Tanglewood

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Tanglewood
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Dreamcast, Steam
Publisher: Big Evil Corporation
Sega Mega Drive
Mega Cat Studios
Developer:
Genre: Platformer

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.9949.99[2]
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Cart only) 		$39.9939.99[2]
Sega Mega Drive
UK
(Kickstarter) 		£60.0060.00[1]
Sega Mega Drive
UK
(Kickstarter; Cart only) 		£50.0050.00[1]
Sega Mega Drive
UK ▼
(Kickstarter; ROM only) 		£20.0020.00[1]
Sega Mega Drive
UK
(Kickstarter; Red Edition) 		£100.00100.00[1]
Sega Mega Drive
UK
(Kickstarter; Collector's Edition) 		£250.00250.00[1]
Sega Mega Drive
UK
(Kickstarter; Developer's Edition) 		£500.00500.00[1]
Sega Mega Drive
UK
(Kickstarter; Custom Mega Drive bundle) 		£1000.001000.00[1]
Sega Dreamcast
World
Steam
US ▼ 		$17.9917.99[3] 837190
Steam
US ▼
(Demo) 		FREEfree 886400
Steam
EU ▼ 		€14.9914.99[4] 837190
Steam
EU ▼
(Demo) 		FREEfree 886400
Steam
UK ▼ 		£13.9913.99[4] 837190
Steam
AU ▼ 		$25.9525.95[4] 837190
Steam
US ▼ 		$17.9917.99[3] 837190
Steam
EU ▼ 		€14.9914.99[4] 837190
Steam
UK ▼ 		£13.9913.99[4] 837190
Steam
AU ▼ 		$25.9525.95[4] 837190
Steam Linux
US ▼ 		$17.9917.99[3] 837190
Steam Linux
EU ▼ 		€14.9914.99[4] 837190
Steam Linux
UK ▼ 		£13.9913.99[4] 837190
Steam Linux
AU ▼ 		$25.9525.95[4] 837190
Steam OS X
US ▼ 		$17.9917.99[3] 837190
Steam OS X
EU ▼ 		€14.9914.99[4] 837190
Steam OS X
UK ▼ 		£13.9913.99[4] 837190
Steam OS X
AU ▼ 		$25.9525.95[4] 837190

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Tanglewood is a game for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Dreamcast developed by Matt Phillips[6] of Big Evil Corporation, which was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter (with £54,830 pledged of its £48,000 goal).

Physical copies were produced and sold, but digital versions were also released on Itch.io and Steam on 14 August 2018, and later on GOG.com on 23 January 2019[7] (purchasing the game on digital platforms includes a Mega Drive BIN file that plays on emulators and flash carts like the Mega Everdrive).

The digital version is an emulator, EvilEmu, running on Windows, Linux and OS X.[8] The Dreamcast version would have used the same emulator, but was delayed indefinitely due to lack of funds and time.[9]

Plot

Set in the realm of Tanglewood, the game follows a young creature, Nymn, who is separated from his pack after the sun sets. Unable to get back to the safety of the family's underground home, Nymn must find a way to survive the night terrors and get to morning. Tanglewood’s world is a dangerous one after dark. Guiding Nymn, you must use your skills of evasion, traps and trickery to defeat predators.

Gameplay

Tanglewood is a platforming game with puzzle elements, and can be described as a mix of the Mega Drive titles Another World and The Lion King.

Features

  • A mix of fast-paced 2D platforming action with puzzles, special abilities, tricks and trap.
  • A story woven into the gameplay.
  • Fluid, hand-drawn animations.
  • Time of day cycle, influencing the types of enemies encountered.
  • Collectibles, secret areas and bonus levels.

Versions

Version history

Main article: Tanglewood/Changelog.
System Version Size Date Comment Ref Icon
Steam
 0000010000030000000000000000001.03 201809052018-09-05 [5]
Steam
 201808222018-08-22 [5]
Steam
 0000010000020000000000000000001.02 201808192018-08-19 [5]
Steam
 0000010000010000000000000000001.01 201808172018-08-17 [5]

Screenshots

  • Demo 0.1.00 title screen

  • Tanglewood demo 0100 hqf day 1.png
  • Tanglewood demo 0100 hqf day 2.png
  • Tanglewood demo 0100 hqf dusk 1.png
  • Tanglewood demo 0100 hqf dusk 2.png
  • Tanglewood demo 0100 hqf night 1.png
  • Tanglewood demo 0100 hqf night 2.png

Physical scans

Mega Drive, World
Tanglewood MD World Box.jpg
Cover
Tanglewood Cart Top.jpg
Tanglewood Cart Back.jpgTanglewood Cart Front.jpg
Cart
Tanglewood MD World Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, World (alt)
Tanglewood MD World alt cover.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, World (Mega Cat Studios; Blue)
Tanglewood MD World mcs blue cover.jpg
Cover
Tanglewood MD World mcs blue cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, World (Mega Cat Studios; Red)

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 1a91c419
MD5 b684990797358eb247bfc466ea606292
SHA-1 128b547cad971434e6dd815d1c65a268d826d831
4MB 2018-05 Official website & Steam Full game v1.0
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 9cc94381
MD5 39573c11e33a04ae67d8c1b3c3413942
SHA-1 635588420cb8a9f8e0699e3dc99c6a7ed61fe610
2MB 2018-05 Official website & Steam Demo v0.9.37

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bigevilcorporation/tanglewood-an-original-game-for-the-sega-genesis-m (Wayback Machine: 2019-07-27 12:29)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://megacatstudios.com/collections/16-bit/products/tanglewood?variant=32201373777994 (Wayback Machine: 2020-09-26 22:09)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 https://store.steampowered.com/app/837190/TANGLEWOOD/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-18 19:33)
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 https://steamdb.info/app/837190/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-19 03:37)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://store.steampowered.com/news/?appids=837190 (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-28 17:18)
  6. ↑ http://www.sega-16.com/2017/04/interview-matt-phillips-tanglewood-game-developer/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-06 13:36)
  7. ↑ @tanglewoodgame on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-19 03:53)
  8. ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/837190/discussions/0/1733210552646755158/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-19 03:51)
  9. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/63454976/tanglewood-an-original-game-for-the-sega-genesis-m/posts/2521002 (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-19 03:57)
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