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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Game Gear | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sony Imagesoft | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Ukiyotei Core Design Spidersoft | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: TriStar Pictures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: Krisalis sound driver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hook is a platforming game based on the 1991 film Hook. It was originally developed by Ukiyotei and released on the Super NES in 1992, but it was ported to the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD by Core Design and to the Sega Game Gear by Spidersoft in 1993.
While the game is tied to the movie, the likenesses of the original cast are completely missing from all versions.
Contents
Story
Peter Pan, "the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up," was a mischievous boy who had many adventures on the mythical island of Neverland as the leader of the Lost Boys. Now an adult, he has forgotten about his childhood. After returning home to find his children missing, his childhood friend Wendy Darling, now an elderly woman, reminds him of his past and tells him that he must defeat the one-handed pirate Captain Hook and his henchmen to rescue them.
Gameplay
The game is a side-scrolling platformer in which the player controls a grown-up Peter Pan, who travels across Neverland to stop Captain Hook. Peter walks with or
and ducks with
. He jumps with
. His jump is floaty, and he jumps higher if the button is held for longer. He swims by holding
while moving the D-Pad in any direction. He swings his dagger with
, which can be done while ducking, jumping, or swimming. He can sprint by holding
with
or
. He can jump much higher while sprinting. If he obtains Pixie Dust from Tinkerbell, he can fly by pressing
again while in midair and using the D-Pad to move. His flight is limited by the Fly meter. He can fly faster by holding
(similar to running) or cancel his flight by pressing
again while flying.
After defeating Rufio, the new leader of the Lost Boys, in the first level, Peter receives a golden sword as a weapon, capable of shooting star balls. Peter loses the sword when he takes damage and reverts to using his dagger, but the sword can be found hidden in some levels.
Peter's health is measured in leaves. He begins with two leaves and loses one each time an enemy attacks. After losing all of his leaves, he can sustain one more hit before losing a life. The player can collect additional leaves throughout the game to increase his health. Fruits scattered throughout each level can be collected to replenish lost health. Players lose a life if Peter runs out of health or if time runs out for the level.
Items
Cherry | |
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Restores one health leaf. | |
Apple | |
Fully restores all health leaves. | |
Leaves | |
Increases Peter's maximum health by one leaf, up to a maximum of 4. | |
Pixie Dust | |
Refills Peter's Fly meter, giving him the ability to fly. Peter can return to Tinkerbell at any point to refill his Fly meter, allowing the player to use the flight to explore and obtain hidden items. | |
1-Up | |
Gives the player one or more extra lives. | |
Sheba's Tiara | |
Awards the player 100 bonus points. | |
Ring of Honor | |
Awards the player 500 bonus points. | |
Regal Necklace | |
Awards the player 1,000 bonus points. | |
King's Crown | |
Awards the player 10,000 bonus points. | |
Magic Sword | |
Equips Peter with a sword that shoots star balls when it is swung, replacing his dagger. The sword is lost if Peter takes damage. |
Levels
The Nevertree | |
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Neverland Forest | |
Neverland Rocky Mountains | |
Neverland Waterfall and Lagoon | |
Neverland Underground | |
Neverland Ice and Snow Region | |
Neverland Over the Forest | |
Neverland Skeleton Rock | |
Pirate Town | |
Pirate Ship | |
Hook | |
History
Legacy
The game received a spiritual successor called Skyblazer, which was also developed by Ukiyotei and released exclusively for the Super NES in 1994.
Versions
The Mega-CD version includes three short full-motion video excerpts from the movie and adapts its orchestral soundtrack, composed by John Williams. It also has a computer-generated scan of Captain Hook's ship in the introduction. While the game features voice acting, it uses different actors from the film.
Production credits
Mega Drive version
- Executive Producers: Shigeo Maruyama, Olaf Olafsson
- Chief Development Executive: Hiroshi Goto, Yuji Takahashi, Jeff Benjamin
- Produced by: Yukio Nagasaki, Allan Becker
- Directed by: Kenshi Naruse
- Programmed by: Norihiro Tokeshi, Tadakatsu Makiuchi
- Characters Designed by: Teruo Nagato
- Graphics Designed by: Akishi Imai, Sadaki Matsumoto, Midori Nasu, Michiyo Komura
- Music by: John Williams
- Except When You re Alone by: Leslie Bricusse, John Williams
- Additional Music by: Tetsuya Furumoto, Katsunori Ujiie
- Supervisor: Hiroaki Ishikawa
- Game Programming by: Stefan Walker
- Graphics Conversion by: Jason Gee, Stuart Atkinson, Billy Allison
- special thanks to
- Sony Imagesoft: Nathan Rose, Diane Coleman, Chris Kantrowitz, John Koronaios, Elsa Nunez, Richard Robinson, Tom Taylor
- Sony Pictures Entertainment: Lester Borden, Catherine Varvaro, Cassandra Barbour
- Amblin Entertainment: Mark Snovell, Denise Dole
- Sony Electronic Publishing Company: Coli Anand, Peter Dille, Dara Eisenhauer, Lester Greenman, Jeanne Hurst, Len Israel, Lesly Reinish, Gil Victorio
- Sony Music Entertainment (Japan): Akira Sato, Tetsuya Inohara, Yoshikazu Yasuoka, Yasuhito Kawabe, Saeko Takaoka, Ryoji Akagawa, Hiroshi Kiyomoto, Tetsuji Yamamoto, Takako Ishikawa, Yumiko Nakajima, Hiromi Watanabe, Etsumi Shiota
- Game Designed and Programmed by: Ukiyotei
- Hook ©&TM 1991 Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- Design © 1992 by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Mega-CD version
- Executive Producers: Shigeo Maruyama, Olaf Olafsson
- Chief Development Executive: Hiroshi Goto, Yuji Takahashi, Jeff Benjamin
- Produced by: Yukio Nagasaki, Allan Becker
- Directed by: Kenshi Naruse
- Programmed by: Norihiro Tokeshi, Tadakatsu Makiuchi
- Characters Designed by: Teruo Nagato
- Graphics Designed by: Akishi Imai, Sadaki Matsumoto, Midori Nasu, Michiyo Komura
- Music by: John Williams
- Except When You re Alone by: Leslie Bricusse, John Williams
- Additional Music by: Tetsuya Furumoto, Katsunori Ujiie
- Supervisor: Hiroaki Ishikawa
- Directed by: Jeremy Smith
- Game Programming by: Stefan Walker
- Other Programming by: Chris Long, John Kirkland
- Graphics Conversion by: Jason Gee, Mark Watson, Stuart Atkinson, Stefan Walker
- special thanks to
- Sony Imagesoft: Nathan Rose, Diane Coleman, Chris Kantrowitz, John Koronaios, Elsa Nunez, Richard Robinson, Tom Taylor
- Sony Pictures Entertainment: Lester Borden, Catherine Varvaro, Cassandra Barbour
- Amblin Entertainment: Mark Snovell, Denise Dole
