Mr. Nutz

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Mr. Nutz

Publisher: Ocean

Developer: Ocean

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1994-11^[1]		T-164016-50
AU	199x	$99.9599.95^[3]

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Mr. Nutz is a platform game developed by Ocean for a variety of video games platforms including the Sega Mega Drive in 1994. In the game you take control of Mr. Nutz, who must stop the evil yeti from freezing the world. The Mega Drive version was only released in Europe. TV sports at the time of released placed the game as a competiting product against both Sonic and Mario.

A sequel, titled Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad was released for the Amiga in the following months. It was planned for release on the Sega Mega Drive under the name of Mr. Nutz 2 but was ultimately scrapped despite reportedly being finished (and sent to various magazines for review). Uncompiled source code of the game was leaked in 2009 and compiled into a playable build in 2012.

Gameplay

Standard platformer where the end of the stage has to be reached in order to clear it. Controls can be customized at the options screen. is for jumping; and attack; running can be automatic or toggled by a button. Standing attacks make Mr. Nutz throw acorns (limited amount), while crouching attacks are tail swipes (unlimited use). Genre typical gimmicks such as moving platforms, locked doors etc. are used a lot.

The game uses a password system to record progress. The game is very long for a platformer, requiring over an hour for a standard playthrough. Score isn't saved through passwords, so gameplay focusing on score requires the player to clear the game in one sitting.

Versions

The Sega Mega Drive version was released after the Super NES version and features the following changes aside from the obvious color reduction.

default health is now 5 (a full health bar) instead of 3
Controls are a bit more responsive
no transparency & zoom effects
Reduced background detail in certain stages, e.g. 1-3
Dialogue before boss fights was removed

Production credits

A Game Produced by: Pierre Adane, Philippe Dessoly
Game Design: Pierre Adane, Philippe Dessoly
Program: Pierre Adane
Graphics: Philippe Dessoly
Original Music: Raphael Gesqua
Sound Conversion: Krisalis Ltd

Magazine articles

Main article: Mr. Nutz/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #158: "January 1995" (1994-12-15)

Print advert in Supersonic (FR) #25: "Octobre 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

Mega Force (FR) #32: "Octobre 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[4]
Mega Force (FR) #34: "Décembre 1994" (1994-12-02)^[5]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[9]

Consoles + (FR)

92

^[10]

Cool Gamer (RU)

60

^[11]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

64

^[2]

Digitiser (UK)

62

^[12]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

60

^[13]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 6 (RU)

70

^[14]

Gamer (GR)

83

^[15]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

71

^[16]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

93

^[17]

Mega (UK)

PAL

85

^[18]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

91

^[19]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

75

^[6]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

86

^[1]

Player One (FR)

PAL

94

^[20]

Play Time (DE)

75

^[21]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

81

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

69

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

88

^[24]

Super Juegos (ES)

90

^[25]

Supersonic (FR)

PAL

93

^[26]

Todo Sega (ES)

86

^[27]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

65

^[28]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

69

^[29]

	78
Based on 24 reviews

Mr. Nutz

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU

Cart

Mega Drive, FR

50x50px Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	0786ea0b
MD5	00ee0a02b8794b32584ea1aabadd4580
SHA-1	318ff3a44554b75260d5b9b9e7b81a3cfd07581a

1MB

1994-12

Cartridge (EU)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 84
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Computer & Video Games, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 84
↑ Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 2
↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 2
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Mega Fun, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 100
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 84-86 (84)
↑ Player One, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 112/113 (112)
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 146
↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 143
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-12-13)
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 345
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 6, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 142
↑ Gamer, "Ianouários 1995" (GR; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 13
↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 84
↑ Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 34
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Player One, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 112
↑ Play Time, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 108
↑ Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 112
↑ Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 67
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 32
↑ Super Juegos, "Enero 1995" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Supersonic, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 54
↑ Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 48
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 123
↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 93

[:File:MeanMachinesSega26UK.pdf_p84-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 84

[:File:CVG_UK_159.pdf_p84-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Computer & Video Games, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 84

[:File:Megazone_AU_47.pdf_p30-3] Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:MegaForce_FR_32.pdf_p2-4] Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:MegaForce_FR_34.pdf_p2-5] Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 2

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-02.pdf_p100-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Mega Fun, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 100

[:File:MeanMachinesSega26UK.pdf_p84_.2884-86.29-7] Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 84-86 (84)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_046.pdf_p112_.28112.2F113.29-8] Player One, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 112/113 (112)

[9] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 146

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_036.pdf_p90-10] Consoles +, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 90

[11] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 143

[digitiser1994-12-13-12] Digitiser (UK) (1994-12-13)

[13] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 345

[14] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 6, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 142

[15] Gamer, "Ianouários 1995" (GR; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_10.pdf_p13-16] Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 13

[:File:Joypad_FR_035.pdf_p84-17] Joypad, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 84

[:File:Mega_UK_27.pdf_p34-18] Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 34

[:File:MegaForce_FR_32.pdf_p80-19] Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_046.pdf_p112-20] Player One, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 112

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-03.pdf_p108-21] Play Time, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 108

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_13.pdf_p112-22] Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 112

[:File:SegaPower_UK_65.pdf_p67-23] Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 67

[:File:SegaPro_UK_42.pdf_p32-24] Sega Pro, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 32

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_033.pdf_p94-25] Super Juegos, "Enero 1995" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Supersonic_FR_25.pdf_p54-26] Supersonic, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:TodoSega_ES_23.pdf_p48-27] Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 48

[28] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 123

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-03.pdf_p93-29] Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 93

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Mr. Nutz

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References