Thunderhawk

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Thunderhawk

System(s): Sega Mega-CD

Publisher: JVC Musical Industries (US), Core Design (Europe), Victor Entertainment (Japan)

Developer: Core Design

Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart

Genre: Shooting^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

Deutsch

Français

Español

日本語

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-09-17^[2]	¥7,8007,800	T-60134
US	1993-11^[3]		T-60055
EU	1993		T-115015-50
DE	1993-10^[8]	DM 99.9599.95^[9]	T-115015-50
FR	1993-10^[7]		T-115015-50
PT	199x
UK	1993-09-01^[4]	£44.9944.99^[5]^[6]	T-115015-50
AU	1993	$119.95119.95^[10]
BR	199x		063120

Non-Sega versions
IBM PC

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Thunderhawk (サンダーホーク), known as AH-3 Thunderstrike in North America, is a helicopter combat simulator game developed for the Sega Mega-CD by Core Design in 1993. During development the North American version was known as AH-3 Firehawk.

Gameplay

In the game, the player controls an AH-3 helicopter in ten operations set across the world.

History

Release

In the United Kingdom at least, Thunderhawk is thought to have been the best selling Mega-CD title released in the region^[11], with an estimated 80% of Mega-CD owners also owning a copy of the game^[11].

Legacy

Thunderhawk was followed by a sequel on the Sega Saturn, Thunderhawk II.

Production credits

Japanese Staff

Executive Producer: Harunobu Komori
Producer: Toshiyuki Nagai
Director: Gaku Sato
Special Thanks: Takeshi Minagawa, Kaoru Tomiyama

U.K Staff

Executive Producer: Jeremy Heath Smith
Programming: Mark Avory
Graphics: Jason Gee
Music: Martin Iveson
Live Guitar: Anthony Wheeldon

Source:

In-game credits ^[12]

U.K. Staff

Producer: Jeremy H. Smith
Programmer: Mark Avory
Artist: Jason Gee
Musician: Martin Iveson
Playtesting: Adrian Smith, Mark Price, Darren Price

Japanese Staff

Exective Producer: Harunobu Komori
Producer: Toshiyuki Nagai
Director: Gaku Sato
Assistant: Ryo Misawa, Kohji Ishizeki, Takayuki Andoh
Manual: Rie Toshima, Comix Brand
Translate: Kayko Watanabe
Illustration: Kouichi Miyazima, CG IllustrationRio Huzuki
Actor Coordinator: Susumu Aketagawa
Actor: Yusaku Yara
Thanks: Takeshi Minagawa, Takeyuki Kasakura, Shunji Nishizawa, And All V.E. Staff
Special Thanks for: Kaoru Tomiyama

Source:

Manual credits (JP)^[13]

Magazine articles

Main article: Thunderhawk/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Thunderhawk/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

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Thunderhawk

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Mega-CD, FR (Blister pack)
Cover

Mega-CD, PT
Cover

Mega-CD, BR
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

476,113,008

CD (EU)

T-115015-50

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

431,213,328

CD (JP)

T-60134

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

476,113,008

CD (US)

T-60055

References

Thunderhawk
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[:File:Thunderhawk_MCD_JP_Box_Front.jpg_p-1] File:Thunderhawk MCD JP Box Front.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20190610175627.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fmcd.2Fsoft_licensee.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)

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[:File:Edge_UK_001.pdf_p34-4] Edge, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 34

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_07.pdf_p112-5] Sega Force Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 112

[:File:Mega_UK_13.pdf_p27-6] Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 27

[:File:SelectRound_FR_02.pdf_p2-7] Select Round, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:Megablast_DE_1993-04.pdf_p35-8] Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 35

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_01.pdf_p31-9] Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 31

[:File:Megazone_AU_35.pdf_p35-10] Megazone, "January 1994" (AU; 1993-12-29), page 35

[:File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p19-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 19

[https:.2F.2Fwww.youtube.com.2Fwatch.3Fv.3DX59d7WSoU4Y-12] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X59d7WSoU4Y

[:File:Thunderhawk_mcd_jp_manual.pdf_p13-13] File:Thunderhawk mcd jp manual.pdf, page 13

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-10.pdf_p25_.2823.29-14] Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 23 (25)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85_.2883.29-15] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_025.pdf_p148_.28148.2F149.29-16] Consoles +, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 148/149 (148)

[:File:CVG_UK_143.pdf_p74_.2874.2F75.29-17] Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 74/75 (74)

[:File:Edge_UK_002.pdf_p82_.2882.2F83.29-18] Edge, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-09-30), page 82/83 (82)

[:File:GamePro_US_051.pdf_p86_.2882.29-19] GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 82 (86)

[:File:Joypad_FR_024.pdf_p122_.28122.2F123.29-20] Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 122/123 (122)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega13UK.pdf_p42_.2842-45.29-21] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-09-28), page 42-45 (42)

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_04.pdf_p58_.2858-60.29-22] Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 58-60 (58)

[:File:SonicMag_FR_01.pdf_p35_.2832.2F33.29-23] Sonic Mag: B.D. & Jeux-Video!, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 32/33 (35)

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Thunderhawk

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Release

Legacy

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References