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Home Alone
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
1046
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1046
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(Classic)
Sega Mega Drive
UK
1046
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Sega Game Gear
US
2410
Sega Game Gear
EU
2410
Sega Game Gear
BR

Home Alone (also known as Home Alone: Esqueceram de Mim (They Forgot Me)) is a Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear game based on the 1990 Home Alone film. A different version for the Sega Master System was released in 1993.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

  • Developed by: Brian A. Rice, Inc.
  • Programming Direction by: Brian A. Rice
  • Programming by: Chuck Batson, Mike McCool, Rob McCool, Brian A. Rice
  • Design by: Michael Latham
  • Additional Design by: Tony Van
  • Art Direction by: Thomas L. Fessler
  • Character Animation by: Rick Incrocci
  • Background Graphics by: Mark Skidmore, Denise Wallner, Jeff Lee, Dave Pasciuto
  • Additional Graphics by: Dale Kirkman, Rolf Weber
  • Music Direction by: Cliff Falls
  • Music & Sound Effects by: Rolf Weber, Cliff Falls
  • Lead Tester: Ben Szymkowiak
  • Testing by: Terry Banks, Chris Cutliff, Brenda Daverin, Alex Fairchild, Cliff Falls, Ivan Foong, David Forster, Andrew Gacula, Bill Persons, Unni Pillai, Eric Rawlins, Mike Schmidt, Jill Schwartz, Perry Spitz, Jon Van, Martin Villalovos, Jeff Wagner, Rolf Weber
  • Product Marketing by: France Tantiado, Haven Carter
  • 20th Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising: Scott Marcus
  • Produced by: Tony Van, Michael Latham

Game Gear version

Copyright © 1992 Sega

Magazine articles

Main article: Home Alone/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
47 №17, p94
70 №14
70 №33, p203
35 №6, p34/35
24 №3, p59[3]
70 №11, p30/31
43 №2, p68-70[4]
37 №25, p134
18 №38, p64
54 №16, p48
54 №18, p66
67 №2, p26/27
65 №12, p62/63[5]
Sega Mega Drive
50
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[6]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
67
[7]
Consoles + (FR)
47
[8]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
38
[9]
Joypad (FR) PAL
70
[10]
Joystick (FR) PAL
70
[11]
Mega (UK) PAL
24
[3]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
70
[12]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
43
[13]
Player One (FR)
37
[14]
Power Up! (UK)
28
[15]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
18
[16]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
54
[17]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
54
[18]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
67
[19]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
65
[5]
Supergame (BR)
94
[20]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
49
[21]
Video Games (DE)
40
[22]
Sega Mega Drive
51
Based on
19 reviews

Home Alone

Mega Drive, US
HomeAlone MD US Box.jpg
Cover
HomeAlone MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
HomeAlone MD US Cart Alt.jpg
Cart (alt)
Mega Drive, EU
HomeAlone MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
HomeAlone MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU
(Classic Mega Drive)
HomeAlone MD EU Box Classic.jpg
Cover
HomeAlone MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, UK
HomeAlone MD UK Box.jpg
Cover
HomeAlone MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
HomeAlone MD BR cover.jpg
Cover
HomeAlone MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Homealone md br manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, FR

Home Alone MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
54 №20, p146
63 №1, p38[23]
9 №45, p56/57
42 №23, p82
63 №1, p86[24]
Sega Game Gear
46
Based on
5 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
54
[25]
Mega Force (FR)
67
[26]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
59
[27]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
9
[28]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
42
[29]
Sega Force Mega (UK) NTSC
63
[30]
Sega Game Gear
49
Based on
6 reviews

Home Alone

Game Gear, US
HomeAlone GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngHomeAlone GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
HomeAlone GG US-EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Home Alone GG US Manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
HomeAlone GG EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngHomeAlone GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
HomeAlone GG US-EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, BR

Homealone gg br cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 aa0d4387
MD5 089771a4c22d69f039e5c18bf4b2d84a
SHA-1 c3794ef25d53cb7811dd0df73ba6fadd4cecb116
512kB 1992-09 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 3a235fb9
MD5 780ecbc9aa3d2acdb782e36d24d26c57
SHA-1 1ace5abd524c6ab5b434374c51f64f59dbd6ec7a
1MB 1992-07 Page

References

  1. File:SegaVisions US 10.pdf, page 93
  2. File:SegaVisions US 11.pdf, page 100
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:Mega UK 03.pdf, page 59 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 03.pdf_p59" defined multiple times with different content
  4. File:MeanMachinesSega02UK.pdf, page 68
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:SegaForce UK 12.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 12.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 96
  7. Aktueller Software Markt, "Juni 1993" (DE; 1993-05-10), page 53
  8. Consoles +, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 94
  9. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 58
  10. Joypad, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 48
  11. Joystick, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 203
  12. MegaTech, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-20), page 30
  13. Mean Machines Sega, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-xx), page 69
  14. Player One, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-10), page 134
  15. Power Up!, "Saturday, January 16, 1993" (UK; 1993-01-16), page 1
  16. Sega Power, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 64
  17. Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 48
  18. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  19. Sega Zone, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 26
  20. Supergame, "Janeiro 1993" (BR; 1993-01-xx), page 36
  21. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 86
  22. Video Games, "12/92" (DE; 1992-11-23), page 101
  23. File:SegaMasterForce UK 01.pdf, page 38
  24. File:SegaForceMega UK 01.pdf, page 86
  25. Consoles +, "Mai 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 146
  26. Mega Force, "Mai 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 102
  27. Mega Fun, "06/93" (DE; 1993-05-19), page 88
  28. Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 56
  29. Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 82
  30. Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 38