Rise of the Dragon

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Rise of the Dragon
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Sega (Japan, US), Dynamix (US) (re-release),
Developer:
Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart
Genre: Adventure[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP 		¥6,8006,800 G-6002
Sega Mega-CD
US 		$49.9949.99[4] 4301
Videogame Rating Council: MA-17
Sega Mega-CD
US
(Jewel Case) 		T-110035
Videogame Rating Council: MA-17
Non-Sega versions

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Rise of the Dragon, known as Rise of the Dragon: A Blade Hunter Mystery (ライズ オブ ザ ドラゴン ～ブレイド・ハンター・ミステリー～) in Japan, is an adventure game for the Sega Mega-CD.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Rise of the Dragon Rise of the Dragon
English (US) Rise of the Dragon Rise of the Dragon
Japanese ライズ オブ ザ ドラゴン ～ブレイド・ハンター・ミステリー～ Rise of the Dragon: A Blade Hunter Mystery

Production credits

Cast
  • Blade Hunter: Naoki Tatsuta
  • Anice Rumanov: Saeko Shimazu
  • Deng Hwang: Michihiro Ikemizu
  • Jake Wizard: Hirohiko Kakegawa
  • Mayor Vincent: Masaharu Satoh
  • Pamera Litton: Yuko Mizutani
  • Fau Hwan: Ai Origasa
  • Casey Jones: Ryonosuke Ohbayashi
  • Candi: Satomi Kourogi
  • Bum (Old Man): Kinpei Azusa
  • Barren: Daisuke Gouri
  • Guard Man: Shinobu Satouchi
  • Ralph: Toshio Kobayashi
  • Dorothy: Rihoko Yoshida
  • Yang Ryuho: Kouhei Miyauchi
  • Johnny Qwang: Chikao Ohtsuka
  • Maharajah: Kousei Tomita
Staff
  • Designer And Director: Jeff Tunnell
  • Art Director: Randy Dersham
  • Conceptual Art And Characters: Robert Caracol
  • Game Development System: Richard Rayl, Dariusz Lukaszuk, Kevin Ryan
  • Artists: Erian Hahn, Mark Brenneman
  • Programmers: Louie McCrady, Rich Rayl, Kevin Ryan, Nels Bruckner, Darek Lukaszuk
  • Audio Director: Alan McKean
  • Music and Sounds: Chris Stevens
  • Original Score: Don Latarski
  • Dialogue and Text: Jerry Luttrell, David Selle
©1992 Dynamix, Inc.
Source:
In-game credits (JP)

Magazine articles

Main article: Rise of the Dragon/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-09: "September 1992" (1992-08-08)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
76
[8]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[9]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
77
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[4]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[11]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
90
[12]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
55
[13]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-U
80
[14]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
35
[15]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
88
[16]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
74
[17]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
89
[18]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
86
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[20]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
81
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
78
[22]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
74
[23]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
50
[24]
Sega Mega-CD
 75
Based on
19 reviews

Rise of the Dragon

Mega-CD, JP
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Cover
RiseoftheDragon MCD JP Spinecard.JPG
Spinecard
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Disc
RiseoftheDragon MD jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, US (older)
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Cover
RotD MCD US cb Disc.jpg
Disc
Mega-CD, US (newer)
RiseoftheDragon MCD US Box Back.jpgRiseoftheDragon MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
RiseoftheDragon MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Riseofthedragon mcd us manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
285,763,296 CD (JP) G-6002
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
234,059,280 CD (US) 4301
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
234,021,648 CD (US) T-110035

References

  1. ↑ File:RiseoftheDragon MCD JP Box Back.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/mega-cd/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-06-22 19:24)
  3. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/MSxekROmuc8/m/Gj-IjsNDk-MJ
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 62
  5. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 315
  6. ↑ Sega Visions, "December/January 1994/1995" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 163
  7. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1992" (JP; 1992-08-08), page 24
  8. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
  9. ↑ Famitsu, "1992-08-21,28" (JP; 1992-08-07), page 1
  10. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 6 June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 74
  11. ↑ Game Informer, "July/August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 22
  12. ↑ Hippon Super, "October 1992" (JP; 1992-09-04), page 46
  13. ↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 32
  14. ↑ Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-07-04), page 100
  15. ↑ Mega Fun, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-20), page 110
  16. ↑ MegaTech, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 72
  17. ↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "September 1992" (JP; 1992-08-xx), page 121
  18. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-30), page 66
  19. ↑ Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 48
  20. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 60
  21. ↑ Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 32
  22. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  23. ↑ Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 85
  24. ↑ VideoGames, "June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 73
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