Vigilante

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Vigilante

System(s): Sega Master System

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega, Arc System Works

Distributor:

Tonka (US)

Licensor: Irem

Original system(s): Arcade boards

Developer(s) of original games: Irem

Peripherals supported: FM Sound Unit

Genre: Arcade^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1989-05^[2]		7023
EU	1989-07		7023
UK	1989-08^[3]	£24.9524.95^[4]	7023
AU	1989		7023
BR	19xx		026160

Non-Sega versions

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Vigilante is an arcade beat-'em-up game released by Irem in 1988. The following year it was ported and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. Upon release, Vigilante was considered to be a sequel to the 1984 arcade game, Kung-Fu Master (known as Spartan X in Japan and in its NES incarnation, simply Kung-Fu).

Vigilante is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up game where an unnamed player protagonist (the "vigilante") attempts to rescue his girlfriend, Madonna (Maria in this Master System version) from a group known as the Skinheads (Rogues).

Although this version of the game was never released in Japan, the Master System Vigilante is compatible with the FM Sound Unit which was only supported by Japanese (and Korean) consoles.

Gameplay

Gameplay is similar to Kung-Fu Master, with the exception that it is now possible to pick up nunchaku to deal extra damage. A subsequent hit will cause the player to drop the nunchaku. punches (or attacks with the nunchaku) and kicks, + jumps.

Stages

There are five stages set across the city of New York.

	Stage 1 - City Streets
	Boss: Harly Hog
	Stage 2 - Junkyard
	Boss: Mad Dog
	Stage 3 - Bridge
	Boss: Macehead The Horrible
	Stage 4 - Downtown
	Boss: Iron Brian
	Stage 5 - Construction Sites
	Boss: Giant Defiant

Magazine articles

Main article: Vigilante/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

ES advert (1990)

Print advert in (UK) #94: "September 1989" (1989-08-16)
also published in:

(UK) #24: "September 1989" (1989-08-03)^[5]

Print advert in (UK) #95: "October 1989" (1989-09-16)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(UK)

66

^[4]

(UK)

55

^[6]

(UK)

80

^[7]

(UK)

PAL

72

^[8]

(UK)

PAL

77

^[9]

(UK)

67

^[10]

(UK)

80

^[11]

(ES)

71

^[12]

(UK)

72

^[13]

(UK)

75

^[14]

(DE)

PAL

51

^[15]

(UK)

PAL

62

^[16]

(UK)

PAL

50

^[17]

(UK)

70

^[18]

(UK)

PAL

77

^[19]

(UK)

84

^[20]

	69
Based on 16 reviews

Vigilante

Master System, US
Cover
Manual

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, EU (Sega®)
Cover

Master System, AU

Cart

Master System, AU (Sega Promo sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (Hotline/SP2 stickers)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (Bonus sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR (cardboard)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	dfb0b161
MD5	6deabfc15d9aeb4c8ed1b641fb950de5
SHA-1	0dc37f1104508c2c0e2593b10dffc3f268ae8ff9

256kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

References

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[:File:Vigilante_EU_cover.jpg_p-1] File:Vigilante EU cover.jpg

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_03.pdf_p16-2] Computer Entertainer, "June 1989" (US; 1989-06-19), page 16

[:File:BristolEveningPost_UK_1989-08-24_Page_75.jpg_p-3] File:BristolEveningPost UK 1989-08-24 Page 75.jpg

[:File:ACE_UK_21.pdf_p50-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ACE, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-04), page 50

[:File:ACE_UK_24.pdf_p82-5] ACE, "September 1989" (UK; 1989-08-03), page 82

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p75-6] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 75

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p109-7] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 109

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p62-8] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 62

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p146-9] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 146

[:File:CVG_UK_091.pdf_p87-10] Computer & Video Games, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-11), page 87

[:File:TGM_UK_18.pdf_p59-11] The Games Machine, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-20), page 59

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_005.pdf_p75-12] Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 75

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-13] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136

[:File:NewComputerExpress_UK_045.pdf_p58-14] New Computer Express, "September 16, 1989" (UK; 1989-09-14), page 58

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1989-05.pdf_p57-15] Power Play, "5/89" (DE; 1989-04-10), page 57

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p25-16] S: The Sega Magazine, "July 1990" (UK; 1990-06-07), page 25

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p60-17] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 60

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p31-18] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-19] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:Zero_UK_01.pdf_p63-20] Zero, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-12), page 63

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Contents

Gameplay

Stages

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References