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Asterix
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

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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
Last updated: July 20, 2009

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

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