Spinmaster
{{Short description|1993 video game}}
{{About|the arcade game|the Canadian entertainment company|Spin Master}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Spinmaster
| image = Spinmaster arcade flyer.jpg
| developer = Data East
Onan Games (Zeebo)
| publisher = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|SNK}}|G-Mode (Zeebo)}}
| designer = Mitsutoshi Sato
Atsushi.Sir
| programmer = C. Enomoto
Kenichi Minegishi
Osapan
Mya
| artist = Hiroki Narisawa
Kazumi Enomoto
Sachiko Moizumi
Yuzuru Tsukahara
Kaori
| composer = Tomoyoshi Sato
Mihoko Ando
| platforms = Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Zeebo
| released = Arcade{{vgrelease|WW|16 December 1993}} Neo Geo AES{{vgrelease|WW|18 February 1994}} Zeebo{{vgrelease|MEX|30 March 2010|BRA|15 April 2010}}
| genre = Platform, beat 'em up, run and gun
| modes = Single-player, co-op
| arcade system = Neo Geo MVS
}}
Spinmaster{{efn|Also known as {{nihongo|Miracle Adventure|ミラクルアドベンチャー|Mirakuru Adobenchā||lead=yes}} in Japan.}} is an arcade game developed and released by Data East on December 16, 1993 in North America, in Europe the same year and on February 18, 1994 in Japan.{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3ABeepMD_JP_1993-12.pdf&page=128|title=Oh! Neo Geo Vol. 16 - ミラクルアドベンチャー|magazine=Beep! MegaDrive|issue=51|publisher=SoftBank Creative|date=December 1993|page=126|lang=ja}} It is the first game Data East developed and released for the SNK Neo Geo MVS hardware. Its character designs are almost identical to the ones in Data East's Sega Genesis game Dashin' Desperadoes; however, the rest of both games are completely different. Also, Spinmaster's gameplay, artwork style, animations of some characters and the styles of its weapons were heavily inspired by another arcade game by Data East titled Joe & Mac, according to the Japanese Miracle Adventure arcade flyer.
After Data East became defunct due to its bankruptcy in 2003, G-Mode bought the intellectual rights to the Neo Geo game, as well as most other Data East games, and licenses them globally.{{cite web| url=http://www.dataeastgames.com/title_spinmaster.html|title=Spinmaster - Data East Games|publisher=G-Mode|accessdate=2009-01-09}}
The game was later re-released on the Virtual Console in Japan on August 3, 2010, the PAL region on November 12, 2010 and in North America on November 22, 2010.
Gameplay
File:NEOGEO Spinmaster (Miracle Adventure).png
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Players progress across the side-scrolling levels, jumping to avoid obstacles and reach platforms and defeating enemies with a default yo-yo weapon or projectile weapons obtained from treasure chests. They can also crouch or slide tackle to attack enemies or evade incoming attacks. Quickly tapping the attack button rapid-fires weapons, and holding the attack button charges an alternate fire mode that varies depending on the equipped weapon. There are also limited screen-clearing super attacks that also vary depending on the equipped weapon.
There are five worlds of several stages each. Each world ends with a boss fight that awards a fragment of a treasure map when defeated. After collecting the full map, players choose one of three locations, each of which are a different ending to the game.
Plot
Many years ago, a large treasure was hidden by a mysterious man on an uncharted island. The man of mystery drew the location of the treasure on a map and hid it deep in the forest of the island. Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to years, and years turned to decades. The man who hid the map disappeared, never to be seen again. During this time, the map became dirty and weathered, eventually tearing into five pieces which were scattered about the corners of the world. One of these pieces wafted its way into the possession of the young treasure seeker named Johnny. Living with his girlfriend Mary and his rugged cowboy partner named Tom, Johnny dreamed of the day when he would some day find the ancient treasure on the hidden island of the mysterious man.
Then one day, the greedy, treasure-seeking mad scientist, Dr. De Playne appeared in Johnny's little town. Seizing Johnny's piece of the treasure map and kidnapping Mary, Dr. De Playne set out to find the treasure and buy up all the toys and candy of the world, plunging the children of earth into a bitter darkness of continuous study and well-balanced meals. Johnny and Tom pursued the mad Dr. De Playne with their yo-yos to save Mary and the world.
