Dynamite Dux (Sega Master System)

This page details pre-release information and/or media for Dynamite Dux (Sega Master System).

Manual#

The game's manual includes screenshots from an early version that seems to predate the known prototype build, and has some information inaccurate to the final version.

Images below are from the Australian manual, the European one has the same content with more languages and a different layout.

Screenshots#

Manual	Final

Round 4 had a homing gun near the start as seen in the prototype, and another screenshot shows it in use.

Manual	Final

This Continue/End screen doesn't exist in either the final or prototype, instead it will go to the title screen with Retry/Continue if you've reached Round 2 and have any continues left. The manual does describe the final's behavior, however.

Inaccurate information#

Manual	Notes
Extra lives are gained every 15,000 points.	You gain just one at 150,000, but internally it's counted by tens.
Machine Gun: Shoots as fast as you can press Button 1!	It only shoots every 8 frames (up to 5 bullets on screen) and you can hold the button.
Achacha Penguin . . . . 1,000 Points	Gives 500 points.
Digger Mole 1,200 Points	Gives 1,600 points.
Jerry Nimo 1,200 Points	Gives 1,600 points.
Yoko Pig 1,600 Points	Gives 800 points.

Manual	Final

The Ninja's art design doesn't match the sprite in game, it's somewhat closer to the arcade version but still missing some details.

Other#

Several enemies named in the ending don't match the manual:

Manual	Ending
Nice Doggy	Bow
Jerry Nimo	Jeronimo
Radical Bull	Crazy Bull
Groupie Rat	Groupy Rat
Yoko Pig	Yokozuna

"Achacha the Great" is listed with "100,000 Points", but actually gives 50,000 per phase.

Romper is listed with "0 Points (Sometimes he has food!)", and actually is coded to "give" 0 points, but many other enemy types can have food drops too. However Romper does have the highest occurence of food drops, with 10 total.

The possible food drops are listed and don't mention the unused large hotdog.

Game reviews on release#

More screenshots from an early build, possibly the same as the prototype.

Computer+Video Games #98, January 1990 (page 116-117)#

Pre-release	Final
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The first boss was in its early position from the prototype.

S the Sega Magazine #3, February 1990 (page 19)#

Another appearance of Round 4's early homing gun, while fighting the penguin boss.