Ground Zero Texas

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Ground Zero Texas

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1993-11^[1]	$59.9559.95^[2]	T-93145
EU	1994		T-93145-50
UK	1994-02-18^[3]^[4]^[5]	£44.9944.99^[6]	T-93145-50
AU	1994	$105.95105.95^[7]

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Ground Zero Texas is a Sega Mega-CD game. It relies heavily on full-motion video.

A Japanese version was planned^[8], but not released. It was removed from schedules between August^[9] and September of 1995.^[10]

Gameplay

Ground Zero Texas follows a similar format to Digital Pictures' previous titles Night Trap and Double Switch, in which the player moves between four stationary cameras in locations around a town. However, rather than simply pressing a button to activate traps, the player controls a crosshair and is tasked with shooting aliens disguised as humans, as well as attempting to avoid damage.

Unlike previous titles Ground Zero Texas has an element of randomisation as to where enemies will appear. The core structure of the game always plays out the same, however (lasting just under an hour in total).

There are also pseudo on-rails segments.

Despite the nature of the game, Ground Zero Texas does not support any form of light gun and so must be played with a traditional control pad.

History

Development

Shooting for Ground Zero Texas took roughly three weeks, with about 110 minutes of footage taken in total^[11]. A set was constructed in the desert North of Los Angeles, with a final production bill costing over $3 million USD^[11].

Production credits

Created and Produced By: Digital Pictures, Inc.
Executive Producer: Tom Zito
Director: Dwight H. Little
Producers: Oliver Fuselier, Amanda Lathrourm
Original Concept: Ken Melville
Story: Edward Neumeier, Joshua Stallings
Screenplay: Alan B. McElroy
Interactive Design: Amanda Lathrourm, Mark Klein, Gene Kusmiak
Computer Graphics: Cuyler Gee
Computer Animation: Joshua Solomon
Computer Programming: Gene Kusmiak
Digital Pictures Lead Tester: Ken Brink, Jr.
Sega Test Manager: Steve Patterson
Sega Lead Testers: Tony Lynch, Darin Johnston
Sega Testers: Dusty Bedford, Steve Bourdet, Mark Fabela, Richie Hideshima, Jason Kuo, Heather Meigs, Sam Saliba, Gregg Vogt
Sega Product Manager: Dean Fox
Sega Staff Producer: Chris Bankston
Special Thanks: Charlie Ogden, Lode Coen, Dale Barcellos, Riley R. Russell III
Cast:
- Reece: Steve Eastin
- Disalvo: Leslie Harter
- Pike: Scott Lawrence
- Breen: Christopher Bradley
- Mathews: Ricky Aiello

Source:

US manual^[12]

Magazine articles

Main article: Ground Zero Texas/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US TV advert

Print advert in GamePro (US) #54: "January 1994" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #17: "February/March 1994" (199x-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Console Mania (IT)

PAL

90

^[13]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

75

^[6]

Edge (UK)

50

^[14]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[15]

Freak (IL)

92

^[16]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

47

^[17]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[2]

Gamers (DE)

40

^[18]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

75

^[19]

Gamestar (AU)

89

^[20]

Hyper (AU)

90

^[21]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

91

^[22]

Joypad (HU)

90

^[23]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

82

^[24]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

84

^[25]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

93

^[26]

Mega Force (FR)

91

^[27]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

76

^[28]

Mega Machines (UK)

PAL

91

^[29]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

79

^[30]

Mega Power (UK)

PAL

83

^[31]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

85

^[32]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

84

^[33]

Megazone (AU)

93

^[34]

Player One (FR)

82

^[35]

Play Time (DE)

PAL

73

^[36]

Power Up! (UK)

86

^[37]

Power Unlimited (NL)

88

^[38]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

68

^[39]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

91

^[40]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

89

^[41]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

85

^[42]

Sega Force (SE)

92

^[43]

Todo Sega (ES)

89

^[44]

Tricks (RU)

74

^[45]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

73

^[46]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[47]

	81
Based on 37 reviews

Ground Zero Texas

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc 1 Disc 2 Manual Reg Card

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Disc 1 Disc 2

Technical information

Main article: Ground Zero Texas/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

632,854,992

CD-ROM (EU)

T-93145-50 (disc 1)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

603,391,488

CD-ROM (EU)

T-93145-50 (disc 2)

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

632,295,216

CD-ROM (US)

T-93145 (disc 1)

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

602,330,736

CD-ROM (US)

T-93145 (disc 2)

