ClayFighter

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ClayFighter
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console
Publisher: Interplay
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-125036
Sega Mega Drive
EU
T-125036-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU
FCLA03SMC
Sega Mega Drive
BR
046700
Tectoy: Todas as Idades
Wii Virtual Console
US
800pts800[3]
ESRB: Teen
Wii Virtual Console
EU
800pts800[4]
Wii Virtual Console
AU
800pts800[6]
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)
Non-Sega versions

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ClayFighter, is a fighting game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Interplay in 1994 for the Sega Mega Drive. This game is a port from the Super Nintendo, with several gameplay changes taken from the updated SNES version, Clay Fighter: Tournament Edition. The game was most known for its colorful graphics, with each character rendered from clay to give the game its unique look.

Gameplay

The game features eight playable characters, battling each other to become the 'King of the Circus'. The one-player game has the selected character battle through several matches, including a few rematches against previously beaten opponents, before fighting the game's final enemy, N. Boss. Each character has a set of special moves performed with special button combinations. When a character receives heavy damage, the word 'KO!' will appear above them, if they are hit with a special move during this time, they will take extra damage.

Versions

Debuting a year after its Super NES counterpart, ClayFighter on the Mega Drive is roughly the same as on Nintendo's console, but makes a number of graphical cutbacks (particularly in the introduction sequence) to accommodate for the lack of native sprite scaling and rotation. Most of the in-game graphics employ dithering techniques to cater for the Mega Drive's smaller colour palette and lack of semi-transparency support, and the top heads-up-display features a solid black background, masking the top portion of the in-game scenery.

Many voice clips are also missing in the Mega Drive version.

Magazine articles

Main article: ClayFighter/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in EGM² (US) #1: "July 1994" (1994-07-19)
also published in:
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Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #34: "Décembre 1994" (1994-12-02)
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Print advert in Sega Megazone (AU) #49: "March 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
79 [13]
66 №10, p12
56 [14]
86 [15]
55 [16]
49 №41, p46-47
80 [17]
Sega Mega Drive
67
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[18]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
80
[19]
Consoles + (FR)
79
[13]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
67
[20]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
66
[21]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[22]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
66
[2]
Joker (SI)
82
[23]
Joypad (FR) PAL
81
[24]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
54
[25]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
47
[26]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
47
[27]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
56
[1]
Player One (FR)
86
[28]
Play Time (DE) PAL
47
[29]
Sega Magazin (DE)
47
[30]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
55
[16]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
49
[31]
Sega Megazone (AU)
77
[32]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[33]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
59
[34]
VideoGames (US)
80
[17]
Sega Mega Drive
65
Based on
22 reviews

ClayFighter

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, GR
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Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
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Mega Drive, FR

ClayFighter MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 b12c1bc1
MD5 c7a12f405a2120594254fce61ea0c516
SHA-1 9cd15c84f4ee85ad8f3a512a0fed000724251758
2MB 1994-11 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 1aaf7707
MD5 98191aadab9bf8d02e8a6e3be1f73a36
SHA-1 1cde95b5c2571555dfd6461c3fd7f15912197d0d
2MB 1994-11 Cartridge (EU)

External links

  • Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 88
  2. 2.0 2.1 Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 12
  3. 3.0 3.1 http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/s2w8G9MCpa8iwNpN3sGc9CZ_CPpob_Qa (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-03 16:53)
  4. 4.0 4.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/clayfighter (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-13 22:43)
  5. https://archive.is/pzsyo
  6. http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19729&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 03:03)
  7. EGM², "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 2
  8. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 112
  9. GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 116
  10. EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 258
  11. Sega Visions, "December/January 1994/1995" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 148
  12. VideoGames, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 38
  13. 13.0 13.1 Consoles +, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 156
  14. Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 88-90 (88)
  15. Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 104-105 (104)
  16. 16.0 16.1 Sega Power, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-17), page 62
  17. 17.0 17.1 VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 128
  18. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 48
  19. Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 80
  20. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 166
  21. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 32
  22. GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 112
  23. Joker, "Oktober 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 29
  24. Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 92
  25. MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 69
  26. Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 85
  27. Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 118
  28. Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 104
  29. Play Time, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 104
  30. Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 83
  31. Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 46
  32. Sega Megazone, "October 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 32
  33. Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 38
  34. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 43