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Antarctic Adventure

Original title

けっきょく南極大冒険

Title translations

Antarctic Adventure (English)

Developed by

Konami

Year

1983

Month

December

System

Rating

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Sound

PSG

Kind

Game

Max Players

1

Input Devices Supported

Keyboard, Joystick

Language

English

Genre

Action

Licence

Commercial

Note

There are four known versions of the game with (mostly) minor differences:

1st Japanese cartridge version (under the "I Love..." label)
- Black Konami splash screen
- Spelling mistake on title screen (KEYBOABD)
- Map of Antarctica with Japanese writing (南極点)
- Includes New Zealand as a region
- Region order: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, NEW ZEALAND, 南極点, USA, USA, ARGENTINA, UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA

2nd Japanese cartridge version
- Blue Konami splash screen
- Konami logo uses standard system font
- Map of Antarctica with English writing (S.POLE)
- Region order: USA, THE SOUTH POLE, USA, USA, ARGENTINA, UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE

European cartridge version
- Black Konami splash screen
- No Demo mode
- Map of Antarctica with English writing (S.POLE)
- Region order: USA, THE SOUTH POLE, USA, USA, ARGENTINA, UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE

Konami Game Collection 1 disk version
- Based on the 2nd Japanese cartridge version
- No Konami splash screen
- Optional support for SCC+ sound cartridge

The release order would appear to have been be as follows:
- 1st Japanese Cartridge version
- European Cartridge version
- 2nd Japanese Cartridge version
- Konami Game Collection 1 disk version

Mentioned in

• Konami Computer Software Catalog 1985-02 on page 6 (ad)
• Konami Software Catalog 1985-06 on page 11 (ad)
• What MSX? 1 on page 20 (review)
• MSX Computing 1984-11 on page 30 (review)
• MSX Computing 1985-12/1986-01 on page 40 (other)
• MSX User 02 on page 94 (review)
• Konami Computer Software Catalog 1985-07 on page 4 (ad)
• SONY Catálogo de Programas on page 57 (ad)
• MSX Magazine 1984-01 on page 46 (news)
• MSX Magazine 1984-02 on page 65 (news)
• MSX Magazine 1984-03 on page 74 (review)
• MSX Magazine 1984-11 on page 62 (review)
• Konami Games Flyer 1984-02
• Konami Computer Software Catalog 1984-10 (ad)
• Sony MSX Hit Bit computer software on page 29 (ad)

Tagoo database entry

Visit (japanese MSX database)

Added on

26-01-2003

Last updated on

24-01-2020

Groups

• Games with Game Master support

See also

• Penguin Adventure