References

↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/hSdoIYf_SDg/m/2ePHYUjl27YJ
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 62
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1994-02-14), page 4
↑ File:LiverpoolEcho_UK_1994-02-26_14.png
↑ File:DailyMirror UK 1994-02-18 13.jpg
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Computer & Video Games, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 38
↑ Gamestar, "June 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 63
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 83
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1995" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 89
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Edge, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 69
↑ File:Groundzerotexas mcd us manual.pdf, page 22
↑ Console Mania, "Marzo 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 60
↑ Edge, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 68
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Freak, "3/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 2 February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 84
↑ Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 46
↑ GamesMaster, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 61
↑ Gamestar, "June 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 62
↑ Hyper, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 74
↑ Joypad, "1/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 14
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 20
↑ Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 30
↑ Mega Action, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-28), page 40
↑ Mega Force, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 122
↑ Mega Fun, "03/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 118
↑ Mega Machines, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 32
↑ Mega Play, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 49
↑ Mega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 46
↑ MegaTech, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 16
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-28), page 72
↑ Megazone, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-02-23), page 34
↑ Player One, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 82
↑ Play Time, "4/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 152
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, February 26, 1994" (UK; 1994-02-26), page 1
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 3, Maart 1994" (NL; 1994-02-23), page 46
↑ Sega Magazine, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 96
↑ Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 40
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 38
↑ Sega Zone, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 60
↑ Sega Force, "3/94" (SE; 1994-03-29), page 20
↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 82
↑ Tricks, "3/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 14
↑ Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 72
↑ VideoGames, "March 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 79

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[:File:GamePro_US_056.pdf_p62-2] 2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 62

[3] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1994-02-14), page 4

[:File:LiverpoolEcho_UK_1994-02-26_14.png_p-4] File:LiverpoolEcho_UK_1994-02-26_14.png

[:File:DailyMirror_UK_1994-02-18_13.jpg_p-5] File:DailyMirror UK 1994-02-18 13.jpg

[:File:CVG_UK_148.pdf_p38-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Computer & Video Games, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 38

[:File:Gamestar_AU_01.pdf_p63-7] Gamestar, "June 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 63

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1995-01.pdf_p83-8] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 83

[:File:SSM_JP_19950801_1995-08.pdf_p89-9] Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1995" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 89

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-10] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:Edge_UK_006.pdf_p69-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Edge, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 69

[:File:Groundzerotexas_mcd_us_manual.pdf_p22-12] File:Groundzerotexas mcd us manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_028.pdf_p60-13] Console Mania, "Marzo 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 60

[:File:Edge_UK_006.pdf_p68-14] Edge, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 68

[:File:EGM_US_055.pdf_p40-15] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40

[16] Freak, "3/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0702.pdf_p84-17] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 2 February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 84

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-03.pdf_p46-18] Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 46

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_015.pdf_p61-19] GamesMaster, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 61

[:File:Gamestar_AU_01.pdf_p62-20] Gamestar, "June 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:Hyper_AU_004.pdf_p50-21] Hyper, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:Joypad_FR_028.pdf_p74-22] Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 74

[23] Joypad, "1/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 14

[24] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:Mega_UK_17.pdf_p30-25] Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 30

[:File:MegaAction_UK_10.pdf_p40-26] Mega Action, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-28), page 40

[:File:MegaForce_FR_25.pdf_p122-27] Mega Force, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 122

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-03.pdf_p118-28] Mega Fun, "03/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 118

[:File:MegaMachines_UK_04.pdf_p32-29] Mega Machines, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 32

[:File:MegaPlay_US_0501.pdf_p49-30] Mega Play, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 49

[:File:MegaPower_UK_08.pdf_p46-31] Mega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 46

[:File:MegaTech_UK_26.pdf_p16-32] MegaTech, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 16

[:File:MeanMachinesSega17UK.pdf_p72-33] Mean Machines Sega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-28), page 72

[:File:Megazone_AU_37.pdf_p34-34] Megazone, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-02-23), page 34

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_039.pdf_p82-35] Player One, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 82

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1994-04.pdf_p152-36] Play Time, "4/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 152

[37] Power Up!, "Saturday, February 26, 1994" (UK; 1994-02-26), page 1

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_008_199403.pdf_p46-38] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 3, Maart 1994" (NL; 1994-02-23), page 46

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_03.pdf_p96-39] Sega Magazine, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 96

[:File:SegaPower_UK_52.pdf_p40-40] Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 40

[:File:SegaPro_UK_29.pdf_p38-41] Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 38

[:File:SegaZone_UK_17.pdf_p60-42] Sega Zone, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 60

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1994_03.pdf_p20-43] Sega Force, "3/94" (SE; 1994-03-29), page 20

[:File:TodoSega_ES_12.pdf_p82-44] Todo Sega, "Marzo 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 82

[45] Tricks, "3/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-03.pdf_p72-46] Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 72

[:File:VideoGames_US_62.pdf_p79-47] VideoGames, "March 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 79

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Ground Zero Texas

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Development

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References