Development
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Release
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
|title = Contemporary reception
|GR = (Neo Geo) 60%{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/neo/587051-spinmaster/index.html|title=SpinMaster for NeoGeo|work=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=2019|access-date=2020-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209002521/https://www.gamerankings.com/neo/587051-spinmaster/index.html|archive-date=2019-12-09|url-status=live}}
|Allgame = (Neo Geo) {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Knight|first=Kyle|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=17071&tab=review|title=Spin Master (Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System) – Review|work=AllGame|publisher=All Media Network|date=1998|access-date=2020-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115224424/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=17071&tab=review|archive-date=2014-11-15|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}
|Edge = (Neo Geo) 4 / 10{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/Edge_UK_008#page/n85/mode/1up|title=Testscreen - Spinmaster (Neo-Geo)|magazine=Edge|issue=8|publisher=Future plc|date=May 1994|pages=86–87}}
|GameFan = (Neo Geo) 122 / 150{{cite magazine|author1=Sgt. Gamer|last2=Halverson|first2=Dave|author-link2=Dave Halverson|last3=Rickards|first3=Kelly|url=https://archive.org/stream/Gamefan_Vol_2_Issue_05#page/n30/mode/1up|title=Viewpoint – Spin Masters (Neo-Geo)|magazine=GameFan|volume=2|issue=5|publisher=DieHard Gamers Club|date=April 1994|page=31}}
|rev1 = Consoles +
|rev1Score = (Neo Geo) 85%{{cite magazine|author1=Switch|last2=Souibgui|first2=Sami|url=https://archive.org/stream/Console_Plus_Numero_031#page/132/mode/2up|title=Neo Geo Review - Spinmaster|magazine=Consoles +|issue=31|publisher=M.E.R.7|date=April 1994|pages=132–133|lang=fr}}
|rev2 = Games World
|rev2Score = (Neo Geo) 84 / 100{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/games-world-01#page/n24/mode/1up|title=Reviews: Neo Geo - Spinmaster|magazine=Games World|issue=1|publisher=Paragon Publishing|date=July 1994|page=25}}
|rev3 = Hobby Consolas
|rev3Score = (Neo Geo) 90 / 100{{cite magazine|last=Herranz|first=Sonia|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AHobbyConsolas_ES_031.pdf&page=112|title=Lo Más Nuevo – Neo Geo: Spinmaster – Los Ases Del Yo-Yo|magazine=Hobby Consolas|issue=31|publisher=Hobby Press|date=April 1994|pages=112–115|lang=es}}
|rev4 = Joypad
|rev4Score = (Neo Geo) 65%{{cite magazine|last1=Morisse|first1=Jean-François|last2=Nini|first2=Nourdine|url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=84&num=1796&album=oui|title=Neo Geo – Spin Master, Le Jeu Qui Se Finit En Un Quart D'Heure! – Spin Master|magazine=Joypad|issue=30|publisher=Yellow Media|date=April 1994|pages=80–81|lang=fr}}
|rev5 = MAN!AC
|rev5Score = (Neo Geo) 72%{{cite magazine|last=Zaborowski|first=Ingo|url=https://archive.org/stream/MANIAC.N005.1994.03-DURiAN#page/n54/mode/1up|title=Spiele-Tests – NG: Spinmaster|magazine=MAN!AC|issue=5|publisher=Cybermedia|date=March 1994|page=55|lang=de}}
|rev6 = Megablast
|rev7 = Mega Fun
|rev7Score = (Neo Geo) 76%{{cite magazine|last1=Schneider|first1=Ulf|last2=Weidner|first2=Martin|url=https://www.ninretro.de/img/scans/neogeo/SpinMaster_MF_3-94.jpg|title=Test Neo Geo – Miracle Adventure: Sparkster auf dem Neo Geo?|magazine=Mega Fun|issue=18|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG|date=March 1994|page=122|lang=de}}
|rev8 = Play Time
|rev8Score = (Neo Geo) 75%{{cite magazine|last=Schneider|first=Ulf|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=13846|title=Neo Geo – Review: Spinmaster|magazine=Play Time|issue=34|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG|date=April 1994|page=173|lang=de}}
|rev9 = Player One
|rev9Score = (Neo Geo) 78%{{cite magazine|last=Delpierre|first=Christophe|url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=32&num=1904&album=oui|title=Test – Neo Geo: Spin Master|magazine=Player One|issue=41|publisher=Média Système Édition|date=April 1994|pages=86–87|lang=fr}}
|rev10 = Power Unlimited
|rev10Score = (Neo Geo) 80 / 100{{cite magazine|title=Review – Spinmasters – Neo Geo|magazine=Power Unlimited|issue=9|publisher=VNU Media|date=May 1994|lang=nl}}
|rev11 = Superjuegos
|rev11Score = (Neo Geo) 85 / 100{{cite magazine|last=Sanz|first=Juan Carlos|url=https://archive.org/stream/Superjuegos_026#page/n99/mode/2up|title=Neo Geo: Eres Un Tesoro – Spin Master|magazine=Superjuegos|issue=26|publisher=Grupo Zeta|date=June 1994|pages=100–105|lang=es}}
|rev12 = Video Games
|rev12Score = (Neo Geo) 73%{{cite magazine|last=Schaedle|first=Wolfgang|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AVideoGames_DE_1994-04.pdf&page=26|title=Warpzone – Neo Geo: Spinmaster|magazine=Video Games|issue=29|publisher=Future-Verlag|date=April 1994|page=26|lang=de}}
