| Hang-On | |
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 Screenshot of Hang-On |
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| Developer(s) | Sega-AM2 |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Yu Suzuki |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Sega Master System, Sega Saturn, MSX, Game Boy Advance |
| Release date | 1985 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single Player |
| Cabinet | Standard and sit-down |
| Arcade system | Sega Space Harrier Hardware[1] |
| CPU | (2x) 68000 (@ 6 MHz) Sound CPU: Z80 (@ 4 MHz) |
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| Display | Raster resolution 320×224 pixels (Horizontal), 6144 colors |
Hang-On is an arcade game released by Sega in 1985. In Computer graphics, a raster graphics image or bitmap, is a Data structure representing a generally rectangular grid of Pixels An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in businesses such as Restaurants Pubs Video arcades and Family Entertainment is a multinational Video game Software and Hardware development company and a former Home computer Events Notable releases Brøderbund releases Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, the first game of the prolific In the game, the player controls a motorcycle against time and other computer-controlled bikes. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. The game was also built-in in some versions of the Sega Master System. The Sega Master System is an 8-bit cartridge-based Video game console that was manufactured by Sega and was first released in 1986.
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Gameplay
Using a behind the motorcycle perspective, the player races a linear race track divided into several stages within a limited time. Perspective (from Latin perspicere to see through in the graphic arts such as drawing is an approximate representation on a flat surface (such as paper of an image as it is perceived Reaching a checkpoint at the end of each stage extends the time limit. The game ends if the time runs out.
The arcade game contains in-game billboards for Bridgestone (and their Desert Dueler tires), Shell, Garelli Motorcycles, TAG, John Player Special cigarettes, Forum cigarettes, and for "Marbor," an obvious parody of Marlboro cigarettes. ( is a Japanese Rubber conglomerate founded in 1931 by in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins Garelli Motorcycles is an Italian Moped, and Motorcycle manufacturer TAG Group (Holdings SA is a private holding company based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. John Player & Sons, known simply as Player's, was a Tobacco and Cigarette manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. A cigarette ( French "small Cigar " from cigar + -ette) is a product consumed through Smoking and manufactured Marlboro is a brand of Cigarette made by Philip Morris USA (a branch of Altria) within the US and by Philip Morris International (now separate There would be a controversy over cigarette ads in games marketed to children upon the release of another Sega racing game, Super Monaco GP in 1989. Super Monaco GP is an arcade-style Formula One racing sim released in arcades and multiple platforms by Sega Corporation in 1989
Arcade cabinet
There were two arcade cabinet designs -- the usual upright machine, only with a handlebar and brake levers (instead of a joystick and buttons), and a sit-down version which looked roughly like a real motorcycle. An arcade cabinet, also known as an arcade machine or coin-op, is the housing within which an Arcade game 's Hardware resides A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. To steer, the player leaned to tilt the bike, which then steered the in-game bike. The screen was mounted into the windshield area of the bike. A display device is an Output device for presentation of Information for Visual or Tactile reception acquired stored or transmitted
Sequels and ports
In 1987, it was followed by a sequel Super Hang-On for arcade, and later for a range of platforms including the Sega Genesis, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Amiga and Atari ST. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Super Hang-On (also known as Hang-On 2) is a 1987 motorcycle racing Arcade game from Sega, and the sequel to the acclaimed The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal Home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit Home computers produced by Amstrad Plc during the 1980s and early 1990s The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. The Atari ST is a home / Personal computer that was commercially available from 1985 to the early 1990s A polygon based sequel, developed by Genki, was released for the Sega Saturn, named variously Hang-On GP '95 (Japan), Hang-On GP (USA) and Hang-On GP '96 (Europe). Genki (元気 is a Japanese developer of Computer and video games. The is a 32-bit Video game console that was first released on November 22 1994 in Japan, May 11 1995 in North America It also appeared for the Game Boy Advance as part of the compilation Sega Arcade Gallery. The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed manufactured and marketed by Nintendo.
In Power Drift, the motorcycle is a hidden vehicle and can only be accessed by finishing first place for all five tracks on courses A, C, and E. Power Drift is an Arcade game released by Sega in 1988. A Racing game, it made high use of sprite-scaling to create a 3d It is only playable in the Extra Stage.
In Sonic Riders, there is an unlockable Gear called the "Hang-On", which plays the song from this game during use. is a hoverboard-racing video game spin-off produced by Sega and developed by Sonic Team's UGA Division]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] [[Sony PlayStation 2]] [[Microsoft Xbox]] and
The Sega Dreamcast games Shenmue and Shenmue II both feature "Hang-On" as a mini-game as well as the ability to win miniature toy versions of the bikes from gashapon machines. The is Sega 's most recent Video game console and the successor to the Sega Saturn. is an Adventure game developed by Sega-AM2 and published by Sega for the Sega Dreamcast, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki. is an Adventure game for the Dreamcast and Xbox. It is the sequel to Shenmue, and was produced and directed by Yu Suzuki of or, also referred to as "capsule toy", is a Japanese Onomatopoeia, made up of two sounds "gacha" for the turning of a crank on a toy Vending
In Daytona USA, if one enters "H. Daytona USA is a racing Arcade game by Sega. It was originally released in 1993, with a revision in 1994. O" as his initials, a clip of the main theme from Hang-On will play.
Notes and references
- ^ System16. com. Hang-On Hardware page. Retrieved Auguest 5, 2006.
External links
- Hang-On at the Killer List of Videogames
- Super Hang-On at the Killer List of Videogames
- Hang-On at MobyGames
- Super Hang-On at MobyGames
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