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<div class="mw-collapsible-content">Midway (original arcade version)<br>Rage Software (Mega Drive & SNES conversions)<br>Software Creations (Saturn, PlayStation, & DOS conversions)</div></div>
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">Midway (original arcade version)<br>Rage Software (Mega Drive & SNES conversions)<br>Software Creations (Saturn, PlayStation, & DOS conversions)</div></div>
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  |publisher = Midway (original arcade version)<br>Acclaim (console versions)
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content">Arcade • Genesis/Mega Drive • SNES • Sega Saturn • PlayStation • MS-DOS</div></div>
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  |date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''1994 (original)'''
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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.
'''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 ==
== Arcade ==
=== History ===
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=== Previews ===
=== Previews ===
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Latest revision as of 04:34, 23 November 2024

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[edit]

History[edit]

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

Previews[edit]

Revolution X arcade ACME 1994 preview in GamePro issue 59.jpg
GamePro
🇺🇸 June 1994

Part of the issue's coverage of ACME 1994

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Features[edit]

Revolution X arcade strategy feature in GamePro issue 65.pdf
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[edit]

Revolution X arcade review in GamePro issue 62.jpg
GamePro
🇺🇸 September 1994
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Revolution X arcade review in VideoGames issue 68.jpg
VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine
🇺🇸 September 1994
  Download File
Revolution X and Quest for Fame reviews in Hardcore Gamer volume 4 issue 3.pdf
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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Console conversions[edit]

Previews[edit]

Revolution X console preview in EGM issue 77.jpg
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 December 1995

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

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Revolution X console preview in GamePro issue 78.jpg
GamePro
🇺🇸 January 1996

Mentions the unreleased 32X conversion

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Advertising[edit]

Revolution X console print ad from GamePro issue 79.jpg
Print ad
🇺🇸 1996

Taken from issue 79 of GamePro (dated February 1996)

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Genesis/Mega Drive[edit]

Previews[edit]

Revolution X Mega Drive preview in EGM issue 78.jpg
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 1996
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Revolution X Mega Drive review in GamePro issue 79.jpg
GamePro
🇺🇸 February 1996
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Reviews[edit]

Revolution X Mega Drive review in Game Players issue 81.jpg
Game Players
🇺🇸 February 1996
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Revolution X Mega Drive review in VideoGames issue 85.png
VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine
🇺🇸 February 1996
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SNES[edit]

Previews[edit]

Acclaim E3 1995 from Super Play issue 34.png
Super Play
🇬🇧 August 1995

Mentioned in coverage of Acclaim's appearance at E3 1995

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Revolution X SNES preview in EGM issue 77.jpg
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 December 1995
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Reviews[edit]

Revolution X SNES panel review in EGM issue 78.jpg
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 1996

Panel review

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Revolution X SNES review in GamePro issue 79.jpg
GamePro
🇺🇸 February 1996
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Revolution X SNES review in Next Generation issue 15.png
Next Generation
🇺🇸 March 1996
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Revolution X SNES review in Hyper issue 29.pdf
Hyper
🇦🇺 March 1996
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Revolution X SNES in EGM 20 Worst Games Ever in issue 150.jpg
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 2002

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

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Sega Saturn[edit]

Previews[edit]

Revolution X Saturn preview in EGM issue 81.pdf
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 April 1996
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Reviews[edit]

Revolution X Saturn review in GamePro issue 91.jpg
GamePro
🇺🇸 April 1996
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Revolution X Saturn review in Sega Saturn Magazine UK issue 7.pdf
Sega Saturn Magazine
🇬🇧 May 1996
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PlayStation[edit]

Previews[edit]

Revolution X PS1 preview in EGM issue 78.pdf
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 1996
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Reviews[edit]

Revolution X PS1 panel review in GameFan vol 4 issue 2.png
GameFan
🇺🇸 February 1996

Panel review

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Revolution X PS1 review in GameFan vol 4 issue 2.jpg
GameFan
🇺🇸 February 1996

Full review

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Revolution X PS1 review in GamePro issue 91.jpg
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)[edit]

Previews[edit]

32X game previews in MAN!AC June 1995.png
MAN!AC
🇩🇪 June 1995

Mentioned in a list of upcoming 32X games

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E3 1995 preview of Sega CD and 32X games in GamePro issue 73.jpg
GamePro
🇺🇸 August 1995

Mentioned as an upcoming game during coverage of E3 1995

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