Sega ROM Archive
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A collection of Final Sega Mega Drive ROMs archived on discs from Sega of America.
Overview
In the late 80s and early 90s, it was notoriously difficult for video game companies to create and manage backups of their software due to the technological limitations and cost of storage and long distance distribution. In SEGA’s case, the company also had the disadvantage of being a relatively small company - both financial and in their employee quota. Communication problems, either due to internal politics or the lack of the ability to communicate quickly overseas, were also fairly common between America and Japan.
Certain branches of SEGA utilized their own BBS (Bulletin Board System) to help remedy some of these problems. A BBS is consisted of a network of computers running software that allows certain users to “dial into” the server remotely so that they can send messages and files (or in other words, a precursor to the World Wide Web). SEGA implemented their BBS for the purpose of distributing ROM files for quality assurance, testing, evaluation, and manufacturing. The BBS was also utilized for sending progress reports, internal memos, software bug databases, and other miscellaneous files.
The BBS was designed to handle only a small amount of users at the same time with transfer speeds as slow as 2400 bit/s to 9600 bit/s (only to be updated to Cable/DSL like speeds in the mid 90s). The ROM files were compressed (often passworded) and uploaded during various moments of a game’s production by the producer or product manager and then downloaded by employees of other departments to be burned on EPROMs for play testing, media, and evaluation. Once the department that acquired the ROM was finished with a given build, they would wipe any data burned on EPROMs by exposing them to strong UV light for several minutes so that they could be reused the next day (that’s the E part of EPROM, which stands for erasable programmable read-only memory).
Due to storage limitations, the servers were purged of unimportant files frequently so that new files could be uploaded for more ongoing projects. Important files from past projects would be archived separately for other purposes. SEGA continued to utilize the BBS until sometime after the Sega Saturn’s life cycle in America. SEGA would continue to utilize the data that had survived from the BBS for various other projects, such as SEGA Channel, compilations, and reissued releases.
Sometime in April of 1994, an attempt was made internally to create an easily accessible backup of all the available final SEGA Mega Drive ROMs SEGA had on file that existed up until that point for the purpose of distributing on SEGA Channel. A few hundred uncompressed ROMs were collected and burned on four CD-R’s for the purpose of archival.
Sometime in 1995, another attempt was made internally to create an easily accessible backup of various builds for internal SEGA projects for the purpose of quality assurance. The archive consisted of a backup of most of the available in development versions of games that were uploaded to the BBS as far back as late 1992. The archive consists of prototype ROM backups for Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear titles. A second attempt occurred sometime in late 1995 or early 1996 to archive the rest of the available ROMs and bug databases made for the Sega Picodrive, Sega 32X, and Sega Game Gear titles. The purpose of either of these backups besides archival is currently unknown.
Finally, another attempt was made internally to create an easily accessible backup of various builds that were available as-is on the BBS in 1996. The archive consists of a disorganized collection of various Sega Picodrive, Sega Game Gear, and Sega Mega Drive prototype ROMs. Once again, the purpose of this backup is unknown.
The ROMs that were archived on four of the CDs were made available in 2008. The other four CDs were comprised of the Sega Mega Drive “Final ROM Archive”. In the process of gathering the ROMs for this website’s relaunch, a discovery was made. Upon review, some of SEGA’s available ROMs were a mixture of different builds that were not identical to the released equivalent. Some of the available ROMs consisted of prerelease prototype builds, in-progress localization builds, unreleased revisions, in-progress revisions, and even full unreleased games. The majority of the different builds were for games before 1993.
The reason for this can be attributed to various possibilities. One such possibility could stem from the communication problems between departments internally at SEGA. ROMs uploaded to the BBS could have been mislabeled or have been misidentified on bad header or file name information that were not frequently changed as often as they should have been. Another possibility is that the “Final ROM Archive” actually consists of builds submitted for initial evaluation so that they could be checked for inconsistencies with SEGA’s internal quality standards. Another possibility is that these ROMs were most likely the only ROMs SEGA had on file for the games at that time.
Regardless of why these ROMs are present, it is clear that SEGA had collected some of these ROMs for the purpose of SEGA Channel and for certain compilation releases. For example, “The Revenge of Shinobi” was released for the first time on PC in 1998 with Sega Smash Pack Vol. 1. The release actually utilized a prototype version of the game that was a few months away from the final release. It was discovered recently that the ROM’s origins were from the “Final ROM Archive”, which was originally meant for SEGA Channel.
In 2016, Hidden Palace has decided to release the rest of the newly discovered contents of the “Final ROM Archive” so that they can be preserved and documented for the years to come.
Legend
For the sake of cataloging the data presented on the archives, Hidden Palace has designed a categorization system for each type of ROM identified from the archive. The system is as follows:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Final | The final retail ROM that was made commercially available. Identified against various ROM sets. |
| Alternate final | A slight variation made to the final retail ROM. Usually altered with extra padding data, small inconsequential byte changes, or XOR’d messages at the end of the file for Sega Channel. |
| Revision prototype | An in progress development ROM for the purpose of testing revisions made upon a previous commercially available build. These are often times never released. |
| Localization prototype | An in progress development ROM for localization. Consists of grammar or text changes that would be fixed for the final release. |
| Prototype | Any prerelease build that has been compiled or dated months before any commercial release. Will usually have many changes, usually lacking in copyright information. |
The table also consists of the original file name as discovered on the archive discs, a matching title for the game, the file creation date for the original file, the file size, a small comment on the general differences of the ROM, and a truncated SHA-1 checksum.
