Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)

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Jurassic Park
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega

Ballistic (US re-release)

Developer:
Distributor: Majesco Sales (US re-release)
Licensor: Universal City Studios, Amblin Entertainment
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,8006,800 G-4109
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$54.9954.99[4] 1056
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1056
Sega Mega Drive
DE 		DM 130130[7] 1056
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJ1056
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£49.9949.99[8] 1056
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		$129.95129.95[9] FJUR00SMC
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		046040
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM93029JG
Sega Mega Drive
AS 		1056-40

Jurassic Park (ジュラシック・パーク) is a Sega Mega Drive action platform game developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega. Based on the 1993 film Jurassic Park, the game was first released worldwide in August 1993, and was later followed by an evolved sequel, Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition, one year later.

Story

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Introduction

Jurassic Park is a rain forest island preserve filled with dinosaurs bioengineered from ancient, preserved DNA. When a sudden violent hurricane hits the island, the park's systems fail and the dinosaurs rampage freely across the island. The paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant must safely escape the park, while an escaped Velociraptor stalks him.

Gameplay

The game is a side-scrolling action platformer that can be played as either Dr. Grant or a Velociraptor. The objective of each level is the reach the end. Both characters move with Left and Right. They can push some objects (such as crates) by moving into them. They duck with Down and move while ducked with Down-left and Down-right (to fit into tight spots). They jump with C and jump down from some platforms with Down+C. They automatically grab ledges when they jump near them.

Playing as Dr. Grant, his objective is to navigate through seven areas of Isla Nublar and make it safely to the Visitors Center to escape via helicopter. He must contend with the various dinosaurs that roam the island, now free of their enclosures. Grant can use various weapons, including a tranquilizer gun and gas grenades, which all require ammunition refills that are scattered throughout the island. Grant cycles between weapons (for which he has ammunition) with A and uses the selected weapon with B. Fired weapons can be shot directly upwards with Up+B. He climbs ladders and operates elevators with Up and Down. He hangs off overhead lines by holding Up and moves across them with Left and Right. He drops off overhead lines when the D-Pad is released. He cannot use weapons while on ladders or lines.

Playing as the Velociraptor, its goal is to elude (or eliminate) the Jurassic Park security guards and corner Grant at the Visitors Center. It only plays five of the game's levels. It fights stray dinosaurs as well as the park guards, who are armed with similar weaponry as Grant. The Raptor can jump higher than Grant and run much faster. Instead of using weapons, it attacks from close-range using its teeth and claws. It bites with A and bites and shakes with Left+A or Right+A. It kicks with B and jump kicks with Left+B or Right+B. It pounces with Down+B. Jumping on enemies also attacks them. Unlike Grant, the Raptor cannot climb ladders or overhead wires, but it can jump especially high with Up+C.

As either character, the player starts the game with three lives, depicted as separate health bars. When a health bar is emptied (or the character falls down a bottomless pit), the player restarts at the beginning of the level. High fall harm Grant but not the Raptor. Grant can recover his health by finding First-Aid Kits, while the Raptor can find meat to eat (including eating Compys by biting them with Down+A). Grant loses his weapons and ammunition and starts over with the default load-out upon losing a life. The game ends if the player runs out of lives, but there is a password system for continuing.

The game has three selectable difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, and Hard), which affects how much damage is taken from enemies.

Weapons

Weapons are only used by Dr. Grant. He starts with a supply of Blue-Banded Darts and a Stun Gun and gains additional weapons when he collects their ammo pick-ups. All weapons are nonlethal and only stun dinosaurs temporarily. Weapons have limited ammunition, and the ammunition quantities are retained between levels.

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 Blue-Banded Darts
Weak tranquilizer darts. Most dinosaurs require several shots to subdue.
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 Red-Banded Super Darts
Stronger tranquilizer darts. Requires fewer shots to tranquilize dinosaurs than the basic darts.
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 Stun Gun
Transmits an electric shock a short distance in front of Grant. It has three different levels, depending on how long the B button is held to charge it. However, more powerful shocks cost more energy.
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 Gas Grenades
Knocks out dinosaurs near where it lands.
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 Flash Grenades
Temporarily blinds and disorients dinosaurs caught in its area of effect.
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 Concussion Grenades
Knocks out dinosaurs for a long period of time.
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 Rockets
Stuns any target with a single hit.

Items

Characters automatically pick up (or eat) items that they come near.

Grant

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 First-Aid Kit
Fully replenishes Dr. Grant's health.
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 Blue-Banded Darts
Provides more ammunition for the Blue-Banded Darts weapon.
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 Red-Banded Darts
Provides more ammunition for the Red-Banded Darts weapon.
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 Battery
Provides more energy for the Stun Gun weapon.
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 Gas Grenades
Provides more ammunition for the Gas Grenades weapon.
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 Flash Grenades
Provides more ammunition for the Flash Grenades weapon.
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 Concussion Grenades
Provides more ammunition for the Concussion Grenades weapon.
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 Rockets
Provides more ammunition for the Rockets weapon.
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 Gas Can
Refuels the raft in the River level.

Raptor

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 Meat
Replenishes a small amount of the Raptor's health.

Levels

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Jungle

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Power Station

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River
This level is only played as Dr. Grant. Grant must collect the Gas Cans to keep the raft moving.

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Pumping Station
Grant activates the buttons in this level by pressing Up while standing in front of a panel.

