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*'''Activity 1 - "Percussion Ball"''': Percussion Ball is a music-themed pinball game in which Tails acts as the ball, much like in [[Casino Night Zone]] in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''. The bumpers are shaped like percussion instruments, and upon being hit, they emit the sound of the instrument they represent.
 
*'''Activity 1 - "Percussion Ball"''': Percussion Ball is a music-themed pinball game in which Tails acts as the ball, much like in [[Casino Night Zone]] in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''. The bumpers are shaped like percussion instruments, and upon being hit, they emit the sound of the instrument they represent.
 
*'''Activity 2''': This activity emphasizes drawing shapes with the Magic Pen. The player must draw proper circles around the notes slowly bouncing around the clef. When a note bounces, the letter of its key is displayed on the bar at the right side of the screen. When a note is circled, its letter will glow green. To complete the activity, the player must circle all of the notes.
 
*'''Activity 2''': This activity emphasizes drawing shapes with the Magic Pen. The player must draw proper circles around the notes slowly bouncing around the clef. When a note bounces, the letter of its key is displayed on the bar at the right side of the screen. When a note is circled, its letter will glow green. To complete the activity, the player must circle all of the notes.
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Tails stands in front of a wall of music. Coyotes stand nearby and howl is touched and [[Dr. Robotnik]] can be seen if you knock on the door.
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*'''Activity 1 - "The Great Wall of Music"''': This is a music-themed block breaker game similar to Arkanoid and Breakout. Each block the player hits will play a corresponding note. The game starts off with one row of blocks, and each time the screen is cleared it moves onto a new screen with an additional row.
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===Page 5===
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Tails stands on a large music keyboard. The keys are labelled and an image with lots of instruments can be seen. The player can change the tempo of the music.
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*'''Activity 1 - "Making A Musical Match"''': The player will be shown pictures of instruments and their corresponding tune. The instruments will then be jumbled up. When the player clicks on the instrument, it will play the tune from another instrument. The player must match the sound to the correct instrument.
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*'''Activity 2 - "Match That Tone"''': The player can choose from a range of tunes such as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Old McDonald Had a Farm and Three Blind Mice. The game will play a few notes, which The Player must then repeat.
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===Page 6===
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Tails and Sonic stand next to some trees. Clicking on Sonic will cause him to spindash away.
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*'''Activity 1 - "Draw System"''': The player can draw whatever they want. Colours can be selected by pressing the corresponding icon on the book. Clicking on the character on the left side will add them to the image, and animated scenes can be made.
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*'''Activity 2 - "The Recording Studio"''': Here you can listen to musical themes associated with each instrument, or listen to tunes from nursery rhymes.
  
 
==Manuals==
 
==Manuals==

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Tails and the Music Maker
System(s): Sega Pico
Publisher: Sega (US, Europe), Imagineer (Japan), Tec Toy (Brazil)
Developer:
Genre: Educational: Music
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code Rating
Sega Pico
JP 		1995-12-05[1] ¥4,980[1] T-150050
Sega Pico
US 		1994-10-04 $? 49023
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Pico
UK 		1995-12-05 £? ?
Sega Pico
FR 		1995-12-05  ?F ?
Sega Pico
DE 		1995-12-05 DM ? ?
Sega Pico
ES 		1995-12-05  ?Ptas ?
Sega Pico
IT 		1995-12-05  ?£ ?
Sega Pico
IT
(Giochi Preziosi) 		199x  ? MK 49804-13
Sega Pico
BR 		1995-12-05 R$? ?
Sega Pico
CA 		199x $? ?
Videogame Rating Council: GA
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Tails and the Music Maker is an education game for the Sega Pico starring Miles "Tails" Prower, who uses this game to teach children about music. The object of the game is to learn scales, tempo, rhythm, and about instruments, and then match the music to the instruments. The player may also create his or her own music and teaches children about musical instruments. This educational concept is similar to games like Sonic's Schoolhouse.

In Japan, It was known as Unou Kaihatsu Series 7 (右脳開発シリーズ7 Tails and the Music Maker).

Gameplay

As with all Sega Pico games, the player uses the Magic Pen and directional buttons to solve different puzzles or play minigames depending on the active Storyware page. In Tails and the Music Maker, there are six pages available.

Page 1

Animated title screen. The main theme plays as black, red, and yellow notes float around Tails.

Page 2

Green Hill Zone is very similar to its appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit). There are waterfalls, chequered hills, and palmtrees in the background.

  • Activity 1 - "Travels With Tails": Directing Tails to the waterfall on the left leads to a simple platforming activity through Green Hill Zone in the summer, fall, and winter. At the top of the screen is a box that shows the player what action they are performing. Tails can stop, tiptoe, jump, or run to avoid falling coconuts from trees, collapsing bridges, and pits that spring him back up. The background music changes depending on the action Tails is performing. Unlike the original and more familiar Green Hill Zone, there are no badniks, loop-de-loops, slopes, rings, or spikes. The activity is also fairly slow-paced, and the stage is designed more like that of a more basic platformer.
  • Activity 2: Dragging Tails to the right where the frogs are leads to a game of musical chairs. The player must leap from lily pad to lily pad avoiding the one that is glowing orange. When the music stops, the glowing lily pad disappears.

