Reprogrammed and third-party developed games for SMS/SG1000
Sept 20, 2016 9:41:14 GMT
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Post by BobSega on Sept 20, 2016 9:41:14 GMT
Was responding to an old, off-topic discussion on Nintendo's third-party NES developers. I ended up doing a lot of research into the SMS/SG1000's third-party developers or games which Sega reprogrammed for the SMS/SG1000. I thought some might appreciate what I found out.
Third-party SMS/SG-1000 developers
Nexa Corporation(Monopoly '88,ALF '89)
Sanritsu Denki(Bank Panic '85, Bomber Raid '88, Wanted '89, Tennis Ace '89, Aerial Assault '90, Buster Douglas Boxing '90, Assault City '90, Slap Shot '90, Golfamania '90, Line of Fire '91)
Compile(Borderline '83[Sega arc. '81], N-Sub '83[Sega arc. '80], Hustle Chummy '84, C-So! '85, Gulkave '86, Parlour Games '87, Casino Games '89,Power Strike II '93, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine '94)
Aicom(Megumi Rescue '88)
Taito(Rastan '88,Bubble Bobble '88,'91, Operation Wolf '90, Chase H.Q '90, Space Gun '92,New Zealand Story '92)
Sailo(Rygar & Solomon's Key '88[both from Tecmo '86])
Hot B Co.(Cloud Master '89[orig. Chuka Taisen, Taito '88])
Absolute Entertainment(RC Grand Prix '89)
Vic Tokai(Psycho Fox '89)
Opera House(Double Hawk '90, Running Battle '91)
BlueSky Software(Dick Tracy '90, Joe Montana Football '90)
Ancient Co.[Yuzo Koshiro](Sonic '91,Streets of Rage II '93)
Probe Software(Sega Chess '91, Desert Speed Trap '93,The Flash '93, Daffy Duck in Hollywood '94)
SIMS Co.(Tom & Jerry '92, Master of Darkness '92, Putt & Putter Golf '92, Air Rescue '92,Buggy Run '93,Wimbledon, Wimbledon II '93,Masters of Combat '93, Aladdin '94)
Aspect Co(Batman Returns '92, Sonic 2 '92, Deep Duck Trouble '93,Sonic Chaos '93, Legend of Illusion '94)
DMA Design(Lemmings '92)
Novotrade(Ecco the Dolphin '93)
Rage Software(Ultimate Soccer '93)
Graftgold(The Ottifants '93)
Core Design(Chuck Rock '92, Asterix & the Great Rescue '94)
Cryo Interactive(Cheese Catastrophe '95)
Reprogrammed by Sega for SMS/SG-1000
Hertz Co.'s Psycho World(renamed Psychic World)
Nexa Corporation's F16 Fighting Falcon
Namco's Galaga(Sega-Galaga)
Jaleco's Pop Flamer & Exerion
Coreland's My Hero
Westone(Escape)'s Wonder Boy series(x4)
Compile's Aleste aka. Power Strike & Golvellius
First Star's Spy vs. Spy
Dan Gorlin/Broederbund's Choplifter
Doug Smith/Broederbund's Lode Runner
Aik Beng/Broederbund's Drol
Activision's Pitfall II, Rock 'n Bolt, Shanghai & Ghostbusters
Kogado/Ascii's Haja no Fuuin/Miracle Warriors
Ascii's The Castle
Technos's Double Dragon & Renegade
Data East's Captain Silver
Falcom's Y's
Bally Midway's Rampage
Epyx's Summer Games, World Games, California Games I & II
Irem's Zippy Race(MotoRace USA), R-Type & Vigilante
Capcom's Ghouls 'n Ghosts,Forgotten Worlds,Mercs and Strider
Alpha Denshi's Time Soldiers
Origin's Ultima IV
Seibu Kaihatsu's Dead Angle and Dynamite Duke
Tecmo's Bomb Jack(Tehkan),Star Force(Tehkan), Ninja Gaiden & Tecmo World Cup
Taito's Space Invaders, Elevator Action & Rainbow Islands
Konami's Hyper Sports & Mikie
Thinking Rabbit's Soko-Ban
Bullet-Proof Software's The Black Onyx
Artech's Ace of Aces
