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Hello all,

In 2006 we managed to obtain a copy of the (unreleased) Dinobasher for the Master System and released it here..

Only 14 years later, we finally got hold and excavated a copy of Dinobasher - Starring Bignose the Caveman for the Game Gear! The cartridge was kindly lent to us by Stanislas Marmion. THANK YOU.

Yes, that's a hand-printed label, made by teams at CodeMasters :)

The Master System prototype box art describe the game with: Join Bignose in a zany, prehistoric race to catch his dinner! Club your way through hoards of dinosaurs across four huge islands, collecting bones and rocks and trade with the natives. Fly between the islands using your club as helicopter rotors and become the first flying man! Great cartoon graphics, brilliant music and, most importantly, excellent fun!

The game is 2 megabits (256 kilobytes) and uses proprietary CodeMasters mapper so it might not work on all emulators or setups.

Dinobasher Cartridge.jpg (233.29 KB)

This message will auto destruct itself someday.

dinobasher-proto-gg.zip (137.04 KB)

Thank you for all the info Bock. It is always a pleasure reading news like this.

That hand-printed label is awesome!!

Wow, nice find man. Congrats! Dinobasher is a fun game.

Played this game for the first time now and it´s very funny. Thank you for sharing it.

Here is a gameplay video of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIw5YKe_BzQ

It was meant to be a full 46-minute playthrough, but the video got corrupted, so I'm only uploading the first 18 minutes of it.

Super cool! Is there a PCB photo or maybe opening it wasn't an option?

Hello Charles,
Opening this one wasn't possible, however I have many CodeMasters prototypes some without label so I could open some.

Great find! What's the story behind this one? :)

dink wrote

Great find! What's the story behind this one? :)

I would be interested too !

The game works fine using an Everdrive GG :)

Bock wrote

Hello Charles,
Opening this one wasn't possible, however I have many CodeMasters prototypes some without label so I could open some.

Ah I forgot about the other prototypes, and thought this was a first. No problem then.

Hi guys,

This cart was sent to journalists for review. However I understand that the game was finally canceled due to poor reviews and bad timing.

Here is one the reviews I have.

I think the game is a lot of fun.

3B7FC2C9-C712-4ACD-B1E5-D7A472A8CD5D.jpeg (2.11 MB)

4ECF2B9D-1169-4039-A6D9-76ECE8C3D236.jpeg (2.11 MB)

Stan-GG wrote

Hi guys,

This cart was sent to journalists for review. However I understand that the game was finally canceled due to poor reviews and bad timing.

Here is one the reviews I have.

I think the game is a lot of fun.

Stan-GG was that review from Sega Power 1994?

BLAST ANNUAL wrote

Stan-GG wrote

Hi guys,

This cart was sent to journalists for review. However I understand that the game was finally canceled due to poor reviews and bad timing.

Here is one the reviews I have.

I think the game is a lot of fun.

Stan-GG was that review from Sega Power 1994?

That review is from Computer & Video Games (UK) issue 148.

Thank you for that :)

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Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8710 Location: Paris, France	Unreleased 'Dinobasher - Starring Bignose the Caveman' for the Game Gear Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:24 pm Last edited by Bock on Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:30 pm; edited 2 times in total
	Hello all, In 2006 we managed to obtain a copy of the (unreleased) Dinobasher for the Master System and released it here.. Only 14 years later, we finally got hold and excavated a copy of Dinobasher - Starring Bignose the Caveman for the Game Gear! The cartridge was kindly lent to us by Stanislas Marmion. THANK YOU. Yes, that's a hand-printed label, made by teams at CodeMasters :) The Master System prototype box art describe the game with: Join Bignose in a zany, prehistoric race to catch his dinner! Club your way through hoards of dinosaurs across four huge islands, collecting bones and rocks and trade with the natives. Fly between the islands using your club as helicopter rotors and become the first flying man! Great cartoon graphics, brilliant music and, most importantly, excellent fun! The game is 2 megabits (256 kilobytes) and uses proprietary CodeMasters mapper so it might not work on all emulators or setups. Dinobasher Cartridge.jpg (233.29 KB)

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8710 Location: Paris, France	Downloads Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:25 pm
	This message will auto destruct itself someday. dinobasher-proto-gg.zip (137.04 KB)

Aranya Joined: 02 Mar 2011 Posts: 173 Location: Valencia,Spain.	Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:39 pm
	Thank you for all the info Bock. It is always a pleasure reading news like this. That hand-printed label is awesome!!

