Revolution X

Developer	Midway (original) Midway (original arcade version) Rage Software (Mega Drive & SNES conversions) Software Creations (Saturn, PlayStation, & DOS conversions)
Publisher	Midway (original arcade version) Acclaim (console versions)
Platforms	Arcade (original) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis • Super Nintendo Entertainment System • Sega Saturn • PlayStation • DOS
Date	1994 (original) Arcade 🇺🇸 1994 Mega Drive 🇺🇸 1995 SNES 🇺🇸 1995 🇯🇵 March 1, 1996 Saturn 🇬🇧 1995 🇯🇵 April 26, 1996 PlayStation 🇺🇸 January 4, 1996 🇯🇵 March 1, 1996 🇬🇧 April 1996 🇪🇺 🇦🇺 1996 DOS 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 1996
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Revolution X is a light-gun game originally developed by Midway and released in 1994, prominently featuring the members and music of the rock band Aerosmith.

Arcade

History

"A Video Letter to Aerosmith" (wherein some developers pitch the game to the band)

Previews

GamePro
🇺🇸 June 1994

Part of the issue's coverage of ACME 1994

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Features

GamePro
🇺🇸 December 1994

"Strategy feature"

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• "Aerosmith Can't Catch a Break" (1UP.com feature briefly looking at several Aerosmith games, starting with Revolution X; archived via Wayback Machine on March 2, 2013)

Reviews

GamePro
🇺🇸 September 1994

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VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine
🇺🇸 September 1994

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Hardcore Gamer
🇺🇸 September 2008

Reviewed alongside Quest for Fame as part of the magazine's "Dark Side of Retro Gaming" feature

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• "Saturday Crapshoot" review from PC Gamer (originally posted on February 22, 2014)
• Allgame review (archived via Wayback Machine on November 15, 2014)

Console conversions

Previews

Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 December 1995

Featuring screenshots from the SNES, Genesis/Mega Drive, and PlayStation versions

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GamePro
🇺🇸 January 1996

Mentions the unreleased 32X conversion

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Advertising

Print ad
🇺🇸 1996

Taken from issue 79 of GamePro (dated February 1996)

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Genesis/Mega Drive

Previews

Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 1996

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GamePro
🇺🇸 February 1996

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Reviews

Game Players
🇺🇸 February 1996

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VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine
🇺🇸 February 1996

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SNES

Previews

Super Play
🇬🇧 August 1995

Mentioned in coverage of Acclaim's appearance at E3 1995

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Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 December 1995

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Reviews

Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 1996

Panel review

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GamePro
🇺🇸 February 1996

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Next Generation
🇺🇸 March 1996

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Hyper
🇦🇺 March 1996

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Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 2002

#10 on a list of the "20 Worst Games Ever" (originally written by Seanbaby)

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• Short review in Nintendo Power (January 1996; edited together for readability)
• Seanbaby's review as #10 on his list of the 20 Worst Games Ever (full, uncensored version of above EGM review)

Sega Saturn

Previews

Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 April 1996

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Reviews

GamePro
🇺🇸 April 1996

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Sega Saturn Magazine
🇬🇧 May 1996

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PlayStation

Previews

Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 1996

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Reviews

GameFan
🇺🇸 February 1996

Panel review

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GameFan
🇺🇸 February 1996

Full review

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GamePro
🇺🇸 April 1996

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• Official UK PlayStation Magazine review (dated May 1996; contents excerpted and summarized in this unofficial blog post)
• IGN review (November 25, 1996; archived via Wayback Machine)

32X (unreleased)

Previews

MAN!AC
🇩🇪 June 1995

Mentioned in a list of upcoming 32X games

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GamePro
🇺🇸 August 1995

Mentioned as an upcoming game during coverage of E3 1995

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