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

















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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 Nintendo 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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Production Credits

Planning: Ohaji Banchoh
Direct and Design: Nobuya Nakazato
Character Design: Tat
Design: Shiori Satoh
Main Program: Kenichiro Horio
Super Program: Koji Komata
Ultra Program: Kenji Miyaoka
Music Composed: Masanori Ohuchi, Aki Hata, Masanori Adachi, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Michiru Yamane
Sound Program: Shigemasa Matsuo, Osamu Kasai, Hideto Inoue
Sound Special Thanks to: Kouji Kazaoka, Tappy Iwase, Miki Yanagisawa
Package Design: K.Yoshihashi
Supervise: Yutaka Haruki
Produce: Tomikazu Kirita
Special Thanks: Dangantaisyoh and All Konami Staff
Presented by: Konami

Promotional Material

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    FR print advert

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    DE print advert

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    ES print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92
85 №23, p122/123/124
88 №142, p42/43/44
70 №1, p88
80
95
89
92 №9, p60/61
96 №23, p60/61/62
86 №13, p20/21
81 №12, p34/35
94 №4, p10/11
97
90 №2, p56/57/58/59
92 №20, p44/45/46/47
91 №11, p82-85[1]
97 №34, p92/93/94/95
87
82 №46, p66/67
89 №23, p50/51
79 №3, p44-46[2]
95
Sega Mega Drive
 89
Based on
22 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[3]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
83
[4]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[5]
Console Mania (IT) PAL
95
[6]
Consoles + (FR)
85
[7]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
88
[8]
Dengeki Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
85
[9]
Edge (UK)
70
[10]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
83
[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[12]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
91
[13]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[14]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
91
[15]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
90
[16]
Game Power (IT) NTSC
89
[17]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[18]
Gamers (DE)
87
[19]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
92
[20]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[21]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
90
[22]
Hyper (AU)
84
[23]
Joypad (FR) PAL
96
[24]
Mega (UK) PAL
81
[25]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
94
[26]
Mega Action (UK)
94
[27]
Megablast (DE)
78
[28]
Mega Force (FR)
97
[29]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
87
[30]
Mega Power (UK) PAL
90
[31]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
92
[32]
Magazina Igrushek (RU)
90
[33]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
91
[1]
Player One (FR)
97
[34]
Play Time (DE) PAL
90
[35]
Power Up! (UK)
85
[36]
Power Unlimited (NL)
87
[37]
Score (CZ)
73
[38]
Sega Magazin (DE)
87
[39]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
82
[40]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
89
[41]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
92
[42]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
79
[43]
Sega Force (SE)
88
[44]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
79
[45]
Super Juegos (ES)
89
[46]
Todo Sega (ES)
92
[47]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
72
[48]
Video Games (DE) PAL
83
[49]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[50]
Sega Mega Drive
 84
Based on
49 reviews

Rocket Knight Adventures

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, JP
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Manual
Mega Drive, KR
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Mega Drive, AU
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Manual
Mega Drive, Asia

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Cart
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega11UK.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega11UK.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ File:SegaForceMega03.pdf, page 44
  3. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 195
  4. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "September 1993" (DE; 1993-08-09), page 40
  5. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 21
  6. ↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 82
  7. ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 122
  8. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 42
  9. ↑ Dengeki Mega Drive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 37
  10. ↑ Edge, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 88
  11. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "September 1993" (US; 1993-08-24), page 64
  12. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 48
  13. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 85
  14. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-08-13" (JP; 1993-07-30), page 40
  15. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 9: August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 10
  16. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 201
  17. ↑ Game Power, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 77
  18. ↑ GamePro, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
  19. ↑ Gamers, "August/September 1993" (DE; 1993-07-23), page 36
  20. ↑ GamesMaster, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 60
  21. ↑ Hippon Super, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-03), page 48
  22. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 60
  23. ↑ Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 44
  24. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 60
  25. ↑ Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 34
  26. ↑ Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 10
  27. ↑ Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 80
  28. ↑ Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 41
  29. ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 88
  30. ↑ Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 70
  31. ↑ Mega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 56
  32. ↑ MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 44
  33. ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "1/1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 58
  34. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 92
  35. ↑ Play Time, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-04), page 114
  36. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, October 02, 1993" (UK; 1993-10-02), page 1
  37. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 54
  38. ↑ Score, "Únor 1994" (CZ; 1994-02-01), page 46
  39. ↑ Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 90
  40. ↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 66
  41. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 50
  42. ↑ Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 46
  43. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 44
  44. ↑ Sega Force, "8/93" (SE; 1993-12-09), page 12
  45. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  46. ↑ Super Juegos, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 44
  47. ↑ Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 34
  48. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 148
  49. ↑ Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 98
  50. ↑ VideoGames, "September 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 50
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