TaleSpin
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega, Disney Software Interactive Designs Sega Interactive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: The Walt Disney Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: GEMS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TaleSpin is a 1992 action game for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear by Sega based upon Disney's television show TaleSpin.
The game is different from the games of the same name published by Capcom for the NES and Game Boy and by NEC for the TurboGrafx-16.
A Sega Master System GG2SMS hack was released in February 2017.
Contents
Story
The game involves the adventures of Baloo and Kit Cloudkicker, two bears delivering cargo for Rebecca Cunningham, another bear, and their freight business, Higher for Hire. They live in the city of Cape Suzette, a setting similar to a coastal American city in the 1930s. Baloo and Kit face up against the tiger tycoon Shere Khan company in a contest to earn a lifetime work contract from the city. They have seven days collect cargo from exotic locations around the world. Shere Khan wants to put Rebecca out of business, so he hires air pirates, led by Don Karnage, to do his dirty work.
Gameplay
The game is a side-scrolling platformer. The player can choose to play as either Baloo or Kit. There is also a two-player mode in which both characters are played simultaneously. The goal of each stage is to find ten pieces of cargo. Some stages have more than ten pieces, but only ten are necessary to open the customs office (the stage exit). Baloo and Kit face numerous enemies and environmental hazards in the course of finding the cargo. There is a fight against a boss in the customs office of each stage.
Baloo and Kit play similarly. Both can be moved around with and and jumps. Kit can also jump higher than Baloo and squeeze into smaller spaces. + jumps off platforms. when in front of or on top of a cargo box or an empty box collects it. Empty boxes can be collected in this way and dropped with to reach higher platforms. shoots the character's weapon: Baloo is armed with a paddle ball that is stronger and Kit has a slingshot that shoots further.
In two-player games, Kit can ride piggyback on Baloo; to do this, both characters must be positioned close to one another and Baloo must press while Kit presses .
In between some of the stages, there are flying portions where Baloo pilots the Sea Duck, their seaplane, with Kit tethered to the back of the plane on an airfoil (akin to wakeboarding). As Baloo, is used to accelerate the Sea Duck and slows down, makes the Sea Duck climb and dives, and fires the grease gun. As Kit, makes the airfoil climb and dives and fires Kit's slingshot. In single-player games as Baloo, Kit is absent. In single-player games as Kit, the computer controls the Sea Duck, but the player can control it manually by holding and pressing or to make the Sea Duck climb or dive respectively. alone makes it level off.
Baloo, Kit, and the Sea Duck all have health gauges that are depleted when hit by enemies. If they run out of health, they lose a try. If they lose all their tries, the game ends unless the player has a continue to use.
Additionally, there is a global timer throughout the game that starts at seven days and counts down as the game progresses. Baloo and Kit must complete the contest before time runs out or the game ends.
Levels
The Jungle | |
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The Lost City | |
Italy | |
Greece | |
Egypt | |
India | |
New York | |
San Francisco | |
Pirate's Cave | |
Items
Ground
Air
Wrench | |
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Repairs damage to the Sea Duck. | |
Grapefruit | |
Temporarily gives the Sea Duck a spread shot. | |
Flying Crate | |
Adds to the player's cargo count. | |
Sun | |
Banishes the lightning cloud. |
Production credits
Mega Drive version
- Producer: Michael Latham
- Game Testers:
- Lead tester: Vincent Nason
- Chris Cutliff, David Forster, Roman Greco, Eric Rawlins, Crisi Albertson, Conan Tigard, Ivan Foong, Kurt Tindle, Jef Feltman, Unni Pillai
- Test Manager: Steve Apour
- Product Manager: France Tantiado
- Producer: Patrick Gilmore
- Programmers: Tony Ikeda, John Kuwaye, Jack Loh, Robert Morgan, Christopher Warner
- Artists: Barbara Meyers, Joan Igawa, Steve Ross, David Russ, Bob Barett
- Music: Paul Gadbois, Dave Delia
- Art Director: Maureen Kringen
- Technical Support: Ala Diaz, Frank Lucero, Hooell Monleon
- Assistant Product Manager: France Tantiado
- Account Executive: Cathy G. Fortier
- Manual by: Ruth Zultner Writing Services and Arcadian Design
Game Gear version
- Game Design: Michael Latham, Steve Ross, Doug Nishimura
- Producer: Michael Latham
- Lead Tester: Chris Sinclair
- Testers: Rey Alferez, Javone Alonzo, Greg Becksted, Harry Chavez, Chris Cutliff, Marc Dawson, Gerald DeYoung, Alex Fairchild, Greg Fleming, Ivan Foong, David Forster, Richie Hideshima, Keith Higashihara, Dermot Lyons, Heather Meigs, Bill Person, Tim Spengler, Siegie Stangenberg, Ben Szymkowiak, Conan Tigard, Kurt Tindle, Jeff Todd, Jon Van, Jeff Wagner, Erik Wahlberg, Paul Walker, Gabriel Watts
- Special Thanks to: Jayvone Alonzo
- Test Manager: Steve Apour
- Assistant Product Manager: France Tantiado
- Producer: Patrick Gilmore
- Account Executive: Cathy G. Fortier
- Project Manager: Nancy Nakamoto
- Programmers: Tony Ikeda, Terry Kirch, Bob Morrison, Roy Pitchford, Geoff Stevens
- Art Director: Kevin Lee
- Artists: Sandy Christensen, Michael Chung, Jim Freed, William Kier, Barbara Mayers, Isabel Przytarski
- Music: David Delia, Paul Gadbois
- Technical Support: Frank Lucero
- Manual by: Ruth Zultner Writing Services and Arcadian Design
Magazine articles
- Main article: TaleSpin/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
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Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Based on 29 reviews |
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Game Gear version
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Based on 16 reviews |
Technical information
ROM dump status
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256kB | Cartridge (US/EU) |
References
- ↑ File:TaleSpin GG EU Box Back.jpg
- ↑ File:Talespin MD KR Box.jpg
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- ↑ File:TaleSpin MD US Manual.pdf, page 22
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