Tom and Jerry: The Movie

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Master System Game Gear
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer: SIMS
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR) Samsung (KR)
Licensor: Turner Entertainment Co., Telefilm-Essen
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages: English English 日本語
Release Date RRP Code EU 1992-10-01 7070 PT 199x UK 1992-10-01 £29.9929.99 7070 AU 199x BR 1992 026150 KR 199x GB2022JG JP 1993-06-25 ¥3,8003,800 G-3319 US 1993-07 2434 EU 1993 2434 UK 1993-06 £24.9924.99 2434 BR 199x 075290

Tom and Jerry: The Movie (トム＆ジェリー ザ ムービー) is a platform game based on the film with the same name and developed by SIMS for Sega. It was released for the Sega Master System in 1992 and then for the Sega Game Gear in 1993 with different stages.

Gameplay

Master System version

The game is a platformer in which the player controls Tom, a house cat, and chases Jerry, a mouse, through different areas of their house and city. Tom must keep pace with Jerry through stages with maze-like arrangements of platforms and assorted traps and hazards, which slow Tom down but which Jerry can avoid because of his small size. At the end of each stage, Tom corners and catches Jerry. It is possible to complete a stage sooner if the player catches Jerry earlier, but Jerry lays traps for Tom when he comes close to make this harder. Jerry always manages to escape before the next stage so he must be caught again.

Tom walks with and . He takes a big step forward with or "pussyfoots" (takes a small step forward) with . The screen scrolls forward when Jerry moves forward and does not scroll backward. Tom runs forward by holding . He can stop running by releasing or by pressing , but there is a brief moment when he is immobile while he brakes to a stop. If he runs off the edge of a platform, he runs cartoonishly in midair for a moment before falling. If he runs into a wall while running, he splats against it, which hurts him. Tom jumps up with or leaps forward with + or +. He can jump while running. When standing under the edge of a platform, he grabs the platform and pulls himself up with . Pussyfooting can help him line up under the edge of the platform so he can climb it.

Tom has a health gauge consisting of eight segments and loses a segment when he is hurt. He loses a life if he loses his entire health gauge, if he falls into a bottomless pit (including some water or pits created when the floor scrolls off-screen), if he gets caught in between the screen and an object as it scrolls (due to Jerry moving), or if he does not move for a long time and Jerry escapes. If Tom has extra lives left, the player can continue from the beginning of the current stage, or else the game ends. Tom's health gauge is restored at the beginning of every stage.

Objects

	Plunger
	Stepping onto a plunger causes barriers to open or platforms to appear.
	Spring
	Stepping onto a spring catapults Tom into the air.

Items

	Life Up Potion
	Restores Tom's entire health gauge.

Traps

These hazards are thrown out by Jerry.

	Land Mine
	These detonate when Tom steps on them.
	Cherry Bomb
	These explode after hitting something.

Stages

	The Kitchen
	Map: 1️⃣
	The Garden
	Map: 1️⃣
	Downtown
	Map: 1️⃣
	The Forest
	Map: 1️⃣
	The Mountains
	Map: 1️⃣
	The Baby's Room
	Map: 1️⃣

Game Gear version

The player controls Tom, a house cat, as he chases Jerry, a mouse, through multiple platforming stages. Tom is trying to retrieve a map from Jerry to recover a lost treasure, and the adventure takes them onto a ship and to the island where the treasure is buried. Tom tails Jerry through each stage as Jerry taunts Tom and lays explosive traps. When Jerry is not on-screen, an arrow in the bottom-right corner points toward him. At the end of each stage, Tom corners Jerry and has a boss fight against one of Jerry's friends. Since Tom has no attack, he must typically evade the boss or trick the boss into hurting itself. Then Tom can catch Jerry to complete the stage.

Tom moves with and . He looks up with and ducks and looks down with . The screen scrolls forward when Jerry moves forward and does not scroll backward. Tom jumps up with or leaps forward with + or +. Tom pounces forward to try and catch Jerry with , but he loses half of a heart of health if he misses (and he cannot pounce if he only has half of a heart left). When standing under the edge of a platform, he grabs the platform and pulls himself up with or .

Tom has a health gauge consisting of four hearts and loses half of a heart when he is hurt. If he loses all of his hearts, he loses a life and the game ends. The game also ends Tom does not move for a long time, letting Jerry escape. If Tom has extra lives left, the player is given an opportunity to continue from the beginning of the current stage; otherwise, the game ends. Tom can fall safely into holes in the floor (as there are no bottomless pits in the game). Tom's health is not automatically restored between stages, but the player can earn back health and extend the length of the health gauge in bonus games. There are two difficulty settings (Normal and Hard).