Notes
- The file modification dates of the ROMs give us a perspective on when final versions and prototype builds were compiled. They give us a relatively accurate upper bound on the actual build dates of each game build, that is, the actual build dates are slightly earlier or the same as the file modification dates on the CDs. On the other hand, as a rule, the actual builds date should not be later than the file modification dates.
- Some of the dates are inaccurate, because they were modified sometime between their creation and ultimate archival on the CDs. One must also take into account the unknown delay between compiling a build and uploading it to the BBS, as well as inaccuracies in timekeeping on early 1990s computers.
- The ISO 9660 file system standard used on CDs only allows uppercase letters (i.e. it is not case-sensitive), however they have been converted to lowercase for legibility.
- Some of the earlier Alternate Final ROMs consist of extra padding data and sometimes small XORed messages with the words “SEGA Channel”, even though the file creation date on these predate SEGA Channel by a few years.
- The file names have a maximum length of eight characters, suggesting the files originally came from a DOS file system. The file names themselves appear to have been renamed for the purpose of this archive.
- The majority of the earlier ROMs are more likely to be different. As mentioned before, this could have been caused by mismanagement of the data due to the small company size at the time. ROMs for games made after 1992 appear to be identical to the commercially available ROMs but with slight differences made for SEGA Channel.
- Almost all of the ROMs with the letters “jp” at the end of the ROM’s filename, which is used to denote that the ROM is meant for the Japan region, are essentially prototypes. The reason for this is unclear. However, this might be due to communication problems between the Japanese offices during this time.
- The QA Archive discs contain data in other sectors not presented in the file system. The data appears to consist of early SEGA DTS documentation and source code sample references for either the Sega 32X or Sega Saturn. Whether this information can be retrieved in full is currently unknown.
- The QA Archive consists of various builds for strictly SEGA developed projects. Third party submissions are not present except for the “Final ROM Archive”.
- The original discs were imaged by Hidden Palace with ISOBuster (RAW rip setting resulting in a backup of the entire 2352 track).
- FileMaker Pro was used for every bug database within SEGA. Each bug database uses a common template and quality assurance system for approval and classification.
- Passwords for ZIP archives and FileMaker Pro databases were deciphered with Passware Kit Forensic 13.5 (64-bit).
- Almost all FileMaker Pro databases can be opened with FileMaker Pro 2 through 6. All FileMaker Pro databases, save for one, were created and meant to be opened with FileMaker Pro 2 for either Windows 3.1 or MacOS.
- Most of the ROMs in the “Final ROM Archive” have incorrect checksum information in the header.
- Some games will include a build date of their own within the ROM. The dates themselves usually coincide with the file modification date in the archive, but can also refer to a date at least one day prior to the ROM in the archive. This could imply that certain games were uploaded the next day after being compiled.
- Images of the original archive discs can be acquired below in the following table. The table also describes the volume creation date of each and the years covered.
| Disc | Creation date | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Disc #1 Genesis ROMs | Apr 12, 1994 15:46:54 | 1989 to 1991 |
| Disc #3 Genesis ROMs | Apr 19, 1994 13:51:14 | 1991 to 1992 |
| Disc #4 Genesis ROMs | Apr 20, 1994 15:26:10 | 1993 to 1994 |
Disc contents
| File | Game | Type | Date | Size | Comment | SHA-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disc 1 | Disc | |||||
| aftburn1.bin | After Burner II | Final | 1990-01-16 09:59:18 | 512 KB | J | 8f1e..5ea5 |
| airdiver.bin | Air Diver | Final | 1990-01-16 18:56:38 | 512 KB | J | 5404..053f |
| altbeast.bin | Altered Beast | Final | 1988-12-31 00:05:28 | 512 KB | W, REV02 | 3894..f019 |
| batlsqdr.bin | Battle Squadron | Revision prototype | 1991-01-18 14:24:36 | 512 KB | A new build with slight differences that was never released. Some small code changes and the header was changed with the proper game title and product code. | a54b..d2df |