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In North America, RePlay reported Spinmaster to be the eleventh most popular arcade game at the time.{{cite magazine|title=Player's Choice - Top Games Now in Operation, Based on Earnings-Opinion Poll of Operators: Best Video Software|magazine=RePlay|volume=19|issue=5|publisher=RePlay Publishing, Inc.|date=February 1994|page=6}} Play Meter also listed the game to be the fifty-third most popular arcade game at the time.{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/play-meter-volume-20-number-6-may-1994/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2020%2C%20Number%206%20-%20May%201994%20%28Compressed%29#page/n8/mode/1up|title=Equipment Poll - Video & Pinball Combined|magazine=Play Meter|volume=20|issue=6|publisher=Skybird Publishing|date=May 1994|page=7}} The title garnered mostly positive reception from critics and reviewers alike since its initial release.{{cite magazine |date=November 1993 |title=Arcade Action - Miracle Adventure by Data East |url=https://archive.org/stream/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_52#page/n75/mode/1up |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Sendai Publishing |issue=52 |page=76}}{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:VideoGames_DE_1993-12.pdf&page=43|title=Warpzone – Neo Geo: Miracle Adventure|magazine=Video Games|issue=25|publisher=Future-Verlag|date=December 1993|page=45|lang=de}}
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= Retrospective reviews =
{{Video game reviews
|title = Retrospective assessments
|GR = (Switch) 70%{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/switch/221170-aca-neogeo-spinmaster/index.html|title=ACA NeoGeo: SpinMaster for Nintendo Switch|work=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=2019|access-date=2020-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209000200/https://www.gamerankings.com/switch/221170-aca-neogeo-spinmaster/index.html|archive-date=2019-12-09|url-status=live}}
|IGN = (Wii) 6.0 / 10{{cite web|last=M. Thomas|first=Lucas|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/12/02/spin-master-review|title=Spin Master Review – Neo Geo's Yo-Yo Heroes|work=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|date=December 2, 2010|access-date=2020-02-08}}
|NLife = (Wii) {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web|last=van Duyn|first=Marcel|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2010/11/spin_master_virtual_console|title=Spinmaster Review (Neo Geo) – Not masterful, but still pretty good|work=Nintendo Life|publisher=Nlife Media|date=November 15, 2010|access-date=2020-02-08}}
(Switch) {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web|last=Frear|first=Dave|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/spin_master_neogeo|title=Spinmaster Review (Switch eShop / Neo Geo) – Short but sweet arcade action|work=Nintendo Life|publisher=Nlife Media|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=2020-02-08}}
|rev1 = Bonus Stage
|rev1Score = (Switch) 8 / 10{{cite web|last=Osange|first=Elliott|url=https://www.bonusstage.co.uk/2017/10/04/aca-neogeo-spin-master-review/|title=ACA NEOGEO SPIN MASTER Review|website=bonusstage.co.uk|publisher=Bonus Stage|date=October 4, 2017|access-date=2020-02-08}}
|rev2 = Pure Nintendo Magazine
|rev2Score = (Switch) 8.5 / 10{{cite web|last=Gould|first=Trevor|url=https://purenintendo.com/review-aca-neogeo-spin-master-nintendo-switch/|title=Review: ACA NEOGEO Spin Master (Nintendo Switch)|work=Pure Nintendo Magazine|publisher=Pure Media, LLC|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=2020-05-22}}
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Spinmaster has been met with mostly positive reception from retrospective reviewers in recent years. In 2014, HobbyConsolas identified it as one of the twenty best games for the Neo Geo AES.{{cite web|last=Alonso|first=Álvaro|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/20-mejores-juegos-neo-geo-aes-63205|title=Reportaje: Los 20 mejores juegos de Neo Geo (AES)|work=HobbyConsolas|publisher=Axel Springer SE|date=February 12, 2014|access-date=2023-02-06|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302075308/https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/20-mejores-juegos-neo-geo-aes-63205|archive-date=2014-03-02|url-status=live}}
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Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/arcade/575664-spinmaster Spinmaster] at GameFAQs
- [https://www.giantbomb.com/spinmaster/3030-10031/ Spinmaster] at Giant Bomb
- [https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9724 Spinmaster] at Killer List of Videogames
- [https://www.mobygames.com/game/spinmaster Spinmaster] at MobyGames
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