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Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt!
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Tengen
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥8,8008,800 T-48153
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$69.9569.95[1] T-48226

Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt! (オーサムポッサム) is a platform game released by Tengen in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive video game console. Inspired heavily by Sonic the Hedgehog and possibly Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind, it features a possum named Awesome who must defeat the evil Dr. Machino and his army of robots.

The game has a strong environmental message, involving the destruction of rainforests and pollution. At the end of each stage the user is asked questions relating to the environment or the animal kingdom.

Awesome Possum was not released outside of Japan and North America, and was heavily criticized upon release for having poor physics and controls. The character of Awesome also also provides a running commentary while playing, which was often cited as being annoying.

Gameplay

Controls are identical to Sonic the Hedgehog: A, B, and C jump and pressing Down while running roll.

Production credits

  • Design and Programming: Richard L. Seaborne
  • Associate Programming: May Yam
  • Art and Animation: Jose Erazo, Doug Gray, Manuel Laguatan, Jules Marino
  • Map Creation: Jose Erazo, Manuel Laguatan, Paul Lidberg
  • Concepts: Richard L. Seaborne, Earl Vickers
  • Music and Sound: Earl Vickers, Doug Brandon, Nu Romantic
  • Voices: Walter Fields, Laura Amat, Douglas Lawrence
  • Producers: Steve Calfee, Bill Hindorff


Promotional material

Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • GamePro (US) #54: "January 1994" (199x-xx-xx)[2]
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60
80 №53, p78[1]
57 №14, p52/53
48 №17, p46
49 №26
39 №16, p54/55[3]
51 №53, p58/59
25 №31, p70
76 №15, p56/57
Sega Mega Drive
 54
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[4]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
[5]
Console Mania (IT)
82
[6]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
93
[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
62
[8]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
40
[9]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)
70
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[1]
GamesMaster (UK) NTSC-U
57
[11]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[12]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
48
[13]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
49
[14]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
39
[3]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
51
[15]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
25
[16]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U
76
[17]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
35
[18]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
48
[19]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
67
[20]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[21]
Sega Mega Drive
 57
Based on
20 reviews

Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt!

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
AP MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Awesome Possum MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
AwesomePossum MD JP CartTop.jpg
AwesomePossum MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Awesomepossum md jp manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 1f07577f
MD5 3ad4ffc5046a21b6a7d7f5589c39dd76
SHA-1 a0fe802de7874c95c355ec12b29136651fe0af28
2MB 1993-07 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 8c64445e
MD5 34c5206f16d805873cea0907cd1d5913
SHA-1 a34a81e8601d18781b352c1febf9ded6a1c398db
2MB 1993-12 Cartridge (JP)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 0158dc53
MD5 3d2e30dc3065ac1f2c7fcb3f03440091
SHA-1 8728f7d18c75e132b98917b96ade5d42c0d4a0cb
2MB 1993 Prototype Page

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File:GamePro US 053.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 053.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 63
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:MeanMachinesSega16UK.pdf, page 55 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega16UK.pdf_p55" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 23
  5. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1994" (JP; 1993-12-08), page 26
  6. ↑ Console Mania, "Gennaio 1994" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 49
  7. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1993" (US; 1993-11-23), page 122
  8. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
  9. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 291
  10. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 9
  11. ↑ GamesMaster, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 52
  12. ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1994" (JP; 1993-12-03), page 43
  13. ↑ Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 46
  14. ↑ MegaTech, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 16
  15. ↑ Sega Power, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-03), page 58
  16. ↑ Sega Pro, "Easter 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 70
  17. ↑ Sega Zone, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-23), page 56
  18. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  19. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17
  20. ↑ Video Games, "2/94" (DE; 1994-01-26), page 51
  21. ↑ VideoGames, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 86
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