| bstrdgls.bin | James Buster Douglas Knock Out Boxing | Final | 1990-09-18 10:27:08 | 512 KB | UE | 617b..4584 |
| btm1jpn.bin | Batman | Final | 1990-07-20 10:31:14 | 512 KB | J | 7f96..0ab5 |
| bttlmnjp.bin | Battle Mania | Prototype | 1991-05-28 15:22:58 | 512 KB | Early prototype of Battle Mania/Trouble Shooter | 5d70..1efe |
| budokan.bin | Budokan - The Martial Spirit | Revision prototype | 1990-09-25 19:09:38 | 512 KB | Unreleased release candidate for second revision with grammar and code fixes. Used as the basis for the European release which came later. | 6af2..d248 |
| centurio.bin | Centurion - Defender of Rome | Alternate final | 1991-04-24 16:13:40 | 768 KB | Same as final, but random(?) data is all different at 0x80000 | 7fe3..7d40 |
| colum.bin | Columns | Alternate final | 1990-06-21 10:20:50 | 256 KB | Same as final REV01, but with "Sega_Channel" XORed at the end, and enlarged to 256kB | 0e25..0c58 |
| curse.bin | Curse | Prototype | 1990-06-26 17:55:24 | 512 KB | Unreleased localized version of Curse, different title screen | 550d..5820 |
| cybrball.bin | CyberBall | Final | 1990-05-22 19:13:00 | 512 KB | W | 4e45..6545 |
| daisrkjp.bin | Advanced Daisenryaku - Deutsch Dengeki Sakusen | Prototype | 1991-03-07 17:35:20 | 1 MB | Has a different intro, which is unskippable once it starts | 423f..7475 |
| darkcstl.bin | Dark Castle | Final | 1991-07-19 14:56:10 | 512 KB | UE | 23e1..bf8a |
| drwn4081.bin | Darwin 4081 | Prototype | 1990-02-21 16:52:40 | 512 KB | a4e5..a0e4 | |
| dymtduke.bin | Dynamite Duke | Prototype | 1990-06-21 17:29:28 | 512 KB | Some grammar and code differences. Header has a spelling error that was fixed in final release. | 712e..f6a6 |
| e-swat.bin | ESWAT Cyber Police - City Under Siege | Final | 1990-09-04 17:10:22 | 512 KB | U | 5cb9..0c86 |
| fantasia.bin | Fantasia | Final | 1991-06-17 15:00:46 | 512 KB | U, REV00 | e1d8..f69e |
| fg-world.bin | Forgotten Worlds | Final | 1989-08-18 10:22:50 | 512 KB | W, REV00 | 8b9a..f83a |
| finlblow.bin | Final Blow | Revision prototype | 1990-01-16 17:39:04 | 512 KB | edb1..f30d | |
| fireshrk.bin | Same! Same! Same! | Prototype | 1990-07-30 10:41:12 | 512 KB | 7986..3844 | |
| ftadvent.bin | The Faery Tale Adventure | Final | 1991-04-24 16:16:36 | 512 KB | UE | 5d9a..8a13 |
| g-axe1.bin | Golden Axe | Revision prototype | 1989-11-22 10:24:08 | 512 KB | An in progress REV01 build. Code and data changes. ROM header says REV00 but the in game text has been changed like in REV01 ("PATH OF FIEND" and "THEME OF THIEF" were renamed "FIEND'S PATH" and "THIEF'S THEME"). Game pauses upon loading up a level. | 89a5..fd51 |
| ghoul.bin | Ghouls 'n Ghosts | Alternate final | 1989-06-22 16:25:00 | 1 MB | Same as final REV01 but padded to 1MB instead of 640KB. | 622b..55a1 |
| ghstbstr.bin | Ghostbusters | Revision prototype | 1990-05-01 19:22:12 | 512 KB | Earlier version of REV01, some spelling mistakes intact (e.g GLANT -> GIANT) | fab4..b9d5 |
| grndjpn.bin | Gain Ground | Prototype | 1990-07-27 10:01:22 | 512 KB | Different title screen, no options screen | a4d7..a715 |
| hardrivn.bin | Hard Drivin' | Final | 1990-09-17 18:17:50 | 256 KB | W | e15a..605b |
| herzwei.bin | Herzog Zwei | Final | 1990-02-07 10:25:34 | 512 KB | UE | 8f72..9176 |
| hockey.bin | EA Hockey | Final | 1991-06-25 11:54:00 | 512 KB | E | 1184..fc45 |
| insctr-x.bin | Insector X | Final | 1990-07-10 18:22:14 | 512 KB | U | 4f4e..64d5 |
| jewlmstr.bin | Jewel Master | Final | 1991-06-25 14:28:32 | 512 KB | UE | 9a6e..74c5 |
| jmfbll1.bin | John Madden Football | Revision prototype | 1990-11-07 14:17:10 | 512 KB | Almost the same as final, but the product code is different and there is a one byte change | 4a8f..6b87 |
| kingbnty.bin | King's Bounty | Final | 1991-04-11 15:30:02 | 512 KB | UE | 32f9..e967 |
| klax.bin | Klax | Prototype | 1990-06-21 17:41:36 | 256 KB | Has a major bug that causes game pieces to not show up on screen. | 11dd..9e1c |
| lkrscelt.bin | Lakers vs Celtics and the NBA Playoffs | Final | 1990-10-04 16:32:10 | 512 KB | UE | b70b..2899 |
| lstbatle.bin | Last Battle | Final | 1989-08-18 16:58:20 | 512 KB | UE | 6ebe..cf03 |
| mickey1.bin | Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse | Final | 1990-09-11 10:28:22 | 512 KB | UE | 4ac3..13e4 |
