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Revision as of 14:06, 25 March 2019

For the Sega Master System game, see Taz-Mania (Master System).
For the Sega Game Gear game, see Taz-Mania (Game Gear).

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Taz-Mania
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,8006,800 G-4089
Sega Mega Drive
US
$49.9549.95[5] 1032
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1032
Sega Mega Drive
PT
MDJ1032
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
CA
Sega Mega Drive
BR
043180
Sega Mega Drive
AS

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Taz-Mania (タズマニア) is a 1992 platform game developed by Recreational Brainware and released by Sega in 1992 for the Sega Mega Drive. It is based on the cartoon series with the same name, and stars Taz the Tazmanian Devil on the search for seabird eggs. It is unrelated to the Super Nintendo and Game Boy games with the same name, aside from the Taz-Mania license.

Taz-Mania was a fairly popular game, and received favorable reviews when it was released for being one of the first games to look like a Warner Bros. cartoon (previous attempts had been held back by hardware restraints). The game was followed by Taz in Escape from Mars.

Ironically, although the game was made by Sega of America and released in most countries in time for the Christmas season in 1992, it was first released in Europe in the summer of that year.

Gameplay

Levels

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The Badlands

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The Factory

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Iceland

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The Mine

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The Taztec Ruins

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The Giant Seabird Nest

Production credits

Thank You for Playing Taz-Mania!
©1992 Recreational Brainware
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Taz-Mania/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #37: "August 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #4: "Agosto 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Mega Drive print advert in Mega Force (ES) #8: "Diciembre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-01: "January 1993" (1992-12-08)
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Print advert in Pixel (GR) #96: "Fevrouários 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
53 №1993-01, p29[6]
55 №, p85[7]
75 №11, p78-80[8]
93 №128, p38-39[2]
75 №1, p105[9]
98 №37, p38-39[10]
70 №1993-01, p84
92 №11, p16-21[11]
85 №11, p80-83[12]
90 №29, p202[13]
85 №2, p79[14]
80 №5, p79[15]
78 №11, p63[16]
88 №6, p24-27[17]
81 №21, p52-54[18]
85 №23, p62-63[19]
89 №33, p28-29
93 №10, p58-60[20]
89 №15, p70-71
90 №18, p68
85 №1/92, p10[21]
96 №7, p28-30[22]
89 №17, p80[23]
89 №13, p18-19[24]
90 №36, p32-33[25]
Sega Mega Drive
84
Based on
25 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[26]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
85
[27]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
53
[28]
Consoles + (FR)
75
[8]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[29]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
93
[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[30]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
75
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[31]
Game Mania (UK)
85
[32]
Game Power (IT)
90
[33]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
98
[10]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[34]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
92
[11]
Joypad (FR)
85
[12]
Joystick (FR)
90
[13]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
85
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
85
[35]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
61
[36]
Mega (UK) PAL
80
[15]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
81
[37]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
78
[16]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
88
[17]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
78
[38]
Mean Machines (UK)
81
[18]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[39]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
81
[40]
Player One (FR)
85
[19]
Play Time (DE)
76
[41]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
89
[42]
Sega Pro (UK)
89
[43]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[44]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
93
[20]
Sega Force (SE)
85
[21]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
89
[23]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
96
[22]
Svet Igara (YU)
82
[45]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
55
[46]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
89
[24]
Supersonic (FR)
93
[47]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
82
[48]
User (GR) PAL
91
[49]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
70
[50]
Video Games (DE)
59
[51]
Zero (UK)
90
[25]
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
45 reviews

Taz-Mania

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Taz-Mania MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
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Cart (alt)
Mega Drive, EU
Taz Mania MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
TazMania MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
Taz Mania MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
TazMania MD JP CartTop.jpg
TazMania MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, AU
Taz Mania MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
TazMania MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Taz Mania MD AU Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
Taz-Mania MD BR Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, KR
TazMania MD KR Box.jpg
Cover
TazMania MD KR Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, CA
TazMania MD CA Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, Asia

TazMania MD AS Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, FR

Taz-Mania MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments

References

  1. File:SegaPro UK 10.pdf, page 7
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:CVG UK 128.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 128.pdf_p38" defined multiple times with different content
  3. File:SegaForce UK 07.pdf, page 32
  4. File:GamePro US 035.pdf, page 60
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:GamePro US 037.pdf, page 41
  6. File:BeepMD_JP_1993-01.pdf, page 31
  7. File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 011.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 011.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, Virgin Books, page 105 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide Book UK.pdf_p105" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:GamePro US 037.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 037.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 011.pdf, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 011.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:Joypad FR 011.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 011.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
  13. 13.0 13.1 File:Joystick FR 029.pdf, page 202 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 029.pdf_p202" defined multiple times with different content
  14. 14.0 14.1 File:MDAG UK 02.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MDAG UK 02.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
  15. 15.0 15.1 File:Mega UK 05.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 05.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
  16. 16.0 16.1 File:MegaPlay US 0304.pdf, page 63 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaPlay US 0304.pdf_p63" defined multiple times with different content
  17. 17.0 17.1 File:MegaTech UK 06.pdf, page 24 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 06.pdf_p24" defined multiple times with different content
  18. 18.0 18.1 File:MeanMachines UK 21.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 21.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
  19. 19.0 19.1 File:PlayerOne FR 023.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 023.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  20. 20.0 20.1 File:SegaPro UK 10.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 10.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content
  21. 21.0 21.1 File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf, page 10 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf_p10" defined multiple times with different content
  22. 22.0 22.1 File:SegaForce UK 07.pdf, page 30 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 07.pdf_p30" defined multiple times with different content
  23. 23.0 23.1 File:SegaForce UK 17.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 17.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
  24. 24.0 24.1 File:Supergame BR 13.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Supergame BR 13.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
  25. 25.0 25.1 File:Zero UK 36.pdf, page 32 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zero UK 36.pdf_p32" defined multiple times with different content
  26. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 236
  27. Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 72
  28. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 31
  29. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 218
  30. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 22
  31. Famitsu, "1993-01-01" (JP; 1992-12-18), page 44
  32. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  33. Game Power, "Settembre 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 40
  34. Hippon Super, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 84
  35. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  36. Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59
  37. Mega Fun, "07/92" (DE; 1992-0x-xx), page 36
  38. Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 85
  39. Marukatsu Mega Drive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-xx), page 109
  40. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
  41. Play Time, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-02), page 109
  42. Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 28
  43. Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 66
  44. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  45. Svet Igara, "Jun 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 61
  46. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  47. Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 6
  48. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 195
  49. User, "Aprílios 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 49
  50. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 39
  51. Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 88


Taz-Mania

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Sega Mega Drive
Prototypes: Prototype



Looney Tunes games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
Taz-Mania (1992) | Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure (1993) | Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers (1994) | Taz in Escape from Mars (1994) | Tiny Toon Adventures: ACME All-Stars (1994) | Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1995) | Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (1995) | Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales (1995) | Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble (1996) | Road Runner (unreleased)
Sega Game Gear
Taz-Mania (1992) | Desert Speedtrap Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (1993) | Taz in Escape from Mars (1994) | Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1994) | Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales (1995) | Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble (1996)
Sega Master System
Taz-Mania (1993) | Desert Speedtrap Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (1993) | Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1994) | Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales (1995) | Taz in Escape from Mars (1996)
Sega Saturn
Space Jam (1996)
Sega Dreamcast
Looney Tunes: Space Race (2000)
Unlicensed Looney Tunes games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
Tiny Toon Adventures 3 (1996)