Tomcat Alley

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Tomcat Alley
System(s): Sega Mega-CD, PC
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Shooting

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP 		¥7,8007,800 G-6039
Sega Mega-CD
US 		$59.9959.99[3] 4429
Sega Mega-CD
EU 		4429
Sega Mega-CD
DE 		4429-18
Sega Mega-CD
ES 		4429-06
Sega Mega-CD
FR 		4429-09
Sega Mega-CD
BR 		063290
Windows PC
US 		$39.9539.95[4]
Windows PC
EU 		MK-85014-50

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.

A Sega Saturn version was once scheduled for 1995, but cancelled for unknown reasons. It is not thought this version got very far - it was announced shortly before the Saturn's release, and disappeared from the schedules shortly afterwards.

Production credits

Mega-CD version

  • Cast: Gregory Balaban, Jolie Jackunas, Mark Carlton, David L. Crowley, Diana Lee Hsu, Miguel Marcott
  • Game Design by: Sam Nicholson, John Zuur Platten, Elliot Simon Gay, Chris W. Bankston
  • Original Score & Sound Design by: Mars Lasar
  • Director of Photography: Sam Nicholson
  • Executive Producer: Chris W. Bankston
  • Engineering by: Elliot Simon Gay
  • Written by: John Zuur Platten
  • Producers: Sam Nicholson, John Zuur Platten
  • Directed by: Sam Nicholson
Source:
In-game introduction credits


  • Visual Effects Supervisor: Dan Schmit
  • Special Effects Supervisor: David Kuklish
  • Aerial Photography by: Clay Lacy
  • Production Coordinators: Tony Cabalu, Janette Shew
  • Production Auditor: Dorothy Duder
  • Casting by: Patrick Rush
  • Programmed by: The Code Monkeys
  • Programming: Elliot Simon Gay
  • Additional Programming: Colin Hogg, Mark Richard Kirkby
  • Graphics: Joe Lewis
  • Special Musical Appearance by: Herbie Hancock
  • Production Designer: Tom Buderwitz
  • Mechanical Effects: Michael Haase, Michael Huitron, Eric Heisler, Rocky Gonzales, John Miles, Russ Zinter
  • Conceptual Artists: Jim Chrisoulis, Robert Miller
  • Set Decorator: Billy Mitchell
  • Set Dresser: Richard Mendenhall
  • Property Master: Bill King
  • Gaffer: John Kennedy
  • Motion Control Photography: Casey Wilson
  • Camera Assistants: Joseph Clauss, Andrew Turman, Scott Smith
  • Key Grip: Jerry Vaughn
  • Grips: Michael Graef, Brad Sharbit
  • Set Construction: Ronald Record, Joshua Record
  • Script Supervisor: Christina Gunderson
  • Key Costumer: Brenna Charlesbois
  • Assistant Costumers: Molly Mitchell, Kimberly Guenther
  • Make-up Artist/Hair Stylist: Danny Mark
  • Sound Mixer: Glen Berovitz
  • Boom Operator: Brad Bryan
  • Guitars by: Emery Kyneur
  • On-Line Editor: Tony Shepherd
  • Off-Line Editor: Tim Batt
  • Digital Production/Macintosh Consultant: Randy Fugaté
  • Additional Voices: Tony Cabalu, Cyrena Vladish
  • Production Assistants: Larry Gobel, Ross Vinstein, Tina Hill, Cyrena Vladish, Susan Townsend
  • Writer's Assistant: Melinda Bell
  • Miniatures: Larry Detweiler, Ziggy Carr, Larry Addison, Joe Commando, Dana Teisch, Paul Ozzimo, Justin Kraus, Brian Ranger, Sean Frazier, Erica Loomis, Rebecca Cambruzzi, Dina Duhl, Booka Bickar, Evan Jacobs, Ted Smith
  • Painters: Rachel Kelley, Laurah Grijalva, Babette Brunelle, Paulette Fox
  • Pyrotechnics: Pete Slegle, Paul Staples
  • Computer Graphics: Rob Menapace
  • Computer Consultant: Todd Mahon
  • Computer Generated Planes by: Homer & Associates, Peter Conn, Seth Greenberg
  • "Tomcat" Stock Footage Courstesy of: Grumman Aircraft
  • "Blackhawk" Stock Footage Courtesy of: Sikorsky Aircraft
  • Aircraft Interiors Furnished by: Ernie Sheldon
  • Camera Consultant: Leon Bijou
  • Cameras Furnished by: Arriflex Corporation, Volker Bahnemann, Bill Russell
  • F-14 and MiG Model Kits Furnished by: Revell
  • Special Thanks to: Riley R. Russell