| migtmagc.bin | Might and Magic - Gates to Another World | Final | 1991-04-30 15:06:08 | 768 KB | UE, REV01 | 52e7..3d85 |
| mondsfpl.bin | Mondu's Fight Palace | Prototype | 1990-07-03 18:05:48 | 768 KB | Unreleased prototype of Mondu's Fight Palace before being changed to Fatman in Japan and Slaughter Sport in the US. | fef3..b1e0 |
| moonwalk.bin | Michael Jackson's Moonwalker | Final | 1990-07-23 10:29:44 | 512 KB | W, REV01 | 70d9..9cce |
| mtrmadjp.bin | Master of Monsters | Prototype | 1991-04-26 16:25:14 | 512 KB | About one month before Japan release. Lacks some music, music different here and there. Copyright info after Sega logo different, intro is unskippable. | 40ea..626d |
| mystdfdr.bin | Mystic Defender | Localization prototype | 1989-09-14 17:02:38 | 512 KB | Some code differences and a few text differences. | 1f8e..0b50 |
| newzland.bin | The New Zealand Story | Final | 1990-01-16 17:41:34 | 512 KB | J | 07b7..5418 |
| ninjabjp.bin | Ninja Burai Densetsu | Prototype | 1991-05-28 11:43:36 | 1 MB | No music during opening before title screen, different title screen, unskippable intro, a few months before final. | 5c7b..eae5 |
| outrun1.bin | OutRun | Final | 1991-04-30 00:09:56 | 1 MB | W | 95d2..258e |
| pacmania.bin | Pac-Mania | Final | 1991-06-27 14:53:06 | 256 KB | U | e215..f90a |
| palmrglf.bin | Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf | Revision prototype | 1990-03-22 10:33:32 | 512 KB | Unreleased REV01 | 9aa3..93ef |
| paperboy.bin | Paperboy | Prototype | 1991-10-28 16:49:20 | 512 KB | Built two months before the US final. | 2e23..be28 |
| patrbask.bin | Pat Riley Basketball | Prototype | 1990-06-14 17:33:32 | 512 KB | Almost the same as US final, except for a one byte code change and different data at the end (possibly padding) | b939..021a |
| ph-star2.bin | Phantasy Star II | Localization prototype | 1989-07-28 10:34:22 | 768 KB | Text and code differences, some grammar errors. | 80ff..899b |
| populous.bin | Populous | Final | 1990-10-04 19:15:42 | 512 KB | J | 9abd..f049 |
| pwrball.bin | Powerball | Final | 1991-03-13 15:03:58 | 512 KB | U | 217d..66e0 |
| rage1.bin | Streets of Rage | Final | 1991-06-06 10:35:32 | 512 KB | W, REV00 | 3d74..4667 |
| rambo3.bin | Rambo III | Final | 1989-08-18 10:35:50 | 256 KB | W, REV01 | e337..88be |
| rbi3.bin | R.B.I. Baseball 3 | Prototype | 1991-07-18 14:44:10 | 512 KB | Missing copyright screen | e6d1..a6d5 |
| roadblst.bin | RoadBlasters | Prototype | 1991-06-27 16:37:18 | 512 KB | Build date hints one month before final US, though header references Aug 1990 | b53c..6404 |
| s-hangon.bin | Super Hang-On | Alternate final | 1989-08-18 10:47:30 | 512 KB | Same as final, except without a header memo. | 9ec0..cda3 |
| s-hydlde.bin | Super Hydlide | Localization prototype | 1989-10-16 16:50:10 | 512 KB | 2 months before final, a few text and code differences. Different title screen. | ba20..3503 |
| shdwdncr.bin | Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi | Prototype | 1990-10-02 12:33:42 | 512 KB | Missing music in sound test, different copyright year, missing sfx, difficulty levels are referred to ACTs instead of LEVELS. | 37d5..a03f |
| shinobi1.bin | The Revenge of Shinobi | Prototype | 1989-08-21 10:48:40 | 512 KB | The prototype that was included in Smash Pack but without the Sega Channel header memo. | 9271..d88e |
| shinobi2.bin | The Revenge of Shinobi | Revision prototype | 1990-02-01 18:53:50 | 512 KB | Alternate REV02, only code changes (data after 0x10000 is untouched). Level select is enabled by default. | 8086..5f5b |
| sonic1.bin | Sonic The Hedgehog | Final | 1991-05-01 10:49:32 | 512 KB | W, REV00 | 6ddb..a194 |
| spdball2.bin | Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe | Prototype | 1991-06-07 11:49:34 | 512 KB | Lacks TM on Arena company logo before the title screen. Demo mode starts with a different timer. | eac8..742d |
| spharr2.bin | Space Harrier II | Final | 1989-08-18 10:49:58 | 512 KB | UE | db42..7b86 |
| starflig.bin | Starflight | Final | 1991-07-16 14:47:12 | 1 MB | UE, REV00 | 2425..0489 |
| sthblade.bin | Super Thunder Blade | Final | 1989-08-18 16:45:06 | 512 KB | W, REV01 | 2181..a4c5 |
| strider.bin | Strider | Final | 1990-09-19 19:03:30 | 1 MB | UE | 26fe..eb37 |
| strtsmrt.bin | Street Smart | Prototype | 1990-06-29 17:48:52 | 512 KB | Early prototype | d8f0..771d |
| sword-ve.bin | Sword of Vermilion | Alternate final | 1993-11-18 10:50:58 | 768 KB | Same as final, but padded to 768kB instead of 640kB. | 532d..d246 |
