Skeleton Krew

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Skeleton Krew

Publisher: Core Design

Developer: Core Design

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	Code
US	1995-05^[1]	T-115036
EU	1995-03	T-115036-50
PT	199x
AU	1995
BR	1996-12	051120

Non-Sega versions
Amiga (AGA) Amiga CD32

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Skeleton Krew is an action game for the Sega Mega Drive. It was never released in Japan or Asia. It uses an isometric perspective. Being released late in the console life cycle, it features very detailed graphics and advanced effects such as sprite tilting and simulated floodlights (as seen in the opening).

Versions for Amiga and Amiga CD32 were also released, and a Sega Mega-CD version was planned for February 1995^[2], but did not materialise.

Gameplay

Three characters are available: Rib, Spine and Joint, representing the classical game archetypes of speed, power and balance type.

The directional keys are used to navigate, and turn the characters upper body while fires the selected weapon. When the character doesn't fire, is for selecting weapons and is for jumping, although the jumps are severly lacking in height. A 6 button controll scheme was also implemented, mapping upper body rotation and jumping to different buttons.

Money and score items are scattered througout the game. Collecting 1000 points gives the player an extra life and resets the counter. Interestingly there are no other pickups, such as health restoring items (TODO?)

A password system is used to record progress.

Production credits

Graphics: James Ryman, Heather Gibson
Programming: Chris Long, Jason Gosling
Music and SFX: Nathan McCree
Level Design: Heather Gibson, Bob Churchill
Concept and Story: Guy Miller, James Ryman
Testing: Jamie Morton, Troy Horton, Darren Price, David Ward, Tiziano Cirillo
Produced by: Jeremy Smith

Magazine articles

Main article: Skeleton Krew/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #30: "April 1995" (1995-02-28)
also published in:

Sega Magazine (UK) #15: "March 1995" (1995-02-15)^[3]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[6]

CD Consoles (FR)

44

^[7]

Consoles + (FR)

88

^[8]

Cool Gamer (RU)

70

^[9]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

82

^[10]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

71

^[11]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

60

^[12]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)

60

^[13]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[14]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[15]

Joypad (FR)

83

^[16]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

82

^[17]

Mega (UK)

PAL

83

^[18]

Mega Fun (DE)

82

^[19]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[20]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

83

^[21]

Player One (FR)

85

^[22]

Play Time (DE)

82

^[23]

Power Up! (UK)

85

^[24]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

82

^[25]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

86

^[26]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

91

^[27]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

74

^[28]

Sega Megazone (AU)

81

^[29]

Todo Sega (ES)

87

^[30]

Tricks (RU)

74

^[31]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

66

^[32]

Ultimate Gamer (US)

80

^[33]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

78

^[34]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[35]

	78
Based on 30 reviews

Skeleton Krew

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart PCB

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	c2e05acb
MD5	7e9a79a887c4edf56574d7a1cd72c5fd
SHA-1	2a6f6ea7d2fc1f3a396269f9455011ef95266ffc

2MB

1995-07

Cartridge (US)

✔

CRC32	5f872737
MD5	7ded2700acc1715153f630fa266e0e89
SHA-1	9752fbd8508492dae252ae749393281ed9527de0

2MB

1995-03

Cartridge (EU)

References

↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 125
↑ VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54
↑ Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 100
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 79
↑ Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 88/89 (88)
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 210
↑ CD Consoles, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 136
↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 118
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 189
↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 70
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 34
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 357
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 242
↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 18
↑ GamePro, "June 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 56
↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 59
↑ MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 40
↑ Mega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 12
↑ Mega Fun, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-24), page 74
↑ Mega Play, "June/July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 48
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 71
↑ Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 94
↑ Play Time, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-07), page 106
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, June 24, 1995" (UK; 1995-06-24), page 1
↑ Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 88
↑ Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 46
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 58
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 126
↑ Sega Megazone, "September 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 29
↑ Todo Sega, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 38
↑ Tricks, "5/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 28
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 24
↑ Ultimate Gamer, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
↑ Video Games, "6/95" (DE; 1995-05-17), page 95
↑ VideoGames, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 60

[:File:EGM_US_070.pdf_p125-1] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 125

[:File:VideoGames_US_73.pdf_p54-2] VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_15.pdf_p100-3] Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 100

[4] Games World: The Magazine, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 79

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_15.pdf_p88_.2888.2F89.29-5] Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 88/89 (88)

[6] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 210

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_04.pdf_p136-7] CD Consoles, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 136

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_045.pdf_p118-8] Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 118

[9] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 189

[:File:CVG_UK_160.pdf_p70-10] Computer & Video Games, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 70

[:File:EGM_US_070.pdf_p34-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 34

[12] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 357

[13] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 242

[:File:GameFan_US_0303.pdf_p18-14] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:GamePro_US_071.pdf_p56-15] GamePro, "June 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:Joypad_FR_044.pdf_p59-16] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 59

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-05.pdf_p40-17] MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 40

[:File:Mega_UK_30.pdf_p12-18] Mega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 12

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-06.pdf_p74-19] Mega Fun, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-24), page 74

[:File:MegaPlay_US_0603.pdf_p48-20] Mega Play, "June/July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 48

[:File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf_p71-21] Mean Machines Sega, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 71

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_051.pdf_p94-22] Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 94

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-07.pdf_p106-23] Play Time, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-07), page 106

[24] Power Up!, "Saturday, June 24, 1995" (UK; 1995-06-24), page 1

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_15.pdf_p88-25] Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 88

[:File:SegaPower_UK_65.pdf_p46-26] Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 46

[:File:SegaPro_UK_43.pdf_p58-27] Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 58

[:File:Sega_Mega_Drive_Review_2_RU.pdf_p126-28] Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 126

[:File:Sega_MegaZone_55_Sep_95.pdf_p29-29] Sega Megazone, "September 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 29

[:File:TodoSega_ES_26.pdf_p38-30] Todo Sega, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 38

[31] Tricks, "5/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 28

[32] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 24

[:File:UltimateGamer_US_01.pdf_p88-33] Ultimate Gamer, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 88

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-06.pdf_p95-34] Video Games, "6/95" (DE; 1995-05-17), page 95

[:File:VideoGames_US_78.pdf_p60-35] VideoGames, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 60

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Skeleton Krew

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References