Baby Boom
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- For the similarly-unreleased baby-themed Mega Drive game, see Baby's Day Out.
| Baby Boom |
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Game Gear |
| Publisher: Sega |
| Developer: Foley Hi-Tech[1] |
Planned release date(s):   |
| Genre: Action |
| Number of players: 1 |
| Status of prototype(s): Found, dumped |
| Sound driver: GEMS |
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Baby Boom is an unreleased Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, and Sega Game Gear action game developed by Foley Hi-Tech[1] and scheduled to be published by Sega around late 1994[2]. Originally conceived by the Sega Girls Task Force as one of the earliest Sega games designed firstmost for a female-audience, concerns with the game's control scheme and entertainment value eventually led the project to be formally cancelled.
While the Mega-CD and Game Gear versions were likely undeveloped, the Mega Drive version processed a considerable amount into its production, and eventually had ROM images of its numerous prototypes discovered and dumped for preservation.[4]
Contents
Gameplay
Baby Boom puts players in control of a ceiling-mounted mechanical arm which can swing all around the playfield, challenging them to pick up and safely corral a large group of babies in circular baby walkers as they unpredictably wander about the numerous stages.
Only three normal levels and two bonus levels exist in the latest prototype (dated 1994-08-11).
History
Baby Boom was originally announced at Sega Gamer's Day 1994 for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD and Sega Game Gear.
| “ | It wasn’t fun [to control the game] with the D-pad. | „ |
— Designer Ed Annunziata on Baby Boom's cancellation.[5] | ||
Physical scans
| Mega Drive, US (prototype) |
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 Cover
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Magazine articles
- Main article: Baby Boom/Magazine articles.
ROM dump status
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2MB | 1994-08-11 | CD-R archive |  (514 kB) (info)
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2MB | 1994-06-06 | CD-R archive | (210 kB) (info)
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2MB | 1994-07-11 | CD-R archive | (209 kB) (info)
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External links
- What happened when Sega courted female players in the mid-’90s article by Richard Moss at Polygon
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.fht.com:80/david/davidresume.html (Wayback Machine: 1997-02-10 02:11)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 6
- ↑ Sonic Times, "Volume 2 Number 9: October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 8
- ↑ February 23, 2008 Proto Release
- ↑ https://www.polygon.com/features/2019/5/27/18526122/sega-girls-task-force-female-players