Pit-Fighter

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Pit-Fighter

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System

Publisher:

Tengen,

Domark

Developer:

Tengen,

The Kremlin, Domark, The Doomsday Machine (sound)

Developer(s) of original games: Atari Games

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1992-03-27	¥7,8007,800	T-48033
US	1991-11^[3]	$59.9559.95^[4]	301027-0150
EU	1992-04^[1]		301027-0170
KR	199x		GM8033JT
EU	1992-12^[5]		MK 29009-50
BR	199x		028250

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Pit-Fighter or Pit Fighter (ピットファイター) is a 1990 arcade fighting game by Atari Games. Tengen ported it to the Sega Mega Drive internationally in 1991. The Kremlin ported it to the Sega Master System with a new soundtrack by The Doomsday Machine and with Domark releasing it in Europe in 1992.

Gameplay

The game is a conventional fighting game with a pseudo-like perspective. / punches, / kicks, and (no equivalent on SMS) jumps.

In the arcades, Pit-Fighter relies on digitised graphics (later popularised by Mortal Kombat) and a sprite scaling mechanism to give the illusion of depth (of which neither Sega port offers). The Master System version uses extremely small sprites and lacks most of the crowd, making it the least faithful of the many home ports of the game.

While both versions offer two-player support, neither support the three-player option seen in the arcades.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Produced by: Tengen
Programmed by: Sterling Silver Software (original build)
Programmed by: Lee Actor, Dennis Koble (Rev. A build)
Sound by: Earl Vickers
Special Thanks to: Gary Stark, Bill Hindorff, Doug Coward

Source:

Intro sequence

Thanks to: Rusty Dawe
Special thanks to the original coin-op team at Atari Games
Graphic and Package Design: Louis Saekow Design

Source:

US manual credits^[8]

Master System version

Written by: Andrew Taylor
Graphics by: Matt Hicks
Music by: The Doomsday Machine
Additional Support: Dudley
Produced by: Domark Software
Licensed by: Sega Enterprises Ltd
Developed by The Kremlin (EU version only)
Licensed by Sega Enterprises Ltd, (C) 1992 (EU version only)

Source:

Intro sequence

Magazine articles

Main article: Pit-Fighter/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Mega Drive print advert in Sega Visions (US) #6: "Fall 1991" (1991-xx-xx)

Print advert in GamePro (US) #29: "December 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #30: "January 1992" (199x-xx-xx)^[9]

Mega Drive print advert in Sega Visions (US) #7: "Winter 1991/1992" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #16bit: "16-bit Video Gaming: February 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[10]

Mega Drive print advert in Game Informer (US) #3: "January/February 1992" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #31: "February 1992" (199x-xx-xx)^[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #32: "March 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[12]

Mega Drive print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #125: "April 1992" (1992-03-15)

Mega Drive print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #130: "September 1992" (1992-08-15)

Mega Drive print advert in Consoles + (FR) #17: "Février 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
also published in:

Mega Force (FR) #14: "Février 1993" (1993-0x-xx)^[13]

Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #18: "Juin 1993" (1993-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[23]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[24]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

92

^[25]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

82

^[26]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

70

^[27]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[4]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

90

^[28]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[29]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

82

^[30]

Joypad (FR)

80

^[31]

Joystick (FR)

79

^[16]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

30

^[17]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

30

^[32]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

56

^[33]

Mega (UK)

PAL

70

^[34]

Mega (UK)

PAL

78

^[35]

Mega Action (UK)

89

^[36]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

49

^[37]

Mega Force (FR)

75

^[38]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

80

^[19]

Mean Machines (UK)

PAL

81

^[39]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

81

^[40]

Player One (FR)

70

^[21]

Power Up! (UK)

72

^[41]

Power Play (DE)

61

^[42]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

70

^[43]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

95

^[22]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

92

^[44]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

89

^[45]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

90

^[2]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[46]

Supersonic (FR)

81

^[47]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

76

^[48]

Video Games (DE)

60

^[49]

	74
Based on 34 reviews

Pit-Fighter

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, FR

Manual

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

44

^[50]

Consoles + (FR)

67

^[51]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

13

^[6]

Digitiser (UK)

40

^[52]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

20

^[5]

Joypad (FR)

74

^[53]

Mega Force (FR)

78

^[54]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

47

^[55]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

75

^[56]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

75

^[57]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

72

^[58]

Video Games (DE)

9

^[59]

Video Games (DE)

9

^[60]

	48
Based on 13 reviews

Pit-Fighter

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	aa4d4b5a
MD5	5535108813e568e4dd84a425ff2e928b
SHA-1	409ccca9dcb78a20f7dd917699ce2c70f87f857f

512kB

Cartridge (BR)

?

