Taz-Mania (Game Gear)
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- For the Sega Mega Drive game, see Taz-Mania. For the Sega Master System game, see Taz-Mania (Master System).
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System(s): Sega Game Gear | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: NuFX | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taz-Mania, also known as Taz-Maniz: The Search for the Lost Seabirds, is a platform game released in 1992 for the Sega Game Gear. It is based on the cartoon series with the same name. The game is notorious for its high difficulty, excessive slowdown, and dissonant soundtrack.
Contents
Story
Taz wants to find a Giant Seabird egg so he can make the biggest omelette in the world.
Gameplay
The game is a platformer played as the Looney Tunes character Taz the Tasmanian Devil. Many of the levels are autoscrolling chase scenes, but there are also conventional platforming levels. Taz walks with and . He jumps with and jumps higher if the button is held longer. He can defeat enemies by jumping on top of them. Taz starts spinning into a tornado with and continues spinning until is pressed again. He is invulnerable and passes through enemies and hazards while spinning. Spinning drains energy, and Taz stops spinning if his energy is too low. He can spin in midair, which can be used to extend his jump distance.
Taz's energy goes down from taking damage from an enemy or hazard and from spinning. He loses a life if he runs out of energy. The player can view the score and the number of lives remaining by pausing the game with START . Taz can replenish his energy by eating food items, which he can do by standing over them and pressing . The game ends if Taz runs out of lives.
Levels
Production credits
- Produced by: Mac Senour
- Game Design: NuFX, Inc., Mac Senour
- Programming: NuFX, Inc.
- Graphics: NuFX, Inc.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Taz-Mania (Game Gear)/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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256kB | Cartridge (US/EU) |
References
- ↑ File:TazMania GG EU Box Back.jpg
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 31
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 146
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ', "" (; ), page 65
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 7
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 66
- ↑ File:Taz-Mania GG credits.png
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 6
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 171
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 158
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 6
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 90
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 143
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 190
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 75
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 28
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 55
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 132
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 69
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 30
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 75
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 40
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 118
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