Will Harvey Presents The Immortal

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Will Harvey Presents The Immortal
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Developer:
Sound driver: Electronic Arts/Rob Hubbard
Genre: RPG (JP box), Action (Sega of Japan master list)

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥9,8009,800 EM20023
Sega Mega Drive
US
$59.9559.95[5][4] 708001
Sega Mega Drive
EU
E158SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
AU
E158SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
BR

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The Immortal is a 1990 dungeon-crawler RPG developed and published by Electronic Arts for the Apple IIGS. It was ported to several home computers and consoles, including the Sega Mega Drive (released 1991). It was released in 1993 in Japan, where it was called Wizard of the Immortal (ウィザード・オブ・イモータル).

Gameplay

You play as a wizard who must navigate through a series of labyrinths serving as a warzone between goblins and trolls while finding your mentor, who is trapped in a dungeon far below your own (even though he is seeking another pupil's aid). C opens a menu to switch between items; you must hold down the D-pad while pressing A to select.

Some items can be assigned to the A button to use while navigating the dungeon. If you run into an enemy (such as a goblin), you enter a battle screen with them, which appears to be fought by mashing buttons until you drain the enemy's health (their health is indicated by bars on the left side of the screen; your health on the right).

Production credits

  • Original Programming: Will Harvey
  • Original Art: Ian Gooding, Michael Marcantel
  • Genesis Programming: Kevin McGrath
  • Genesis Art: Connie Braat, Tom Collie, Gary Martin
  • Sound and Music: Rob Hubbard, Michael Bartlow
Source:
In-game credits (title screen roll)


Magazine articles

Main article: Will Harvey Presents The Immortal/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #29: "December 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • GamePro (US) #31: "February 1992" (199x-xx-xx)[6]
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Print advert in Gamers (DE) #1992-01: "Februar/März 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
65 №1993-09, p19[7]
73 №, p84[8]
60 №245, p37
92 №28, p46/47[9]
90 №30
92 №2, p38/39
60 №1993-09, p48
90 №8, p44-47
88 №3
89 №22, p156[10]
80 №5, p63
60 №18, p71
93 №1, p28-30[11]
90 №14, p66-68[12]
85 №15, p56/57[13]
69 №2/92, p92[14]
78 №2/92, p166
75 №27, p38/39
94 №1, p30-32[15]
83 №18, p66
78 №1/92, p26[17]
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
21 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[18]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[19]
Console XS (UK) PAL
93
[20]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[21]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[22]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
85
[23]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[24]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
92
[9]
Games-X (UK)
90
[25]
Game Players Sega Guide! (US) NTSC-U
70
[26]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
92
[27]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[28]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
90
[29]
Joypad (FR)
88
[30]
Joystick (FR)
89
[10]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
80
[31]
Mega (UK) PAL
60
[32]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
75
[33]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
93
[11]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
82
[34]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
90
[12]
Player One (FR)
85
[13]
Play Time (DE)
69
[14]
Power Play (DE)
78
[35]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[36]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
94
[15]
Sega Pro (UK)
94
[37]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
83
[38]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[39]
Supergame (BR)
88
[40]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
74
[41]
Video Games (DE)
78
[17]
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
32 reviews

Will Harvey Presents The Immortal

Mega Drive, US
Immortal MD US Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
The Immortal MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
The Immortal MD US Clue Book.pdf
Clue Book
Mega Drive, EU
Immortal MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
Immortal MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Immortal MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
WizardoftheImmortal MD JP CartTop.jpg
Immortal MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
Mega Drive, Benelux Union
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1MB 1991-11 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1MB Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 9
  2. Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 11
  3. Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 31
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:GamePro US 028.pdf, page 51
  5. File:VG&CE US 36.pdf, page 68
  6. GamePro, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 41
  7. File:BeepMD_JP_1993-09.pdf, page 21
  8. File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 86
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:GamePro US 028.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 028.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:Joystick FR 022.pdf, page 156 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 022.pdf_p156" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:MeanMachines UK 14.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 14.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  13. 13.0 13.1 File:PlayerOne FR 015.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 015.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  14. 14.0 14.1 File:PlayTime DE 1992-02.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayTime DE 1992-02.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
  15. 15.0 15.1 File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 30 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf_p30" defined multiple times with different content
  16. File:Supergame BR 10.pdf, page 46
  17. 17.0 17.1 File:VideoGames DE 1992-01.pdf, page 26 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:VideoGames DE 1992-01.pdf_p26" defined multiple times with different content
  18. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 97
  19. Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-07), page 21
  20. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131
  21. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 103
  22. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 76
  23. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 58
  24. Famitsu, "1993-08-20,27" (JP; 1993-08-06), page 37
  25. Games-X, "14th-20th November 1991" (UK; 1991-11-14), page 32
  26. Game Players Sega Guide!, "Vol. 3, No. 1: February/March 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 70
  27. Game Zone, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-22), page 38
  28. Hippon Super, "September 1993" (JP; 1993-08-03), page 48
  29. Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 44
  30. Joypad, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 94
  31. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 63
  32. Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 71
  33. Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 94
  34. Micromanía (segunda época), "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 69
  35. Power Play, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-xx), page 166
  36. Sega Power, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 38
  37. Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 61
  38. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  39. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  40. Supergame, "Outubro 1992" (BR; 1992-10-xx), page 40
  41. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 16