Devilish

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Devilish
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Genki (JP), Sage's Creation (US), HOT-B (EU)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
JP
¥3,8003,800 T-28017
Sega Game Gear
US
$34.9534.95[1] T-47018
Sega Game Gear
EU
2321
Sega Game Gear
EU
(Classic)
2321-50
Sega Game Gear
BR
015340

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Devilish (デビリッシュ) is a 1991 game for the Sega Game Gear by Genki. According to text in the Japanese ROM, the game was the first game Genki developed. It was licensed to HOT-B for distribution in Europe; HOT-B then went and made a sequel on the Sega Mega Drive: Bad Omen/Devilish: The Next Possession.

Gameplay

The game is a Breakout variant: you control a pair of paddles in Breakout fashion as you try to send a ball up a long tunnel of blocks to break. Left and Right moves the paddles. Up and Down move the top paddle around the screen (it will always stay in line with the bottom paddle). 1 appears to do nothing (TODO). 2 cycles paddle orientations (both horizontal, both horizontal with the lower paddle split into two aligned at the top paddle's sides, top paddle vertical aligned to the left side of the bottom paddle, top paddle vertical aligned to the right side of the bottom paddle). Once the ball reaches a higher point on screen, it is impossible to go back down — not catching the ball will cause you to lose it, as in Breakout.

Magazine articles

Main article: Devilish/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #29: "December 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #31: "February 1992" (199x-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Mega Drive Fan (JP) #12: "January 1991" (1990-12-08)
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Print advert in Mega Drive Fan (JP) #14: "March 1991" (1991-02-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-02: "February 1991" (1991-01-08)
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Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #11: "Marzo 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 [6]
80 [7]
81 [8]
92 [9]
90 №4, p59
68 [10]
80 [11]
80 [12]
72 [13]
67 №35, p46
82 [14]
Sega Game Gear
79
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
88
[15]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
80
[16]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[17]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[18]
Consoles + (FR)
80
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
80
[7]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
81
[2]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
92
[1]
Game Zone (UK) NTSC-J
90
[19]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[20]
Joypad (FR) PAL
72
[21]
Joystick (FR)
68
[10]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
73
[22]
Player One (FR)
80
[23]
Power Up! (UK)
89
[24]
Power Play (DE)
67
[25]
Raze (UK) NTSC
80
[12]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
67
[26]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
37
[27]
Sega Force (SE)
72
[13]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[28]
Supersonic (FR)
91
[29]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
80
[30]
Video Games (DE)
65
[31]
Zero (UK)
82
[14]
Sega Game Gear
75
Based on
25 reviews

Devilish

Game Gear, US
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Cover
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Cart
Devilish GG US Manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, EU (Classic Game Gear)
Devilish GG EU Box Back Classic.jpgNospine.pngDevilish GG EU Box Front Classic.jpg
Cover
Devilish GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Devilish Game Gear Euro Manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, GR
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Cover
Devilish GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, BR
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, ZA
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 d43ac6c5
MD5 e3dda1fe814c22c102f0714d48d27de6
SHA-1 3eb7e6cbe74d16bb14c42e91ab6334c156071f6b
128kB Cartridge (EU)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 25db174f
MD5 bc3b402b546b9561c79e3373aee97a9c
SHA-1 5b1d4295920ebe4d6d9b9610764939b2aaa6c598
128kB Cartridge (JP)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 c01293b0
MD5 f0ceed28d0e83bc4adc688d06d12bf2e
SHA-1 421a416c71dd245d80b362af57d01c80547cf042
128kB Cartridge (US)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 77
  2. 2.0 2.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1992 (Go! Issue 12)" (UK; 1992-09-15), page 12
  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 217
  4. Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 29
  5. Todo Sega, "Abril 1993" (ES; 1993-03-15), page 2
  6. 6.0 6.1 Consoles +, "Tilt Hors-Serie" (FR; 1991-07-xx), page 116
  7. 7.0 7.1 Computer & Video Games, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 89
  8. Computer & Video Games, "October 1992 (Go! Issue 12)" (UK; 1992-09-15), page 12/13 (12)
  9. GamePro, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 59 (77)
  10. 10.0 10.1 Joystick, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 126
  11. Player One, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-09-10), page 114 (110)
  12. 12.0 12.1 Raze, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 52
  13. 13.0 13.1 Sega Force, "2/92" (SE; 1992-11-19), page 27
  14. 14.0 14.1 Zero, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 80
  15. Ação Games, "Outubro 1992" (BR; 1992-10-01), page 31
  16. Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 142
  17. Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 85
  18. Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 31
  19. Game Zone, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-24), page 59
  20. Hippon Super, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-04), page 43
  21. Joypad, "Août/Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-07-1x), page 158
  22. Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 83
  23. Player One, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-09-10), page 114
  24. Power Up!, "Saturday, July 18, 1992" (UK; 1992-07-18), page 1
  25. Power Play, "7/91" (DE; 1991-06-12), page 137
  26. Sega Power, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-03), page 46
  27. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74
  28. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
  29. Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 29
  30. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "December 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 98
  31. Video Games, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-30), page 128