Rocket Knight Adventures
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Konami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer: Konami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sound driver: Konami/Hyperstone Heist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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Gameplay
Sparkster's primary weapon is his sword (
or 
), 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. 
jumps.
Apple - Restores one heart.
Banana - Restores four hearts.
Gemstone - 10 points.
1UP - Extra life.
Power Item - Lets Sparkster fly continuously for the rest of the sub-level; increases projectile range.
Levels
| Level 1 - Kingdom of Zebulos | |
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| 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. | |
| Level 2 - Mountain Range | |
| Level 3 - Deep Underground | |
| Level 4 - Flying Battleship | |
| Level 5 - Kingdom of Devotindos | |
| Level 6 - Outer Space | |
| Level 7 - Pig Star | |
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
Magazine articles
- Main article: Rocket Knight Adventures/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Rocket Knight Adventures/Promotional material.
Physical scans
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References
- ↑ File:CVG UK 139.pdf, page 14
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:CVG UK 142.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":File:CVG UK 142.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 91
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 - ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "September 1993" (DE; 1993-08-09), page 38 (40)
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 19 (21)
- ↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 85
- ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 122-124 (114)
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 42-44 (42)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Edge, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 88
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 48
- ↑ GamePro, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 28/29 (30)
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 60-62 (60)
- ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 88-90 (88)
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 82-85 (82)
- ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 92-95 (86)
- ↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 66/67 (66)
- ↑ Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 44-46 (44)
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 195
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "September 1993" (DE; 1993-08-09), page 40
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 21
- ↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 82
- ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 122
- ↑ Dengeki Mega Drive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 37
- ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "September 1993" (US; 1993-08-24), page 64
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 85
- ↑ Famitsu, "1993-08-13" (JP; 1993-07-30), page 40
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 9: August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 10
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 201
- ↑ Game Power, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 77
- ↑ Gamers, "August/September 1993" (DE; 1993-07-23), page 36
- ↑ GamesMaster, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 60
- ↑ Hippon Super, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-03), page 48
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 60
- ↑ Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 44
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 60
- ↑ Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 34
- ↑ Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 10
- ↑ Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 80
- ↑ Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 41
- ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 88
- ↑ Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 70
- ↑ Mega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 56
- ↑ MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 44
- ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "1/1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 58
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 82
- ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 92
- ↑ Play Time, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-04), page 114
- ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, October 02, 1993" (UK; 1993-10-02), page 1
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 54
- ↑ Score, "Únor 1994" (CZ; 1994-02-01), page 46
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 90
- ↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 66
- ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 50
- ↑ Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 46
- ↑ Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 44
- ↑ Sega Force, "8/93" (SE; 1993-12-09), page 12
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Super Juegos, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 44
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 34
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 148
- ↑ Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 98
- ↑ VideoGames, "September 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 50
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