Gain Ground
Gain Ground is an arcade style action game with a bit of strategy thrown in. The goal is get all of the soldiers to the opposite side of the screen or to kill all of the enemies. Each soldier in the army has a unique specialization, from among 20 types. Each soldier can attack in two different ways, using either a normal weapon or a special weapon. The strategy comes from deciding which soldier would do best in which situation. Some weapons are better at dealing with certain enemies and obstacles than other weapons. Players start with only three soldiers but can encounter other soldiers that can be rescued, by touching them. If the new solider survives long enough to reach the exit, they can...
- Genre
- Shooter
- Year
- 1991
- Developer
- SEGA Enterprises Ltd.
- Publisher
- SEGA of America, Inc.
- Players
- 2
P2P Netplay available on compatible cores
Achievements
82 achievements · 315 total points
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You Are Special Special Mode Activated. On the Title Screen, while holding up, press buttons 1 and 2 at the same time. Disables certain achievements, but required for others.0 pts -
Baby Steps Conquer 1-1 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
U Can Do It! Conquer 1-2 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Sticks and Stones Conquer 1-3 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Aw, yes: the Common Stoneage Fireball Tower Conquer 1-4 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Ambush...no: am Caveman! Conquer 1-5 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Hall of Hatred Conquer 1-6 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Corridor of Contempt Conquer 1-7 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
To Speen or Not to Speen; That Is the Question Conquer 1-8 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
What's Primative About This Level? Conquer 1-9 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
The Hopping Mad Demon Conquer 1-10 without dying3 pts -
Fire Ball? Retire, Lawl On Special Mode, beat 1-4 without killing a single enemy, getting all 10 fighters into the Exit without dying. Do NOT grab extra Fighters.10 pts -
Archers Archers Everywhere, And Not A Shot To Sink Conquer 2-1 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Storming the Castle Conquer 2-2 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Warping Wizards Conquer 2-3 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Moats 'N Monsters Conquer 2-4 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Farm the Bombs Conquer 2-5 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Wizards' Fireballs in Winding Dire Halls Conquer 2-6 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Harrowing Arrowing Conquer 2-7 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Angry Archers, Ambushing A-Holes Conquer 2-8 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Pool Party! Conquer 2-9 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Wizards and Warrior Conquer 2-10 without dying3 pts -
Gate Bashing and Castle Crashing On Special Mode, beat 2-2 without killing a single enemy, getting all 10 fighters into the Exit without dying. Do NOT grab extra Fighters.10 pts -
Welcome to Dune Conquer 3-1 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Sand Trout of Arrakis Conquer 3-2 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Spiders From Mars Conquer 3-3 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Flaming Desert Conquer 3-4 without dying (must kill all enemies) [This is the only stage with a Flamethrower]1 pts -
Trench Warfare Conquer 3-5 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Now Entering Academy Gate Town Conquer 3-6 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Bullets, Bombs, Barricades Conquer 3-7 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Missile Madness Conquer 3-8 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Missile Maze Conquer 3-9 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Tanks for the Memories Conquer 3-10 without dying3 pts -
Refusing the Golden Path On Special Mode, beat 3-2 without killing a single enemy, getting all 10 fighters into the Exit without dying. Do NOT grab extra Fighters.10 pts -
Robotman and Friends Conquer 4-1 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
A Shocking Good Time Conquer 4-2 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Friggin' Laserbeams Conquer 4-3 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Tanks but no Tanks Conquer 4-4 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Robo Tanks 2 Electric Boogaloo Conquer 4-5 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
The Electric Slide Conquer 4-6 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Yellow and Red, Get out of my Head! Conquer 4-7 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Robo No-Mo'e Conquer 4-8 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
I Can't Let You Do That, H.A.L. Conquer 4-9 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Metal Fear...to be Attacked From the Left! Conquer 4-10 without dying (must kill all enemies)3 pts -
It Tanks Ten To Tango On Special Mode, beat 4-5 without killing a single enemy, getting all 10 fighters into the Exit without dying.10 pts -
