Pink Goes to Hollywood

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Pink Goes to Hollywood
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: TecMagik
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: The Mirisch Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$54.9554.95[2] T-101046
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-101046-50
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJ0011
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£44.9944.99[4] T-101046-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		044830
Non-Sega versions

Pink Goes to Hollywood is a side-scrolling action game for the Sega Mega Drive based on the Pink Panther cartoons.

Story

Pink Panther has traveled to MGM Studios in Hollywood, California to audition for a big role. However, Inspector Clouseau wants to foil Pink's chances at stardom and causes chaos on every movie set Pink visits.

Gameplay

The game is a platformer played as the Pink Panther cartoon character, who makes his way through several stages themed after movies. Inspector Clouseau occasionally appears to antagonize him.

Pink walks with Left or Right and runs with Left Left or Right Right. He ducks with Down, jumps with C, and jumps off thin platforms with Down+C. He cannot attack enemies by jumping on them, but instead punches them with an extendable boxing glove with B. Some enemies take multiple hits to defeat, while some cannot be defeated at all and can only be knocked back or avoided. He enters doorways with Up while standing in front of them (including hidden doorways, such as those hidden behind bookcases).

Pink can find items for his "Bag of Tricks": a stoplight that freezes enemies or a jackhammer that pulverizes them. When he has an item, he can use it with A when standing still. Items are lost if not used on the current stage. He can also find "Toll Cards" that he can use in Toll Booths that appear in set places on some stages. There are three types, each with a different effect: Magic Carpet, Bridge/Stairs, and Umbrella. Once used, Toll Cards can be collected again from their original location if necessary. Using Toll Booths is often necessary to complete a stage.

Pink has a health bar that depletes as he is damaged by enemies or hazards. He loses a life if he runs out of health and loses the game if he runs out of lives. The options allow the player to set the difficulty level (Easy, Normal, Hard) or the starting lives (from 3 to 7).

Items

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 Star
Collect for bonus points.
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 Heart
Replenishes about half of Pink's health bar.
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 Shield
Makes Pink temporarily invincible.
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 Super Glove
Extends the length of Pink's punch for a duration.
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 Panther
Awards an extra life.
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 Stoplight
Adds the Stoplight to Pink's Bag of Tricks, which freezes all on-screen enemies when deployed with A. Enemies can still harm Pink if he touches them.
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 Jackhammer
Adds the Jackhammer to Pink's Bag of Tricks, which moves along the ground and damages enemies when deployed with A.
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 Toll Cards
Gives Pink a Toll Card (Magic Carpet, Bridge/Stairs, and Umbrella) that can be used in a Toll Booth.
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 Toll Booth
Allows Pink to use a Toll Card for a special effect. The player can cycle through the available cards with A and use it with Up.

Toll cards

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Magic Carpet
Creates a magic carpet that Pink can ride through the air. The carpet moves using the D-Pad. Pink can jump off it with C. The carpet can only move within certain boundaries and flashes when it reaches a boundary. Pink is invulnerable while on the carpet (but also cannot attack foes).

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Bridge/Stairs
Creates a bridge or a set of stairs so Pink can traverse an otherwise impassable gulf.

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Umbrella
Creates an umbrella that lifts Pink straight into the air and up to a higher platform. Pink can jump off it with C.

Movie sets

Most of the stages are themed after movies, with names that are parodies of movie titles.

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Honey, I Shrunk the Pink
This is a hub stage from which the other stages are accessed. When a stage is completed, it is marked by a barrier that reads "Set Closed."

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Sound Stages
Before entering most stages, Pink must go through a short Sound Stage, which are filled with hazards such as falling sand bags and moving cameras and spotlights and increase in difficulty as the game goes on. The end of the Sound Stage is a door leading to the actual stage.

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Refrigerator / Stuffing Battle / Pink Lemonade
This is the only stage that is not preceded by a Sound Stage.

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Pinkin Hood

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Cat on a Hot Pink Roof

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Pinkbeard

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Jungle Pink

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Pink Ranger

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Polter Pink / Pinkenstein

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits
Pink Goes to Hollywood MD credits.pdf
[5]


Magazine articles

Main article: Pink Goes to Hollywood/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Game Players (US) #0612: "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (1993-1x-xx)
also published in:
  • GamePro (US) #54: "January 1994" (199x-xx-xx)[6]
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Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #20: "June 1994" (1994-04-30)
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Print advert in SuperGamePower (BR) #2: "Maio 1994" (1994-0x-xx)
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Print advert in AS Magazin-Video Igrice (YU) #13: "Jul-Avgust 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[7]
Consoles + (FR)
70
[8]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
48
[10]
Digitiser (UK)
40
[11]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
83
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[13]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[14]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
68
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
93
[2]
Joypad (FR)
77
[16]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
43
[17]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
31
[18]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
43
[19]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
60
[20]
Player One (FR)
80
[21]
Play Time (DE)
51
[22]
Power Unlimited (NL)
79
[23]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
19
[24]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
64
[25]
Sega Megazone (AU)
65
[26]
Todo Sega (ES)
88
[27]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
45
[28]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
56
[29]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[30]
Sega Mega Drive
 61
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Pink Goes to Hollywood

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Technical information

Main article: Pink Goes to Hollywood/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ http://sxross.com/?page_id=239 (Wayback Machine: 2024-04-18 18:08)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 GamePro, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 73
  3. ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1994-04-18), page 29
  4. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-15), page 81
  5. ↑ File:Pink Goes to Hollywood MD credits.pdf
  6. ↑ GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 17
  7. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 176
  8. ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 128
  9. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 155
  10. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 100
  11. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-05-03)
  12. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1993" (US; 1993-11-23), page 117
  13. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 44
  14. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 347
  15. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 1 January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 104
  16. ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 128
  17. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
  18. ↑ Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 54
  19. ↑ MegaTech, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-18), page 14
  20. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-xx), page 77
  21. ↑ Player One, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 98
  22. ↑ Play Time, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-16), page 144
  23. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 3, Maart 1994" (NL; 1994-02-23), page 39
  24. ↑ Sega Magazine, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 89
  25. ↑ Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 52
  26. ↑ Sega Megazone, "September 1994" (AU; 1994-0x-xx), page 36
  27. ↑ Todo Sega, "Abril 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 48
  28. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 135
  29. ↑ Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 87
  30. ↑ VideoGames, "April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 81


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