Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy is a tie in to the 1990 movie adaptation of the classic comic strip, staring Warren Beatty and Madonna. While an action/adventure hybrid using this license was released by Disney for the PC and…
Dick Tracy is an arcade developed by Sega Technical Institute, released 31 March 1990 on Sega Master System/Mark III.
What Dick Tracy is
Dick Tracy is an arcade game developed by Sega Technical Institute and released in 1990. It was published by Sega of America. It is available on Sega Master System/Mark III only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Dick Tracy is a tie in to the 1990 movie adaptation of the classic comic strip, staring Warren Beatty and Madonna. While an action/adventure hybrid using this license was released by Disney for the PC and Amiga, Titus also held a license to the movie. This is a side scrolling action game, where you control Dick Tracy as he moves through five stages, shooting gangsters with an assortment of weapons. Each stage leads to one of the mob bosses, until you ultimately capture the big man himself.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Dick Tracy series
Dick Tracy is the first of 11 entries we hold in the Dick Tracy series. The next entry was Dick Tracy in 1990.
What it launched against
Dick Tracy launched on 31 March 1990, within three weeks of Target Earth and Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.
Released around the same time: Target Earth, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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