Used with permission.

Licensed to Electronic Arts by New World Computing, Inc.

Licensed by: Sega Enterprises Ltd.

Source:

In-game credits (opening sequence)

Magazine articles

Main article: The Faery Tale Adventure/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #1: "Juillet/Août 1991" (1991-06-18)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[5]

Consoles + (FR)

95

^[6]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

81

^[7]

Dragon (US)

80

^[8]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

70

^[9]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

61

^[10]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[2]

Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[11]

Joystick (FR)

75

^[12]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

65

^[13]

Mega (UK)

PAL

31

^[14]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

65

^[15]

MegaTech (UK)

49

^[16]

Mean Machines (UK)

61

^[17]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

49

^[18]

Player One (FR)

88

^[19]

Raze (UK)

PAL

69

^[20]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[21]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

60

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

30

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

81

^[24]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

71

^[25]

User (GR)

PAL

85

^[26]

	67
Based on 23 reviews

The Faery Tale Adventure

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	963f4969
MD5	135e1eb555ef5cf661b8c9ae953985c3
SHA-1	5d9a448d741743c7e75e5fe462e0da0ea3d18a13

512kB

1991-06

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

↑ GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 38
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "September 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 40
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Mean Machines, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-29), page 81
↑ Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 16
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 76
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 46
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129
↑ Dragon, "Vol. XVI, No. 6: November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 64
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 8
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 43
↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 46
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 184
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 71
↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 90
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 77
↑ Mean Machines, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-29), page 80
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Raze, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 63
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 33
↑ Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 44
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 14
↑ User, "Ianouários 1992" (GR; 1992-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:GamePro_US_023.pdf_p38-1] GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:GamePro_US_026.pdf_p40-2] 2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "September 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_10.pdf_p81-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Mean Machines, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-29), page 81

[:File:SegaPower_UK_19.pdf_p16-4] Sega Power, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-02), page 16

[5] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p46-6] Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 46

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p129-7] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 129

[:File:Dragon_US_175.pdf_p64-8] Dragon, "Vol. XVI, No. 6: November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 64

[9] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 8

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p43-10] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 43

[:File:.D0.98.D0.B3.D1.80.D1.8B_Sega_.D0.9B.D1.83.D1.87.D1.88.D0.B8.D0.B5_.D0.B8.D0.B7_.D0.BB.D1.83.D1.87.D1.88.D0.B8.D1.85_.D0.92.D1.8B.D0.BF.D1.83.D1.81.D0.BA_1.pdf_p46-11] Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 46

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p184-12] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 184

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p91-13] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:Mega_UK_18.pdf_p71-14] Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 71

[:File:MegaForce_FR_02.pdf_p90-15] Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 90

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p77-16] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 77

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_10.pdf_p80-17] Mean Machines, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-29), page 80

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p138-18] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_012.pdf_p34-19] Player One, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:Raze_UK_12.pdf_p63-20] Raze, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 63

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-21] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPower_UK_25.pdf_p33-22] Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 33

[:File:SegaPower_UK_25.pdf_p44-23] Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 44

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p65-24] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

[25] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 14

[:File:User_GR_21.pdf_p86-26] User, "Ianouários 1992" (GR; 1992-xx-xx), page 86

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The Faery Tale Adventure

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Contents

Six Button Control Pad compatibility

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References