Tanglewood

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Tanglewood MD TitleScreen.png

Tanglewood
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Dreamcast, Steam
Publisher: Big Evil Corporation
Sega Mega Drive
Mega Cat Studios
Developer:
Genre: Platformer

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.99[2]
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Cart only) 		$39.99[2]
Sega Mega Drive
UK
(Kickstarter) 		£60.00[1]
Sega Mega Drive
UK
(Kickstarter; Cart only) 		£50.00[1]
Sega Mega Drive
UK
(Kickstarter; Collector's Edition) 		£250.00[1]
Sega Mega Drive
UK
(Kickstarter; Custom Mega Drive bundle) 		£1000.00[1]
Sega Mega Drive
UK
(Kickstarter; Developer's Edition) 		£500.00[1]
Sega Mega Drive
UK
(Kickstarter; Red Edition) 		£100.00[1]
Sega Mega Drive
UK ▼
(Kickstarter; ROM only) 		£20.00[1]


Sega Dreamcast
World
Steam
US ▼ 		$17.99[3] 837190
Steam
US ▼
(Demo) 		FREE 886400
Steam
EU ▼ 		€14.99[4] 837190
Steam
EU ▼
(Demo) 		FREE 886400
Steam
UK ▼ 		£13.99[4] 837190
Steam
AU ▼ 		$25.95[4] 837190
Steam
US ▼ 		$17.99[3] 837190
Steam
EU ▼ 		€14.99[4] 837190
Steam
UK ▼ 		£13.99[4] 837190
Steam
AU ▼ 		$25.95[4] 837190
Steam Linux
US ▼ 		$17.99[3] 837190
Steam Linux
EU ▼ 		€14.99[4] 837190
Steam Linux
UK ▼ 		£13.99[4] 837190
Steam Linux
AU ▼ 		$25.95[4] 837190
Steam OS X
US ▼ 		$17.99[3] 837190
Steam OS X
EU ▼ 		€14.99[4] 837190
Steam OS X
UK ▼ 		£13.99[4] 837190
Steam OS X
AU ▼ 		$25.95[4] 837190

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Tanglewood is a Sega Mega Drive and Sega Dreamcast puzzle platform game developed by Matt Phillips of Big Evil Corporation[6] and published by Mega Cat Studios. The result of a successfully-crowdfunded Kickstarter campaign (with £54,830 pledged of its £48,000 goal), it was first released on cartridge in the United Kingdom and the United States in 2018, and was later self-published on Itch.io and Steam on August 14, 2018 - with a further GOG release on January 23, 2019.[7] Purchases of the game's digital version also include the game's Mega Drive .BIN file, allowing play on flash carts and emulators.

Plot

Set in the realm of Tanglewood, the game follows a young creature, Nymn, who is separated from his pack after the sun sets. Unable to get back to the safety of the family's underground home, Nymn must find a way to survive the night terrors and get to morning. Tanglewood’s world is a dangerous one after dark. Guiding Nymn, you must use your skills of evasion, traps and trickery to defeat predators.

Gameplay

Tanglewood is a platforming game with puzzle elements, and can be described as a mix of the Mega Drive titles Another World and The Lion King.

Features

  • A mix of fast-paced 2D platforming action with puzzles, special abilities, tricks and trap.
  • A story woven into the gameplay.
  • Fluid, hand-drawn animations.
  • Time of day cycle, influencing the types of enemies encountered.
  • Collectibles, secret areas and bonus levels.

Versions

The digital version of Tanglewood is in fact just the Mega Drive game being run through the emulator EvilEmu.[8] The Dreamcast version would have used the same emulator, but these plans were delayed indefinitely due to lack of funds and time.[9]

Version history

Main article: Tanglewood/Changelog.
System Version Size Date Comment Ref Icon
Steam
 0000010000030000000000000000001.03 201809052018-09-05 [5]
Steam
 201808222018-08-22 [5]
Steam
 0000010000020000000000000000001.02 201808192018-08-19 [5]
Steam
 0000010000010000000000000000001.01 201808172018-08-17 [5]

Screenshots

  • Demo 0.1.00 title screen

  • Tanglewood demo 0100 hqf day 1.png
  • Tanglewood demo 0100 hqf day 2.png
  • Tanglewood demo 0100 hqf dusk 1.png
  • Tanglewood demo 0100 hqf dusk 2.png
  • Tanglewood demo 0100 hqf night 1.png
  • Tanglewood demo 0100 hqf night 2.png

Physical scans

Mega Drive, World
Tanglewood MD World Box.jpg
Cover
Tanglewood Cart Top.jpg
Tanglewood Cart Back.jpgTanglewood Cart Front.jpg
Cart
Tanglewood MD World Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, World (alt)
Tanglewood MD World alt cover.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, World (Mega Cat Studios; Blue)
Tanglewood MD World mcs blue cover.jpg
Cover
Tanglewood MD World mcs blue cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, World (Mega Cat Studios; Red)

Technical information

Main article: Tanglewood/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 1a91c419
MD5 b684990797358eb247bfc466ea606292
SHA-1 128b547cad971434e6dd815d1c65a268d826d831
4MB 2018-05 Official website & Steam Full game v1.0
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 9cc94381
MD5 39573c11e33a04ae67d8c1b3c3413942
SHA-1 635588420cb8a9f8e0699e3dc99c6a7ed61fe610
2MB 2018-05 Official website & Steam Demo v0.9.37

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bigevilcorporation/tanglewood-an-original-game-for-the-sega-genesis-m (Wayback Machine: 2019-07-27 12:29)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://megacatstudios.com/collections/16-bit/products/tanglewood?variant=32201373777994 (Wayback Machine: 2020-09-26 22:09)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 https://store.steampowered.com/app/837190/TANGLEWOOD/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-18 19:33)
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 https://steamdb.info/app/837190/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-19 03:37)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://store.steampowered.com/news/?appids=837190 (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-28 17:18)
  6. ↑ http://www.sega-16.com/2017/04/interview-matt-phillips-tanglewood-game-developer/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-06 13:36)
  7. ↑ @tanglewoodgame on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-19 03:53)
  8. ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/837190/discussions/0/1733210552646755158/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-19 03:51)
  9. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/63454976/tanglewood-an-original-game-for-the-sega-genesis-m/posts/2521002 (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-19 03:57)
Tanglewood

Tanglewood MD TitleScreen.png

Main page | Changelog
Music: Tanglewood OST (2019)
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