- Sony Electronic Publishing Company: Coli Anand, Peter Dille, Dara Eisenhauer, Lester Greenman, Jeanne Hurst, Len Israel, Lesly Reinish, Gil Victorio
- Sony Music Entertainment (Japan): Akira Sato, Tetsuya Inohara, Yoshikazu Yasuoka, Yasuhito Kawabe, Saeko Takaoka, Ryoji Akagawa, Hiroshi Kiyomoto, Tetsuji Yamamoto, Takako Ishikawa, Yumiko Nakajima, Hiromi Watanabe, Etsumi Shiota
- Game Designed and Programmed by: Ukiyotei
- Hook ©&TM 1991 Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- Design © 1992 by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Game Gear version
- Executive Producer: Olaf Olafsson
- Chief Development Executive: Jeff Benjamin, Richard Robinson
- Produced by: Allan Becker
- Assistant Producer: Brian Wiklem
- Original Program and Design by: Ukiyotei
- Game Gear version Directed by: Jeremy Smith
- Produced by: Steve Marsden
- Programmed by: Matt Taylor, Dave Cooke, David De Pauw
- Graphics by: Robert "Printhead" Lever
- Game Gear Music Conversion by: Matt Furniss
- Special Thanks to: Darren Clayton, Steve Marsden, Dave Cooke, Andrew Taylor, Kevin Howe
Magazine articles
- Main article: Hook/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #41: "December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)[16]
- Sega Visions (US) #11: "February/March 1993" (199x-xx-xx)[17]
also published in:
- Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)[18]
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)[19]
- GamePro (US) #54: "January 1994" (199x-xx-xx)[20]
also published in:
- Velikiy Drakon (RU) #61 (2003-02-07)[24]
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Game Gear version
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Unreleased versions
Hook |
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System(s): Sega Master System |
Publisher: Sony Imagesoft |
Developer: Spidersoft |
State before cancellation: Late in development |
Status of prototype(s): Prototype dumped |
Plans for a Sega Master System version of the game were put in place, but were ultimately scrapped. A prototype of said version has since emerged during the 2000s, and its ROM has been dumped.
Technical information
- Main article: Hook/Technical information.
References
- ↑ File:Hook GG EU Box Back.jpg
- ↑ Sega Visions, "August/September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 104
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 GamePro, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 75
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 132
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 10
- ↑ Megazone, "February 1994" (AU; 1994-01-26), page 46
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/cDtKpbFLo48/m/l9zVB-OepMcJ
- ↑ GamePro, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 59
- ↑ Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 55
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 49
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 43
- ↑ Sega Visions, "June/July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 97
- ↑ Megazone, "February 1994" (AU; 1994-01-26), page 47
- ↑ File:Hook MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Hook GG credits.pdf
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 206
- ↑ Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 78
- ↑ Sega Visions, "October/November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 99
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 19
- ↑ GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 199
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1997-09-01), page 2
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1997-10-18), page 78
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1997-12-07), page 89
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 2003-02-07), page 68
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 96
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 103
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 112
- ↑ Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 69
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Joypad, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 150
- ↑ Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 58
- ↑ Mega Fun, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-24), page 30
- ↑ Mega Machines, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-09), page 38
- ↑ MegaTech, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-21), page 84
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Player One, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 150
- ↑ Play Time, "4/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 161
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 5, December 1993" (NL; 1993-12-01), page 45
- ↑ Score, "Cervenec 1994" (CZ; 1994-07-01), page 60
- ↑ Sega Power, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-xx), page 56
- ↑ Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 28
- ↑ Sega Zone, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 54
- ↑ Sega Zone, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 46
- ↑ Sonic Mag: B.D. & Jeux-Video!, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 36
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Enero 1994" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 84
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 86
- ↑ Consoles +, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 178
- ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "March 1993" (US; 1993-02-09), page 83
- ↑ GamePro, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 58
- ↑ GamesMaster, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-19), page 27
- ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 64
- ↑ MAN!AC, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-10), page 44
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 52
- ↑ Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 5
- ↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-12-10), page 128
- ↑ Mega Fun, "02/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 40
- ↑ MegaTech, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 34
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-28), page 44
- ↑ Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 38
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 54
- ↑ Sega Zone, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-xx), page 60
- ↑ Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 46
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 48
- ↑ Video Games, "2/94" (DE; 1994-01-26), page 44
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-12-08)
- ↑ Gamer, "Dekémvrios 1993" (GR; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 126
- ↑ Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 82
- ↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1994" (FR; 1994-01-08), page 120
- ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 48
- ↑ Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 124
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