Space Channel 5
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System(s): Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega Software R&D Dept. 9[1] Sega Digital Media[1] United Game Artists | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supporting companies: T's Music (audio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Music Game/Ongaku Game (音楽ゲーム)[2][3], Table[4], Action[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Space Channel 5 (スペースチャンネル5) is a video game for the Sega Dreamcast released in Japan on 16 December 1999, North America on 6 June 2000 and in Europe on 8 October 2000. It was the first game to be developed by the newly opened United Game Artists studio within Sega, spearheadded by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, although the UGA name had not yet been adopted by the original Japanese release.
The game stars Space Channel 5 reporter Ulala, tasked with upping the ratings of the channel, and stopping the "evil" Morolians, who are forcing the galaxy to dance.
Contents
Gameplay
Space Channel 5 is a rhythm game built similarly in nature to electronic memorisation games such Simon, and video games such as PaRappa the Rapper. Throughout the game the computer shows a sequence of moves—dance steps in this case—and the player must copy them successfully to advance. Repeated failure will force the show to be cancelled, effectively triggering a game over.
Space Channel 5 utilises six different commands - "Up",
"Down",
"Left",
"Right",
"Shoot" and
"Shoot". The
button corresponds to the aliens raising both paws or Ulala raising both hands. Pressing
causes Ulala to lower only her right hand as her left hand contains a microphone. When either the
or
button are pressed she moves her hand in that direction. The Morolians will mimic Ulala's moves so pressing the directional pad will affect them also.
The "shoot" button is used for shooting at the Morolians or simply to perform another dance move. The
"shoot" button is usually used for rescuing hostages. There also appears to be mispronunciation of "shoot" when the player presses either the
or
button. In the manual, it says "shoot", but the Morolians say words that are quite similar to "kiss", "chin". Ulala, Pudding, Jaguar and Evila say "chu", while Fuse says "shoot" or "chu".
In between these scenes, Ulala appears to be taunting the opponent (if the player gets all the moves correct) or have messed up the dance (if the player gets incorrect moves or misses a move). Ulala is given a certain number of hearts in case she misses a move or get an incorrect move. Performing a incorrect move will cause her to lose a heart. If she loses every one of her hearts she will then hunch over and become upset, with Fuse shouting at her.
Levels
Introducing... Ulala! | |
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Spaceship SOS! | |
Catch the scoop! | |
Evil in the Galaxy Revealed! | |
Production credits
- Main article: Space Channel 5/Production credits.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Space Channel 5/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #132: "July 2000" (2000-06-06)[20]
also published in:
- Bonus (YU) #8: "8/2000" (2000-10-25)[21]
- Bonus (YU) #9: "9/2000" (2000-12-25)[22]
- Bonus (YU) #10: "1/2001" (2001-02-25)[23]
- Bonus (YU) #11: "2/2001" (2001-03-25)[24]
- Bonus (YU) #12: "3/2001" (2001-04-25)[25]
- Bonus (YU) #13: "4/2001" (2001-05-25)[26]
- Bonus (YU) #14: "5/2001" (2001-06-25)[27]
- Bonus (YU) #15: "6/2001" (2001-07-25)[28]
Television advertisements
Miscellaneous
Artwork
Physical scans
Dreamcast version
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Based on 35 reviews |
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Dreamcast, JP (Dorikore) |
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PlayStation 2 version
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Technical information
- Main article: Space Channel 5/Technical information.
