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{{sub-stub}}'''''Mary Shelley's Frankenstein''''' is a sidescrolling action game for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] based on the [[wikipedia:Frankenstein (1994 film)|film with the same name]]. It was only released in North America.
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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a sidescrolling action game for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] based on the [[wikipedia:Frankenstein (1994 film)|film with the same name]]. It was only released in North America.
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A completely different version, in the style of a graphic adventure rather than an action platformer, was also produced for the [[Sega Mega-CD]], which was sold as part of the ''[[Mary Shelley's Frankenstein / Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' bundle, and was a US-exclusive release (having originally planned to be released separately{{magref|megapower|16|7}}).
  
==Production Credits==
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==Magazine articles==
===Mega CD Version===
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: '''For Sony Imagesoft...'''
 
'''Executive Producer:''' Rich Robinson<br>
 
'''Senior Producer:''' Mary Ann Norris<br>
 
'''Producer:''' Mike "KM" Arkin<br>
 
'''Testing:''' Jose Cruz, C.J. Connoy, Bruce Cochrane, Jody Kelsey, Kurt Schwengel, Seth Luisi, Andrew Stein, Tobin Russell, Andre Leighton<br>
 
'''Sarcastic comments provided by:''' Dave Poe<br>
 
: '''For Psygnosis...'''
 
'''Team Leader:''' Nicky Carus-Westcott<br>
 
'''Programming:''' Martin "Ex Wing Eh" Linklater, Dave "Not Doom Again" Smith, Chris "God's Language" Eden, Andy "The" Scott, Jed "Mr. Credit" Adams, Simon "Dennis" Moore, Dave "Betty Helmet" Berrisford, Gavin "Splitter" Dodd<br>
 
'''Artwork:''' Nicky Carus-Westcott, Louise Smith, Keith Roberts, Lee Carus-Westcott, Darren Douglas, Laura Grieve, Mark Stokle, Rogan MacDonald, John Dwyer<br>
 
'''Intro and Extro Renders:''' Lee Carus-Westcott<br>
 
'''Music and Sound Effects:''' Mike "Mike Clarke" Clarke<br>
 
'''Extra Sound:''' Tim "Y.F.M.L." Wright<br>
 
'''Design:''' Gary "Dr. Code" Mercer, Kristian Ramsay-Jones<br>
 
'''Gameplay Director:''' Gary "Not again" Mercer<br>
 
'''Character Digitization:''' Craig Duddle<br>
 
'''Producer:''' "Uncle" Steve "Fester" Cain<br>
 
'''Testing:''' Gary "Yet again" Mercer, Greig Brown, Paul Tweedle<br>
 
  
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==References==
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Revision as of 19:03, 31 March 2021

For the pinball table, see Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (pinball).

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MaryShelleysFrankenstein title.png

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sony Imagesoft
Developer:
Licensor: TriStar Pictures
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-93086
Videogame Rating Council: MA-13
Non-Sega versions

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a sidescrolling action game for the Sega Mega Drive based on the film with the same name. It was only released in North America.

A completely different version, in the style of a graphic adventure rather than an action platformer, was also produced for the Sega Mega-CD, which was sold as part of the Mary Shelley's Frankenstein / Bram Stoker's Dracula bundle, and was a US-exclusive release (having originally planned to be released separately[1]).

Magazine articles

Main article: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[2]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[3]
Svet Kompjutera (YU) NTSC-U
86
[4]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
58
[5]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
50
[6]
Sega Mega Drive
61
Based on
5 reviews

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mega Drive, US
MSF MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Frankenstein MD US Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 48993dc3
MD5 98f3846dc91ffda67929beeaf920f106
SHA-1 2dd34478495a2988fe5839ef7281499f08bf7294
2MB 1994-11 Cartridge (US)

References

  1. Mega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 7
  2. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 83
  3. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 88
  4. Svet Kompjutera, "Oktobar 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 78
  5. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 110
  6. VideoGames, "March 1995" (US; 1995-02-xx), page 83