StarBlade

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StarBlade
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Namco (Japan, US), Sega (Europe)
Developer:
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Developer(s) of original games: Namco
Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart, Sega Mouse, XE-1 AP
Genre: Shooting[2][3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP 		¥7,8007,800 T-14014
Sega Mega-CD
US 		T-14025
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega-CD
EU 		4284-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega-CD
UK 		£44.9944.99[5][4] 4284-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Non-Sega versions

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StarBlade (スターブレード) is a Sega Mega-CD rail shooter developed by Tecnosoft and published by Namco. A port of the publisher's titular 1991 arcade game StarBlade, it was first released in Japan and the United States in October 1994[3], and was later brought to Europe by Sega the following December.[4]

Gameplay

Control

As the original arcade version featured an advanced analog yoke built into the cabinet, the home version of StarBlade is fittingly compatible with some of the Mega Drive's more popular analog peripherals - both the first-party Sega Mouse for direct on-screen mouse control, and the third-party XE-1 AP for control with an analog stick.

Production credits

  • Chief Director: H.Nakatani
  • Assistant Director: K.Kobayashi
  • Programmer: N.Matsuura, Y.Saitoh, Y.Ohmori
  • Music and Sound Effects: S.Hosoe
  • Visual Director: W.Yanagawa
  • Visual Design: N.Kumagai, M.Tejima, M.Kimura
  • Industrial Design: N.Yoshimatsu
  • Mechanical Design: S.Kanebako, H.Igarashi, T.Wakayama, J.Uchida
  • Electrical Design: M.Yamada, O.Morita, M.Ito
  • Special thanks to: A.Ohsugi, H.Kikuchi, H.Takeshima, K.Mizuno, M.Takeda, S.Touyama, T.Ishikawa, T.Natsui, T.Sano, K.Teraoka, M.Inoue, M.Cooper-Hart (Namco America Inc)
  • Producer: K.Sawano, M.Yamada
Source:
In-game credits (JP)
StarBlade MCD JP SSCredits.pdf
[6]

Note: The staff roll shown at the end of the game is that of the arcade version; a staff list for the port is not available.

Magazine articles

Main article: StarBlade/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #21: "October/November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[7]
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[8]
Consoles + (FR)
74
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[10]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
70
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[12]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
71
[13]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
82
[14]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
69
[15]
Mega (UK) PAL
75
[5]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
61
[16]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
63
[17]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
75
[18]
Play Time (DE) PAL
55
[19]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
72
[20]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
68
[21]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
87
[22]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
53
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[24]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[25]
Video Games (DE) PAL
68
[26]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[27]
Sega Mega-CD
 71
Based on
21 reviews

StarBlade

Mega-CD, JP
StarBlade MCD JP Box Back.jpgStarBlade MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
StarBlade MCD JP Spinecard.JPG
Spinecard
StarBlade MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Mega-CD, US
StarBlade MCD US Box Back.jpgStarBlade MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Disc
Starblade mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
StarBlade MCD EU Box Back.jpgStarBlade MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Starblade MCD EU spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
StarBlade MCD EU Disc.png
Disc
Starblade MCD EU Manual.jpg
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
468,198,528 CD (JP) T-14014
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
468,198,528 CD (US) T-14025

References

  1. ↑ @ummo_chan on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-03 20:23)
  2. ↑ File:StarBlade MCD JP Box Back.jpg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 92
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 44
  6. ↑ File:StarBlade_MCD_JP_SSCredits.pdf
  7. ↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 175
  8. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1994" (JP; 1994-09-08), page 21
  9. ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 110
  10. ↑ Famitsu, "1994-11-04" (JP; 1994-10-21), page 40
  11. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 9 September 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 92
  12. ↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 118
  13. ↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 72
  14. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-xx), page 21
  15. ↑ MAN!AC, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 84
  16. ↑ Mega Force, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
  17. ↑ Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 118
  18. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 110
  19. ↑ Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 108
  20. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 January" (JP; 1994-12-xx), page 63
  21. ↑ Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 91
  22. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 68
  23. ↑ Sega Pro, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 56
  24. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  25. ↑ Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
  26. ↑ Video Games, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 96
  27. ↑ VideoGames, "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 101


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