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Hang-On
was a phenomenal success all around the world, and was
rapidly converted onto home formats. Sega's console
range was going through a bit of a transitional phase
in 1985, so Hang-On was ported onto both the SG-1000
and Sega Mark III
platforms.
Note that although the SG-1000 version (right, top)
is named 'Hang-On II', it remains pretty much identical
to the Mark III port. But then again compared to the
arcade they both provide a viciously downgraded experience,
and the technological gap is now meaningless: they have
both aged just as badly each other.
The Mark III version (right, bottom) did get a massive
amount of exposure as a 'bundled' game with international
Master System units, but it's still a very far cry from
the original: the timing on the cornering is off, the
bike blows up at the slightest knock, and the all-important
BGM is missing (although strangely, the SG-1000 has
it).
The sequel Super
Hang-On (1987) kept the name alive in arcades for
a few more years, but then it disappeared for close
to 10 years, before being ruthlessly buried for good
by the unforgivable mess that was Hang
On GP '95 (1995).
Since both the Out Run and After Burner
names were recently resuscitated, maybe we will see
the Hang-On name return again someday... Until
then, a perfect port of the original recently resurfaced
for the Dreamcast - first as a hidden 'extra' within
the depths of Yu Suzuki's extraordinary Shenmue
(1999), then as a part of the 'Yu Suzuki Game Works
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Hang-on II [SG-1000]
Hang-On [Mark III / Master System] |
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Hang-On
II
ハング
オンII
SEGA MY CARD |
DETAILS
| Format |
SG-1000 |
| Released |
1985 |
| Publisher |
Sega |
| Product
ID |
C-60 |
| Size
(cm) |
14
x 10 x 1.2 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.06 |
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The gameplay can be a bit edgy at
times, yet the SG-1000 Hang-On
isn't bad at all considering
the machine's severe technological
limitations.
Standard
'Sega My Card' cardboard packaging,
32Kb SG-1000 card, monochrome
fold-out booklet. |
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Hang-On
ハング
オン
SEGA MY CARD MARK III |
DETAILS
| Format |
Sega
Mark III |
| Released |
20
Oct 1985 |
| Publisher |
Sega |
| Product
ID |
C-502 |
| Size
(cm) |
14
x 10 x 1.2 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.04 |
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Released on launch day, the Mark III Hang-On
is still eons away from the
arcade, but it plays a perfectly competent
racing game for its day.
Known worldwide as the game
that came packaged with Master
System units.
Standard
'My Card' cardboard packaging,
32Kb MkIII card, 16-page monochrome
booklet. |
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Hang-On
/ Space Harrier
ハング
オン／スペースハリアー
SOUNDTRACK |
DETAILS
| Format |
Audio
CD |
| Released |
17
Oct 1997 |
| Publisher |
Marvelous |
| Product
ID |
MJCAX-00001 |
| Size
(cm) |
14.2
x 12.4 x 1 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.09 |
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Celebratory
'Yu Suzuki Produce' soundtrack
release featuring the complete
BGM and SE collections of:
- Hang-On
(1985)
- Space
Harrier (1985)
Quite a rare CD!
CD
case, 18-track audio CD (24:53),
booklet, spine card. |
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Yu
Suzuki Game Works Vol.1
鈴木裕
ゲームワークス VOL.1
DREAMCAST |
DETAILS
| Format |
Book
& Dreamcast |
| Released |
20
Dec 2001 |
| Publisher |
Sega |
| Product
ID |
ASP001 |
| Size
(cm) |
26
x 19 x 2 |
| Weight
(kg) |
? |
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Superb
luxury tribute book dedicated
to Yu Suzuki's early AM2 releases.
Photos, articles, info, and
a bonus Dreamcast disc that
includes:
- Hang-On
(1985)
- Space
Harrier (1985)
- Out
Run (1986)
- After
Burner II (1987)
- Power
Drift (1988)
Compiles both the Saturn Sega
Ages collection and the
bonus games of Shenmue
(1999) & Shenmue
II (2001).
A must-have for Sega aficionados!
128-page hardback book (full
colour, Japanese), Dreamcast
GD-ROM. |
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