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Altered Beast [Model 317-0066]

Export Arcade Video game published 36 years ago by SEGA Enterprises, Ltd.

Listed in MAME

Altered Beast [Model 317-0066] screenshot

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/MACHINE PICT.
1

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

1. Altered Beast (1988)
2. Altered Beast - Guardian of the Realms (2002, Nintendo GameBoy Advance)
3. 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:
usa europe Sega Master System (1989) "Altered Beast [Model 7018]"
brazil Sega Master System (1989) by Tec Toy
usa Sega Genesis (aug.14, 1989) "Altered Beast [Model 1100]"
brazil Sega Mega Drive (1990) by Tec Toy
europe Sega Mega Drive (1990) "Altered Beast [Model 1100-50]"
australia Sega Mega Drive (1990)
usa Tapwave Zodiac (2004)
usa Sony PS2 (nov.7, 2006) "Sega Genesis Collection [Model SLUS-21542]": as an unlockable extra.
europe Sony PS2 (feb.2, 2007) "Sega Mega Drive Collection [Model SLES-54333]": as an unlockable extra.
australia Sony PlayStation 2 (feb.8, 2007) "Sega Mega Drive Collection": as an unlockable extra.
usa Sony PlayStation 3 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [Model BLUS-30259]": as an unlockable extra.
korea Sony PlayStation 3 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection": as an unlockable extra.
usa Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [Model 68034]": as an unlockable extra.
europe australia Sony PlayStation 3 (feb.20, 2009) "Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection [Model BLES-00475]": as an unlockable extra.
europe Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.20, 2009) "SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection [Model 384-40210]": as an unlockable extra.
australia Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.26, 2009) "Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection": as an unlockable extra.
europe Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] (june.26, 2009) [Model E6XP]
usa Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] (sept.28, 2009) [Model E6XE]
europe Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] (sept.7, 2011)
usa Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] (sept.20, 2011)
korea Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] (oct.11, 2011)

HANDHELDS:
usa Nintendo 3DS [eShop] (dec.5, 2013) "3D Altered Beast [Model CTR-JA7E-USA]"
europe Nintendo 3DS [eShop] (dec.5, 2013) "3D Altered Beast [Model CTR-JA7P-EUR]"
australia Nintendo 3DS [eShop] (dec.5, 2013) "3D Altered Beast [Model CTR-JA7P-AUS]"

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

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

SOURCES

Game's ROM.
Game's picture.
F.A.Q. by Kevin Butler A.K.A. War Doc