Tomcat Alley

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Tomcat Alley
System(s): Sega Mega-CD, PC
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action / full-motion video game

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code

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Tomcat Alley (トムキャットアレイ) is a flight simulator-esque game for the Sega Mega-CD. It is heavily reliant on full motion video, with gameplay being little else but lining up cursors on targets within a short period of time. It was later brought in an updated form to Windows-based PCs.

Curiously Tomcat Alley recycles the photography from the Japanese version of After Burner III for its cover art.

Promotional Material

Physical Scans

Mega CD Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №35, p144/145
54 №152, p56/57
57 №18, p71
90 №31, p40/41 №34, p110
60 №23, p26/27
69 №21, p34/35
90 №10, p40/41
72 №29, p68/69/70/71
75 №21, p76/77[1]
86 №45, p48/49/50
68 №55, p46/47
86 №32, p58/59
80 №25, p32/33
Sega Mega-CD
75
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[2]
Consoles + (FR)
91
[3]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
54
[4]
Digitiser (UK) NTSC
55
[5]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
100
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
58
[7]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[8]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
67
[9]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[10]
Gamers (DE)
53
[11]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
57
[12]
Hyper (AU)
80
[13]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
90
[14]
Joypad (FR) PAL
90
[15]
Joypad (HU)
88
[16]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
78
[17]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
69
[18]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-U
90
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
77
[20]
Mega Power (UK) PAL
90
[21]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
72
[22]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
75
[1]
Player One (FR)
86
[23]
Play Time (DE)
75
[24]
Power Up! (UK)
75
[25]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
66
[26]
Sega Magazin (DE)
80
[27]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[28]
Sega News (CZ)
90
[29]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
68
[30]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
86
[31]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
58
[32]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
76
[33]
Supersonic (FR)
80
[34]
The Zone (AU)The Zone (AU)
87
[35]
Todo Sega (ES)
85
[36]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
66
[37]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[38]
Sega Mega-CD
77
Based on
38 reviews

Tomcat Alley

Mega-CD, US
TomcatAlley MCD US Box Back.jpgTomcatAlley MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
TomcatAlley MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Tomcatalley mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
TomcatAlley MCD EU Box Back.jpgTomcatAlley MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
TomcatAlley MCD EU spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
TomcatAlley MCD EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Mega-CD, JP
TomcatAlley MCD JP Box Back.jpgTomcatAlley MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
TomcatAlley MCD JP Spinecard.JPG
Spinecard
TomcatAlley MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Mega-CD, FR
TomcatAlley MCD FR Box Back.jpgTomcatAlley MCD FR Box Front.jpg
Cover
TomcatAlley MCD FR Disc.jpg
Disc
Mega-CD, DE
TomcatAlley MCD DE Box Back.jpgTomcatAlley MCD DE Box Front.jpg
Cover
Mega-CD, ES
TomcatAlley MCD ES Box Back.jpgTomcatAlley MCD ES Box Front.jpg
Cover
Mega-CD, BR
TomcatAlley MCD BR Box Back.jpgNospine.pngTomcatAlley MCD BR Box Front.jpg
Cover

PC Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
59 №173, p58/59
30 №42, p89[39]
Windows PC
45
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
59
[40]
Dimension-3 (US)
50
[41]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
30
[39]
PC Gamer (UK)
8
[42]
Windows PC
37
Based on
4 reviews

Tomcat Alley

PC, US
TomcatAlley PC US Box Front.jpg
Cover
PC, EU
TomcatPC-Box-Außen.jpgNospine.pngTomcatPC-Box-Außen-Front.jpg
Cover
TomcatPC-CD.jpg
Disc
TomcatPC-Cover.jpg
Manual
TomcatPC-Inlay-back.jpgTomcatPC-Inlay.jpg
Jewel Case
TomcatPC-Cover-back.jpg
Manual (back)
  1. 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega21UK.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega21UK.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  2. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 25
  3. Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 144
  4. Computer & Video Games, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-15), page 56
  5. Digitiser (UK) (1994-07-20)
  6. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1994" (US; 1994-05-24), page 100
  7. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
  8. Famitsu, "1994-12-30" (JP; 1994-12-16), page 42
  9. Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 40
  10. GamePro, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 54
  11. Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 45
  12. GamesMaster, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-26), page 71
  13. Hyper, "June 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 44
  14. Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 40
  15. Joypad, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 110
  16. Joypad, "3/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 13
  17. MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 38
  18. Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 34
  19. Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-07-04), page 110
  20. Mega Fun, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-22), page 40
  21. Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 40
  22. MegaTech, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 6
  23. Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 48
  24. Play Time, "7/94" (DE; 1994-06-08), page 131
  25. Power Up!, "Saturday, July 30, 1994" (UK; 1994-07-30), page 1
  26. Saturn Fan, "1995 March" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 41
  27. Sega Magazin, "Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-11), page 22
  28. Sega Magazine, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 88
  29. Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 19
  30. Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 46
  31. Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 58
  32. Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 22
  33. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  34. Supersonic, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 32
  35. The Zone (AU)The Zone (AU) "Season 1, episode 4" (1994-05-21, ) (+0:00)
  36. Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 36
  37. Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 89
  38. VideoGames, "May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 61
  39. 39.0 39.1 File:MeanMachinesSega42UK.pdf, page 89 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega42UK.pdf_p89" defined multiple times with different content
  40. Computer & Video Games, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 58
  41. Dimension-3, "Volume 1, Issue 7: December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 30
  42. PC Gamer, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-22), page 100