Tomcat Alley is a trademark of Sega
Copyright 1994 Sega

Source:
In-game production credits

Japanese version

Sega Studios
  • Director of Digital Technologies: Randy Fugaté
  • Digital Video Editing/Digital Audio ReMix/Computer Graphics: Randy Fugaté
  • Assistant Producer: Vy Nong
  • Production Coordinator: Berj Beramian
Japanese Localization Team - AOI Advertising Promotion Inc
  • Producer: Hidomitsu Kobayashi
  • Director: Masami Higashida
  • Production Manager: Hiroko Arai, Tyomin Nakae
  • Recording Studio: Video Tech Co., Ltd.
  • Cast: Tsutomu Isobe, Osamu Kobayashi, Teseho Genda, Iomasa Kayumi, Mami Koyama, Hiroshi Isobe, Yuka Koyama, Kazunari Tanaka
SEGA of America, Inc.
  • Japanese Liason: Yukimi Shimura
  • Production Coordinator: Osamu Shibamiya
SEGA Enterprises, Ltd.
Hiroshi Asoh, Ryoichi Hasagawa

Magazine articles

Main article: Tomcat Alley/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • TomcatAlley MCD BR PrintAdvert.jpg

    Mega-CD BR print advert

  • SegaPC PC US PrintAdvert.jpg

    PC US print advert

  • PC US print advert 2

  • PC ES print advert

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Mega-CD print advert in GamePro (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Mega-CD print advert in Mega Force (FR) #32: "Octobre 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Mega-CD print advert in SuperGamePower (BR) #7: "Outubro 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №35, p144/145
54 №152, p56/57[9]
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[10]
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
[11]
Consoles + (FR)
91
[12]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
54
[9]
Digitiser (UK) NTSC
55
[13]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
100
[14]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
58
[15]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[16]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
67
[17]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[18]
Gamers (DE)
53
[19]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
57
[20]
Hyper (AU)
80
[21]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
90
[22]
Joypad (FR) PAL
90
[23]
Joypad (HU)
88
[24]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
78
[25]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
69
[26]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-U
90
[27]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
77
[28]
Mega Power (UK) PAL
90
[29]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
72
[30]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
75
[10]
Player One (FR)
86
[31]
Play Time (DE)
75
[32]
Power Up! (UK)
75
[33]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
66
[34]
Sega Magazin (DE)
80
[35]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[36]
Sega News (CZ)
90
[37]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
68
[38]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
86
[39]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
58
[40]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
76
[41]
Supersonic (FR)
80
[42]
The Zone (AU)The Zone (AU)
87
[43]
Todo Sega (ES)
85
[44]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
66
[45]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[46]
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
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Disc
Tomcatalley mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
Mega-CD, JP
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Cover
TomcatAlley MCD JP Spinecard.JPG
Spinecard
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Disc
Mega-CD, FR
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Cover
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Disc
Mega-CD, DE
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Cover
Mega-CD, ES
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Cover
Mega-CD, BR
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Cover

PC version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
59 №173, p58/59[5]
30 №42, p89[47]
Windows PC
 45
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
59
[5]
Dimension-3 (US)
50
[48]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
30
[47]
PC Gamer (UK)
8
[49]
Windows PC
 37
Based on
4 reviews

Tomcat Alley

PC, US
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Cover
PC, EU
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Cover
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Disc
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Manual
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Jewel Case
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Manual (back)

References

  1. ↑ File:Mega UK 20.pdf, page 79
  2. ↑ File:GamePro US 056.pdf, page 174
  3. ↑ File:GamePlayers US 0705.pdf
  4. ↑ Press release: 1995-11-08: Sega delivers arcade gaming action on the PC
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 File:CVG UK 173.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 173.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ Sega Visions, "August/September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 24
  7. ↑ CD Consoles, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 15
  8. ↑ CD Consoles, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 23
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:CVG UK 152.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 152.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:MeanMachinesSega21UK.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega21UK.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 25
  12. ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 144
  13. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-07-20)
  14. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1994" (US; 1994-05-24), page 100
  15. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
  16. ↑ Famitsu, "1994-12-30" (JP; 1994-12-16), page 42
  17. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 40
  18. ↑ GamePro, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 54
  19. ↑ Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 45
  20. ↑ GamesMaster, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-26), page 71
  21. ↑ Hyper, "June 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 44
  22. ↑ Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 40
  23. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 110
  24. ↑ Joypad, "3/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 13
  25. ↑ MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 38
  26. ↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 34
  27. ↑ Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-07-04), page 110
  28. ↑ Mega Fun, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-22), page 40
  29. ↑ Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 40
  30. ↑ MegaTech, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 6
  31. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 48
  32. ↑ Play Time, "7/94" (DE; 1994-06-08), page 131
  33. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, July 30, 1994" (UK; 1994-07-30), page 1
  34. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 March" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 41
  35. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-11), page 22
  36. ↑ Sega Magazine, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 88
  37. ↑ Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 19
  38. ↑ Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 46
  39. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 58
  40. ↑ Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 22
  41. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  42. ↑ Supersonic, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 32
  43. ↑ The Zone (AU)The Zone (AU) "Season 1, episode 4" (1994-05-21, ) (+0:00)
  44. ↑ Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 36
  45. ↑ Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 89
  46. ↑ VideoGames, "May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 61
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 File:MeanMachinesSega42UK.pdf, page 89 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega42UK.pdf_p89" defined multiple times with different content
  48. ↑ Dimension-3, "Volume 1, Issue 7: December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 30
  49. ↑ PC Gamer, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-22), page 100
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