Gordman Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 365 Location: Berlin, Germany	Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:19 pm
	Wow, nice find man. Congrats! Dinobasher is a fun game.

Bodhi1969 Joined: 01 Oct 2020 Posts: 32 Location: Gummersbach, Germany	Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 4:31 pm
	Played this game for the first time now and it´s very funny. Thank you for sharing it.

Tom Joined: 16 May 2002 Posts: 1381 Location: italy	Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 1:45 pm
Tom Joined: 16 May 2002 Posts: 1381 Location: italy	Here is a gameplay video of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIw5YKe_BzQ It was meant to be a full 46-minute playthrough, but the video got corrupted, so I'm only uploading the first 18 minutes of it.

Charles MacDonald Joined: 28 Sep 1999 Posts: 1200	Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 12:57 am
Charles MacDonald Joined: 28 Sep 1999 Posts: 1200	Super cool! Is there a PCB photo or maybe opening it wasn't an option?

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8710 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:19 am
	Hello Charles, Opening this one wasn't possible, however I have many CodeMasters prototypes some without label so I could open some.

dink Joined: 09 Dec 2013 Posts: 233 Location: detroit	Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 12:21 pm
dink Joined: 09 Dec 2013 Posts: 233 Location: detroit	Great find! What's the story behind this one? :)

asper Joined: 25 Nov 2015 Posts: 143	Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:47 pm
asper Joined: 25 Nov 2015 Posts: 143	dink wrote Great find! What's the story behind this one? :) I would be interested too ! The game works fine using an Everdrive GG :)

Charles MacDonald Joined: 28 Sep 1999 Posts: 1200	Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:35 am
Charles MacDonald Joined: 28 Sep 1999 Posts: 1200	Bock wrote Hello Charles, Opening this one wasn't possible, however I have many CodeMasters prototypes some without label so I could open some. Ah I forgot about the other prototypes, and thought this was a first. No problem then.

Stan-GG Joined: 04 Oct 2017 Posts: 9 Location: France	Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:11 pm
Stan-GG Joined: 04 Oct 2017 Posts: 9 Location: France	Hi guys, This cart was sent to journalists for review. However I understand that the game was finally canceled due to poor reviews and bad timing. Here is one the reviews I have. I think the game is a lot of fun. 3B7FC2C9-C712-4ACD-B1E5-D7A472A8CD5D.jpeg (2.11 MB) 4ECF2B9D-1169-4039-A6D9-76ECE8C3D236.jpeg (2.11 MB)

BLAST ANNUAL Joined: 20 Sep 2019 Posts: 8	Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:09 am
BLAST ANNUAL Joined: 20 Sep 2019 Posts: 8	Stan-GG wrote Hi guys, This cart was sent to journalists for review. However I understand that the game was finally canceled due to poor reviews and bad timing. Here is one the reviews I have. I think the game is a lot of fun. Stan-GG was that review from Sega Power 1994?

S.F Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 483 Location: Netherlands	Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:30 pm
S.F Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 483 Location: Netherlands	BLAST ANNUAL wrote Stan-GG wrote Hi guys, This cart was sent to journalists for review. However I understand that the game was finally canceled due to poor reviews and bad timing. Here is one the reviews I have. I think the game is a lot of fun. Stan-GG was that review from Sega Power 1994? That review is from Computer & Video Games (UK) issue 148.

BLAST ANNUAL Joined: 20 Sep 2019 Posts: 8	Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:14 pm
BLAST ANNUAL Joined: 20 Sep 2019 Posts: 8	Thank you for that :)

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