Dark Edge

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Dark Edge

System(s): Sega System 32

Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Developer: Sega AM3^[1]

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release

Date

RRP

Code

JP

1993-03^[1]

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US

1993

$?

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Dark Edge (ダークエッジ) is a 1993 fighting game by Sega AM3 for the Sega System 32.

It uses sprite scaling to simulate a 3D playfield, meaning it predates Virtua Fighter as a 3D fighter by about a year (though the 3D in Virtua Fighter isn't simulated, but rather true rendered 3D graphics). You can play as either warriors or monsters, but otherwise this is a typical fighting game with a dedicated jump button (as moves back). Although the title screen reads "1992", the arcade game was first sold in early 1993.

While the game was not ported to home consoles, developer Sega AM3 received a lot of fan mail requests for it to ported to the Sega Saturn. In 1995, AM3 manager Hisao Oguchi said he was "considering it".^[2] It was officially released for the first time outside arcades on the Astro City Mini.

Gameplay

Playable characters

	Thud the samurai
	An American who has the samurai spirit can use two swords skillfully. He believes in the spiritual power and controls the thunder.^[3]
	Yeager the sonic breaker
	A former German fighter pilot who became a cyborg in order to be a super-fighter. His special ability;High speed flight.^[3]
	Genie the martial artist
	A female martial artist who wears the Gymnastic Battle Suit that enhances her agility. She attacks the enemy by taking advantage of an unguarded moment.^[3]
	Blood the bio-monster
	This monster man born as a result of genetic mutation has the weapons of elastic nails and sharp fins. He displays primitive instincts as a fighter as he discharged poisonous liquid.^[3]
	Goliath with power suit
	A laborer wearing the power suit converted from construction equipment. He moves slow, but his attacks are extremely powerful.^[3]
	M.E.K. (Mechanical Enhanced Kommando)
	A European mercenary soldier wounded in the war underwent a cyborg operation and is determined to have revenge on the Boss who sent him onto the battlefield.^[3]

Production credits

Staff

Game Design: Tamichi Ohtsu
Program: Hiromasa Kaneko, Manabu Ishihara, Kenji Tohma
Graphics Design: Masayuki Hasegawa, Shinichi Nakagawa, Kenji Arai, Hiroyuki Izuno
Sound Design: Tomoyuki Kawamura
Sound Adviser: Kouichi Namiki
English Text: Hisaki Nimiya
Presented by: Sega Enterprises Ltd

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In-game credits

Producer: Hisao Oguchi^[4]

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Uncredited

5 of the game's developers are also referenced in the game's default high score table^[5]. Several more initials are present in the game's code but can never be seen.