X-Men: Children of the Atom

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X-Men: Children of the Atom

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Capcom (Japan), Acclaim Entertainment (US, Europe)

Developer: Rutubo Games

Distributor: Roadshow Interactive (AU)

Licensor: Marvel Characters

Original system(s): Capcom CPS-2

Developer(s) of original games: Capcom

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (28 tracks)

Genre: Fighting, Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-11-22^[2]	¥5,8005,800	T-1203G
US	1996-04-03^[3]	$59.9959.99^[4]	T-8108H
EU	1996-04-12		T-8108H-50
DE	1996-04-12		T-8108H-50
PT	1996		STJAK0136
UK	1996-04-12^[5]	£44.9944.99^[6]^[7]	T-8108H-50
PL	1996
AU	199x

Non-Sega versions
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X-Men: Children of the Atom (エックス・メンチルドレンオブジアトム) is an arcade fighting game developed by Capcom which makes use of Marvel's X-Men superhero/comic book franchise. It is unrelated to the later comic book series of the same name, apart from the fact the two use the same franchise.

Originally released for Capcom CPS-2 hardware in 1994, it was brought to the Sega Saturn in 1995, and is built similarly to the likes of Street Fighter II' and Darkstalkers. The game was widely praised as a result of this, in addition to its colorful graphics and use of voice actors from the then-current X-Men cartoon series.

Gameplay

Characters

	Storm

	Cyclops

	Wolverine

	Omega Red

	Sentinel

	Iceman

	Colossus

	Psylocke

	Silver Samurai

	Spiral

	Juggernaut
	Boss character. Juggernaut is unlockable in the Saturn version.
	Magneto
	Unplayable boss character.
	Akuma
	Secret character from Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

History

Akuma's inclusion in the game was the result of Marvel's contract with Capcom mandating that they include a character from Street Fighter. As the development team wanted to focus on the X-Men proper, they didn't want to use Ryu or Ken.^[8]

Legacy

Much was recycled from X-Men: Children of the Atom in later Capcom fighting games, including Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes.

Versions

Following its 1994 arcade release, X-Men: Children of the Atom came to the Saturn and remained the only home version of the game for two years. While most of the game remains in-tact, the Saturn is forced to drop many frames of animation (something (partially) rectified in later games with the introduction of the Extended RAM Cartridge). Differing screen resolutions also mean the character portraits are placed below the HUD in-game.

X-Men: Children of the Atom would come to the PlayStation in 1998 (after Marvel Super Heroes) and see more drastic cutbacks, swapping out its intro for a pre-rendered video and having both longer load times than the Saturn version and a lower average frame rate. It is also missing background animations present on the Saturn.

Production credits

Game Planners: Nin, Poo, Hiratou "X68K" K-Suke, Kiyo, Fuji, Otouto Tomita
Programmers: Aoi-Tokimeki, Tarabar - Black, K.nishi-Man, Sailor-Ponkichi, O.G.T.-Iron Liver, Mo.Suzuki-Memorial, MiN-T3, Hard.Yas -466P+K-, Kaw.Hiroshima
Object Designer: S.Yamashita, Ino, Kuriotoko, Yue, Minobe, M.Nakatani, Ari, Eripyon, Miwazo, M.Sato, Kamonohashi Sato, Kazuko Kawanaka Pyo!, Dway Nishimura, Igami, Youjirou, Sagat, Ta, Jun Matsumura 26, Nishio "VIP.T2", G.Kamina, Ushi, H.Yoshino, Eiji, N.Fukuda, H.S, Manish, Shinya Kitamura
Scroll Designer: Fukumoyan, Yamapuu, May, Devil Ohnishi, Kazu, Akiko.O, Hiroko.N, Iwai, Kisabon, RK
Music Composers: Anachey "Takapon", Syun Nishigaki, Hideki OK, Isao "oyaji" Abe
Sound Designers: Hiroaki "X68K" Kondo, Toshio Kajino
Voice Actor: Mr. George Buza, Ms. Catherine Disher, Mr. Cathal Dodd, Mr. Dan Hennessey, Mr. Norman Spencer, Ike-Bomb
Special Thanks:
- Capcom USA: Mr. Alex Jimenez, Mr. Eric Luther, Mr. Phillip Reed
- Marvel Entertainment: Mr. Mark Erickson, Mr. Dana Morshead, Mr. Mike Thomas, Mr. John Conroy
- Marvel Japan: Mr. Paul T. Takaki, Ms. Kumino Asakura
- Mr. Shiraiwa
Special Thanks to Acclaim Black Team
Travis Williams (PAX), Tyrone Miller, Douglas Yellin, Mike Archer, Michael Weiner, Carol Caracciolo, Harry Reimer, John F. Gonzales, Howard Perlman, Robert Coffey, Paui.S.Lindsay, Jim Dunn, John P. Cooper, Steven C. Mattocks, Peter Sanflippo

And All Capcom Staff

Presented by: Capcom

Magazine articles

Main article: X-Men: Children of the Atom/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #81: "April 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

Next Generation (US) #18: "June 1996" (1996-05-21)^[9]
GamePro (US) #93: "June 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[10]

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-10: "October 1995" (1995-09-08)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #7: "May 1996" (1996-04-24)

