Wonder Dog

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Wonder Dog
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Victor Musical Industries
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥7,2007,200 T-60074
Sega Mega-CD
US
$49.9549.95[2] T-6402
Sega Mega-CD
EU
4428
Sega Mega-CD
UK
£44.9944.99[4]

Wonder Dog (ワンダードッグ) is a platform game for the Sega Mega-CD by Core Design featuring Wonder Dog, a mascot for Victor during the early 1990s. Core Design later ported it to the Amiga for a Europe-only release.

Production credits

  • Graphics: Lee Pullen
  • Programming: Chris Long
  • Design: Bob Churchill
  • Music and SFX: Martin Iveson
  • Support Programmer: John Kirkland, Ged Keaveney
  • Intro Animation: Billy Allison
  • Intro Programmer: Sean Dunlevy
  • Font Design: Simon Phipps
  • Game Help: Rob Toone
  • Extra Sound: Stew Perkins
  • Directors: Takeshi Minagawa, Toshiyuki Nagai
  • Mega-CD Help: Yoshiaki Iwasawa
  • Promoter: Kaku Maetani
  • Thanks to: Kaoru Tomiyama
  • Big Boss: Jeremy Smith
  • Producer: Isamu Senda
  • Executive Producer: Satoshi Honda
Source:
In-game credits


Core Design Staff
  • Main Programmer: Chris Long
  • Assistant Programmer: John Kirkland, Ged Keaveney
  • Main Graphics: Lee Pullen
  • Game and Map Design: Bob Churchill
  • Intro Graphics: Billy Allison
  • Intro Programming: Sean Dunlevy
  • Music: Martin Iveson
  • Play-testing: Mark and Darren Price
  • Producer: Jeremy Smith
Victor M.I. Staff
  • Executive Producer: Satoshi Honda
  • Producer: Isamu Senda
  • Director: Toshiyuki Nagai, Takeshi Minagawa
  • Marketing: Katsumi Arai, Harunobu Komori, Toshimichi Kawamura, Shunji Nishizawa, Kouki Minami, Kaku Maetani, Yae Uchida, Katsura Iino
  • Package Design: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. Design Center
  • Manual: Comix Brand (Takayuki Minegishi, Takuji Hikino), Etsuko Matsuoka
Source:
JP manual
Wonderdog mcd jp manual.pdf
[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Wonder Dog/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #41: "December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №15, p100-101
82 №140, p38[4]
84 №140, p108[8]
75 №35, p18[9]
99 №0101, p6/12-15[10]
100 №42, p68-69[11]
86 №13, p48-49
84 №24, p94[12]
86 №32, p164[13]
88 №4, p16-19
52 №3, p54-55[14]
91 №2, p28-29
86 №9, p42-43
83 №9/93, p38-39[15]
82 №12, p46-49
80 №39, p104-105[16]
90 №14, p64-66
82 №18, p74
89 №13, p76-77[17]
80 №17, p11
67
Sega Mega-CD
84
Based on
21 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[18]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
50
[19]
Consoles + (FR)
91
[20]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
84
[8]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
82
[4]
Electric Brain (UK)
75
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[21]
GameFan (US)
99
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[11]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[22]
Joypad (FR)
86
[23]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[12]
Joystick (FR)
86
[13]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
88
[24]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
88
[25]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
52
[14]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-U
91
[26]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
86
[27]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
83
[15]
Mega Machines (UK) PAL
70
[28]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
82
[29]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
53
[30]
Player One (FR)
80
[16]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
90
[31]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
82
[32]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
89
[17]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[33]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
80
[34]
Supergame (BR)
91
[35]
Todo Sega (ES)
86
[36]
Sega Mega-CD
78
Based on
30 reviews

Wonder Dog

Mega-CD, US (Red)
WonderDog MCD US Box Back.jpgWonderDog MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
WonderDog MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Wonderdog mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, US (Green)
WonderDog MCD US Box Back green.jpgNospine.pngWonderdog mcd us green front.jpg
Cover
WonderDog MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
WonderDog MCD US Manual green.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
WonderDog MCD EU Box Back.jpgWonderDog MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Wonderdog MCD EU spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Mega-CD, JP
WonderDog MCD JP Box Back.jpgWonderDog MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Wonderdog MCD JP spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
WonderDog MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Wonderdog mcd jp manual.pdf
Manual

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  21. Famitsu, "1992-10-16" (JP; 1992-10-02), page 41
  22. Hippon Super, "September 1992" (JP; 1992-08-04), page 47
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