| techcop.bin | Technocop | Prototype | 1990-09-12 14:12:32 | 512 KB | Some missing strings and incomplete text as well as code changes. | acb0..0590 |
| thforce3.bin | Thunder Force III | Prototype | 1990-08-01 18:27:04 | 512 KB | Game over screen is missing a question mark. Demonstration mode lasts significantly longer. Seiren level has a different demo, as well as slightly different object placement. | 5deb..ea7f |
| tj&e1.bin | Toejam & Earl | Final | 1991-07-22 10:52:42 | 1 MB | UE, REV00 | 7f82..239a |
| tomybase.bin | Tommy Lasorda Baseball | Localization prototype | 1989-04-30 10:53:02 | 512 KB | Either pre-US final or pre-PAL final. Contains additional code to control the Z80 bus in VBlank. The code is present in the PAL final but absent in the US final, however it could be a debug setting. | 0570..64de |
| trgterth.bin | Target Earth | Localization prototype | 1990-02-16 16:41:16 | 512 KB | Mixture of similarities from Japanese and US releases | 6c36..6123 |
| truxton.bin | Truxton | Final | 1979-12-01 00:16:44 | 512 KB | The file date is wrong. | 9003..080a |
| twinhawk.bin | Twin Hawk | Prototype | 1990-04-06 17:19:54 | 512 KB | Some small art and code differences | 3821..ddcc |
| vaprtral.bin | Vapor Trail | Localization prototype | 1991-05-26 14:31:20 | 1 MB | e40a..7862 | |
| wcsocer1.bin | World Championship Soccer | Final | 1989-08-18 16:36:58 | 256 KB | JU, REV02 | ef8c..8392 |
| wdrboyjp.bin | Wonder Boy V - Monster World III | Prototype | 1991-07-25 15:19:20 | 768 KB | 1677..90c8 | |
| whiprush.bin | Whip Rush | Prototype | 1990-01-29 19:04:38 | 512 KB | Intro and title screen text differences, "for CES only" in header | 05ad..8175 |
| zoom.bin | Zoom! | Final | 1989-09-30 00:13:56 | 256 KB | JU | 05ef..a011 |
| Disc 3 | Disc | |||||
| 2crddude.bin | Two Crude Dudes | Prototype | 1991-11-24 14:53:32 | 1 MB | Late prototype, has minor grammar changes that don't appear in any released version. Uses the original Japanese version copyright. | 5a38..c3a5 |
| alisiadg.bin | Alisia Dragoon | Final | 1992-01-24 11:07:58 | 1 MB | U | 69bf..1b01 |
| archrvls.bin | Arch Rivals | Final | 1992-03-17 16:08:50 | 512 KB | UE | 2bfb..e6ef |
| artalive.bin | Art Alive | Alternate final | 1991-09-20 10:19:06 | 256 KB | Same as final, but extended from 128kB to 256kB | 926d..fa0a |
| bartsimp.bin | The Simpsons - Bart vs The Space Mutants | Final | 1992-03-16 15:53:24 | 512 KB | UE, REV00 | 3cf4..0d63 |
| baskdrjp.bin | David Robinson's Supreme Court | Localization prototype | 1992-04-15 11:41:38 | 512 KB | Localization Prototype for Japan | 9ce9..ba47 |
| baskrobs.bin | David Robinson's Supreme Court | Final | 1992-04-06 10:00:04 | 512 KB | U | adce..4275 |
| beastwre.bin | Beast Wrestler | Localization prototype | 1991-09-13 15:13:32 | 1 MB | Header still says Beast Warriors even though it's Beast Wrestlers | 2a31..8fc6 |
| buckrgrs.bin | Buck Rogers - Countdown to Doomsday | Final | 1991-09-25 15:24:44 | 1 MB | UE | 89c3..7f9e |
| bullakrs.bin | Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs | Final | 1992-04-02 16:22:10 | 1 MB | UE | 1026..d770 |
| cadash.bin | Cadash | Final | 1992-03-09 15:39:02 | 512 KB | JU | 5791..0134 |
| calgames.bin | California Games | Final | 1991-09-16 10:20:12 | 512 KB | UE | 0417..60ef |
| crmnsant.bin | Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego | Final | 1991-12-18 14:33:52 | 1 MB | UE, M5 | 0b72..5509 |
| dahnajpn.bin | Dahna - Megami Tanjou | Final | 1991-10-18 11:50:48 | 1 MB | J | da02..d4f0 |
| ddrgonjp.bin | Double Dragon II - The Revenge | Prototype | 1991-10-18 13:50:28 | 512 KB | 2e9c..544d | |
| deatdual.bin | Death Duel | Prototype | 1992-05-06 14:30:12 | 1 MB | Close to final, some spelling and grammar errors | 21f8..74dd |
| desrtstk.bin | Desert Strike - Return to the Gulf | Final | 1992-01-13 14:45:16 | 1 MB | UE | d7e7..053d |
| devilisk.bin | Devilish | Localization prototype | 1992-01-16 13:48:00 | 512 KB | Only a few changed bytes | a4c8..6a8d |
| ercsocer.bin | European Club Soccer | Prototype | 1991-10-25 16:40:04 | 512 KB | No Virgin logo credit, lacks copyright on title screen, no "more options" option. | a616..c521 |
| ernstevn.bin | Earnest Evans | Prototype | 1994-04-19 11:23:14 | 1 MB | Has an unused intro and an unused ending, uses text from Japanese Sega CD port still. The modification date is from 1994, 2 hours before the archive disc was burned, suggesting the ROM was merged from EPROM pieces just before the disc was burned (therefore it is not the actual ROM build date) | 6ca1..48a0 |