Dredded Doors and Flashy Floors Conquer 5-1 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Conveyor Belt + Laser Beams = 5-2 Conquer 5-2 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
1 Little Enemy Conquer 5-3 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Like a Record Baby, Round Round Round Round Conquer 5-4 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
The Tubes of the Dead Conquer 5-5 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
A Deadly Game of Checkers Conquer 5-6 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Annoying Little Pop-ups Conquer 5-7 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Roomba Rumble Conquer 5-8 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Big Bumpin' Conquer 5-9 without dying (must kill all enemies)1 pts -
Bullet Hell Conquer 5-10 (dying allowed, but continues are not)1 pts -
Running the Gauntlet On Special Mode, beat 5-1 without killing a single enemy (doors and floors are enemies), getting all 10 fighters into the Exit without dying.25 pts -
Origin * Clear Round 1 The Primitive Age. No Special Mode Allowed.1 pts -
Sweet Dreams * Clear Round 1 The Primitive Age. No continues allowed. No Special Mode Allowed. Resets on Title.2 pts -
Acceptance * Clear Round 2 The Middle Ages. No Special Mode Allowed.1 pts -
Tossing and Turning * Clear Round 2 The Middle Ages. No continues allowed. No Special Mode Allowed. Resets on Title.3 pts -
Change * Clear Round 3 The Modern Age. No Special Mode Allowed.1 pts -
Restless * Clear Round 3 The Modern Age. No continues allowed. No Special Mode Allowed. Resets on Title.4 pts -
Inconclusive * Clear Round 4 The Near Future. No Special Mode Allowed.5 pts -
Like a Nightmare * Clear Round 4 The Near Future. No continues allowed. No Special Mode Allowed. Resets on Title.10 pts -
Door of Spacetime * Clear Round 5 Gain Ground, The Final Era. No Special Mode Allowed.10 pts -
Awaken * Clear Round 5 Gain Ground, The Final Era. No continues allowed. No Special Mode Allowed. Resets on Title.25 pts -
5 Enter...Less Than That Leave * Finish Gain Ground with 5 or less Fighters; will pause the moment 6 are collected. No Special Mode. No Continues Allowed.50 pts -
Band of Brothers * Get any lost Fighter across the Exit as Player 1. Build an Army of Bros! No Special Mode.1 pts -
Sega Sisterhood * Get any lost Fighter across the Exit as Player 2. Build an Army of Sega Gals! No Special Mode.1 pts -
Green Demon Challenge Defeat the 1-10 Boss with only the Spear Fighter without dying.5 pts -
One Doozy of a Dizzy Dance Conquer 5-2 without dying (must kill all enemies) with the Gunner. Must be in Special Mode.3 pts -
Double Visions of Vulcan Raven Defeat the 3-10 Boss with only the Grenadier without dying. Must be in Special Mode.5 pts -
Think of the Children! Defeat the 3-10 Boss without dying and without hurting any of the baby spider-bots.10 pts -
Archers Archers Everywhere, But I Made All Rethink Conquer 2-1 without dying (must kill all enemies) as the Archer Fighter. Must be in Special Mode.5 pts -
Boomerang Blitzkrieg Conquer 3-7 without dying (must kill all enemies) with the Boomerang Fighter. Must be in Special Mode.10 pts -
Revenge of Shinobi Conquer 1-7 with only the Ninja Fighter without dying and only using the trap attack and i-frames. Must be in Special Mode.5 pts -
Dare You Enter My Magical Realm? Conquer 5-5 without dying (must kill all enemies) with the Water Wizard. Must be in Special Mode.5 pts -
Melted Gear Solid Defeat the Boss of 4-10 with the Flamethrower Fighter without dying. Must be in Special Mode.5 pts -
Run. Away. Fast. Conquer 4-8 without dying (must kill all enemies) using only the Air-Missile Fighter. Must be in Special Mode.10 pts -
Tear Down This Wall Conquer 2-8 without dying (must kill all enemies) with the Tri-Missile Fighter, and break every wall. Must be in Special Mode.5 pts -
I-Frame Massacre Kill all enemies in 1-1 without firing a single shot and without dying with your 3 starting Fighters. Will pause if more than 3 fighters.10 pts -
Never Leave a Good Soldier Behind...Well, Maybe Not Never... Experience a Time Over with at least 1 Fighter having reached the Exit. No Special Mode.0 pts
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Gain Ground frequently asked questions
How do I play Gain Ground online with a friend?
Gain Ground (Master System) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:
- Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
- Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
- Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
- Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
- The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.
How do I play Gain Ground on PC?
Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Gain Ground in the Master System library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.
Does Gain Ground netplay lag?
Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.
Does Gain Ground have achievements?
Yes, Gain Ground has 82 achievements worth 315 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.
Can I play Gain Ground for free?
Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.
Play Gain Ground on Etera
Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.
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