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| Game Code: | XE | Genre: | Action / Platform |
| US Title: | Not Released in North America | US Publisher: | - |
| Japan Title: | Not released in Japan | Japan Publisher: | - |
| Title in Kanji: | Title in Kana: | ||
| European Title: | Asterix | Europe Publisher: | Infogrames |
| Developer: | Infogrames | Players: | 1-2 (Simultaneous) |
| Accessories: | none | Special Chips: | none |
| Save: | none |
 Asterix was a platform game developed by Infogrames and was intended for release in late 1993 by Electro Brain. It was based on the popular French cartoon. By:
Evan G
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This game was released in Europe, but had no US release. I played the game for a few minutes, and it seems like a decent platform/action game with good graphics. But at the time, there were lots of platform games being released, and likely this one was lost in the shuffle. In the October 1993 issue of Nintendo Power, they stated it was intended for a Fall 1993 release.
Additional information provided by TRM
I believe the reason that Asterix was unreleased on the SNES was as follows. There was also an Asterix game on the NES, as well as a few Smurfs titles. Both of these cartoon characters are much more popular in Europe, and the games never made it over to the US. There are still Asterix games coming out for GBA, which aren't being released in the US. Once again, probably due to popularity and so forth.
Serial Code: SNS-XE-USA
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| Box from Half.com |
Cartridge label information
| Region | Country | Serial Code | notes | Scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAL | United Kingdom | SNSP-XE-UKV | regular release | link |
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PCB Information
| ROM Chip ID | Region | Known Man. Dates | PCB Type | CIC | SRAM | Decoder/ Logic Circuit | Special Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPAL-XE-0 (front) | PAL | 9336 | SHVC-1A0N-20 | D413A | - | - | - |
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Bibliography
- Nintendo Power, Pak Watch - Summer CES, Publication date: August 1993, Volume: 51, Pages: 111
- Nintendo Power, Pak Watch, Publication date: October 1993, Volume: 53, Pages: 110,113
- Nintendo Power, Super Nintendo Entertainment System Power Index (release list), Publication date: January 1994, Volume: 56, Pages: 1