Altered Beast (set 2) (MC-8123B 317-0066) - Gioco MAME

Arcade Video game published 38 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 -

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