LaytToTheParty | 22 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Does anyone know anything about this game? I've heard rumors it was PAL only, but Pricecharting lists it as a North American release. It seems to be extremely rare, but there are quite a lot of complete copies online for an $800 game. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red | 437 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 It has always been one of the tougher to find US releases. I never heard a claim that it was PAL only though. The European release was called Heavyweight Champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profholt82 | 60 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) Definitely a US release, it's just one of the rarer titles. Was released in 1990. Even back when nobody was collecting SMS 10ish years ago, it was pricey, often pushing $100 complete. Here's the once over about it: https://segaretro.org/Heavyweight_Champ_(8-bit) Edit: also, I should add that it is a completely different game than Buster Douglas on the Genesis. Different developers. The Master System game actually plays and looks a lot like Rocky, just without the training stages. Edited June 1, 2020 by profholt82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaytToTheParty | 22 Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Red said: It has always been one of the tougher to find US releases. I never heard a claim that it was PAL only though. The European release was called Heavyweight Champ. 1 hour ago, profholt82 said: Definitely a US release, it's just one of the rarer titles. Was released in 1990. Even back when nobody was collecting SMS 10ish years ago, it was pricey, often pushing $100 complete. Here's the once over about it: https://segaretro.org/Heavyweight_Champ_(8-bit) Edit: also, I should add that it is a completely different game than Buster Douglas on the Genesis. Different developers. The Master System game actually plays and looks a lot like Rocky, just without the training stages. Maybe I'm getting it confused with Sonic the Hedgehog? I saw something about a "European-exclusive" game that actually did have a US release, albeit very small. Why exactly is it so rare? Is it just one of those "nobody gave a damn because the next generation of consoles was already out" games? It seems like it got a release on the Genesis too, I just haven't been able to find anything on the SMS release outside of that segaretro link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, LaytToTheParty said: Maybe I'm getting it confused with Sonic the Hedgehog? I saw something about a "European-exclusive" game that actually did have a US release, albeit very small. Why exactly is it so rare? Is it just one of those "nobody gave a damn because the next generation of consoles was already out" games? It seems like it got a release on the Genesis too, I just haven't been able to find anything on the SMS release outside of that segaretro link. Sonic was identical between the US and PAL release except for a UPC sticker on the US release (a few games have similar UPC stickers: Spider-man, Strider, and Golden Axe Warrior). AFAIK Sonic is the rarest, even excluding that there would naturally be more demand because it's Sonic. IIRC Buster Douglas could be rare because it was released the same year Douglas lost the title to Evander Holyfield (and Sega went on to have Holyfield endorse their next game) plus being on the SMS. I could be getting this mixed up with a Mike Tyson story, but I'm almost positive this story is in the book Console Wars. Something, something everyone sitting around having drinks watching Buster Douglas lose the title just as their new game was released. Edited June 1, 2020 by DefaultGen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Rogers | 77 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: Sonic was identical between the US and PAL release except for a UPC sticker on the US release (a few games have similar UPC stickers: Spider-man, Strider, and Golden Axe Warrior). AFAIK Sonic is the rarest, even excluding that there would naturally be more demand because it's Sonic. IIRC Buster Douglas could be rare because it was released the same year Douglas lost the title to Evander Holyfield (and Sega went on to have Holyfield endorse their next game) plus being on the SMS. I could be getting this mixed up with a Mike Tyson story, but I'm almost positive this story is in the book Console Wars. Something, something everyone sitting around having drinks watching Buster Douglas lose the title just as their new game was released. It was Douglas in the book, yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaytToTheParty | 22 Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 2 hours ago, DefaultGen said: IRC Buster Douglas could be rare because it was released the same year Douglas lost the title to Evander Holyfield (and Sega went on to have Holyfield endorse their next game) plus being on the SMS. I could be getting this mixed up with a Mike Tyson story, but I'm almost positive this story is in the book Console Wars. Something, something everyone sitting around having drinks watching Buster Douglas lose the title just as their new game was released. 2 hours ago, Joshua Rogers said: It was Douglas in the book, yes. That book was enjoyable, but why did he have to mess up dialogue? The NY Times went as far as to say: "the reconstructed dialogue can be stilted and phony." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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