Garfield: Caught in the Act

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  • Game Gear
  • Windows PC

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Garfield: Caught in the Act
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, Windows PC
Publisher: Sega
Windows PC
Sega PC
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
GEMS
Genre: Action[1]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
1556
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1556-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU
FGAR02SMC
OFLC: G
Sega Mega Drive
BR
046990
Tectoy: Todas as Idades
Sega Game Gear
US
$44.9944.99[4] 2560
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Game Gear
EU
2560-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Game Gear
UK
£29.9929.99[5] 2560-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Game Gear
BR
077290
Tectoy: Todas as Idades
Windows PC
US
85023
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Windows PC
US
(Expert Software)
$19.9919.99[6] T-6803-01
ESRB: Kids to Adults

Garfield: Caught in the Act is a platformer game starring the characters from the Garfield comic series. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear in 1995, and was brought to Windows in 1996 as a stand-alone title as well as through the Sonic & Garfield Pack.

A port to the Sega 32X under the title of Garfield in TV Land was planned, but scrapped. The name was still used in the packaging of the initial PC release, even though the game itself retains the original title.

Story

Odie scares Garfield while he is watching television, and he ends up falling on the television. In a rushed effort to repair the television before Jon catches them, Garfield and Odie attempt to put the banged up and broken pieces together. They did actually put something together, but it was far from being a real television. As Garfield throws away the spare pieces, they become an electronic monster, the Glitch. The Glitch transports Garfield into the television. Now he must defeat the Glitch and make his way out.

Gameplay

The original Mega Drive game features six levels. Sega Channel subscribers could download Garfield: The Lost Levels, that featured 3 different levels.

The Game Gear version includes eight levels, two of which appear in the Lost Levels. There is only one type of bonus stage (accessed by finding an icon of Arlene's face in each level), in which you try to wreck everything in Jon's living room within a time limit to get an extra life. Garfield does not have different outfits in each level, and the attacks are the same in all levels (his close-range is a punch, and the projectile are stones). There are no invincibility items. In the between-level segments, you do not take damage from the obstacles; instead, they teleport you back to the start of that segment.

Levels

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Count Slobula's Castle

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Revenge of Orangebeard
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Cave Cat 3,000,000 BC
Password:
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Catsablanca
Password:
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The Curse of Cleofatra
Password:
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Bonehead the Barbarian
Game Gear-exclusive level.
Slobbin Hood
Game Gear-exclusive level.

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Alien Landscape
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PC-exclusive level.

History

Development

Main article: Garfield: Caught in the Act/Development.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Sega Interactive Development
  • Lead Programmer: Michael Fernie
  • Lead Artists: Michael Chung, Art Wong
  • Programmers: Kevin Burley, Ala D. Diaz, John LaSalvia, Pravin Wagh
  • Artists: Robert Barrett, Kathleen Bruno, Sandra B. Christensen, Petra Evers, Maureen Kringen, Michael Tamura, Rob Titus
  • Music Director: Tristan des Prés
  • Music: Tristan des Prés, Dwight Stone, Jeffrey Glenn Tveraas
  • Sound Effects: David Delia, Jeffrey Glenn Tveraas
  • Audio Programmer: James Dobson
  • Project Managers: David Brooks, Frank Hsu
  • Special Thanks: Carmen Bayacal, Rachel Wong Coleman, Kenneth C. Dullea III, Jack Loh, Nancy Nakamoto, Rodney Nakamoto
Source:
In-game credits


Game Gear version

Novotrade Credits
  • Developer: Novotrade International
  • Director: Laszlo Mero
  • Project Director: Don Walters
  • Software Director: Attila Bus
  • Art Director: Eszter Paris
  • Lead Programmer: Laszlo Megyeri
  • Programmers: Sandor Michaletzky, Balazs Papai
  • Lead Artist: Bori Paris
  • Artists: Tibor Botka, Edit Matis
  • Music, SFX: Laszlo Fazekas, Csaba Gigor, Gabor Foltan
  • Programming Aid: Adam Jedovszky, Gyongyi Mezei
  • Level Layout: Laszlo Mero, Eszter Paris, Bori Paris, Tibor Botka
  • Developer Tester: Tamas Panczel
  • Special Thanks: Andrea Eszterhai, Aniko Bodi
Source:
US manual
Garfield Caught in the Act GG US Manual.pdf
[7]

