Dino Land

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Dino Land
Dino Land
North American cover art
DeveloperWolf Team
Publishers
ComposerIchiro Hada
Platforms
Release
GenrePinball
ModeSingle-player

Dino Land (超闘竜烈伝ディノランド; "Retsuden Super Dino Land") is a 1991 pinball video game developed by Wolf Team for the Sega Genesis and X68000 home computer.

Gameplay

The player plays a character called Dino-Bunz to rescue his "sweetheart" Meeshell. Dino-Bunz curls himself into a ball for the player to fling at his enemies. The game is played across three pinball tables, starting with the "Earth" table, and progressing to the "Sea" and "Sky" tables.[3] These tables have multiple areas.[4] Each of these tables has a boss and during these stages the player can uncurl and walk around the table.[3] The game also has some hidden levels.[5] A slot machine is included on one of the tables.[6]

Release and development

Dino Land is the first pinball video game released for the Genesis.[7]

In 2022 the game was released as part of the Renovation Collection 1 cartridge for the Evercade.[3] This was the first time the games release included Europe.[8]

An updated version was released in 2025 for Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, and PS5.[9] This was one of 9 games licensed by Edia to Shinyuden and announced in January 2025.[10] Additional features of this version include rewind, save states, and screen filters to modify the look of the game.[9]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Console XS63%[11]
Games-X39/60[5]
MegaTech53%[12]

MegaTech criticized the physics of ball movement as "jerky" and unrealistic, and called the game "jolly", but fairly unchallenging. The review also mentions that fans of pinball should look out for Devil's Crush which was "miles better".[12] Console XS recommended avoiding it due to the poor scrolling and simple gameplay.[11] Games-X praised the guardian boss as "a unique idea for this genre of game", but found it to be too expensive.[6]

Retro Gamer in 2017 said it made a good "second string alternative" to Alien Crush and Devil's Crush.[6]

Reviewing the Renovation Collection 1, Mike Diver found Dino Land to be suitable for short bursts, but compared it unfavourably to Psycho Pinball.[13]

References

  1. "Software List (Software Licensee Release)". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  2. "The Road to Renovation Products: Dino Land". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 27. October 1991. p. 104. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  3. Davison, Pete (2022-04-11). "Dino Land brings prehistoric pinball to Evercade". Rice Digital. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  4. "Dino Land". Mega Play. March–April 1991. p. 39.
  5. "Console Connexions". Games-X. No. 19. August 29, 1991. p. 38.
  6. "More games to play". Retro Gamer. No. 165. 2017. p. 84.
  7. "Renovation products". Electronic Gaming Retail News. No. 8. January 1992. p. 45.
  8. Whitehead, Thomas (2021-07-14). "Evercade's 'Renovation Collection 1' Will Bring A Dozen Rare Games To The System". Time Extension. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  9. Yarwood, Jack (2025-12-17). "Wolf Team's Dinosaur-Themed Pinball Game ' Dino Land' Roars Onto Consoles & PC With New "Restored" Edition". Time Extension. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  10. Romano, Sal (2025-01-17). "Edia licenses nine classic titles to Shinyuden for release on modern platforms, starting with Final Zone". Gematsu. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  11. "A-Z". Console XS. No. 1. Paragon Publishing. May 1992. p. 129.
  12. "Dinoland review". MegaTech (1). EMAP: 77. December 1991. ISSN 0964-5764. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  13. Diver, Mike (2022-03-16). "Evercade 'Renovation Collection 1' Review: El Viento, Valis And More". GAMINGbible. Retrieved 2026-06-04.