Page 3

Tails stands in front of a set of platforms that lead up to some sort of musical pinball machine as Dr. Robotnik can be seen in his Egg-O-Matic in the background.

  • Activity 1 - "Percussion Ball": Percussion Ball is a music-themed pinball game in which Tails acts as the ball, much like in Casino Night Zone in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The bumpers are shaped like percussion instruments, and upon being hit, they emit the sound of the instrument they represent.
  • Activity 2: This activity emphasizes drawing shapes with the Magic Pen. The player must draw proper circles around the notes slowly bouncing around the clef. When a note bounces, the letter of its key is displayed on the bar at the right side of the screen. When a note is circled, its letter will glow green. To complete the activity, the player must circle all of the notes.

Page 4

Tails stands in front of a wall of music. Coyotes stand nearby and howl is touched and Dr. Robotnik can be seen if you knock on the door.

  • Activity 1 - "The Great Wall of Music": This is a music-themed block breaker game similar to Arkanoid and Breakout. Each block the player hits will play a corresponding note. The game starts off with one row of blocks, and each time the screen is cleared it moves onto a new screen with an additional row.

Page 5

Tails stands on a large music keyboard. The keys are labelled and an image with lots of instruments can be seen. The player can change the tempo of the music.

  • Activity 1 - "Making A Musical Match": The player will be shown pictures of instruments and their corresponding tune. The instruments will then be jumbled up. When the player clicks on the instrument, it will play the tune from another instrument. The player must match the sound to the correct instrument.
  • Activity 2 - "Match That Tone": The player can choose from a range of tunes such as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Old McDonald Had a Farm and Three Blind Mice. The game will play a few notes, which The Player must then repeat.

Page 6

Tails and Sonic stand next to some trees. Clicking on Sonic will cause him to spindash away.

  • Activity 1 - "Draw System": The player can draw whatever they want. Colours can be selected by pressing the corresponding icon on the book. Clicking on the character on the left side will add them to the image, and animated scenes can be made.
  • Activity 2 - "The Recording Studio": Here you can listen to musical themes associated with each instrument, or listen to tunes from nursery rhymes.

Manuals

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  • Pico, US

  • Pico, UK

Production credits

  • Producer (Sega): Cindy Claveran
  • Producer (Novotrade): Shannon Donnelly
  • Project Manager: Ann Lediaev
  • Designer: Shannon Donnelly
Programming
  • Lead Programmer: Jim Schuler
  • Assistant Programmer: Rick Chipeco
Art
  • Background Artists: Ellen Drucker, Connie Goldman
  • Animators: Martine Gaudissart, Barbara Lipton, Laura Smith
Sound
  • Composer: David Scheffler
  • Sound Designer: Greg Turner
Source: In-game credits

Physical scans

Sega Pico, JP
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Cover
Sega Pico, US
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Cover
Sega Pico, UK
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Cover
Sega Pico, ES
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Cover
Sega Pico, FR
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Cover
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Cart
Sega Pico, IT (Giochi Preziosi)
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Cover
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Cart
Sega Pico, IT

Sega Pico, DE
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Cover
Sega Pico, BR
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Cover
Sega Pico, CA

  • EU Storyware Page 1

  • EU Storyware Page 2

  • EU Storyware Page 3

  • EU Storyware Page 4

  • EU Storyware Page 5

  • EU Storyware Page 6

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Pico
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
Cartridge (US)
Sega Pico
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
Cartridge (EU)
Sega Pico
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
512kB 1994-06-03 CD-R disc[2] Page
Sega Pico
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
512kB 1994-06-08 CD-R disc[3] Page
Sega Pico
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
512kB 1994-06-24 CD-R disc[4] Page
Sega Pico
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
512kB 1994-07-02 CD-R disc[5] Page
Sega Pico
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
512kB 1994-07-22 CD-R disc[6] Page
Sega Pico
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
512kB 1994-06-24 CD-R disc[7] Page
Sega Pico
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
512kB 1994-09-27 CD-R disc[8] Page
Sega Pico
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
512kB 1994-10-05 CD-R disc[9] Page

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.imagineer.co.jp/imagi_n/product/list_ta.htm (Wayback Machine: 1998-01-10 13:49)
  2. ↑ Hidden Palace: Tails and the Music Maker (Jun 3, 1994 prototype)
  3. ↑ Hidden Palace: Tails and the Music Maker (Jun 8, 1994 prototype)
  4. ↑ Hidden Palace: Tails and the Music Maker (Jun 24, 1994 prototype)
  5. ↑ Hidden Palace: Tails and the Music Maker (Jul 1, 1994 prototype)
  6. ↑ Hidden Palace: Tails and the Music Maker (Jul 22, 1994 prototype)
  7. ↑ Hidden Palace: Tails and the Music Maker (Jun 25, 1994 prototype)
  8. ↑ Hidden Palace: Tails and the Music Maker (Sep 27, 1994 prototype)
  9. ↑ Hidden Palace: Tails and the Music Maker (Oct 4, 1994 prototype)


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