Print advert in Hyper (AU) #31: "May 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 KByte (HU)

91

^[12]

Consoles + (FR)

97

^[13]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

NTSC-J

95

^[14]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

50

^[6]

Edge (UK)

80

^[15]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[16]

Fun Generation (DE)

70

^[17]

GameFan (US)

81

^[18]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

72

^[4]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[19]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

89

^[20]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

81

^[21]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

88

^[22]

Intelligent Gamer's Fusion (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[23]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

82

^[24]

Maximum (UK)

100

^[25]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

90

^[26]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-J

84

^[27]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

94

^[28]

Player One (FR)

94

^[29]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[30]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

89

^[31]

Sega Magazin (DE)

83

^[32]

Sega News (CZ)

85

^[33]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC

90

^[34]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

92

^[35]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

94

^[7]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[36]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

81

^[37]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

85

^[38]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

NTSC-J

90

^[39]

Última Generación (ES)

88

^[40]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

83

^[41]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[42]

	85
Based on 34 reviews

X-Men: Children of the Atom

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, PT
Cover
Disc

Saturn, AU
Cover
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

610,327,536

CD-ROM (EU)

T-8108H-50 V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

594,305,712

1995-10-17

CD-ROM (JP)

T-1203G V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

610,703,856

CD-ROM (US)

T-8108H V1.000

References

X-Men: Children of the Atom

Books: X-Men: Children of the Atom (1996)

Demos: X-Men: Children of the Atom Hibaihin (?)

X-Men games for Sega systems
	Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1993) \| X-Men (1993) \| Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (1994) \| X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995) \| X-Women: The Sinister Virus (unreleased)
	Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1994) \| X-Men (1994) \| X-Men: GamesMaster's Legacy (1994) \| X-Men: Mojo World (1996)
	X-Men: Children of the Atom (1995) \| X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1997)
	X-Men: Mojo World (1996)
	X-Men: Mind Games (Unreleased)
X-Men related media
	Sega Tunes: X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1996)
Unlicensed X-Men games for Sega systems
	X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Mega Drive) (1998)

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[:File:GamePlayers_US_0903.pdf_p57-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 3 March 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 57

[:File:CVG_UK_174.pdf_p65-5] Computer & Video Games, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-04-12), page 65

[:File:CVG_UK_175.pdf_p88-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-09), page 88

[:File:SSM_UK_05.pdf_p70-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-24), page 70

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_03.pdf_p71-8] Maximum, "January 1996" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 71

[:File:NextGeneration_US_18.pdf_p151-9] Next Generation, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 151

[:File:GamePro_US_093.pdf_p7-10] GamePro, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 7

[11] GamesMaster, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-15), page 40

[:File:576KB_HU_1996-05.pdf_p43-12] 576 KByte, "Május 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 43

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_050.pdf_p90-13] Consoles +, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:CVG_UK_171.pdf_p54-14] Computer & Video Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-12), page 54

[:File:Edge_UK_029.pdf_p84-15] Edge, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-12), page 84

[16] Famitsu, "1995-12-01" (JP; 1995-11-17), page 31

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-01.pdf_p65-17] Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 65

[:File:GameFan_US_0403.pdf_p13-18] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 3: March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 13

[:File:GamePro_US_080.pdf_p56-19] GamePro, "March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 56

[gamesmastertv5x181305-20] GamesMaster (UK) "Series 5, episode 18" (1996-01-18, 24:00) (+13:05)

[:File:GameInformer_US_037.pdf_p48-21] Game Informer, "May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 48

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_053.pdf_p54-22] Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:IGFusion_US_0210.pdf_p85-23] Intelligent Gamer's Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 8: May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 85

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-02.pdf_p37-24] MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 37

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_04.pdf_p138-25] Maximum, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-xx-xx), page 138

[:File:MegaForce_FR_46.pdf_p92-26] Mega Force, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-01.pdf_p30-27] Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 30

[:File:MeanMachinesSega40UK.pdf_p50-28] Mean Machines Sega, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-xx), page 50

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_061.pdf_p66-29] Player One, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 66

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-03_19960202.pdf_p78-30] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 3" (JP; 1996-01-19), page 78

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_02.pdf_p46-31] Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 46

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_30.pdf_p81-32] Sega Magazin, "Mai 1996" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 81

[:File:Sega_News_4_CZ.pdf_p14-33] Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:SegaPower_UK_76.pdf_p24-34] Sega Power, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-18), page 24

[:File:SegaPro_UK_54.pdf_p50-35] Sega Pro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-28), page 50

[:File:SSM_JP_19951208_1995-13.pdf_p193-36] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1995-13 (1995-12-08)" (JP; 1995-11-24), page 193

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p13-37] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p69-38] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 69

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_15.pdf_p72-39] Ultimate Future Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-03), page 72

[:File:UltimaGeneracion_ES_11.pdf_p94-40] Última Generación, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-0x-xx), page 94

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-02.pdf_p80-41] Video Games, "2/96" (DE; 1996-01-24), page 80

[:File:VideoGames_US_87.pdf_p62-42] VideoGames, "April 1996" (US; 1996-03-19), page 62

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X-Men: Children of the Atom

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Characters

History

Legacy

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References