Populous
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU) Sega (JP) TecMagik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Bullfrog Productions Code To Go | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Electronic Arts (Australia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Amiga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer(s) of original games: Bullfrog Productions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Simulation[1][2], Action[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Populous (ポピュラス) is an unlicensed Sega Mega Drive strategy simulation game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts. A port of the developer's titular 1989 Amiga computer game Populous, it was first released in the United States later that year, and is most known for being one of few commercially-released Sega Mega Drive games to fail the system's TradeMark Security System test (refusing to operate with anything but the earliest Mega Drive hardware.), and for being the first Electronic Arts title released on a Sega game system.
The game was ported to the Sega Master System courtesy of developer Code To Go and publisher TecMagik, and first released in Europe in October 1991.
Contents
Gameplay
In Populous, players play as a deity who controls land to affect peoples's lives in the hopes of crushing followers of another deity. The game is played from an isometric perspective, although unlike later attempts at simulations (such as Sim City 2000), there is no scrolling.
History
Legacy
Populous' sequel, Two Tribes: Populous II (a renamed version of Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods) was also released for the Mega Drive, as well as the more combat-orientated Power Monger.
Digital manuals
- Populous MD US digital manual.pdf
Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual
- Populous MD EU digital manual.pdf
Mega Drive Mini 2 EU manual
- Populous MD JP digital manual.pdf
Mega Drive Mini 2 JP manual
Magazine articles
- Main article: Populous/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Artwork
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Master System version
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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References
NEC Retro has more information related to Populous
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- ↑ File:Populous MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ File:Populous SMS EU Box.jpg
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/UfEfYdi7j_U/m/zx4nRFOk-1AJ
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- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 178
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- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1991" (DE; 1991-11-15), page 152
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-08), page 35
- ↑ Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 34
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 49
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- ↑ Famitsu, "1991-08-23,30" (JP; 1991-08-09), page 1
- ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Game Power, "Dicembre 1991" (IT; 1991-1x-xx), page 34
- ↑ Hippon Super, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-03), page 90
- ↑ Hobbytes, "1/1994" (RO; 1994-xx-xx), page 31
- ↑ Joystick, "Décembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 144
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 62
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-08), page 91
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- ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Febrero 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 26
- ↑ Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 50
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
- ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 30
- ↑ Power Play, "11/90" (DE; 1990-10-12), page 138
- ↑ Raze, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-10-25), page 70
- ↑ Sega Power, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-01), page 30
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
- ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 21
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 75
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 21
- ↑ Zero, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-06), page 122
- ↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-09-01), page 37
- ↑ Consoles +, "Tilt Hors-Serie" (FR; 1991-07-xx), page 48
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 143
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 104
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 149
- ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
- ↑ Games-X, "12th-18th September 1991" (UK; 1991-09-12), page 36
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 36
- ↑ Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 189
- ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 73
- ↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 40
- ↑ Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 10
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 58
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
- ↑ Video Games, "2/91" (DE; 1991-06-07), page 84
- ↑ Zero, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 85
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