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Romset and name:
altbeast2 Altered Beast (set 2) (MC-8123B 317-0066)
Short name:
Altered Beast
Manufacturer:
Year:
Genre:
Platform
Category:
Platform / Fighter Scrolling
Serie:
-
Driver source:
sega/segas16b.cpp
Language:
English
Similar games:
Input / Controls
Players:
Up to 2 players (solo, 2 concurrents)
Input:
Joystick 8 ways
Buttons / keys:
Coins:
Cabinet:
-
Free-play:
Not supported
Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
-
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
320x224@60.054389 Hz, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Horizontal
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
MC-8123, Motorola MC68000
Audio
Sound:
Audio chips:
NEC uPD7759, Netlist Sound Device, Speaker, YM2151 OPM
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.133u1 released on aug-02 2009
Last release:
Mame 0.264 released on mar-26 2024
Clone of:
altbeast Altered Beast (set 8) (8751 317-0078)
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
-
Previous romset:
altbeas2 Altered Beast (set 2, MC-8123B 317-0066)
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
GOOD
Required files:
Status
OVERALL:
GOOD
Emulation:
Good
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Good
Cocktail:
Good
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Not supported
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  • Arcade Video game published 36 years ago:

    Altered Beast © 1988 Sega.

    Export release. Game developed in Japan. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japanese release entry; "Juuouki".

    TECHNICAL
    Runs on the Sega "System 16B" hardware.
    Game ID: 317-0066

    TRIVIA
    Altered Beast was released in August 1988.

    Re-Editions:
    "Altered Beast [Model 317-0069]"
    "Altered Beast [Model 317-0076]"
    "Altered Beast [Model 317-0078]"

    An Altered Beast unit appears in 1998 movie 'The Replacement Killers'.

    SERIES
    • Altered Beast (1988)
    • Altered Beast - Guardian of the Realms (2002, Nintendo GameBoy Advance)
    • Altered Beast (2005, Sony PlayStation 2)

    PORTS
    The American release of the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) in 1989 all came bundled with a port of this game, making it the first American Genesis game.

    • CONSOLES:
    [US] [EU] Sega Master System (1989) "Altered Beast [Model 7018]"
    [BR] Sega Master System (1989) by Tec Toy
    [US] Sega Genesis (aug.14, 1989) "Altered Beast [Model 1100]"
    [BR] Sega Mega Drive (1990) by Tec Toy
    [EU] Sega Mega Drive (1990) "Altered Beast [Model 1100-50]"
    [AU] Sega Mega Drive (1990)
    [US] Tapwave Zodiac (2004)
    [US] Sony PS2 (nov.7, 2006) "Sega Genesis Collection [Model SLUS-21542]": as an unlockable extra.
    [EU] Sony PS2 (feb.2, 2007) "Sega Mega Drive Collection [Model SLES-54333]": as an unlockable extra.
    [AU] Sony PlayStation 2 (feb.8, 2007) "Sega Mega Drive Collection": as an unlockable extra.
    [US] Sony PlayStation 3 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [Model BLUS-30259]": as an unlockable extra.
    [KO] Sony PlayStation 3 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection": as an unlockable extra.
    [US] Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [Model 68034]": as an unlockable extra.
    [EU] [AU] Sony PlayStation 3 (feb.20, 2009) "Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection [Model BLES-00475]": as an unlockable extra.
    [EU] Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.20, 2009) "SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection [Model 384-40210]": as an unlockable extra.
    [AU] Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.26, 2009) "Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection": as an unlockable extra.
    [EU] Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] (june.26, 2009) [Model E6XP]
    [US] Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] (sept.28, 2009) [Model E6XE]
    [EU] Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] (sept.7, 2011)
    [US] Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] (sept.20, 2011)
    [KO] Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] (oct.11, 2011)

    • HANDHELDS:
    [US] Nintendo 3DS [eShop] (dec.5, 2013) "3D Altered Beast [Model CTR-JA7E-USA]"
    [EU] Nintendo 3DS [eShop] (dec.5, 2013) "3D Altered Beast [Model CTR-JA7P-EUR]"
    [AU] Nintendo 3DS [eShop] (dec.5, 2013) "3D Altered Beast [Model CTR-JA7P-AUS]"

    • COMPUTERS:
    [EU] MSX (1988)
    [EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988)
    [US] Commodore C64 [EU] (1989)
    [EU] Amstrad CPC (1989) by Activision
    [SP] Amstrad CPC (1989) "Altered Beast [Model AMC-786]"
    [US] Commodore Amiga (1989)
    [US] Atari ST (1989)
    [EU] Amstrad CPC (1990) by Ocean
    [US] PC [MS-DOS, 5.25"] (1990)

    • OTHERS:
    [US] LCD handheld game (1988): by Tiger Electronics.
    [US] Apple iPhone/iPod (dec.16, 2010) [Model 407812054]

    CONTRIBUTE
    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=73&o=2
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    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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