Rolo to the Rescue

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Rolo to the Rescue
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US, Europe), Electronic Arts Victor (Japan)
Developer:
Sound driver: Electronic Arts/Steve Hayes
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥8,900 (9,167)8,900e[3] EM20008
Sega Mega Drive
US
713201
Sega Mega Drive
EU
E138SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(EA Classics)
EAX02401066I
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
DE
DM 99.9599.95[5] E138SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
DE
(EA Classics)
EAX02401066I
USK: 0
Sega Mega Drive
PT
MDJ0046
Sega Mega Drive
UK
£39.9939.99[7][8] E138SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
CZ
(EA Classics)
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR
042770
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GM4089JT

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Rolo to the Rescue, called Zou! Zou! Zou! Rescue Daisakusen (ゾウ!ゾウ!ゾウ! レスキュー大作戦) in Japan, is a 1992 platformer developed by Electronic Arts and Vectordean and released by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive.

Gameplay

The player controls Rolo, an elephant who must rescue his animal friends who have been locked up in cages scattered throughout various landscapes by poachers. The player starts out by choosing levels on a map screen. At the beginning of each level, they are told how many animals to rescue. Holding A runs. B jumps. Jumping on poachers will kill them. Getting hit by a poacher once will make the player lose a life. Some poachers carry the keys to open cages; once the player gets the key, they must simply touch a cage to open it. The animal inside will follow them. Once all the animals are freed, the player must find the exit sign to move on to the next level. Pressing  START  accesses a menu where the player can choose between Rolo and the animals he has collected, each having their own ability:

  • Rabbit: Jumps higher.
  • Beaver: Can survive water.
  • Mole: Digs through certain walls.
  • Squirrel: Climbs walls.

Some levels also contain vacuum cleaners; if Rolo collects these, he can hold C to suck items into his trunk; once something is in his trunk, let go of C, then press C to fire that item at an enemy.

James Pond also makes a small cameo in the game.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Rolo to the Rescue Rolo to the Rescue
English (US) Rolo to the Rescue Rolo to the Rescue
Japanese ゾウ!ゾウ!ゾウ! レスキュー大作戦 Zou! Zou! Zou! Rescue Daisakusen

Production credits

  • Programming: Alan McCarthy
  • Artwork: Leavon Archer
  • Additional Artwork: Sean Nicholls
  • Course Design: Steve Bak
  • Producer: Roland Kippenhan III
  • Executive Producer: Christopher Erhardt
  • Music/Sound FX: Phil Bak
  • Other Bits: Chris Sorrell
Source:
In-game credits
Rolo to the Rescue MD credits.pdf
[11]


Magazine articles

Main article: Rolo to the Rescue/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-03: "March 1993" (1993-02-08)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
66 №6, p52/53
Sega Mega Drive
66
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[12]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
75
[13]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[14]
Consoles + (FR)
85
[15]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
95
[16]
Digitiser (UK)
100
[17]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5 (RU)
50
[18]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
83
[19]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[20]
Freak (IL)
94
[21]
Game Mania (UK)
83
[22]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
84
[23]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[24]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[25]
Joystick (FR) PAL
82
[26]
Mega (UK) PAL
89
[27]
Mega Action (UK)
92
[28]
Mega Byte (UK) PAL
85
[29]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
83
[30]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
83
[31]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
89
[32]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
80
[8]
Player One (FR)
80
[33]
Play Time (DE)
81
[34]
Power Up! (UK)
87
[35]
Score (CZ)
70
[36]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
88
[37]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
72
[38]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
89
[39]
Sega Force (SE)
85
[40]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
93
[41]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
65
[42]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
73
[43]
Supersonic (FR)
92
[44]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
65
[45]
Video Games (DE)
79
[46]
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
36 reviews

Rolo to the Rescue

Mega Drive, JP
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, US
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, EU (EA Classics)
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, PT (EA Classics)
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Cover
Mega Drive, GR

Mega Drive, GR (EA Classics)

Mega Drive, SE rental (HENT orange)
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Mega Drive, CZ/SK (ITO CS)
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Manual
Mega Drive, CZ/SK (EA Classics; DDC Agency)
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Cart
Rolo md br manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
Mega Drive, ZA

Technical information

Main article: Rolo to the Rescue/Technical information.

References

  1. File:RttR MD JP Box.jpg
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  3. Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 67
  4. GamePro, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 112
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sega Pro, "April 1993" (DE; 1993-03-26), page 39
  6. Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 16
  7. Sega Force, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 99
  8. 8.0 8.1 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-28), page 78
  9. Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 97
  10. GamesMaster, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 11
  11. File:Rolo to the Rescue MD credits.pdf
  12. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 196
  13. Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1993" (DE; 1993-03-08), page 130
  14. Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 23
  15. Consoles +, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 134
  16. Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 36
  17. Digitiser (UK) (1993-02-13)
  18. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 183
  19. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 86
  20. Famitsu, "1993-05-07,14" (JP; 1993-04-23), page 38
  21. Freak, "3/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  22. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  23. GamesMaster, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 66
  24. Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 38
  25. Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 76
  26. Joystick, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 188
  27. Mega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 48
  28. Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  29. Mega Byte, "March 20, 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 1
  30. Mega Fun, "02/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 34
  31. Mega Fun, "05/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 72
  32. MegaTech, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 46
  33. Player One, "Février/Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-02-10), page 76
  34. Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 110
  35. Power Up!, "Saturday, February 06, 1993" (UK; 1993-02-06), page 1
  36. Score, "Duben 1994" (CZ; 1994-04-01), page 45
  37. Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 42
  38. Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 53
  39. Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 34
  40. Sega Force, "5/93" (SE; 1993-08-26), page 16
  41. Sega Force, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 98
  42. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  43. Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 14
  44. Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 18
  45. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 149
  46. Video Games, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-24), page 80


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