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{{Infobox CVG| title = Menacer |
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|image = [[Image:Menacer.jpg|thumb|200px|The Sega Menacer]] |
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|developer = Sega |
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|publisher = Sega |
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|designer = |
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|released = 1992 |
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|genre = Light Gun, Shooter, Multigame |
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|modes = 1st Person |
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|ratings = ELSPA Rating :Pre Rating |
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|platforms = Genesis/Megadrive |
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|media = 8 Bit Cartridge |
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|requirements = [[Menacer]] |
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|input = Menacer Gun |
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}} |
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A collection of six small games,Frontline, Pest Control, Rockman's Zone, Whackball, Space Station Defender, and Ready! Aim! Tomatoes!(starring Toejam and Earl). |
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Included with Sega's light gun add-in, the Menacer. Most of them feature |
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colorful graphics, and all are pretty playable. Whack |
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Ball uses the gun like a mouse. |
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== Description == |
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| ⚫ | The '''Menacer''' is a wireless [[lightgun]] created by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis]] video game console in 1992, as a response to the [[Super Scope]]. The Menacer is made up of three interchangeable sections. The main section alone can be used as a pistol. A skeletonized shoulder stock can be added for extra support. The third removable section are twin sights that are clipped on to the top of the barrel. The Twin sights are impractical in use, as one can not effectively see what they were shooting at. |
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The Menacer is powered by 6 AAA batteries and was not connected by a wire to the console but by an [[infrared]] beam that relays signals to a receiver box that would ideally sit on top of the television. The receiver box has to be plugged into the console in the second controller port. The Menacer was advertised as the most accurate light gun ever. The Menacer retailed for $100 ([[USD]]). |
The Menacer is powered by 6 AAA batteries and was not connected by a wire to the console but by an [[infrared]] beam that relays signals to a receiver box that would ideally sit on top of the television. The receiver box has to be plugged into the console in the second controller port. The Menacer was advertised as the most accurate light gun ever. The Menacer retailed for $100 ([[USD]]). |
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Revision as of 10:54, 27 July 2006
| Menacer | |
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| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | Genesis/Megadrive |
| Release | 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Light Gun, Shooter, Multigame |
| Mode(s) | 1st Person |
A collection of six small games,Frontline, Pest Control, Rockman's Zone, Whackball, Space Station Defender, and Ready! Aim! Tomatoes!(starring Toejam and Earl). Included with Sega's light gun add-in, the Menacer. Most of them feature colorful graphics, and all are pretty playable. Whack Ball uses the gun like a mouse.
Description
The Menacer is a wireless lightgun created by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis video game console in 1992, as a response to the Super Scope. The Menacer is made up of three interchangeable sections. The main section alone can be used as a pistol. A skeletonized shoulder stock can be added for extra support. The third removable section are twin sights that are clipped on to the top of the barrel. The Twin sights are impractical in use, as one can not effectively see what they were shooting at.
The Menacer is powered by 6 AAA batteries and was not connected by a wire to the console but by an infrared beam that relays signals to a receiver box that would ideally sit on top of the television. The receiver box has to be plugged into the console in the second controller port. The Menacer was advertised as the most accurate light gun ever. The Menacer retailed for $100 (USD).
The Menacer came with an exclusive 6-in-1 cartridge of mostly target shooting games. The games included on the cartridge are: Pest Control, Space Station Defender, Whack Ball, Front Line, Rockman's Zone, and Ready, Aim Tomatoes! -- the latter stars SEGA franchise characters ToeJam and Earl. While most games utilize the light gun as a means to shoot down objects, Whack Ball actually utilized the Menacer as a mouse of sorts. The Menacer works fully with the Sega CD, even though that system had two different light guns developed for it.
Although much thought and features was put into the design of the Menacer, Sega and their third-party developers failed to support the Menacer. Consequently, the only compatabile games that were made available in the United States were the 6-in-1 cartridge that was bundled with the peripheral, and T2: The Arcade Game.
Radica has manufactured an all-in-one game based on the Menacer. The unit has the games from the 6-in-1 cartridge built into it.
Supported games
- Body Count (only released in Europe)
- Corpse Killer (Sega CD)
- Crime Patrol (Sega CD)
- Mad Dog McCree (Sega CD)
- Mad Dog McCree II: The Lost Gold (Sega CD)
- Monster Hunter (Unreleased)
- Snatcher (Sega CD)
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day (arcade game)
- Who Shot Johnny Rock (Sega CD)
Screenshots
