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Taz-Mania (video game)
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Taz Mania is a video game developed by Recreational Brainware and manufactured by Sega
for the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1992. Similar but alternative variations of the game were also developed by NuFX
for the Sega Game Gear
and by Sega itself for the Sega Master System
.
Recreational Brainware was made up of two programmers - Burt Sloane and Jonathan Miller and was based in San Francisco. The Mega Drive/Genesis game was designed by Recreational Brainware in conjunction with Sega of America producer, Scott Berfield, who also assisted in the production of the Illinois based NuFX Game Gear game while the Master System game was developed and produced in Japan. A key feature of the Mega Drive/Genesis game was its score created by Mark Steven Miller and Jim Hedges - one of the first to use tagged music to react to the player's actions. It is based on the Taz-Mania
cartoon.
A semi-sequel to this game in design/concept but unrelated to the Taz-Mania cartoon was released by Sega for the same platforms in 1994/1996 by the name Taz in Escape from Mars. Other different Taz-Mania games were made by Sunsoft for the SNES
and Game Boy
.
1-UP: Extra life
3-UP: Extra continue
Box: Indestructable. Can be picked up, moved around, and stood on, usually to reach higher ledges.
Star: Invulnerability from enemies. Taz is still vulnerable to drowning, crushing or falling into a hole.
Bomb: Can be thrown at enemies. If Taz eats one it blows up in his stomach
in a typical Looney Tunes
fashion. Once you pick it up, its fuse burns for about 5 seconds before it explodes.
Hot peppers:: Eating these gives Taz a fire spit attack.
Weed Killer: Used for destroying giant venus flytraps, however if Taz eats a bag he will spit in disgust.
Various food objects: Gives Taz some health back, much to his visual delight.
Some enemies can also be eaten, but they don't replenish Taz's health.
Sega
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for the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1992. Similar but alternative variations of the game were also developed by NuFX
NuFX
NuFX was a video game developer, headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States. NuFX is famous for developing the NBA Street video game series. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on February 13, 2004. Their name was changed to EA Chicago...
for the Sega Game Gear
Sega Game Gear
The was Sega's first handheld game console. It was the third commercially available color handheld console, after the Atari Lynx and the TurboExpress....
and by Sega itself for the Sega Master System
Sega Master System
The is a third-generation video game console that was manufactured and released by Sega in 1985 in Japan , 1986 in North America and 1987 in Europe....
.
Recreational Brainware was made up of two programmers - Burt Sloane and Jonathan Miller and was based in San Francisco. The Mega Drive/Genesis game was designed by Recreational Brainware in conjunction with Sega of America producer, Scott Berfield, who also assisted in the production of the Illinois based NuFX Game Gear game while the Master System game was developed and produced in Japan. A key feature of the Mega Drive/Genesis game was its score created by Mark Steven Miller and Jim Hedges - one of the first to use tagged music to react to the player's actions. It is based on the Taz-Mania
Taz-Mania
Taz-Mania is a American cartoon sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Animation from 1991–1993, broadcast in the United States on Fox from 1991-1995...
cartoon.
A semi-sequel to this game in design/concept but unrelated to the Taz-Mania cartoon was released by Sega for the same platforms in 1994/1996 by the name Taz in Escape from Mars. Other different Taz-Mania games were made by Sunsoft for the SNES
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
and Game Boy
Game Boy
The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
.
Story
The plot for the game is a twist on the usual "Save the world" storyline for many platform games. One evening, Taz's father is telling an intriguing tale: once there were huge seabirds that laid eggs that could feed a family of Tazmanian devils for a year. There are legends that somewhere on Tazmania there is a Lost Valley, where the giant birds still nest. Taz becomes fascinated by the prospect of the potentially large omelet and leaves in search of one of those eggs. The player must direct Taz through 16 stages in search of the Lost Valley and its Giant Bird.Items / Objects
There are a few items and pickups such as:1-UP: Extra life
3-UP: Extra continue
Box: Indestructable. Can be picked up, moved around, and stood on, usually to reach higher ledges.
Star: Invulnerability from enemies. Taz is still vulnerable to drowning, crushing or falling into a hole.
Bomb: Can be thrown at enemies. If Taz eats one it blows up in his stomach
Stomach
The stomach is a muscular, hollow, dilated part of the alimentary canal which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract in some animals, including vertebrates, echinoderms, insects , and molluscs. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication .The stomach is...
in a typical Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
fashion. Once you pick it up, its fuse burns for about 5 seconds before it explodes.
Hot peppers:: Eating these gives Taz a fire spit attack.
Weed Killer: Used for destroying giant venus flytraps, however if Taz eats a bag he will spit in disgust.
Various food objects: Gives Taz some health back, much to his visual delight.
Some enemies can also be eaten, but they don't replenish Taz's health.