KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child

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Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Gathering of Developers (US), Take 2 Interactive (Europe)

Developer: Tremor Entertainment

Original system(s): Windows PC

Developer(s) of original games: Third Law Interactive

Peripherals supported: Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	2000-10-31^[1]	$49.9949.99^[2]	T-41901N
EU	2001-01-19		T-40506D-50
DE	2001-01-19^[7]		T-40506D-50
ES	2001-01-24^[8]		T-40506D-50
FR	2001-01-19^[6]^[6]		T-40506D-50
UK	2001-01-19^[3]	£39.9939.99^[4]^[5]	T-40506D-50
AU	2000-11-30^[9]

Non-Sega versions
Windows PC

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KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child is a Sega Dreamcast first-person shooter developed by Tremor Entertainment. Based on the 1997 American comic book Kiss: Psycho Circus (in turn based on the popular hard rock band Kiss), it was first published in the United States by Gathering of Developers on October 29, 2001, the day before Halloween, and was later brought to Europe by Take 2 Interactive the following January.

Plot

Kiss: Psycho Circus features the adventures of a Kiss tribute band who find themselves suddenly endowed with supernatural abilities.

History

An online deathmatch mode was planned for the North American version of Kiss: Psycho Circus, but was ultimately scrapped.^[10]^[11].

Magazine articles

Main article: KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Next Level (AR) #19: "Agosto 2000" (2000-xx-xx)

Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #7: "September/October 2000" (2000-08-01)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 Konzol (HU)

90

^[12]

Ação Games (BR)

81

^[13]

Bonus (YU)

PAL

72

^[14]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

80

^[15]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

60

^[16]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

60

^[5]

Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)

PAL

40

^[17]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

67

^[18]

Dreamplanet (ES)

70

^[19]

Dreamzone (FR)

PAL

68

^[20]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

20

^[21]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

62

^[22]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

72

^[23]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

39

^[24]

Gamers' Republic (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[25]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

70

^[26]

Neo Plus (PL)

60

^[27]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

40

^[28]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[2]

Playbox (FR)

PAL

78

^[29]

Play (PL)

70

^[30]

Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)

30

^[31]

Strana Igr (RU)

75

^[32]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

77

^[33]

	63
Based on 24 reviews

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, EU
Cover
Disc

Technical information

Main article: KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

GD-ROM (US)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

GD-ROM (EU)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

2000-11-28

GD-R

Page

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

2000-11-03

GD-R

Page

References

↑ http://www.ebworld.com/ebx/categories/newReleases/morenr-DC.asp (Wayback Machine: 2000-11-09 20:26)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "February 2001" (US; 2000-12-26), page 82
↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk:80/detProd.asp?ProductCode=3729 (Wayback Machine: 2001-05-30 23:20)
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "February 2001" (UK; 2001-01-04), page 85
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 DC-UK, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-14), page 62
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 http://www.amazon.fr:80/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/size=20&store-name=videogames&index=video-games-fr&field-manufacturer=Take+2+Interactive/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-12-17 00:30)
↑ http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004Z4PL (Wayback Machine: 2005-03-06 08:16)
↑ http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=16378&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-09-17 15:48)
↑ http://www.gameswarehouse.com.au/DRCnew.asp (Wayback Machine: 2002-01-01 22:11)
↑ Press release: 2000-05-11: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s Gathering of Developers Returns to the Promised Lot At This Year's Electronic Entertainment Expo
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 2000" (US; 2000-10-30), page 34
↑ 576 Konzol, "Május 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Ação Games, "Abril 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Bonus, "1/2001" (YU; 2001-02-25), page 46
↑ Consoles +, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 80
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-21), page 68
↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai/Juin 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 66
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 17" (UK; 2000-12-28), page 70
↑ Dreamplanet, "Abril 2001" (ES; 2001-03-15), page 44
↑ Dreamzone, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 104
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-09), page 130
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 110
↑ Fun Generation, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-20), page 41
↑ Game Informer, "February 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 95
↑ Gamers' Republic, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-20), page 68
↑ MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 84
↑ Neo Plus, "Luty 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 45
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "February 2001" (UK; 2001-01-04), page 84
↑ Playbox, "Mars 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 32
↑ Play, "Listopad 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Abril 2001" (ES; 2001-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Strana Igr, "Avgust 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Video Games, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 92

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[:File:ODCM_US_11.pdf_p82-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "February 2001" (US; 2000-12-26), page 82

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[:File:ODM_UK_16.pdf_p85-4] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "February 2001" (UK; 2001-01-04), page 85

[:File:DCUK_UK_18.pdf_p62-5] 5.0 ^5.1 DC-UK, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-14), page 62

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[Press_release:_2000-05-11:_Take-Two_Interactive_Software.2C_Inc..27s_Gathering_of_Developers_Returns_to_the_Promised_Lot_At_This_Year.27s_Electronic_Entertainment_Expo-10] Press release: 2000-05-11: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s Gathering of Developers Returns to the Promised Lot At This Year's Electronic Entertainment Expo

[:File:EGM_US_137.pdf_p34-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 2000" (US; 2000-10-30), page 34

[12] 576 Konzol, "Május 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 32

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_162.pdf_p46-13] Ação Games, "Abril 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:Bonus_10_SCG.pdf_p46-14] Bonus, "1/2001" (YU; 2001-02-25), page 46

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_109.pdf_p80-15] Consoles +, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 80

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_17.pdf_p68-16] Dreamcast Monthly, "January 2001" (UK; 2000-12-21), page 68

[:File:DLMO_FR_09.pdf_p66-17] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai/Juin 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 66

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_17.pdf_p70-18] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 17" (UK; 2000-12-28), page 70

[:File:Dreamplanet_ES_15.pdf_p44-19] Dreamplanet, "Abril 2001" (ES; 2001-03-15), page 44

[:File:Dreamzone_FR_21.pdf_p104-20] Dreamzone, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 104

[:File:EGM_US_139.pdf_p130-21] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2001" (US; 2001-01-09), page 130

[22] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 110

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_60.pdf_p41-23] Fun Generation, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-20), page 41

[:File:GameInformer_US_094.pdf_p95-24] Game Informer, "February 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 95

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_32.pdf_p68-25] Gamers' Republic, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-20), page 68

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2001-01.pdf_p84-26] MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 84

[27] Neo Plus, "Luty 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:ODM_UK_16.pdf_p84-28] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "February 2001" (UK; 2001-01-04), page 84

[:File:Playbox_FR_04.pdf_p32-29] Playbox, "Mars 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 32

[30] Play, "Listopad 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:ROD_ES_16.pdf_p48-31] Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Abril 2001" (ES; 2001-xx-xx), page 48

[32] Strana Igr, "Avgust 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2001-01.pdf_p92-33] Video Games, "01/2001" (DE; 2000-12-06), page 92

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KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child

From Sega Retro

Contents

Plot

History

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References