Super Fantasy Zone

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Super Fantasy Zone
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Nintendo Switch Online
Publisher: Sunsoft
Developer: Sunsoft M2
Licensor: Sega
Sound driver: Sunsoft sound driver
Genre: Shooting
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1992-01-14 ¥6,800 (7,004)6,800e T-15023 EU 1993 1142 UK 1993 £39.9939.99 1142 JP ▼ 2008-05-07 600pts600 US ▼ 2008-06-21 900pts900 EU ▼ 2008-06-27 800pts800 AU ▼ 2008-06 800pts800 JP ▼ 2022-03-17 SUBsub US ▼ 2022-03-16 SUBsub EU ▼ 2022-03-17 SUBsub UK ▼ 2022-03-17 SUBsub
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Super Fantasy Zone (スーパーファンタジーゾーン) is an entry in the Fantasy Zone series of games, and was initially released in 1992 for the Sega Mega Drive. Unlike previous outings, Super Fantasy Zone was handled entirely by Sunsoft (under license from Sega), who had previously brought Fantasy Zone and Fantasy Zone II to the Famicom.

For unknown reasons the game was not released in cartridge form in North America, but is currently unconfirmed as being a Sega Channel title. It eventually saw a more widespread release as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service and was included on all regional variants of the Mega Drive Mini.

Story

In the Space Year 623X, an irregular gravitating phenomenon was detected near the planet Menon, located in the frontier of the Fantasy Zone. A science patrol was sent on a mission to investigate this phenomenon, but during their voyage they were attacked by a military troop. Being unequipped for battle, the science patrol's communication with the operation base back home was lost.

The military troop that attacked the science patrol turned out to be the "Dark Menon Force", a large-scale invasion force planning to conquer the Fantasy Zone that has been taking over many planets en-route, plundering their currency and brutally bringing the planets' metropolises to ruin. Despite his advanced age and waning skills, O-Papa, father of the hero, Opa-Opa, led a defense squadron to ward off the Dark Menon Force, though this attempt turned out to be futile. As valiantly as they fought, the defense squadron was completely wiped out, and O-Papa was mortally wounded in battle...

Opa-Opa watched as his father was brought home for the final time. With tear-filled eyes, it is now up to him to avenge his father and restore peace to the Fantasy Zone once more.

Gameplay

Like other games in the series, Super Fantasy Zone is a multi-directional side scrolling shooter. Players control Opa-Opa and are tasked with shooting and destroying "bases" littered across levels, before fighting a boss. For the most part, gameplay is identical to the original Fantasy Zone, ignoring features such as the warps from Fantasy Zone II.

The default controls are as follows: fires the main weapon, drops a bomb (with unlimited stock), and uses the special weapon, which can be bought from a shop, found throughout each level as balloons which must be collided into to enter. All upgrades are lost if the player loses a life.

Rounds

	Stage 1: Picknica
	A bright forest with a mountain lake background.
	Stage 2: Kazarne
	This level is a fiery volcanic land.
	Stage 3: Niagaro
	Large waterfalls fall from the sky in this level with large clouds floating around the air.
	Stage 4: Risscave
	A very dark cavern, it's very hard to see in here. The Super Lights will enhance Opa-Opa's visibility here.
	Stage 5: Grandiuss
	This level consists of a desert landscape, with canyons in the background.
	Stage 6: Le-Picker
	The floor glows bright with electricity in this stage, and Opa-Opa will need the Rubber Boots to safely stand on it.
	Stage 7: Aflorious
	Big bubbles make up the floor, with a bright rainbow in the background.
	Stage 8: Menone
	As with previous Fantasy Zone games, the final round is a boss rush against all the previous bosses, culminating with the final boss.

Shop

These are the starting prices for the items in the shop. The prices for these items increase as the player purchases more of them.
(Hurricane is misspelled as "Harricane" in this game)

	Speed Upgrades
	Big Wings: 200 Gold. Jet Engine: 5,000 Gold. Turbo Engine: 20,000 Gold. Rocket Engine: 100,000 Gold.
	Weapon Upgrades
	Wide Beam: 1,000 Gold. Laser Beam: 4,000 Gold. 7-Way Shots: 10,000 Gold. Cross-Rang: 20,000 Gold.
	Bomb Upgrades
	Twin Bombs: 200 Gold. Quartet Missiles: 1,000 Gold.
	Special Weapons
	Ultra Bomb: 2,000 Gold. Heavy Bomb: 2,000 Gold. Thunder Volt: 2,000 Gold. Harricane: 2,000 Gold. Smart Bomb: 2,000 Gold. Back Fire: 2,000 Gold. Shower Bombs: 2,000 Gold.
	Other Items
	Extra Ship: 5,000 Gold. Shield: 40,000 Gold. Rubber Boots: 5,000 Gold. Super Lights: 4,000 Gold.

Production credits

• Program: Kawa-Chan, Keroyon
• Graphics: Akira, Masanori Hirose, Kazuhito Hosoe
• Sound: Kodaka, About.SS, N.Hara
• Special Thanks: Hirokun, K.Kozawa, M.Kawai
• Presented by: Sega

Source:

In-game credits

Digital manuals

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  Mega Drive Mini JP manual

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  Mega Drive Mini EU manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Super Fantasy Zone/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-11: "November 1991" (1991-10-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-02: "February 1992" (1992-01-08)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 85 Consoles + (FR) 91 Console XS (UK) PAL 81 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 63 Game Power (IT) 90 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 60 Joypad (FR) 60 Joypad (FR) PAL 70 Joystick (FR) NTSC-J 60 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC 86 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J 86 MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J 70 Player One (FR) 90 Play Time (DE) 58 Play Time (DE) 70 Power Play (DE) 77 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J 80 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 71 Sega Force (UK) PAL 90 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 85 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 57 Video Games (DE) 77

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Super Fantasy Zone

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, FR
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 927975be MD5 bd52a3c0097986a473f42dd58279408e SHA-1 ed4f8a98eed7838d29fa31a6f34d11f6d8887c7f	1MB	1992-07	Cartridge (EU)
✔	CRC32 767780d7 MD5 f5683f3b2c24cdd7bc6771ea87efeacf SHA-1 14dc8568205f3b1b89ce14b9412541ce4ae47f91	1MB	1992-01	Cartridge (JP)

External links

• Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
• Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU