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Gain Ground

TitleGain Ground
First release1991
DeveloperSega
PublisherSega
PlatformsMaster System, Mega Drive / Genesis, PC (Windows), PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, ArcadeADB
Genresaction game, real-time tactics, strategy video game, tactical shooter
Players1–2 players
Co-opYes
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
Master System: 1991-01-01
Mega Drive / Genesis: 1991-01-03 (NTSC-J), 1991-05-21 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata IDQ851032

By the year 3000 AD, the human race had progressed almost to the point of perfection. With no more poverty, war, or discrimination, the worries of mankind seemed to be over. But the human race had created a new crisis for themselves. They had no idea how to defend themselves, or how to survive a major holocaust - the long period of peace had diminished their survival instinct. The United Earth Government decided that they needed to stimulate this instinct to the people, to revive their will to fight for their lives if the need arose. So they developed an awesome simulated war environment, run by a super computer - the Gain Ground system. However, something went wrong while testing the system. It refused all input and went berserk, and all of its creators became its captives. The government sent a rescue party, but they too fell captive to robotic soldiers. After several more futile attempts, one last rescue party was assembled - but if this one failed, then the entire system world would have to be destroyed. Three brave soldiers, carefully selected for the last attempt, have entered this vast, hostile battleground - determined to survive and to save their fellow men.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q851032) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (4386,30620) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (2751) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (gground) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsetgground
Title at ADBGain Ground (World, 3 Players, Floppy Based, FD1094 317-0058-03d Rev A)
ManufacturerSega
Year1988
GenreShooter / Walking
Players3
MAME driver statusGOOD
Gain Ground – Flyer
Flyer
Gain Ground – Marquee
Marquee
Gain Ground – Cabinet
Cabinet
Gain Ground – Title
Title
Gain Ground – In-game
In-game
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Sega); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:16 UTC · filled here: platform
Image credits
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Sega · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Sega · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Sprites
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Videos
Master System Longplay [178] Gain Ground
World-of-Longplays · Master System version · longplay · 1:03:16auto-matched
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Mega Drive Longplay [243] Gain Ground
World-of-Longplays · Mega Drive / Genesis version · longplay · 1:16:59auto-matched
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