Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales

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Mega Drive
Master System
Game Gear

Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Cryo Interactive Entertainment

Distributor:

Sega-Ozisoft (AU)

Tec Toy (BR)

Licensor: Warner Bros.

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

Deutsch

Français

Español

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1995-05^[3]^[4]		1540-50
UK	1995-05^[3]^[4]	£39.9939.99^[4]	1540-50
AU	199x		FSPE02SMC
EU	1995-05^[5]		9033-50
PT	1996	4,990$4,990
UK	1995-05^[5]	£29.9929.99^[5]	9033-50
BR	1995		028550
US	1995	$39.9939.99^[6]	2523
EU	1995-05^[5]		2523-50
UK	1995-05^[5]	£29.9929.99^[5]	2523-50
BR	199x		077160

Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales is a platform game starring the Looney Tunes character, Speedy Gonzales. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, and Sega Game Gear.

Story

Sylvester kidnaps Carmel

Sylvester the Cat, under the alter-ego Dr. Cheesefinger, has "kitnapped" the cheese supply and Speedy Gonzales' girlfriend, Carmel. Speedy Gonzales must outwit the callous cat and rescue both.

Gameplay

Mega Drive version

Rescuing a mouse

The game is a platformer played as Speedy Gonzales, the "Fastest Mouse in all Mexico." There are four worlds with three levels in each. Levels are large and emphasize exploration. In each level, Speedy must find hidden rooms containing his mouse compatriots and rescue all of them to open the exit to the level (which becomes marked by a yellow arrow after every mouse has been found). At the end of the world, Speedy fights Sylvester.

Speedy moves with and and ducks with . He jumps with . He can defeat most enemies by jumping on them. While jumping, he can punch upwards with to hit flying enemies. Speedy can also throw sombreros at enemies with , which boomerang back toward Speedy after they are thrown. They can be thrown while ducking or jumping. Sombreros are limited, but Speedy can find more in the levels. In some levels, Speedy has a lasso, which he can use with + to hook onto rock protrusions. He can then climb the rope with to reach higher platforms. He also enters doorways with . When underwater, Speedy swims with .

Speedy can run in place by holding and then dash forward at high speed by releasing . He is momentarily invulnerable after taking off. Dashing lets him jump higher and farther. He can also break holes in soft ground by running in place. Dashing expends Speedy's chili pepper gauge. If the gauge runs out, he skids a short distance instead of running. Speedy can replenish the gauge by finding chili peppers in the levels. Flashing objects, such as crates, can be destroyed by dashing into them or throwing sombreros at them, revealing hidden items or passages.

When Speedy takes damage from an enemy or a hazard, he loses health, depicted by a cheese wheel. If he loses all of his health, he loses a life and must restart the level (the game remembers any previously found mice). Speedy can replenish his health by finding cheese in the levels.

After defeating Sylvester at the end of each world, if Speedy collected all of the carrots in the world, Bugs Bunny gives the player a password for continuing the game.

Items

	Small Chili Pepper
	Replenishes part of Speedy's speed gauge and awards 50 bonus points.
	Big Chili Pepper
	Fully replenishes Speedy's speed gauge and awards 80 bonus points.
	Cheese Chunk
	Replenishes part of Speedy's health.
	Cheese Wheel
	Fully replenishes Speedy's health.
	Rotten Cheese
	Temporarily makes Speedy run slower and jump lower.
	Sombrero
	Sombreros can be thrown at enemies.
	Rock
	Rocks are found instead of sombreros underwater.
	Stack of Sombreros
	Gives Speedy unlimited sombreros. Found during boss fights.
	Carrot
	Collect all the carrots in the world to get a password from Bugs Bunny at the end of the world.
	Cake
	Touch to reveal an item.
	1-Up
	Gives the player an extra life.
	Plunger and Dynamite
	Jump on the plunger to detonate the dynamite, which opens a passageway.

