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-Fantasy Zone: Sega Master System-
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 -Overview-
This was the first Mega-Cartridge sega released, and was
the "Killer App." for the Master System before Alex Kidd hit the scene.
As Sega's first Mega-Cartridge, they didn't think they could recreate the
round 4 and round 6 bosses perfectly, so they created 2 replacement bosses,
which if you had grown tired of the arcade version, would give you incentive
to buy the SMS version.
-Short Review-
Overall, this is a fantastic port.
The graphics could have been a little better, but for such an early
SMS game, we can cut them a little slack, as, in general, they're quite
good. The music's great too, but a PSG chip can never come close
to producing music as good as in the arcade. My only complaint with
the sound is that the "whistle" in the song "Opa-Opa" is missing. And of
course, the gameplay is VERY good, in fact, it's just as fun as the arcade
version.
Final Grade: A |
Cheats:
Cheaper Ships:
Wait until the story starts to roll, then press Up and Down 25 times.
Do this before the prologue ends, and start the game. You will now be able
to buy as many lives as you can afford for $1000 each in the first shop
you enter.
Unlimited weapon time:
Buy all the big engines (Big Wings, Jet Engine, Turbo Engine, and Rocket
Engine) before buying a weapon.
More money:
Enemy bases drop bigger coins when destroyed during the first thirty
seconds of the level.
Pro Action Replay codes:
00C06803 = Infinite money
00C06503 = Infinite Lives
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Playing Tips:
Refer to the Arcade version for strategy on everything except what's
listed here:
Giant Piranha (round 4)
The best strategy is to stay on the far left side of the screen and
hold still while firing at the boss, he'll stay level with you. Only
move a little to nudge yourself out of the path of the teeth flying at
you, and you'll beat this boss easily.
Angular Tortoise (round 6)
This is definitely one of the hardest bosses in the game. You've
got to shoot the tortoise on the head when it comes out while dodging the
hail of bullets. If your timing is good enough, a single heavy bomb
can kill this boss, but it has to hit when the head is fully extended.
If you don't have any heavy bombs, stay level with the tortoise's head
and pay strong attention to the falling bullets.
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| Special versions |
Pre-release 'Salesman' version
Quite rare, given to distributors to secure orders for
the yet unreleased Sega Master System.
Notice that the game is on EPROMs, in fact, it's a few
bytes different from the released version.
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Sega Kiosk cart
Found inside of in-store multigame demonstration units.
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Megatech cart
Cartridge for a Megadrive based arcade system that played
both MD and SMS games.
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