Taz-Mania - Sega-16 Forums

**Melf** · 02-16-2009, 02:05 PM

Back when I had just received a Sega Genesis for Christmas and still didn't have any games other than the great Sonic The Hedgehog, I remember seeing a certain commercial of Taz-Mania countless times on TV. Its graphics were unbelievable, it looked a lot like a real cartoon, and I absolutely had to have it! I bought it the first chance I got with my own money.

Jesse813 · 07-14-2009, 10:17 PM

a Pretty good platformer starring Taz, though not as good as the Disney Games.

oldmanwinters · 07-15-2009, 02:19 PM

For some reason, the camera movement on this game makes me a little dizzy.

Other than that, I think it's a fine game that was perfectly at home on the "Blast Processing" Genesis. I like the sequel, "Taz in Escape from Mars" (it fixed most of this cart's gameplay problems, IMO) much better, but this is still a very solid and fun game!

jesus.arnold · 07-25-2009, 02:24 PM

After getting rid of this game years ago I saw it being thrown out by a shop and thought what the hell I'd might as well grab it

If I could take back my previous user score I would, this game is certainly not above average, I can't for the life of me see how Sega could put their name to such an obviously amateurish, badly coded, rushed game, this game is the sort of thing you'd expect of the lowest of the low budget companies.

The music is utterly shamefull in is half-assedness, there has been no effort put into it at all.

Not only are the sound effect also bad but they are so bad that they massively detract from the gameplay and consistantly irritate, my friend put it best when he said "you know those old keyboards that had a joke sound FX mode? it sounds like someone's just hitting keys in that mode and then recorded it to the game"

The animation is really below average for this time period and uses a patheticly small amount of frames, just watch him trying to eat stuff in an ultra jerky manner

The gameplay is extremely poor and is full of leaps of faith and unfair deaths, there's no unique ideas, the fast gameplay is stupidly misjudged as the game is full of spikes and drops and the character controls like sh#t.

My new score would be 3/10

Alianger · 07-26-2009, 11:38 PM

Makes Chuck Rock 2 seem like a top ten game

TheEdge · 07-28-2009, 11:54 AM

I never had a problem with this game. Yes, now that I'm older it looks very primitive compared to other games but it still does the job right.

Christuserloeser · 07-28-2009, 01:03 PM

This game is terrible. I remember that I was all hyped up by the TV commercials and expected it to be as good as Quackshot or Castle of Illusion, but when I finally bought it, at a time I owned maybe half a dozen games at best, it turned out it was a piece of crap.

Baloo · 07-28-2009, 03:15 PM

This game is pretty bad for a platformer.

TheEdge · 07-28-2009, 03:20 PM

I give it a 7 / 10

Come to Tazmania! Come to Tazmania!

Blah Blah Blah Yakity Smackity

kgenthe · 07-28-2009, 06:45 PM

I recently purchased this game and don't care for it at all. The controls are too loose and the level design ranges from boring to confusing. Not much fun at all.

Bablefish · 08-01-2009, 07:29 PM

I call Taz-mania one of those overly overly games. As in overly bad camera that can make you dizzy, and overly hard in some sections...if not downright impossible. I feel it rates no more than a 4.

02-16-2009, 02:05 PM	#1
Melf Blast processor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cabo Rojo, PR Posts: 6,118 Rep Power: 34	Taz-Mania Back when I had just received a Sega Genesis for Christmas and still didn't have any games other than the great Sonic The Hedgehog, I remember seeing a certain commercial of Taz-Mania countless times on TV. Its graphics were unbelievable, it looked a lot like a real cartoon, and I absolutely had to have it! I bought it the first chance I got with my own money. __________________ Buy my stuff! \| Games I Need \| My Blog

07-14-2009, 10:17 PM	#2
Jesse813 NO MA'AM Mystic Defender Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pottstown, PA, USA Age: 28 Posts: 5,473 Rep Power: 29	a Pretty good platformer starring Taz, though not as good as the Disney Games. __________________ My Video Game Collection

07-15-2009, 02:19 PM	#3
oldmanwinters Alien Buster Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 190 Rep Power: 2	For some reason, the camera movement on this game makes me a little dizzy. Other than that, I think it's a fine game that was perfectly at home on the "Blast Processing" Genesis. I like the sequel, "Taz in Escape from Mars" (it fixed most of this cart's gameplay problems, IMO) much better, but this is still a very solid and fun game! Last edited by oldmanwinters; 07-28-2009 at 09:24 PM.

07-25-2009, 02:24 PM	#4
jesus.arnold MERC Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Essex, England Age: 27 Posts: 1,057 Rep Power: 8	After getting rid of this game years ago I saw it being thrown out by a shop and thought what the hell I'd might as well grab it If I could take back my previous user score I would, this game is certainly not above average, I can't for the life of me see how Sega could put their name to such an obviously amateurish, badly coded, rushed game, this game is the sort of thing you'd expect of the lowest of the low budget companies. The music is utterly shamefull in is half-assedness, there has been no effort put into it at all. Not only are the sound effect also bad but they are so bad that they massively detract from the gameplay and consistantly irritate, my friend put it best when he said "you know those old keyboards that had a joke sound FX mode? it sounds like someone's just hitting keys in that mode and then recorded it to the game" The animation is really below average for this time period and uses a patheticly small amount of frames, just watch him trying to eat stuff in an ultra jerky manner The gameplay is extremely poor and is full of leaps of faith and unfair deaths, there's no unique ideas, the fast gameplay is stupidly misjudged as the game is full of spikes and drops and the character controls like sh#t. My new score would be 3/10 Last edited by jesus.arnold; 07-28-2009 at 05:09 PM.

07-26-2009, 11:38 PM	#5
Alianger Kiwi Savior Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Age: 25 Posts: 935 Rep Power: 8	Makes Chuck Rock 2 seem like a top ten game __________________ On a wave of mutilation

07-28-2009, 11:54 AM	#6
TheEdge Banned by Administrators Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The mean streets of New york Posts: 4,277 Rep Power: 0	I never had a problem with this game. Yes, now that I'm older it looks very primitive compared to other games but it still does the job right.

07-28-2009, 03:15 PM	#8
Baloo Denying Raúl Juliá Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,780 Rep Power: 15	This game is pretty bad for a platformer. __________________

07-28-2009, 03:20 PM	#9
TheEdge Banned by Administrators Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The mean streets of New york Posts: 4,277 Rep Power: 0	I give it a 7 / 10 Come to Tazmania! Come to Tazmania! Blah Blah Blah Yakity Smackity

07-28-2009, 06:45 PM	#10
kgenthe Alien Buster Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 184 Rep Power: 2	I recently purchased this game and don't care for it at all. The controls are too loose and the level design ranges from boring to confusing. Not much fun at all. __________________ My Sega CD and 32x reviews - 32x vs. Jaguar

08-01-2009, 07:29 PM	#11
Bablefish Alien Buster Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 234 Rep Power: 2	I call Taz-mania one of those overly overly games. As in overly bad camera that can make you dizzy, and overly hard in some sections...if not downright impossible. I feel it rates no more than a 4.

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