Levels

The Desert

	The Sand Dunes

	The Rocky Mountains

	The Dry Lands

Sylvester's Island of Danger

	The Lake of Piranhas

	A Weekend in Hawaii

	The Lake of Piranhas

The Many Faces of Sylvester

	Sylvester's Scaffolding

	Mount Sylvester

Inside Sylvester's Lair

	The Wall of Peril

	The High Voltage Zone

	The Cheese Factory

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Project Manager: Oliver Lebourg
Main Programmer: Jimmy Tugson
Tools Programmer: Janicki Michel
Artists: Dominique Sablons, Imagex, Philippe Arbogast, Hugues Cazel
Music: Dave de Cruttola for Totem
Game Design: Oliver Lebourg
Map Design: Oliver Lebourg
Introduction Sequence:
- Programmer: Janicki Michel
- Artists: Emmanuel Vasse, Dominique Sablons
Sega Team: Paul Chamberlain, Lia Ithell, Simon Bradley, Cara Mc Mullan

Source:

In-game credits^[7]

Game Gear version

Project Manager: Olivier Lebourg
Main Programmer: Janicki Michel
Tools Programmer: Janicki Michel
Artists: Dominique Sablons, Imagex, Philippe Arbocast, Hugues Cazel
Music: David de Gruttola for Totem
Game Design: Olivier Lebourg
Map Design: Imagex, Olivier Lebourg, Janicki Michel

Source:

In-game credits^[8]

Producers: Mike Larsen, Bill Person
Marketing Director: Chrissie Huneke Kremer
Product Manager: Ami Blaire, Eleni Koros
Software Specialist: Clint Dyer
Manual: Paul Chamberlain, Sega of Europe
Special Thanks: Catherine Sollecito, John Crumlish @ Warner Bros.

Programming, Graphics, Sound & Music by Cryo Interactive Entertainment. Project co-ordination by Sega Europe Ltd.

Source:

US manual^[9]

Magazine articles

Main article: Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

IT advert (1995)

Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #46: "Julio 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in AS Magazin-Video Igrice (YU) #15: "Novembar 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Sega News (CZ) #1: "Říjen 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

Sega News (CZ) #2: "Listopad 1996" (1996-1x-xx)^[10]
Sega News (CZ) #3: "Prosinec 1996" (1996-1x-xx)^[11]
Sega News (CZ) #4: "Leden 1997" (1997-xx-xx)^[12]

Print advert in Blue Jean (TR) #03/97: "Mart 1997" (1997-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)

85

^[13]

Consoles + (FR)

84

^[14]

Cool Gamer (RU)

50

^[15]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

70

^[16]

Joypad (FR)

72

^[17]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

64

^[18]

Player One (FR)

75

^[19]

Play Time (DE)

64

^[20]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

56

^[4]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

75

^[21]

Svet Kompjutera (YU)

81

^[22]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

60

^[23]

Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)

79

^[24]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

68

^[25]

Todo Sega (ES)

65

^[26]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

63

^[27]

	69
Based on 16 reviews

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, FR (Blister pack)
Cover

Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, CZ/SK (DDC Agency)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Play Time (DE)

55

^[28]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

46

^[5]

Todo Sega (ES)

80

^[29]

	60
Based on 3 reviews

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, PT (purple)
Cover

Master System, PT (purple)
Cover

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR (alt)
Cover
Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

55

^[30]

Freak (IL)

74

^[31]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[6]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

65

^[32]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

85

^[33]

Player One (FR)

75

^[34]

Play Time (DE)

55

^[28]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

46

^[5]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

60

^[35]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[36]

	63
Based on 10 reviews

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales/Technical information.