| exile.bin | Exile | Alternate final | 1991-12-13 16:33:12 | 1 MB | Same as US final, but the header was changed to English | 43c5..f236 |
| f-22.bin | F-22 Interceptor | Alternate final | 1991-09-17 11:36:04 | 768 KB | Same as final, but random(?) data is all different at 0x80000. | a43c..1a18 |
| f1circus.bin | F1 Circus MD | Localization prototype | 1991-12-28 13:29:16 | 512 KB | Unreleased US localization | a27b..8ce6 |
| f1gprxjp.bin | F1 Grand Prix - Nakajima Satoru | Final | 1991-10-24 12:18:16 | 1 MB | J | e108..c964 |
| fatalrwd.bin | Fatal Rewind | Final | 1991-09-16 14:58:24 | 512 KB | UE | 0263..9e8a |
| ferarigp.bin | Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge | Final | 1994-04-19 10:56:36 | 1 MB | U | bd08..c917 |
| fightmst.bin | Fighting Masters | Final | 1991-12-18 13:32:24 | 512 KB | U | 2a86..7af5 |
| galaxy2.bin | Galaxy Force II | Final | 1991-10-27 11:58:10 | 1 MB | W, REV01 | db16..00fc |
| greendog.bin | Greendog - The Beached Surfer Dude | Final | 1992-06-30 10:24:58 | 512 KB | UE | fe47..3d9e |
| growl.bin | Growl | Prototype | 1991-08-26 14:13:54 | 512 KB | Still has the "EASY" difficulty option despite being removed from the US release. Built a few months before Japanese release. | 5548..8786 |
| jbventur.bin | Jesse "The Body" Ventura Wrestling Superstars | Prototype | 1992-03-02 15:55:44 | 512 KB | Unreleased game | 6ce2..a884 |
| jmftbll2.bin | John Madden Football '92 | Final | 1992-06-25 15:06:24 | 512 KB | UE | 1a4c..e5be |
| jmspond2.bin | James Pond II - Codename RoboCod | Final | 1991-10-02 15:09:26 | 512 KB | UE | e00c..a7a4 |
| jrdnbird.bin | Jordan vs Bird - Super One-on-One | Final | 1992-02-03 15:41:02 | 512 KB | UE, REV00 | 9774..85ac |
| kid-ch.bin | Kid Chameleon | Revision prototype | 1991-12-19 10:26:10 | 1 MB | Might be a second revision in progress. Product code changed to remove a space. No differences in maps and level art, except this ROM contains 4 extra maps which are duplicates of another level. | b930..4459 |
| krstyfh.bin | Krusty's Super Funhouse | Final | 1992-03-19 16:11:16 | 512 KB | UE, REV00 | ab79..80b0 |
| lemmings.bin | Lemmings | Final | 1992-03-24 16:15:02 | 1 MB | JU, REV00 | 83ae..706e |
| m-hockey.bin | Mario Lemieux Hockey | Final | 1991-09-16 10:27:30 | 512 KB | UE | 34cb..dbb6 |
| menacer.bin | Menacer 6-in-1 Game Pack | Final | 1992-08-15 10:25:48 | 1 MB | UE | 2357..10d2 |
| mrblemad.bin | Marble Madness | Final | 1991-12-16 16:00:02 | 512 KB | UE | 059e..738e |
| mstrmnst.bin | Master of Monsters | Final | 1991-09-12 14:09:34 | 512 KB | U | 28f3..ef65 |
| nfl2.bin | NFL Sports Talk Football 2 Starring Joe Montana | Final | 1991-11-11 11:02:00 | 1 MB | W, REV01 | ce00..be77 |
| quakshot.bin | Quack Shot Starring Donald Duck | Final | 1991-09-20 10:35:10 | 512 KB | W, REV00 | 3aca..2485 |
| rngspowr.bin | Rings of Power | Final | 1991-11-04 15:35:02 | 1 MB | UE | 8485..f368 |
| rollthd2.bin | Rolling Thunder 2 | Final | 1992-03-13 14:05:16 | 1 MB | U | 1b45..109d |
| slgtrspt.bin | Slaughter Sport | Alternate final | 1991-09-27 15:20:58 | 768 KB | Same as US final, except with extra padding | 9906..6eae |
| soldeace.bin | Sol-Deace | Revision prototype | 1992-02-03 16:36:48 | 1 MB | Unreleased minor second revision.. | b2d7..9e71 |
| spltrhs2.bin | Splatterhouse 2 | Final | 1992-03-02 15:50:22 | 1 MB | h1C | fd51..aa55 |
| srkingjp.bin | Sorcer Kingdom | Prototype | 1991-11-08 12:44:34 | 1 MB | Potentially 8 months early, all copyrights are 1991 instead of 1992 and header date is Mar 1991 instead of Jan 1992 | f969..9659 |
| stelempr.bin | Steel Empire | Alternate final | 1992-03-13 15:44:44 | 1 MB | Same as US final, but the header is different. | 948c..c014 |
| stlkbase.bin | MLBPA Sports Talk Baseball | Final | 1992-03-07 10:50:24 | 1 MB | U | e223..681c |
| strodyse.bin | Star Odyssey | Localization prototype | 1992-01-16 11:34:44 | 1 MB | Unreleased Star Odyssey (Blue Almanac translation) | 7553..f06b |
| tazmania.bin | Taz-Mania | Final | 1992-04-08 10:52:02 | 512 KB | W | 0187..73b8 |
| termintr.bin | The Terminator | Prototype | 1992-04-15 16:28:28 | 1 MB | Build date inside the ROM is Apr 14, 1992 (US final is May 7, 1992, PAL final is Apr 22, 1992) | c57f..1329 |
| tj&e1jpn.bin | Toejam & Earl | Final | 1994-04-15 10:56:32 | 1 MB | JE, REV02 | 85e8..251b |
