Decap Attack

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Decap Attack
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Steam, Android, iOS
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
1027
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1027
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
CA
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GM4043JG
Google Android OS
US
(Sega Forever)
FREEfree
ESRB: Teen
Google Android OS
EU
(Sega Forever)
FREEfree
PEGI: 7+
Google Android OS
DE
(Sega Forever)
FREEfree
USK: 12
Google Android OS
AU
(Sega Forever)
FREEfree
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)
iOS
US
FREEfree
12+
iOS
EU
FREEfree
12+

Decap Attack (also styled DEcapAttack) is a 1991 platforming game for the Sega Mega Drive by VIC Tokai. It is a hack of their 1990 game Magical Hat no Buttobi Turbo! Daibouken replacing everything except the basic gameplay and most of the engine (the sound driver was changed from SMPS to that used by composer Fumito Tamayama's company Graphic Research).

You play as Chuck D. Head, a decapitated mummy who must defeat the forces of the evil Max D.Cap, an underworld warlord who is invading the world of the living.

Gameplay

Basic gameplay is similar to that of Magical Hat. There are many changes such as inclusion of heart life bar, which allows you to take few hits before death, tweaks and changes to level design, removal of one of bonus games and score system, changes to enemy and boss behavior.

Levels

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Abdomainland

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El Beau Island

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Tibuland

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Armington

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Pumpington

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Last Leg Land

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Eyeland

History

Comic adaptation

Sonic the Comic included "Decap Attack" comics strips. The first story arc was an adaptation of the game's plot, while later stories took their own spin. Story arcs are: "Decap Attack starring Chuck D. Head" (issue #10 to #15) and "Who Killed Chuck!" (#34 to #39). Writers continued to make "Decap Attack" comic strips due to popularity, often creating single-part stories, with very few small 2-3 part story arcs. All of them still had a single continuation. Not counting the first two big story arcs, there were 29 more separate stories (issues #40, #66 to #68, #69, #70, #71, #89, #90, #91 to #93, #94, #97 to #99, #101, #102, #104, #105, #107 to #108, #109, #110, #111, #113, #114 to #115, #116, #119, #120, #123, #125, #126, #129, #130, #131 to #132). It was the last non-Sonic comics strips in Sonic the Comic, for long time being the only one in the latter half of the 1990s before being cancelled as well.

Versions

Version history

Main article: Decap Attack/Changelog.
System Version Size Date Comment Ref Icon
Google Android OS
0000020000000000000000000000002.0.0 44MB 201901312019-01-31 [8] DecapAttack Android icon 100.png
Download.svg (info) (43.64 MB)
Google Android OS
0000010000010000020000000000001.1.2 43MB 201810312018-10-31 [9] DecapAttack Android icon 100.png
Download.svg (info) (42.95 MB)
Google Android OS
0000010000010000010000000000001.1.1 41MB 201808062018-08-06 [10] DecapAttack Android icon 100.png
Download.svg (info) (41.21 MB)
Google Android OS
0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0 39MB 201710252017-10-25 [11][12] DecapAttack Android icon 100.png
Download.svg (info) (38.61 MB)
iOS
0000010000010000010000000000001.1.1 130.5MB 201808062018-08-06 [13]
iOS
0000010000000000000000000000001.0 118MB 201710252017-10-25 [14]

Downloadable content

Title and description Links Releases
Remove non-SEGA adverts
iOS
US
2017-10-26[7]
$1.991.99[15]
iOS
UK
2017-10-26[7]
£1.991.99[16]
iOS
EU
2017-10-26[7]
€2.292.29[17]
Google Android OS
US
2017-10-26[7]
$1.991.99[18]
Google Android OS
UK
2017-10-26[7]
£1.991.99
Google Android OS
EU
2017-10-26[7]
€2.292.29

Production credits

  • Director: Dark Side Toshi
  • Programmers: Dr. Suzuki, Chem. Watanabe, Carrot Iwasawa
  • Character Designer: Buffoon Yamaguchi
  • Map Designers: Western Village, Kunoichi Hagawa
  • Sound Composer: Tamachan
  • Special Thanks to: Bert and STI Jester
  • Supervisor: Bigfoot Shijoh
  • Producer: Rich Man
Source:
In-game credits


Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Main article: Decap Attack/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #28: "November 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
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Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 №3, p70/71[19]
92 №27, p42[20]
70 №26, p35
85 №5, p62/63[21]
85 №3
88 №21, p128[22]
78 №5, p91
79 №8, p85
76 №1, p65
82 №1, p77[23]
78 №15, p100[24]
80 №1, p78/79[25]
93 №26, p36/37
81 №2, p54/55[26]
81 №18, p65
Sega Mega Drive
83
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[27]
Consoles + (FR)
92
[19]
Console XS (UK) PAL
81
[28]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[29]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[30]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
72
[31]
Game Mania (UK)
86
[32]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
92
[20]
Gamers (DE)
73
[33]
Games-X (UK)
70
[34]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
80
[35]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
85
[21]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
85
[36]
Joystick (FR)
88
[22]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
78
[37]
Mega (UK)
79
[38]
Mega Action (UK)
76
[39]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
85
[40]
MegaTech (UK)
82
[23]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
82
[41]
Player One (FR)
78
[24]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
93
[3]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
81
[26]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
81
[42]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
80
[25]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
68
[43]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
70
[44]
Video Games (DE)
70
[45]
Sega Mega Drive
77
Based on
28 reviews

Decap Attack

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
DecapAttack MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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DecapAttack MD EU Cart Back.jpgDecap md eu cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, BR
Decapattack md br cover.jpg
Cover
DecapAttack MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Decap Attack MD BR Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, CA
Decapattack MD CA Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, KR
Decap Attack MD KR Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 73dc0dd8
MD5 283c180cede3352dabec75fff677052e
SHA-1 9665f54a6149d71ea72db9c168755e62cb61649c
512kB 1991-06 Cartridge (US/EU)

External links

References

  1. File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 9
  2. Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 10
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sega Power, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-05), page 36
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://steamdb.info/app/34318/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-05-22 17:51)
  5. http://steamdb.info/app/34318/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-05-22 17:51)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 http://steamdb.info/app/34318/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 20:37)
  7. 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 https:/twitter.com/SEGAForever/status/923569965764136960 (Wayback Machine: 2018-05-18 20:16)
  8. Google Play (com.sega.decapattack.classic) (Wayback Machine: 2019-04-08 21:33)
  9. APKPure (com.sega.decapattack.classic) (Wayback Machine: 2019-04-08 21:35)
  10. Google Play (com.sega.decapattack.classic) (Wayback Machine: 2018-10-15 23:59)
  11. Google Play (com.sega.decapattack.classic) (Wayback Machine: 2017-10-29 03:04)
  12. APKPure (com.sega.decapattack.classic) (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-01 01:03)
  13. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/decap-attack-classic/id1263095173?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-09-05 01:02)
  14. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/decap-attack-classic/id1263095173?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-10-29 03:09)
  15. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/decap-attack-classic/id1263095173?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-10-29 03:09)
  16. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/decap-attack-classic/id1263095173?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-10-15 23:55)
  17. https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/decap-attack-classic/id1263095173?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2018-10-15 23:56)
  18. Google Play (com.sega.decapattack.classic) (Wayback Machine: 2017-10-29 03:04)
  19. 19.0 19.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 003.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 003.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
  20. 20.0 20.1 File:GamePro US 027.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 027.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  21. 21.0 21.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 005.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 005.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content
  22. 22.0 22.1 File:Joystick FR 021.pdf, page 128 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 021.pdf_p128" defined multiple times with different content
  23. 23.0 23.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
  24. 24.0 24.1 File:PlayerOne FR 015.pdf, page 100 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 015.pdf_p100" defined multiple times with different content
  25. 25.0 25.1 File:SegaForce UK 01.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 01.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  26. 26.0 26.1 File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  27. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 56
  28. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 128
  29. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 60
  30. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 305
  31. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 36
  32. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  33. Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 21
  34. Games-X, "17th-23rd October 1991" (UK; 1991-10-17), page 35
  35. Game Informer, "Fall 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 10
  36. Joypad, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 90
  37. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
  38. Mega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-15), page 85
  39. Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  40. Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 78
  41. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  42. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  43. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 49
  44. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "December 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 78
  45. Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 30


Decap Attack

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