PC version

POV
  • Game Engine: Kevin Burley
  • Game Conversion: Kevin Burley
  • Windows Shell: Mike Terlecki
Sega InterActive Development Divison
  • Lead Progammer: Michael Fernie
  • Lead Artist: Mike Chung, Art Wong
  • Programmers: Kevin Burley, Ala Diaz, John Lasalvia, Pravin Wagh
  • Artists: Kathleen Bruno, Robert Barrett, Sandy Christensen, Maureen Kringen, Michael Tamura, Rob Titus, Petra Evers
  • Music Director: Tristan Des Pres
  • Music: Jeffrye Tveraas, Dwight Stone
  • Sound Effects: Jeffrye Tveraas, Dave Delia
  • Audio Programming: Jim Dobson
  • Project Management: David Brooks
Special Thanks
  • Thanks To: Carmen Bayacal, Joyce Takakura, Jack Loh, Rachel Coleman, Ken Dullea, Rod Nakamoto, Nancy Nakamoto
  • Special Thanks To: Jim Davis, Jill Hahn, Glenn Zimmerman, Mark Acey and all the folks at Paws
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Garfield: Caught in the Act/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Mega Drive and Game Gear US print advert
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Game Gear Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #51: "Diciembre 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
75
[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
60
[11]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[12]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 6 (RU)
70
[13]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
80
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
55
[15]
GamePro (DE)
47
[16]
Gamers (DE)
47
[17]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
58
[18]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
77
[19]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
65
[20]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
54
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
67
[22]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
70
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[24]
Svet Igara (YU)
85
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
67
[3]
Todo Sega (ES)
81
[26]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
79
[27]
Video Games (DE) PAL
59
[28]
Sega Mega Drive
67
Based on
21 reviews

Garfield: Caught in the Act

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Manual
Mega Drive, PT
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Cover
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, AU
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Mega Drive, BR
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Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
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Sega Game Gear
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Garfield: Caught in the Act

Game Gear, US
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Game Gear, EU
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Game Gear, BR
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PC version

PC, US
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PC, US (Expert Software)
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PC, US (Expert Software; alt)

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 f0ff078e
MD5 b8591488ca46b51c1d39b6869fa23006
SHA-1 9fff7dea16c4d0e6c9d6dbaade20c7048bb485ec
2MB 1995-09 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 cd53f3af
MD5 8766ad6ab161ffc7796a543325a82fb6
SHA-1 dc65f458cad3c165d0963b9b6da258d438da2ef7
1MB Cartridge (US/EU)

External links

References

  1. File:GCitA GG EU Box Back.jpg
  2. File:6-Pak MD US Manual.pdf, page 72
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 90
  4. GamePro, "January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 114
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 79
  6. 6.0 6.1 Press release: 1997-06-20: Sega chooses Expert Software for PC distribution agreement
  7. File:Garfield Caught in the Act GG US Manual.pdf, page 19
  8. Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 83
  9. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 84
  10. Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 102
  11. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 44
  12. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 317
  13. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 6, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 105
  14. GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 1: January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 22
  15. GamePro, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 90
  16. GamePro, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-04), page 58
  17. Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 39
  18. Game Informer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 24
  19. Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 108
  20. MAN!AC, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 79
  21. Mega Fun, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-18), page 77
  22. Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 75
  23. Sega Power, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 61
  24. Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 40
  25. Svet Igara, "Jun 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 62
  26. Todo Sega, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 48
  27. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 77
  28. Video Games, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 74


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