| toki.bin | Toki - Going Ape Spit | Final | 1991-10-31 00:00:42 | 512 KB | UE | 7727..f234 |
| traysia.bin | Traysia | Localization prototype | 1992-01-22 11:31:26 | 1 MB | Close to final | 284c..896b |
| trblshtr.bin | Trouble Shooter | Localization prototype | 1991-09-12 15:02:14 | 512 KB | Different title screen | e60a..a519 |
| trboutrn.bin | Turbo Outrun | Prototype | 1991-12-09 16:45:44 | 512 KB | Sound test tracks not named yet | 9695..0a83 |
| tskfrchr.bin | Task Force Harrier EX | Final | 1991-10-21 15:28:50 | 1 MB | U | 1d36..3bf4 |
| undeadjp.bin | Undead Line | Final | 1991-11-08 12:38:34 | 1 MB | J | cb9f..e79e |
| valis.bin | Valis | Localization prototype | 1991-10-25 12:34:28 | 1 MB | Grammar changes | 4e5e..39c7 |
| wandrsys.bin | Ys III: Wanderers from Ys | Localization prototype | 1991-08-28 15:17:32 | 1 MB | Title screen lacks copyright | d500..7df4 |
| warrsun.bin | Dungeons & Dragons - Warriors of the Eternal Sun | Alternate final | 1992-04-28 13:10:32 | 1024 KB | Same as final, except it lacks the 16 bytes of padding at the end | 3f9e..b56b |
| warsong.bin | Warsong | Localization prototype | 1991-10-01 12:22:28 | 512 KB | 3751..a1f6 | |
| worldcup.bin | Tecmo World Cup '92 | Final | 1991-12-26 16:02:58 | 256 KB | J | ebab..31d9 |
| xmutants.bin | Ex-Mutants | Final | 1992-09-23 12:06:22 | 1 MB | U | 20b2..e654 |
| Disc 4 | Disc | |||||
| aladdin.bin | Disney's Aladdin | Final | 1993-07-31 17:25:22 | 2 MB | U | d21c..987f |
| aladnjpn.bin | Aladdin | Revision prototype | 1993-07-31 17:46:24 | 2 MB | Japanese region, compiled 20 minutes after the US final | 8365..02a4 |
| aladnpal.bin | Disney's Aladdin | Revision prototype | 1993-08-13 17:50:24 | 2 MB | European region, compiled after the Japanese one. | 42de..51dd |
| asterix.bin | Asterix and the Great Rescue | Final | 1993-10-01 10:30:08 | 2 MB | U | 6d73..088c |
| barney.bin | Barney's Hide & Seek Game | Alternate final | 1993-09-18 19:01:44 | 935 KB | Same as US final, but with a different checksum and without the padding to make the ROM 1MB. | 405d..392f |
| batman2.bin | Batman Returns | Final | 1992-10-06 10:00:10 | 1 MB | W | b173..7aa1 |
| bodycont.bin | Body Count | Final | 1994-03-09 12:09:32 | 1 MB | U, Prototype - Mar 09, 1994 | d881..fc4c |
| caplanet.bin | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Final | 1992-11-11 16:54:00 | 512 KB | E | b048..a89f |
| chakan.bin | Chakan - The Forever Man | Alternate final | 1992-10-06 10:20:42 | 1 MB | Same as UE final, but with "Sega_Channel" XORed at the end | c4fd..55d6 |
| coolspot.bin | Cool Spot | Final | 1993-04-30 06:48:22 | 1 MB | U | 9a21..39a7 |
| cybrgjst.bin | Cyborg Justice | Final | 1993-01-24 17:01:48 | 512 KB | W | 6d0c..2215 |
| dinohire.bin | Dinosaurs for Hire | Final | 1993-06-14 10:21:46 | 1 MB | U | d006..f24f |
| drobotnk.bin | Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | Final | 1993-09-17 08:43:14 | 1 MB | U | aa6b..c8d3 |
| ecco.bin | Ecco the Dolphin | Revision prototype | 1993-06-29 10:22:04 | 1 MB | The unreleased REV 01. | f6b7..c927 |
| ehbox.bin | Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing | Final | 1992-05-19 10:22:12 | 512 KB | JU | eb4a..9844 |
| eternal.bin | Eternal Champions | Final | 1993-09-30 17:16:56 | 3 MB | U | 5e97..5962 |
| etrnlpal.bin | Eternal Champions | Final | 1993-11-05 18:26:46 | 3 MB | E | 5784..f252 |
| g-loc.bin | G-LOC Air Battle | Final | 1992-11-23 10:24:22 | 1 MB | h1C | 9c0c..1952 |
| greathvw.bin | Greatest Heavyweights | Final | 1993-09-08 10:24:50 | 2 MB | U | 4ef7..0038 |
| grthwpal.bin | Greatest Heavyweights | Final | 1993-09-28 18:17:36 | 2 MB | E | db28..9215 |
| gunstar.bin | Gunstar Heroes | Final | 1993-06-29 10:25:14 | 1 MB | U | 7721..2122 |
| homealn1.bin | Home Alone | Final | 1992-09-18 16:46:00 | 512 KB | U | c379..b116 |
| homealn2.bin | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Alternate final | 1993-09-29 04:19:08 | 510.5 KB | Same as US final, but with a different checksum and without the padding to make the ROM 512kB. | 6a9f..f396 |
| indy.bin | Young Indiana Jones - Instrument of Chaos | Final | 1994-01-28 10:11:50 | 1 MB | U | 7ffd..4deb |
| jpark.bin | Jurassic Park | Alternate final | 1993-05-26 10:25:54 | 1.89 MB | Same as US final, but with a different checksum and without the padding to make the ROM 2MB. Also contains "SegaChannel" XORed at the end of the ROM. | f717..be4e |