ROM dump status
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1,901,887,488 | DVD-ROM (EU) | SCES-50611 (V1.01) |
External links
- Sega of America webpage: Dreamcast
- Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast, Dreamcast (Dorikore), PlayStation 2
- Space Channel 5 on PlayStation.com: JP
- In the Realm of the Senses: Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s Synthesis of Synaesthesia & Video Gaming - Part III: "Hey there, space cats..." article by Amir Moosavi at Medium
- How Michael Jackson Willed His Way Into Sega’s Space Channel 5 article by Kris Knigge at Siliconera (Wayback Machine)
- Mororians Wreak Havoc in Shibuya: Rug-cutting alien beings disrupted a scheduled Sega press conference in the heart of Tokyo article by Colin ‘Mororian Liberation Front’ Williamson at IGN DC (Wayback Machine)
- SEGA Memories: SEGA’s amazing E3 2000 floor show article by Barry Harmon at SEGAbits
- Tetsuya Mizuguchi Speaks About the Soul of Space Channel 5 article by Anoop Gantayat at IGN
- IGNDC Sits Down with Space Channel 5's Tetsuya Mizuguchi article by Brandon "Mad Morolien" Justice and Colin "Phat Beats" Williamson at IGN DC (Wayback Machine)
- Sega's Tetsuya Mizuguchi Interviewed article at GameSpot
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.4gamer.net/games/409/G040915/20221019050/ (Wayback Machine: 2022-11-11 03:01)
- ↑ File:Sc5 dc jp back cover.jpg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://sega.jp/dc/991020/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-12-09 07:16)
- ↑ https://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-11-08 10:29)
- ↑ https://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=153 (Wayback Machine: 2020-02-02 01:52)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://sega.jp/dc/001204/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-12-10 13:02)
- ↑ http://www.sega.com:80/games/dreamcast/post_dreamcastgame.jhtml?PRODID=202 (Wayback Machine: 2003-12-18 18:14)
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September/October 2000" (US; 2000-08-01), page 94
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (UK; 2000-10-05), page 26
- ↑ http://www.sega.jp/release/nr000901_5.html (Wayback Machine: 2005-02-09 19:30)
- ↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=3106 (Wayback Machine: 2003-10-25 20:10)
- ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/300720/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-08-03 10:58)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-12), page 114
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (UK; 2000-10-05), page 59
- ↑ http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004XQVQ (Wayback Machine: 2005-03-17 20:04)
- ↑ http://www.micromania.fr:80/zooms/?ref=17085 (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-15 11:07)
- ↑ http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=15236&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-09-17 04:19)
- ↑ http://www.gameswarehouse.com.au/DRCnew.asp (Wayback Machine: 2002-01-01 22:11)
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 http://sega.jp/ps2/sc5/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-08-11 00:48)
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 2000" (US; 2000-06-06), page 162
- ↑ Bonus, "8/2000" (YU; 2000-10-25), page 82
- ↑ Bonus, "9/2000" (YU; 2000-12-25), page 82
- ↑ Bonus, "1/2001" (YU; 2001-02-25), page 82
- ↑ Bonus, "2/2001" (YU; 2001-03-25), page 82
- ↑ Bonus, "3/2001" (YU; 2001-04-25), page 82
- ↑ Bonus, "4/2001" (YU; 2001-05-25), page 48
- ↑ Bonus, "5/2001" (YU; 2001-06-25), page 2
- ↑ Bonus, "6/2001" (YU; 2001-07-25), page 46
- ↑ Neo Plus, "Kwiecień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 100
- ↑ Neo Plus, "Maj 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 100
- ↑ Neo Plus, "Czerwiec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 100
- ↑ Neo Plus, "Lipiec-Sierpień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 84
- ↑ Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 84
- ↑ 576 Konzol, "Október 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 48
- ↑ Bonus, "5/2000" (YU; 2000-07-04), page 52
- ↑ Click!, "4/2001" (PL; 2001-02-15), page 48
- ↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 108
- ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-08-31), page 22
- ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 62
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-39 extra (1999-12-24ex)" (JP; 1999-12-10), page 26
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 6" (UK; 2000-02-24), page 76
