Dynamite Dux
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Dynamite Düx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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System(s): Sega System 16, Sega Master System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega Activision (UK) MCM Software (ES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega AM2 Whiteboard Core Design | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dynamite Düx (ダイナマイトダックス) is a video game developed by Sega's AM2 division for their Sega System 16 arcade platform. It follows two anthropomorphic blue and red ducks named "Bin" and "Pin" respectively as they attempt to rescue a girl called Lucy from the clutches of the evil Sorcerer Achacha.
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Gameplay
Dynamite Dux is a beat 'em up game, though rather than relying purely on one-on-one combat the ducks can equip themselves with a variety of weapons, from water pistols to bazookas. The game is also populated with a variety of odd looking enemies and bosses. Colonel Sanders, for instance, can be seen at the very beginning of the first level.
Stages
Stage 1: Down Town | |
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Stage 2: Japan | |
Stage 3: Jungle | |
Stage 4: Chicago | |
Stage 5: Texas | |
Final Stage: Achacha | |
History
Legacy
Dynamite Dux was ported to Sega's Master System in 1989 for European and Brazilian markets. This version removes Pin entirely, claiming Bin (renamed "Mickael Bin") was the boyfriend of Lucy, transformed into a duck (rather than in other versions, where Bin and Pin are Lucy's pets). The Master System version also lacks two player co-operative support and omits stage 3 (Jungle) due to cartridge size limitations.
A Sega Mega Drive version was planned
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Activision, under license from Sega, brought versions of the game to several home computer platforms in Europe, including the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum.
Bean the Dynamite, a character from AM2's later Arcade title Sonic the Fighters is based off Bin and Pin. He also appeared in the Sega Saturn title Fighters Megamix, and there is an unlockable Bin costume for him in that game.
Versions
None of the 8-bit (including the Sega Master System) versions include the bonus rounds from the arcade.
With the exception of the Commodore 64 version which supports mapping this feature to a second joystick, jumping in all home computer versions requires the use of the keyboard's space bar, as the standard joystick layout for computers at the time was only to include one button.
An issue possibly affecting multiple versions of the game (but only definitely confirmed for the Amstrad CPC) is that should the player take damage while holding a water pistol (for the fire boss), there is a chance that the pistol will be knocked off screen, making the fight unbeatable.
Amstrad CPC version
The Amstrad CPC port lacks any in-game music and runs in a much smaller window than its siblings. While it retains the forks in the road, the user always has a choice of taking the upper or lower paths - neither are blocked off at any point, as is the case in the arcade original.
Amiga and Atari ST versions
The Amiga and Atari ST versions are the only ports of Dynamite Dux to support co-operative play. Both were created simultaneously by Core Design, and save for differences in audio, are nearly identical.
These versions of Dynamite Dux are infamous for hidden nudity. One such example is if the player types "NUDE" during the bonus stages, the dancing rabbits will reveal their breasts.
More controversial is a hidden introduction sequence, in which a naked Lucy is carried off to a brothel. While reported by numerous magazines at the time, none sought to check their facts, as the code provided does not work. This "dirty" cheat soon became an urban legend, until several decades later when hacking revealed the hidden intro.
In order to activate dirty mode, the disk images need to be opened with a hex editor, replacing a string of five dots (.....) with "DIRTY". Sega were never made aware of this Easter egg, and it is not known if publishers Activision had any more knowledge than the end user.
Commodore 64 version
On the C64, Dynamite Dux has some unexplained music issues, in which some audio channels can't be heard during normal play.
ZX Spectrum version
The Spectrum port also lacks music, and the gameplay (minus the HUD) is presented entirely in two colours.
Production credits
System 16 version
- Main Program: bin_chan_san
- Assistant Programmer: duke
- Ranking Program: oka_chan "punk boy"
- Character Design: kiyo_chan
- Back_Ground Design: "fixed_time_man"
- Sound Design: hiro
- Game Check: Ji_san "senior citizen"
- "Achacha's Model": match
- Special Thanks: sada "monster of marsh"
- Producer: Yu Suzuki
Magazine articles
- Main article: Dynamite Dux/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
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- Commodore User (UK) #73: "October 1989" (1989-09-26)A database query error has occurred. Did you forget to run your application's database schema updater after upgrading?[10]
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Physical scans
System 16 version
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Master System version
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74 | |
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Based on 17 reviews |
Amiga version
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73 | |
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Based on 11 reviews |
Amstrad CPC version
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Atari ST version
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71 | |
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Based on 7 reviews |
Commodore 64 version
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65 | |
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Based on 2 reviews |
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ZX Spectrum version
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82 | |
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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256kB | Cartridge (EU) |
References
- ↑ File:Dyndux sms eu cover.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 ', "" (; ), page 71
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 ', "" (; ), page 157
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 56
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 51
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 74
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNk12p9vIlg
- ↑ http://www.ysnet-inc.jp/#portfolio
- ↑ ', "April 1990" (; 1990-03-16), page 12
- ↑ ', "September 1989" (; 1989-08-xx), page 57
- ↑ ', "September 1989" (; 1989-08-xx), page 53
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 82
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 95
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 55
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 140
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 116
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 16
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 56
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 42
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 48
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 133
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 39
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 51
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 64
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 18
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 24
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 70
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 71
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 29
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 41
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 78
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 47
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 85
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 49
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 60
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 91
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 50
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 100
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 63
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 79
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 20
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 86
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 25
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 36-37 (37)
- ↑ ', "11/89" (; 1989-10-09), page 12
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