| jparkjpn.bin | Jurassic Park | Final | 1993-06-14 17:21:24 | 2 MB | J | d5d0..de21 |
| jparkpal.bin | Jurassic Park | Revision prototype | 1993-06-14 17:08:28 | 2 MB | Only a few byte differences in comparison to the PAL final. | 98bf..7a4b |
| landstlk.bin | Landstalker | Alternate final | 1993-07-13 10:26:24 | 2 MB | Same as US final, but with "Sega_Channel" XORed at the end. | 3461..cc83 |
| mcdonal.bin | McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure | Final | 1993-09-09 10:27:38 | 1 MB | U | bcb7..1a5c |
| merariel.bin | Ariel the Little Mermaid | Alternate final | 1992-10-10 10:27:54 | 512 KB | Same as final, but with "Sega_Channel" XORed at the end. | 4a96..4495 |
| mickey2.bin | World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck | Final | 1992-10-15 10:28:26 | 1 MB | U | adb0..25c6 |
| nba.bin | NBA Action | Final | 1994-01-27 10:32:20 | 2 MB | U | e2b5..4d29 |
| nfl-93.bin | NFL Sports Talk Football Starring Joe Montana | Final | 1992-08-21 10:32:40 | 1.5 MB | UE | 3c97..2067 |
| nfl-94.bin | NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana | Final | 1993-09-18 10:32:42 | 2 MB | U | ad01..467c |
| nfl94jpn.bin | NFL Football '94 | Alternate final | 1993-11-04 08:52:52 | 2 MB | Same as Japanese final, but the checksum is not computed. | ed1f..1b78 |
| outr2019.bin | OutRun 2019 | Final | 1993-02-04 10:33:14 | 1 MB | U | d4a9..2c78 |
| pebblebg.bin | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Revision prototype | 1994-02-14 10:33:44 | 2 MB | Almost identical, except it has a tiny code difference. | 961d..b3ad |
| rage2.bin | Streets of Rage 2 | Final | 1992-10-31 10:35:34 | 2 MB | U | 8b65..e0be |
| rangerx.bin | Ranger-X | Final | 1993-06-15 10:36:04 | 1 MB | U | 2611..ff4a |
| renstimp.bin | The Ren and Stimpy Show - Stimpy's Invention | Final | 1993-09-09 10:36:26 | 1 MB | U | 2978..d426 |
| renstpal.bin | Ren & Stimpy: Stimpy's Invention | Alternate final | 1993-12-09 16:33:52 | 1020.6 KB | Same as PAL final, except has no padding at the end and the checksum is not computed. | d39b..86c1 |
| sh-force.bin | Shining Force | Final | 1993-04-07 10:47:58 | 1.5 MB | U | 7cbb..4eea |
| shadowrn.bin | Shadowrun | Final | 1994-02-03 10:48:10 | 2 MB | U | a06a..43c2 |
| shinobi3.bin | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master | Revision prototype | 1993-06-29 10:48:44 | 1 MB | Most likely an unreleased revision. Fixed header serial, changed region lock text. | bb50..efe3 |
| sonic2.bin | Sonic The Hedgehog 2 | Final | 1992-08-31 04:35:20 | 1 MB | W, REV01 | 8bca..33f9 |
| sonic3.bin | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Alternate final | 1993-11-20 10:49:38 | 2 MB | Same as US final, but with no header memo. | a4ee..fd28 |
| spinball.bin | Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball | Alternate final | 1993-09-22 10:50:04 | 1 MB | Same as US final, but with "SegaChannel" XORed at the end. | dffa..f86c |
| spinbpal.bin | Sonic Spinball | Final | 1993-10-07 16:17:52 | 1 MB | E | f61a..9e1c |
| stng.bin | Star Trek - The Next Generation | Final | 1994-02-01 10:50:30 | 2 MB | U, REV01 | fe72..81f5 |
| sub-terr.bin | Sub-Terrania | Final | 1993-12-15 10:50:50 | 2 MB | U | 70a5..d095 |
| subtrpal.bin | Sub-Terrania | Final | 1994-02-03 10:18:44 | 2 MB | E | 23c6..ba9f |
| talespin.bin | Tale Spin | Final | 1992-10-20 10:51:38 | 512 KB | UE | 9b6a..c8b8 |
| tj&e2.bin | ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron | Alternate final | 1993-09-11 10:52:46 | 2 MB | Same as US final, but with "Sega_Channel" XORed at the end. | 9959..bce1 |
| tj&e2jpn.bin | Toejam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron | Final | 1993-12-08 09:53:38 | 2 MB | J | 141a..312f |
| tj&e2pal.bin | Toejam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron | Final | 1993-10-28 09:46:16 | 2 MB | G | 9d4e..b466 |
| toxicrud.bin | Toxic Crusaders | Final | 1992-09-18 16:38:46 | 512 KB | U | fd83..093b |
| vituarcg.bin | Virtua Racing | Final | 1993-12-16 10:05:24 | 2 MB | U | ff96..2165 |
| wcsocer2.bin | World Championship Soccer II | Prototype | 1994-04-01 10:49:24 | 1 MB | The Mar 30, 1994 prototype of the game | ac31..8e98 |
| wimbledm.bin | Wimbledon Championship Tennis | Final | 1993-08-05 10:53:24 | 1 MB | U | db90..2c66 |
| wsbase.bin | World Series Baseball | Final | 1994-01-20 10:53:42 | 2 MB | U | e63c..88e4 |
| xmen.bin | X-Men | Final | 1993-01-22 10:53:54 | 1 MB | U | 2f2b..5cf0 |