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 14" (UK; 2000-10-05), page 46
- ↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 33
- ↑ Dreamzone, "Mars 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 104
- ↑ Edge, "February 2000" (UK; 2000-01-26), page 85
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 2000" (US; 2000-07-04), page 146
- ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 222
- ↑ Famitsu, "1999-12-24" (JP; 1999-12-10), page 31
- ↑ Fun Generation, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-17), page 88
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 3: March 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 13
- ↑ GamePro, "August 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 102
- ↑ GamesMaster, "November 2000" (UK; 2000-10-02), page 94
- ↑ Game Informer, "July 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 71
- ↑ Gamers' Republic, "July 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 93
- ↑ GameWEEK, "May 29, 2000" (US; 2000-05-29), page 16
- ↑ Hyper, "May 2000" (AU; 2000-xx-xx), page 64
- ↑ Incite Video Gaming, "July 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 34
- ↑ MAN!AC, "11/2000" (DE; 2000-10-04), page 78
- ↑ Mega Fun, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-05), page 56
- ↑ Mega Fun, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 47
- ↑ Next Generation, "August 2000" (US; 2000-07-18), page 90
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 2000" (UK; 2000-10-05), page 58
- ↑ Play, "Grudzień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 30
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "August 2000" (DE; 2000-07-03), page 14
- ↑ Strana Igr, "Mart 2000 1/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 71
- ↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 21
- ↑ Video Games, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 96
- ↑ 576 Konzol, "Február 2002" (HU; 2002-xx-xx), page 42
- ↑ Consoles Max, "Mars 2002" (FR; 2002-0x-xx), page 101
- ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 2002" (FR; 2002-0x-xx), page 125
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (2002-03-04)
- ↑ MAN!AC, "04/2002" (DE; 2002-03-06), page 99
- ↑ PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "March 2002" (UK; 2002-02-22), page 100
- ↑ Players, "4/2002" (DE; 2002-02-27), page 66
- ↑ Play, "Maj 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 15
- ↑ PlayZone, "04/2002" (DE; 2002-03-06), page 102
- ↑ PlayStation World, "April 2002" (UK; 200x-xx-xx), page 82
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 4, April 2002" (NL; 2002-03-22), page 83
Space Channel 5 | |
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Main page | Comparisons | History | Credits | Development | Magazine articles | Video coverage | Reception | Merchandise | Bootlegs
Music: Space Channel 5 Ulala The Movie (1999) | Space Channel 5 Mexican Flyer (2000) | Space Channel 5 Planet Dance (2000) | Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack (2000) | Mexican Flyer Remix Tracks Inspired by Space Channel 5 (2000)
Demos: Space Channel 5 Taikenban (1999)
Prototypes: 2000-04-20
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Space Channel 5 Ulala The Movie (1999) | Space Channel 5 (2000) | Space Channel 5: Part 2 (2002) | |
Ulala no Channel J (2001) | |
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (2002) | Space Channel 5 (2002) | Space Channel 5: Special Edition (2003) | |
Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack (2003) | |
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (2011) | |
Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash! (2019) | |
Space Channel 5 related media | |
Space Channel 5 Ulala The Movie (1999) | Space Channel 5 Mexican Flyer (2000) | Space Channel 5 Planet Dance (2000) | Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack (2000) | Mexican Flyer Remix Tracks Inspired by Space Channel 5 (2000) | Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Chu!!" (2002) | Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Hey!!" (2002) | Space Channel 5 Part 2 Uki Uki ★ Non Stop Mega Mix (2002) | Space Channel 5 Part 2 Moji Moji ★ Can't Stop Remix (2002) | Space Channel 5 Part 2 Uha Uha ★ Readymade Remixes (2002) | Space Channel 5 20th Anniversary "GyunGyun Selection" (2019) | |
Space Channel 5 Gyun Gyun Book (2000) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Space Channel 5 (2000) | Space Channel 5 Part 2 Sugoku Sugoi Guide Book (2002) | |
figma Ulala: Cheery White ver. (2017) | figma Ulala: Exciting Orange ver. (2017) |
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