Objects

	Plunger
	Stepping onto a plunger causes platforms to appear or disappear.

Items

	Life Up Potion
	Restores two hearts to Tom's health gauge.

Traps

These hazards are thrown out by Jerry.

	Land Mine
	These detonate when Tom steps on them.
	Cherry Bomb
	These explode in the air after Jerry throws them.

Stages

Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: Permission denied Error code: 126 Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: Permission denied Error code: 126	My Home
	Map: 1️⃣
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: Permission denied Error code: 126 Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: Permission denied Error code: 126	The Night Town
	Map: 1️⃣
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: Permission denied Error code: 126 Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: Permission denied Error code: 126	On the Ship
	Map: 1️⃣
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: Permission denied Error code: 126 Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: Permission denied Error code: 126	The Deserted Island
	Map: 1️⃣
Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: Permission denied Error code: 126 Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: /usr/bin/convert: Permission denied Error code: 126	The Labyrinth
	Map: 1️⃣

Bonus games

A bonus game is played after each stage (except the last). There are two bonus games, which are played in alternating order.

	Tag
	A maze where Tom tries to collect as many hearts as he can within 30 seconds. Tom moves in any direction using the D-Pad. He recovers half of a heart of his health gauge when he collects a small heart and a full heart of his health gauge when he collects a big heart. If he catches Jerry, he recovers a whole heart, permanently extends the length of the health gauge by another heart, and ends the bonus game.
	Apples and Bombs
	There are four windows, and Jerry appears randomly from a window and drops either an apple or a bomb. Tom moves from window to window with and and tries to catch the apples but avoid the bombs. Tom is immobilized temporarily if he catches a bomb (but there is no other penalty). Every three apples collected restores half of a heart to his health gauge. If he catches 24 or more apples, the length of his health gauge is permanently extended by one heart.

Production credits

Master System version

• Programmers: Yone, Baham
• Planner: Lehto
• Designers: Lehto, Masa, Baham
• Sounds: Nasu-Bi, P-Ko Chan
• Special Thanks to: Yama, Komineko, Matu Tokujyou, Enjyoh, Shogun Mayeda, Mori, T.Asano, Kou, Pukupuku, Danna, S.Kawa

Source:

In-game credits

Game Gear version

• Programmers: Yone, H.Yam
• Planner: Lehto
• Designers: Puku Puku, Lehto
• Sound: Nasu-Bi
• Special Thanks to..: Yen, B-Axe, Babam, Masa, Uja-B, Kou, Chaos Brain

Source:

In-game credits

File:Tom and Jerry GG credits.pdf

Magazine articles

Main article: Tom and Jerry: The Movie/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

DE advert (1992)

Print advert in Supergame (BR) #16: "Novembro 1992" (1992-11-xx)

Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #7: "Noviembre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Hobby Consolas (ES) #14: "Noviembre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Print advert in Pixel (GR) #96: "Fevrouários 1993" (1993-0x-xx)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-07: "July 1993" (1993-06-08)

Print advert in Game Champ (KR) #1993-10: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average
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Publication Version Score Consoles + (FR) PAL 85 FX (UK) 55 Hobby Consolas (ES) 82 Joypad (FR) PAL 80 Joystick (FR) PAL 80 Mega Force (FR) PAL 75 Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) 73 Player One (FR) PAL 85 Sega Power (UK) PAL 54 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 74 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 74 Sega Force (UK) PAL 77 Supersonic (FR) 86 User (GR) PAL 84 Video Games (DE) 35

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Tom and Jerry: The Movie

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, UK (Display case)
Cover

Master System, PT
Cover

Master System, AU
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover

Master System, BR (INMETRO stamp)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR (Sega Special sticker)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, KR
Cart

Game Gear version

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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 58 Consoles + (FR) 86 Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL 68 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 63 Game Power (IT) PAL 51 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 83 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 50 Joypad (FR) 86 Mega Force (FR) 86 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 61 Sega Power (UK) PAL 42 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 80 Sega Zone (UK) PAL 70 Sega Force (UK) PAL 48 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 72 Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL 70 Supersonic (FR) 82 Video Games (DE) 68

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Tom and Jerry: The Movie

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

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References

Tom and Jerry games for Sega systems
	Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics (1993)
	Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
	Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1993)