NOTE:There are also many games licensed by Sega to both third-party publishers and developers which I haven't included here e.g publishings by Tsukuda, Parker Bros., U.S Gold, Tengen, Image Works, Titus France SA, Grandslam Videos, SSI, Domark, Tec Toy, Electronic Arts, Virgin, Psygnosis, Acclaim/Flying Edge, TecMagik, Arena, Codemasters, Lance Investments, Core Design, Sony Imagesoft, Gremlin, Infrogrames
Third-party SMS/SG-1000 developers
Nexa Corporation(Monopoly '88,ALF '89)
Sanritsu Denki(Bank Panic '85, Bomber Raid '88, Wanted '89, Tennis Ace '89, Aerial Assault '90, Buster Douglas Boxing '90, Assault City '90, Slap Shot '90, Golfamania '90, Line of Fire '91)
Compile(Borderline '83[Sega arc. '81], N-Sub '83[Sega arc. '80], Hustle Chummy '84, C-So! '85, Gulkave '86, Parlour Games '87, Casino Games '89,Power Strike II '93, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine '94)
Aicom(Megumi Rescue '88)
Taito(Rastan '88,Bubble Bobble '88,'91, Operation Wolf '90, Chase H.Q '90, Space Gun '92,New Zealand Story '92)
Sailo(Rygar & Solomon's Key '88[both from Tecmo '86])
Hot B Co.(Cloud Master '89[orig. Chuka Taisen, Taito '88])
Absolute Entertainment(RC Grand Prix '89)
Vic Tokai(Psycho Fox '89)
Opera House(Double Hawk '90, Running Battle '91)
BlueSky Software(Dick Tracy '90, Joe Montana Football '90)
Ancient Co.[Yuzo Koshiro](Sonic '91,Streets of Rage II '93)
Probe Software(Sega Chess '91, Desert Speed Trap '93,The Flash '93, Daffy Duck in Hollywood '94)
SIMS Co.(Tom & Jerry '92, Master of Darkness '92, Putt & Putter Golf '92, Air Rescue '92,Buggy Run '93,Wimbledon, Wimbledon II '93,Masters of Combat '93, Aladdin '94)
Aspect Co(Batman Returns '92, Sonic 2 '92, Deep Duck Trouble '93,Sonic Chaos '93, Legend of Illusion '94)
DMA Design(Lemmings '92)
Novotrade(Ecco the Dolphin '93)
Rage Software(Ultimate Soccer '93)
Graftgold(The Ottifants '93)
Core Design(Chuck Rock '92, Asterix & the Great Rescue '94)
Cryo Interactive(Cheese Catastrophe '95)
Reprogrammed by Sega for SMS/SG-1000
Hertz Co.'s Psycho World(renamed Psychic World)
Nexa Corporation's F16 Fighting Falcon
Namco's Galaga(Sega-Galaga)
Jaleco's Pop Flamer & Exerion
Coreland's My Hero
Westone(Escape)'s Wonder Boy series(x4)
Compile's Aleste aka. Power Strike & Golvellius
First Star's Spy vs. Spy
Dan Gorlin/Broederbund's Choplifter
Doug Smith/Broederbund's Lode Runner
Aik Beng/Broederbund's Drol
Activision's Pitfall II, Rock 'n Bolt, Shanghai & Ghostbusters
Kogado/Ascii's Haja no Fuuin/Miracle Warriors
Ascii's The Castle
Technos's Double Dragon & Renegade
Data East's Captain Silver
Falcom's Y's
Bally Midway's Rampage
Epyx's Summer Games, World Games, California Games I & II
Irem's Zippy Race(MotoRace USA), R-Type & Vigilante
Capcom's Ghouls 'n Ghosts,Forgotten Worlds,Mercs and Strider
Alpha Denshi's Time Soldiers
Origin's Ultima IV
Seibu Kaihatsu's Dead Angle and Dynamite Duke
Tecmo's Bomb Jack(Tehkan),Star Force(Tehkan), Ninja Gaiden & Tecmo World Cup
Taito's Space Invaders, Elevator Action & Rainbow Islands
Konami's Hyper Sports & Mikie
Thinking Rabbit's Soko-Ban
Bullet-Proof Software's The Black Onyx
Artech's Ace of Aces
NOTE:There are also many games licensed by Sega to both third-party publishers and developers which I haven't included here e.g publishings by Tsukuda, Parker Bros., U.S Gold, Tengen, Image Works, Titus France SA, Grandslam Videos, SSI, Domark, Tec Toy, Electronic Arts, Virgin, Psygnosis, Acclaim/Flying Edge, TecMagik, Arena, Codemasters, Lance Investments, Core Design, Sony Imagesoft, Gremlin, Infrogrames