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Canyon

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Volcano
This level is only played as Dr. Grant.

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Visitor's Center
Characters kick open the doors in this level by pressing Up while standing in front of them.

Grant uses the elevators by pressing Up in front of their call buttons on the wall. He climbs staircases with Up-left or Up-right.

To defeat the Raptors at the end, Grant must fall in between them and throw grenades toward each side to cause the dinosaur bones to fall on them. As the Raptor, attack the bases of the dinosaur figures to cause the bones to fall (and Grant with them).

History

Development

A nod to Disney's Aladdin.

For a while, BlueSky Software were producing two games concurrently: Jurassic Park, which saw the lion's share of the team's attention, and a version of Disney's Aladdin, with both projects sharing some staff. BlueSky's version of Aladdin was inevitably canceled and replaced by a re-worked version by Virgin Games, however a homage to this period can be seen in the North Western part of Jurassic Park's map, where an upside-down genie lamp is disguised as a mountain range.

Release

Within two weeks of release, Sega had sold 2.2 million copies of the game in the US, raising $13.5 million[10].

Legacy

The split gameplay of Jurassic Park was continued in Sega-produced Jurassic Park games to follow, namely Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition released the following year and The Lost World: Jurassic Park for the Sega Saturn.

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits
JurassicPark MD JP SSCredits.pdf
[11]

Magazine articles

Main article: Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
68 [12]
45 [13]
Sega Mega Drive
 57
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[14]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
85
[15]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
75
[16]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[17]
Consoles + (FR)
83
[18]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[19]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
65
[20]
Digitiser (UK)
47
[21]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
93
[22]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[23]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[24]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[25]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
55
[26]
Game Power (IT) PAL
83
[27]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
93
[4]
Gamer (GR)
75
[28]
Gamers (DE)
73
[29]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
81
[30]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[31]
Hyper (AU) PAL
62
[32]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
85
[33]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
43
[7]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
64
[34]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
83
[35]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-U
83
[36]
Mega Force (FR)
80
[37]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
73
[38]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
73
[39]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
77
[40]
Megazin (SI)
78
[41]
Megazone (AU)
69
[42]
Player One (FR)
82
[43]
Power Up! (UK)
80
[44]
Power Unlimited (NL)
91
[45]
Score (CZ)
59
[46]
Sega Magazin (DE)
76
[47]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
70
[48]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
85
[49]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
64
[50]
Sega Force Mega (UK) NTSC-U
79
[51]
Sega Force (SE)
85
[52]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
88
[53]
The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994) (UK) PAL
82
[54]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[55]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
75
[56]
Todo Sega (ES) PAL
90
[57]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
77
[58]
Video Games (DE) PAL
66
[59]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[60]
Sega Mega Drive
 74
Based on
49 reviews

Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)

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Technical information

Main article: Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ File:JurassicPark MD JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  3. ↑ File:ElectronicsBoutique US Catalogue 1993-08.pdf, page 1
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 GamePro, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 28
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 22
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 MegaTech, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-19), page 18
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 40
  8. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 63
  9. ↑ Megazone, "October 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 36
  10. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 11
  11. ↑ File:JurassicPark MD JP SSCredits.pdf
  12. ↑ GamesMaster, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-10), page 50
  13. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 70
  14. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 107
  15. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 73
  16. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-08), page 65
  17. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-07), page 22
  18. ↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 92
  19. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 110
  20. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 70
  21. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-08-17)
  22. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "September 1993" (US; 1993-08-24), page 63
  23. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
  24. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 324
  25. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-09-03" (JP; 1993-08-20), page 38
  26. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 10: September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 15
  27. ↑ Game Power, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 70
  28. ↑ Gamer, "Dekémvrios 1993" (GR; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  29. ↑ Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 48
  30. ↑ Game Informer, "September/October 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 42
  31. ↑ Hippon Super, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-03), page 49
  32. ↑ Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 42
  33. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 98
  34. ↑ Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 30
  35. ↑ Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 80
  36. ↑ Mega Action, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 26
  37. ↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 112
  38. ↑ Mega Fun, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-20), page 90
  39. ↑ Mega Fun, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-22), page 23
  40. ↑ MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 42
  41. ↑ Megazin, "Letnik 1, Številka 3, November 1993" (SI; 1993-xx-xx), page 29
  42. ↑ Megazone, "October 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 34
  43. ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 55
  44. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, September 18, 1993" (UK; 1993-09-18), page 1
  45. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 3, Oktober 1993" (NL; 1993-09-29), page 22
  46. ↑ Score, "Leden 1994" (CZ; 1994-01-03), page 38
  47. ↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 22
  48. ↑ Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 46
  49. ↑ Sega Pro, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 38
  50. ↑ Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 28
  51. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 14
  52. ↑ Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 6
  53. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 74
  54. ↑ The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994), "" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 36
  55. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  56. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "September 4th 1993" (UK; 1993-09-04), page 12
  57. ↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
  58. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 97
  59. ↑ Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 95
  60. ↑ VideoGames, "September 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 46


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Sega Mega Drive
Prototypes: 1993-04-29



Jurassic Park games for Sega systems
Arcade
 Jurassic Park (1994) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park Special (1997)
Sega Mega Drive
 Jurassic Park (1993) | Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition (1994) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Sega Master System
 Jurassic Park (1993)
Sega Game Gear
 Jurassic Park (1993) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Sega Mega-CD
 Jurassic Park (1993)
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 Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (2003)
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 Jurassic Park (1993) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
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