World Heroes

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World Heroes
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Licensor: SNK
Original system(s): Neo Geo
Developer(s) of original games: ADK
Sound driver: Custom (Brian Schmidt)
Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
1547
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Tectoy: 13+
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GM94008JG
Sega Mega Drive
AS

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World Heroes is a versus fighting game originally developed for the Neo Geo platform. It was brought to the Sega Mega Drive by Sega Midwest Studio. Unusually the game did not see a Japanese or European release, however was sold in smaller markets including South Korea, mainland Asia and Brazil as well as North America.

Gameplay

Characters

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Japan Hanzou
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Japan Fuuma
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China Dragon
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France Janne
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Mongolia J. Carn
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United States of America Muscle Power
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Germany Brocken
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Russia Rasputin
Geegus

History

Legacy

One of this games's sequels, World Heroes Perfect was released for the Sega Saturn in Japan in 1996.

Production credits

  • Technical Director: John Lawrence Walsh
  • Programmers: James Theodore Reichert, John Lawrence Walsh
  • Additional Programming: Jonathan Murfey
  • Art and Animation: Jonathan Murfey
  • Additional Artwork: James Theodore Reichert
  • Sound and Music: Brian Schmidt
  • Producer: Richard Robbins
  • Associate Producer: Howard Schwatz
  • Assistant Producer: Keith Higashihara
  • Product Manager: France Tantiado
  • Lead Tester: Dermot Lyons
  • Asst Lead Testers: Heather Meigs, Darin Johnston
Source:
In-game credits[1]


Source:
US manual
Worldheroes md us manual.pdf
[2]

Magazine articles

Main article: World Heroes/Magazine articles.

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
70 [3]
48
53 [4]
53 №1999, p135
58 №64, p62
30 №38, p71
Sega Mega Drive
52
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[5]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
25
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
52
[3]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
58
[7]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
30
[8]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
30
[9]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
60
[10]
Sega Mega Drive
42
Based on
7 reviews

World Heroes

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Worldheroes md us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, Asia
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 0f4d22ec
MD5 6e177a1d74b0648c0b4afe311171cf27
SHA-1 5a563f441c3013ac4b3f9e08d5e5a6e05efc5de0
2MB 1994-04 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 56e3ceff
MD5 cb51f914152982d4d05fb7b321defcfe
SHA-1 0c806b701069ae72b6cfd19b7b65a123192cff23
2MB 1994-04 Cartridge (JP)

References

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