Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales

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Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (EU) Sega of America (US)
Developer: Cryo Interactive Entertainment
Distributor: Sega-Ozisoft (AU) Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: Warner Bros.
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages: English Deutsch Français Español
Release Date RRP Code EU 1995-05 1540-50 UK 1995-05 £39.9939.99 1540-50 CZ 199x AU 199x FSPE02SMC EU 1995-05 9033-50 PT 1996 4,990$4,990 UK 1995-05 £29.9929.99 9033-50 BR 1995 028550 US 1995 $39.9939.99 2523 EU 1995-05 2523-50 UK 1995-05 £29.9929.99 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. There are three difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, and Hard).

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. The game ends if he runs out of lives.

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

Master System and Game Gear versions

Rescuing a mouse

The game is a platformer played as the Looney Tunes character Speedy Gonzales. The goal in each level is to find a key, which transports Speedy to a room where he can rescue one of his mouse buddies, then make it to the exit to the level. There are four worlds with three levels in each, and Speedy fights Sylvester at the end of each world. There are three difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, and Hard).

Speedy moves with and and ducks with . He jumps with . Speedy can defeat most enemies by jumping on top of them or by throwing sombreros at them with . Sombreros are limited in supply and can be thrown while ducking or jumping. They return to Speedy like boomerangs after they are thrown if they do not hit an enemy. Enemies are typically defeated in one jump but take multiple sombreros.

Speedy has two health hearts and loses half of a heart when he takes damage from an enemy or a hazard. He loses a life and must restart the level if he loses both of his health hearts (though they can be replenished by finding health items). The game ends if he runs out of lives.

Items

	Health
	Replenishes part of Speedy's health.
	Sombrero
	Sombreros can be thrown at enemies.
	Key
	Find in every level to open the exit. Collecting the key transports Speedy to a room where he can rescue one of his mouse friends. Then Speedy is transported back to the level and can look for the exit.
	Exit
	Exits the level. The exit sign only appears after Speedy has found the key and rescued his mouse friend.
	Lasso
	Gives Speedy the ability to use a lasso to climb up to higher platforms with +.
	1-Up
	Gives the player an extra life.

Levels

The Desert

	The Sand Dunes
	Rocky Mountains
	The Dry Lands
	In the boss fight, Speedy can pick up the dynamite that Sylvester drops with and toss it into the air with .

Sylvester's Island of Danger

	A Weekend in Hawaii
	A Weekend in Hawaii
	Lake Piranha
	Speedy swims by moving the D-Pad in any direction. In the boss fight, Speedy can use the clam like a racket to reflect the anchors that Sylvester drops with .

The Faces of Sylvester

	Sylvester's Scaffolding
	The River of Paint
	Speedy can paddle in any direction using the D-Pad. He is defeated in one hit in this level.
	Mount Sylvester
	Speedy can find a rope at the base of the mountain. He can use it to lasso up to higher platforms with +, then climb the rope with .

Inside Sylvester's Lair

	The Wall of Peril
	The High Voltage Zone
	The Cheese Factory
	In the boss fights, Speedy can pick up the bombs or dynamite by touching them, then throw them with .

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

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In-game credits

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

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In-game credits

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• 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.

©1995 Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

LOONEY TUNES, characters, names and all related indicia are trademarks of Warner Bros. ©1995.

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US manual

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)
• Sega News (CZ) #3: "Prosinec 1996" (1996-1x-xx)
• Sega News (CZ) #4: "Leden 1997" (1997-xx-xx)

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

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Mega Drive version

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Publication Version Score Alaab Alcomputtar (SA) 85 Consoles + (FR) 84 Cool Gamer (RU) 50 Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL 70 Joypad (FR) 72 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 64 Player One (FR) 75 Play Time (DE) 64 Sega Power (UK) PAL 56 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 75 Svet Kompjutera (YU) 81 Sega Mega Drive Review (RU) 60 Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU) 79 Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL 68 Todo Sega (ES) 65 Video Games (DE) PAL 63

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Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales

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Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales

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Game Gear version

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Publication Version Score Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 55 Freak (IL) 74 Game Players (US) NTSC-U 63 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 65 Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL 85 Player One (FR) 75 Play Time (DE) 55 Sega Power (UK) PAL 46 Video Games (DE) PAL 60 VideoGames (US) NTSC-U 50

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Technical information

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