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'''''DonPachi''''' (首領蜂) is a "bullet hell" shooter developed by [[Cave]] and released in arcades in November 1995. It was subsequently brought to the [[Sega Saturn]] in the following year. It is the first in the ''DonPachi'' series and was not released outside of Japan. The name roughly translates to "leader bee".
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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (首領蜂) is a "bullet hell" shooter developed by [[Cave]] and released in arcades in November 1995. It was subsequently brought to the [[Sega Saturn]] in the following year. It is the first in the ''DonPachi'' series and was not released outside of Japan. The name roughly translates to "leader bee".
  
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==History==
 
''DonPachi'' is often credited for popularising the "bullet hell" shoot-'em-up sub-genre, which has the player constantly focus on enemy and bullet patterns, attempting not to be killed. As the enemies in ''DonPachi'' often fire huge amounts of bullets in all sorts of directions, it requires a lot of memorisation and skill in order to complete.
 
''DonPachi'' is often credited for popularising the "bullet hell" shoot-'em-up sub-genre, which has the player constantly focus on enemy and bullet patterns, attempting not to be killed. As the enemies in ''DonPachi'' often fire huge amounts of bullets in all sorts of directions, it requires a lot of memorisation and skill in order to complete.
  
 
''DonPachi'' was followed by ''[[DoDonPachi]]'', which saw a Sega Saturn release in 1997.
 
''DonPachi'' was followed by ''[[DoDonPachi]]'', which saw a Sega Saturn release in 1997.
  
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DonPachi
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Atlus
Developer:
Original system(s): Cave arcade hardware
Genre: Shooting[1][2]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e[3] T-14405G
Sega Rating: All Ages
Non-Sega versions

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DonPachi (首領蜂) is a "bullet hell" shooter developed by Cave and released in arcades in November 1995. It was subsequently brought to the Sega Saturn in the following year. It is the first in the DonPachi series and was not released outside of Japan. The name roughly translates to "leader bee".

History

DonPachi is often credited for popularising the "bullet hell" shoot-'em-up sub-genre, which has the player constantly focus on enemy and bullet patterns, attempting not to be killed. As the enemies in DonPachi often fire huge amounts of bullets in all sorts of directions, it requires a lot of memorisation and skill in order to complete.

DonPachi was followed by DoDonPachi, which saw a Sega Saturn release in 1997.

Magazine articles

Main article: DonPachi/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

DonPachi Saturn JP Flyer.pdf

PDF
Flyer
DonPachi Saturn JP Flyer.pdf
DonPachi Saturn JP Flyer.jpg
JP print advert
DonPachi Saturn JP Flyer.jpg
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-03: "1996-03 (1996-02-23)" (1996-02-09)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-05: "1996-05 (1996-03-22)" (1996-03-08)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-07: "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (1996-04-12)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-08: "1996-08 (1996-05-10,24)" (1996-04-26)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[6]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
67
[7]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
32
[8]
neXt Level (DE) NTSC-J
70
[9]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
68
[10]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
50
[11]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
71
[12]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
58
[13]
Sega Saturn
 61
Based on
8 reviews

DonPachi

Saturn, JP
DonPachi Saturn JP Box Back.jpgDonPachi Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover

Technical information

Main article: DonPachi/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
267,422,400 1996-03-21 CD-ROM (JP) T-14405G V1.400

References

  1. ↑ File:DonPachi Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-10-02 10:31)
  3. ↑ File:DonPachi Saturn JP Flyer.pdf
  4. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-04 (1996-03-08)" (JP; 1996-02-23), page 7
  5. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 31
  6. ↑ Famitsu, "1996-05-03" (JP; 1996-04-19), page 1
  7. ↑ MAN!AC, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 54
  8. ↑ Mega Fun, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-19), page 73
  9. ↑ neXt Level, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 61
  10. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 14" (JP; 1996-06-21), page 80
  11. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-07 (1996-04-26)" (JP; 1996-04-12), page 236
  12. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15
  13. ↑ Video Games, "6/96" (DE; 1996-05-29), page 96


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