Tom Mason's Dinosaurs for Hire Cover

IGDB / 46252

Tom Mason's Dinosaurs for Hire

1993 69 / 100 Shooter
Unknown monsters and weird robotic creatures attack the Earth. For some reason, the only ones who can stop the invasion are the three Dinosaurs for Hire: Archie, a tyrannosaurus rex and their leader; the triceratops Lorenzo, lover of fine food, fine wine, and fine clothes, and the one-eyed, unpredictable stegosaurus Reese. Each dino has its own strengths and weaknesses. You guide the dinosaur of your choice through Show full summary

Unknown monsters and weird robotic creatures attack the Earth. For some reason, the only ones who can stop the invasion are the three Dinosaurs for Hire: Archie, a tyrannosaurus rex and their leader; the triceratops Lorenzo, lover of fine food, fine wine, and fine clothes, and the one-eyed, unpredictable stegosaurus Reese. Each dino has its own strengths and weaknesses. You guide the dinosaur of your choice through the platform levels of the game. You are equipped with a gun: tons of enemies will attack you from all the sides, so your best bet will be walking with the fire button pressed down. You can shoot to all the directions and also engage in melee combat when the enemy is too close. Each level has a boss enemy waiting for you in the end. There is also a cooperative two-player mode.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused

Deep dive / Spielprofil

Everything about Tom Mason's Dinosaurs for Hire: story and gameplay

A structured look at the narrative, game feel, and traits that define this game.

Story & context

Unknown monsters and weird robotic creatures attack the Earth. For some reason, the only ones who can stop the invasion are the three Dinosaurs for Hire: Archie, a tyrannosaurus rex and their leader; the triceratops Lorenzo, lover of fine food, fine wine, and fine clothes, and the one-eyed, unpredictable stegosaurus Reese. Each dino has its own strengths and weaknesses. You guide the dinosaur of your choice through the platform levels of the game. You are equipped with a gun: tons of enemies will attack you from all the sides, so your best bet will be walking with the fire button pressed down. You can shoot to all the directions and also engage in melee combat when the enemy is too close. Each level has a boss enemy waiting for you in the end. There is also a cooperative two-player mode.

8 weitere Tags
Traitanthropomorphism Traitboss fight Traitdinosaurs Traitmelee Traitplatform exclusive Traitretroachievements Traitsega channel Traitside-scrolling

Watch / Trailer

Gameplay video

Trailer metadata from IGDB; playback via YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode.

Game profile / Plain language

Tom Mason's Dinosaurs for Hire: release, platforms, and facts

Studio, play style, releases, and official sources — compactly prepared from external IGDB data.

01
Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
SEGA Interactive Development Division
Publisher
Sega of America, Tec Toy
Franchise
Standalone
02
So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Nicht angegeben
Themes
Action
03
Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Jul 02, 1993
  • Sega Mega Drive/Genesis 1993

Prices / Stores

Compare Tom Mason's Dinosaurs for Hire prices and deals

Prices never affect your match ranking.

No live price for this game yet

The 36 price sources are now being checked in the background. Product prices found will appear automatically.

Official storefronts

Check the official platform

1 / 3