References

↑ File:CheeseCatastrophe GG EU backcover.jpg
↑ File:CCASSG SMS EU Box.jpg
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 43
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 62
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 ^5.7 Sega Power, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-20), page 61
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 8 August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 66
↑ File:Cheese Cat-Astrophe MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Cheese Catastrophe GG credits.pdf
↑ File:CCSSG gg us manual.pdf, page 10
↑ Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 43
↑ Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 43
↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 2
↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 72
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 120
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 50
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 79
↑ Joypad, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 81
↑ Mega Fun, "07/95" (DE; 1995-06-21), page 84
↑ Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 116
↑ Play Time, "(8/9)/95" (DE; 1995-07-05), page 98
↑ Sega Pro, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-13), page 87
↑ Svet Kompjutera, "Maj 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 84
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 49
↑ Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 43
↑ Sonic the Comic, "12th May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-29), page 10
↑ Todo Sega, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 58
↑ Video Games, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-28), page 108
↑ ^28.0 ^28.1 Play Time, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-07), page 110
↑ Todo Sega, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 52
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 40
↑ Freak, "8/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GamePro, "July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 86
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 85
↑ Player One, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 104
↑ Video Games, "8/95" (DE; 1995-07-26), page 101
↑ VideoGames, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 66

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[:File:CheeseCatastrophe_GG_EU_backcover.jpg_p-1] File:CheeseCatastrophe GG EU backcover.jpg

[:File:CCASSG_SMS_EU_Box.jpg_p-2] File:CCASSG SMS EU Box.jpg

[:File:CVG_UK_161.pdf_p43-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 43

[:File:SegaPower_UK_68.pdf_p62-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 62

[:File:SegaPower_UK_67.pdf_p61-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 ^5.7 Sega Power, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-20), page 61

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0808.pdf_p66-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 8 August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 66

[:File:Cheese_Cat-Astrophe_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Cheese Cat-Astrophe MD credits.pdf

[:File:Cheese_Catastrophe_GG_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Cheese Catastrophe GG credits.pdf

[:File:CCSSG_gg_us_manual.pdf_p10-9] File:CCSSG gg us manual.pdf, page 10

[:File:Sega_News_2_CZ.pdf_p43-10] Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 43

[:File:Sega_News_3_CZ.pdf_p43-11] Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 43

[:File:Sega_News_4_CZ.pdf_p2-12] Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:AlaabAlcomputtar_SA_2.pdf_p72-13] Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 72

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_042.pdf_p120-14] Consoles +, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 120

[15] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 50

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_12.pdf_p79-16] Games World: The Magazine, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 79

[:File:Joypad_FR_041.pdf_p81-17] Joypad, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 81

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-07.pdf_p84-18] Mega Fun, "07/95" (DE; 1995-06-21), page 84

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_052.pdf_p116-19] Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 116

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-0809.pdf_p98-20] Play Time, "(8/9)/95" (DE; 1995-07-05), page 98

[:File:SegaPro_UK_45.pdf_p87-21] Sega Pro, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-13), page 87

[:File:SvetKompjutera_YU_140.pdf_p84-22] Svet Kompjutera, "Maj 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 84

[:File:Sega_Mega_Drive_Review_2_RU.pdf_p49-23] Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 49

[:File:14000_opisaniy_i_sekretov_SEGA.pdf_p43-24] Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 43

[25] Sonic the Comic, "12th May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-29), page 10

[:File:TodoSega_ES_29.pdf_p58-26] Todo Sega, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 58

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-07.pdf_p108-27] Video Games, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-28), page 108

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-07.pdf_p110-28] 28.0 ^28.1 Play Time, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-07), page 110

[:File:TodoSega_ES_26.pdf_p52-29] Todo Sega, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 52

[:File:EGM_US_071.pdf_p40-30] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 40

[31] Freak, "8/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_072.pdf_p86-32] GamePro, "July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 86

[33] Games World: The Magazine, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 85

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_053.pdf_p104-34] Player One, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 104

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-08.pdf_p101-35] Video Games, "8/95" (DE; 1995-07-26), page 101

[:File:VideoGames_US_78.pdf_p66-36] VideoGames, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 66

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Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Mega Drive version

Items

Levels

The Desert

Sylvester's Island of Danger

The Many Faces of Sylvester

Inside Sylvester's Lair

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Game Gear version

Technical information

References