CRC32	b840a446
MD5	585aed13ba548d0258a457cd6768511b
SHA-1	e2856b4ae331aea100984ac778b5e726f5da8709

512kB

Cartridge (EU)

References

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↑ File:GamePro US 023.pdf, page 40
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 File:GamePro US 029.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 029.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 File:GamesMaster UK 001.pdf, page 90 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamesMaster UK 001.pdf_p90" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 File:CVG UK 133.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 133.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SegaZone UK 01.pdf, page 10
↑ File:Pit Fighter MD US Manual.pdf
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 24
↑ GamePro, "16-bit Video Gaming: February 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 46
↑ GamePro, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 59
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 141
↑ Mega Force, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 2
↑ File:ConsolesPlus FR 006.pdf, page 58
↑ File:CVG UK 124.pdf, page 63
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 File:Joystick FR 023.pdf, page 116 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 023.pdf_p116" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 File:MDAG UK 03.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MDAG UK 03.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:MegaForce ES 01.pdf, page 80
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:MeanMachines UK 16.pdf, page 118
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 File:PlayerOne FR 022.pdf, page 136 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 022.pdf_p136" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^22.0 ^22.1 File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 177
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-07), page 36
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-15), page 81
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 79
↑ Game Zone, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-18), page 26
↑ Hippon Super, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-04), page 84
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Julio 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 50
↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 82
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83
↑ Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 32
↑ Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 76
↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64
↑ Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 80
↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-05), page 80
↑ Mean Machines, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-27), page 58
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, March 07, 1992" (UK; 1992-03-07), page 1
↑ Power Play, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-12), page 140
↑ Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 26
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 22
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 11
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 137
↑ Video Games, "2/92" (DE; 1992-04-06), page 28
↑ ^50.0 ^50.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 014.pdf, page 129 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 014.pdf_p129" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^51.0 ^51.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 019.pdf, page 104 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 019.pdf_p104" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-04-02)
↑ Joypad, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 86
↑ Mega Force, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 88
↑ Sega Power, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 37
↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 38
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
↑ Sega Zone, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 65
↑ Video Games, "12/92" (DE; 1992-11-23), page 117
↑ Video Games, "7/93" (DE; 1993-06-30), page 99

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p9-1] File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 9

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[:File:SegaZone_UK_01.pdf_p10-7] File:SegaZone UK 01.pdf, page 10

[:File:Pit_Fighter_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p-8] File:Pit Fighter MD US Manual.pdf

[:File:EGM_US_030.pdf_p24-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:16BitVideoGaming_US.pdf_p46-10] GamePro, "16-bit Video Gaming: February 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:GamePro_US_031.pdf_p59-11] GamePro, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 59

[:File:EGM_US_032.pdf_p141-12] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 141

[:File:MegaForce_FR_14.pdf_p2-13] Mega Force, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 2

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_006.pdf_p58-14] File:ConsolesPlus FR 006.pdf, page 58

[:File:CVG_UK_124.pdf_p63-15] File:CVG UK 124.pdf, page 63

[:File:Joystick_FR_023.pdf_p116-16] 16.0 ^16.1 File:Joystick FR 023.pdf, page 116 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 023.pdf_p116" defined multiple times with different content

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[:File:MegaForce_ES_01.pdf_p80-18] File:MegaForce ES 01.pdf, page 80

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[:File:MeanMachines_UK_16.pdf_p118-20] File:MeanMachines UK 16.pdf, page 118

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[23] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 177

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-04.pdf_p36-24] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-07), page 36

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p133-25] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133

[:File:CVG_UK_124.pdf_p81-26] Computer & Video Games, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-15), page 81

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p79-27] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 79

[:File:GameZone_UK_03.pdf_p26-28] Game Zone, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-18), page 26

[29] Hippon Super, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-04), page 84

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_010.pdf_p50-30] Hobby Consolas, "Julio 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 50

[:File:Joypad_FR_004.pdf_p82-31] Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 82

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p93-32] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-06.pdf_p83-33] Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83

[:File:Mega_UK_10.pdf_p32-34] Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 32

[:File:Mega_UK_15.pdf_p76-35] Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 76

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p64-36] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64

[:File:MegaAction_UK_08.pdf_p80-37] Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 80

[:File:MegaForce_FR_06.pdf_p80-38] Mega Force, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-05), page 80

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_16.pdf_p58-39] Mean Machines, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-27), page 58

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-40] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[41] Power Up!, "Saturday, March 07, 1992" (UK; 1992-03-07), page 1

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1992-03.pdf_p140-42] Power Play, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-12), page 140

[:File:SegaPower_UK_28.pdf_p26-43] Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 26

[:File:SegaPro_UK_13.pdf_p22-44] Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 22

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-45] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-46] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:Supersonic_FR_02.pdf_p11-47] Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 11

[48] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 137

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-02.pdf_p28-49] Video Games, "2/92" (DE; 1992-04-06), page 28

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[digitiser1993-04-02-52] Digitiser (UK) (1993-04-02)

[:File:Joypad_FR_019.pdf_p86-53] Joypad, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 86

[:File:MegaForce_FR_16.pdf_p88-54] Mega Force, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 88

[:File:SegaPower_UK_38.pdf_p37-55] Sega Power, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 37

[:File:SegaPro_UK_15.pdf_p38-56] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 38

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-57] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:SegaZone_UK_02.pdf_p65-58] Sega Zone, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 65

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-12.pdf_p117-59] Video Games, "12/92" (DE; 1992-11-23), page 117

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-07.pdf_p99-60] Video Games, "7/93" (DE; 1993-06-30), page 99

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Pit-Fighter

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References