Rocket Knight Adventures

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Rocket Knight Adventures
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Konami
Developer:
Sound driver: Konami/Hyperstone Heist
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥7,8007,800 T-95063
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-95046
Sega Mega Drive
EU
T-95046-50
Sega Mega Drive
PT
MD95046
Sega Mega Drive
AU
FROC06SMC
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GM93028JT
Sega Mega Drive
AS

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Rocket Knight Adventures (ロケットナイト アドベンチャーズ) is a 1993 platform game developed and published by Konami for the Sega Mega Drive. It was the first in a line of successful games, continuing with Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2, a unrelated game Sparkster for the Super NES and more recently, Rocket Knight for the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and PC.

The game stars an opossum named Sparkster who carries a sword and jetpack in an attempt to rescue a princess from the evil Axel Gear.

Gameplay

Sparkster's primary weapon is his sword (A or C), which he can use to fire a short-range projectile. However, it will do greater damage to an enemy if it makes direct contact. The sword can also be used charge the jetpack by holding the button down. Charging the jetpack until the energy bar is full and releasing the button will make Sparkster spin on the spot, whirling his sword in all directions. This will do additional damage to nearby enemies and is useful when Sparkster is surrounded. Releasing the button while pushing a direction causes Sparkster to briefly fly in that direction with his sword in front of him, also doing damage to any enemy he collides with. B jumps.

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Apple - Restores one heart.

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Banana - Restores four hearts.

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Gemstone - 10 points.

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1UP - Extra life.

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Power Item - Lets Sparkster fly continuously for the rest of the sub-level; increases projectile range.

Levels

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Level 1 - Kingdom of Zebulos
The first stage begins with a walk through a burning village. Wide open spaces and high walls give the player a chance to practise their rocket pack skills. After defeating the first mini-boss, Sparkster takes flight using the Power Item. This part of the stage plays rather like a shoot-'em-up, with waves of small enemies followed by a dragon mini-boss. Once in the castle, the player is required to use walls to rebound with their rocket pack in order to ascend to the stage boss.

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Level 2 - Mountain Range

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Level 3 - Deep Underground

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Level 4 - Flying Battleship

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Level 5 - Kingdom of Devotindos

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Level 6 - Outer Space

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Level 7 - Pig Star

Production credits


Magazine articles

Main article: Rocket Knight Adventures/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Rocket Knight Adventures/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 №1993-09, p38[5]
68 №1993-08, p19[6]
79 №, p83[7]
85 №23, p122-124[8]
88 №142, p42-44[2]
70 №1, p88[9]
80 №52, p48[10]
95
89
83 №50, p28/29[4]
92 №9, p60/61
60 №1993-09, p48
96 №23, p60-62[11]
86 №13, p20/21
81 №12, p34/35
94 №4, p10/11
97 №20, p88-90[12]
90 №2, p56-59
92 №20, p44-47
91 №11, p82-85[13]
97 №34, p92-95[14]
87
82 №46, p66/67[15]
89 №23, p50/51
79 №3, p44-46[16]
95
95
Sega Mega Drive
86
Based on
27 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[17]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
83
[5]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[18]
Console Mania (IT) PAL
95
[19]
Consoles + (FR)
85
[20]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
88
[2]
Dengeki Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
85
[21]
Edge (UK)
70
[9]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
83
[22]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[10]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
91
[23]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[24]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
91
[25]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
90
[26]
Game Power (IT) NTSC
89
[27]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[4]
Gamers (DE)
87
[28]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
92
[29]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[30]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
90
[31]
Hyper (AU)
84
[32]
Joypad (FR) PAL
96
[11]
Mega (UK) PAL
81
[33]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
94
[34]
Mega Action (UK)
94
[35]
Megablast (DE)
78
[36]
Mega Force (FR)
97
[12]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
87
[37]
Mega Power (UK) PAL
90
[38]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
92
[39]
Magazina Igrushek (RU)
90
[40]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
91
[13]
Player One (FR)
97
[41]
Play Time (DE) PAL
90
[42]
Power Up! (UK)
85
[43]
Power Unlimited (NL)
87
[44]
Score (CZ)
73
[45]
Sega Magazin (DE)
87
[46]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
82
[15]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
89
[47]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
92
[48]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
79
[16]
Sega Force (SE)
88
[49]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
79
[50]
Super Juegos (ES)
89
[51]
Todo Sega (ES)
92
[52]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
72
[53]
Video Games (DE) PAL
83
[54]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[55]
Sega Mega Drive
84
Based on
49 reviews

Rocket Knight Adventures

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Rocket Knight Adventures MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Rocket Knight Adventures MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Rocketknight md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, AU
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Cover
Rocket Knight Adventures Megadrive AU Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, Asia

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Cart
Mega Drive, SE (rental)

References

  1. File:CVG UK 139.pdf, page 14
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  3. File:SegaMagazin DE 01.pdf, page 91
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 File:GamePro US 050.pdf, page 30 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 050.pdf_p30" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:ASM DE 1993-09.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ASM DE 1993-09.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
  6. File:BeepMD_JP_1993-08.pdf, page 21
  7. File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85
  8. File:ConsolesPlus FR 023.pdf, page 114
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:Edge UK 001.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 001.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:EGM US 052.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:EGM US 052.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:Joypad FR 023.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 023.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:MegaForce FR 20.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaForce FR 20.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
  13. 13.0 13.1 File:MeanMachinesSega11UK.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega11UK.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
  14. File:PlayerOne FR 034.pdf, page 86
  15. 15.0 15.1 File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  16. 16.0 16.1 File:SegaForceMega UK 03.pdf, page 44 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForceMega UK 03.pdf_p44" defined multiple times with different content
  17. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 195
  18. Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 21
  19. Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 82
  20. Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 122
  21. Dengeki Mega Drive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 37
  22. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "September 1993" (US; 1993-08-24), page 64
  23. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 85
  24. Famitsu, "1993-08-13" (JP; 1993-07-30), page 40
  25. GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 9: August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 10
  26. Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 201
  27. Game Power, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 77
  28. Gamers, "August/September 1993" (DE; 1993-07-23), page 36
  29. GamesMaster, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 60
  30. Hippon Super, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-03), page 48
  31. Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 60
  32. Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 44
  33. Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 34
  34. Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 10
  35. Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 80
  36. Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 41
  37. Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 70
  38. Mega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 56
  39. MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 44
  40. Magazina Igrushek, "1/1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 58
  41. Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 92
  42. Play Time, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-04), page 114
  43. Power Up!, "Saturday, October 02, 1993" (UK; 1993-10-02), page 1
  44. Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 54
  45. Score, "Únor 1994" (CZ; 1994-02-01), page 46
  46. Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 90
  47. Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 50
  48. Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 46
  49. Sega Force, "8/93" (SE; 1993-12-09), page 12
  50. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  51. Super Juegos, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 44
  52. Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 34
  53. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 148
  54. Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 98
  55. VideoGames, "September 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 50


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