Arcade Video game published 31 years ago:
Altered Beast (c) 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 -
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:
Sega Master System [US] [EU] (1989) "Altered Beast [Model 7018]"
Sega Master System [BR] (1989) by Tec Toy
[US] Sega Genesis (aug.14, 1989) "Altered Beast [Model 1100]"
Sega Mega Drive [BR] (1990) by Tec Toy
[EU] Sega Mega Drive (1990) "Altered Beast [Model 1100-50]"
Sega Mega Drive [AU] (1990)
Tapwave Zodiac [US] (2004)
[US] Sony PS2 (nov.7, 2006) as an unlockable extra in "Sega Genesis Collection [Model SLUS-21542]"
[EU] Sony PS2 (feb.2, 2007) as an unlockable extra in "Sega Mega Drive Collection [Model SLES-54333]"
Sony PlayStation 2 [AU] (feb.8, 2007) as an unlockable extra in "Sega Mega Drive Collection"
Sony PlayStation 3 [US] (feb.10, 2009) as an unlockable extra in "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [Model BLUS-30259]"
Sony PlayStation 3 [KO] (feb.10, 2009) as an unlockable extra in "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [US] (feb.10, 2009) as an unlockable extra in "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [Model 68034]"
Sony PlayStation 3 [EU] (feb.20, 2009) as an unlockable extra in "Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection [Model BLES-00475]"
Sony PlayStation 3 [AU] (feb.20, 2009) as an unlockable extra in "Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection [Model BLES-00475]"
[EU] Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.20, 2009) as an unlockable extra in "SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection [Model 384-40210]"
[AU] Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.26, 2009) as an unlockable extra in "Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] [EU] (june.26, 2009) [Model E6XP]
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] [US] (sept.28, 2009) [Model E6XE]
Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] [EU] (sept.7, 2011)
Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] [US] (sept.20, 2011)
Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] [KO] (oct.11, 2011)
* HANDHELDS:
Nintendo 3DS [eShop] [US] (dec.5, 2013) "3D Altered Beast [Model CTR-JA7E-USA]"
Nintendo 3DS [eShop] [EU] (dec.5, 2013) "3D Altered Beast [Model CTR-JA7P-EUR]"
Nintendo 3DS [eShop] [AU] (dec.5, 2013) "3D Altered Beast [Model CTR-JA7P-AUS]"
* COMPUTERS:
MSX [EU] (1988)
[EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988)
[US] Commodore C64 [EU] (1989)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1989) by Activision
Amstrad CPC [ES] (1989) "Altered Beast [Model AMC-786]"
Commodore Amiga [US] (1989)
Atari ST [US] (1989)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1990) by Ocean
PC [MS-DOS, 5.25"] [US] (1990)
* OTHERS:
LCD handheld game [US] (1988) by Tiger Electronics
Apple iPhone/iPod [US] (dec.16, 2010) [Model 407812054]
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