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Hook
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sony Imagesoft
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
$49.9549.95[3] T-93026
Sega Mega Drive
EU
T-93026-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega-CD
US
$49.9549.95[4] T-6205
Sega Mega-CD
EU
T-93055-50
Sega Mega-CD
UK
T-93055-05
Sega Mega-CD
BR
063040
Sega Game Gear
US
T-93028
Sega Game Gear
EU
T-93028-50

Hook is a video game adaption of the movie with the same name, originally released on the SNES and then ported to a variety of consoles including the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD and Sega Game Gear. 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.

You play as the grown up Peter Pan who has returned to Neverland to destroy Captain Hook, who has returned to terrorize the land once again. A swings your dagger. B jumps.

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
Megadrive version - Core Design Ltd
  • 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
Mega CD version - Core Design Ltd
  • 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

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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #10: "November/December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #51: "October 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #145: "December 1993" (1993-11-15)
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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #25: "Novembre 1993" (1993-1x-xx)
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Print advert in Video Games (DE) #1993-12: "12/93" (1993-11-22)
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Print advert in Todo Sega (ES) #9: "Diciembre 1993" (1993-1x-xx)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
88 №53, p74[3]
78
66 №15, p58/59
41 №2, p38/39
69 №15, p132/133[1]
74 №37, p150
82
64 №49, p56
64 №27, p28
74 №4, p54/55
67 №13, p46/47
60 №1, p34/35[12]
Sega Mega Drive
69
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[13]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[14]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)
80
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[3]
Hyper (AU)
62
[16]
Joypad (FR) PAL
78
[17]
Mega (UK) PAL
66
[18]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
75
[19]
Mega Machines (UK) PAL
41
[20]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
64
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
69
[1]
Player One (FR)
74
[22]
Play Time (DE) PAL
61
[23]
Power Unlimited (NL)
82
[24]
Score (CZ)
80
[25]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
64
[26]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
64
[27]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U
74
[28]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
67
[29]
Sonic Mag: B.D. & Jeux-Video! (FR)
60
[12]
Todo Sega (ES)
83
[30]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
54
[31]
Sega Mega Drive
68
Based on
22 reviews

Hook

Mega Drive, US
Hook MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Hook MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU
Hook MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
Hook MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
83
93 №45, p54/55[32]
38 №5, p27
87
65 №2, p44[5]
45 №8, p50/51
55 №7, p49
88 №8, p22/23
80 №16, p34
72 №6, p44-47[33]
65 №37, p150
67 №44, p38/39
69 №18, p54/55
66 №1, p46/47[34]
40 №8, p60/61
Sega Mega-CD
68
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
83
[35]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
89
[36]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
93
[32]
GamesMaster (UK)
38
[37]
Joypad (FR)
89
[38]
Joypad (FR) PAL
87
[17]
MAN!AC (DE)
65
[5]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
45
[39]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
45
[40]
Mega (UK) PAL
55
[41]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
88
[42]
Mega Force (FR)
79
[43]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
82
[44]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
80
[45]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
72
[33]
Player One (FR)
65
[22]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
67
[46]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
69
[47]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U
40
[48]
Sega Force Mega (UK) NTSC-U
66
[34]
Todo Sega (ES) PAL
82
[49]
Video Games (DE) PAL
72
[50]
Sega Mega-CD
70
Based on
22 reviews

Hook

Mega-CD, US
Hook MCD US Box Back.jpgHook MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Hook MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Hook mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
Hook MCD EU Box Back.jpgHook MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Hook MCD EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Mega-CD, UK
Hook MCD EU Box Back.jpgHook MCD UK Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Disc
Mega-CD, BR
Hook MCD BR Box Back.jpgNospine.pngHook MCD BR Box Front.jpg
Cover

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80
85 №27, p126
68 №28, p48
Sega Game Gear
78
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Digitiser (UK)
68
[51]
Gamer (GR)
86
[52]
Joypad (FR) PAL
85
[53]
Megablast (DE) PAL
70
[54]
Mega Force (FR)
70
[55]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
68
[56]
Video Games (DE) PAL
40
[57]
Sega Game Gear
70
Based on
7 reviews

Hook

Game Gear, US
Hook GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngHook GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Hook GG US Manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
Hook GG EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngHook GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Hook GG EU cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 2c48e712
MD5 70b7314bb4f542cedc0ca9422808f269
SHA-1 67031af6ec4b771bd8d69a44c9945562a063593e
1MB Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 a154433a
MD5 0206e412933f236f0ab9ba20973bd74e
SHA-1 da5da918e92211d9a4108c2b39b29b8583242cbb
1MB Cartridge (EU)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File:MeanMachinesSega15UK.pdf, page 132 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega15UK.pdf_p132" defined multiple times with different content
  2. File:SegaVisions US 14.pdf, page 104
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:GamePro US 053.pdf, page 75 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 053.pdf_p75" defined multiple times with different content
  4. File:GamePro US 045.pdf, page 59
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 File:MAN!AC DE 1993-12.pdf, page 44 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MAN!AC DE 1993-12.pdf_p44" defined multiple times with different content
  6. File:SegaVisions US 13.pdf, page 97
  7. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 206
  8. Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 78
  9. Sega Visions, "October/November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 99
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 19
  11. GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 199
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:SonicMag FR 01.pdf, page 36 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SonicMag FR 01.pdf_p36" defined multiple times with different content
  13. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 96
  14. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 103
  15. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 112
  16. Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 69
  17. 17.0 17.1 Joypad, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 150
  18. Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 58
  19. Mega Fun, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-24), page 30
  20. Mega Machines, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-09), page 38
  21. MegaTech, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-21), page 84
  22. 22.0 22.1 Player One, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 150
  23. Play Time, "4/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 161
  24. Power Unlimited, "Nummer 5, December 1993" (NL; 1993-12-01), page 45
  25. Score, "Cervenec 1994" (CZ; 1994-07-01), page 60
  26. Sega Power, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-xx), page 56
  27. Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 28
  28. Sega Zone, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 54
  29. Sega Zone, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 46
  30. Todo Sega, "Enero 1994" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 84
  31. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 86
  32. 32.0 32.1 File:GamePro US 045.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 045.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content
  33. 33.0 33.1 File:MeanMachinesSega06UK.pdf, page 44 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega06UK.pdf_p44" defined multiple times with different content
  34. 34.0 34.1 File:SegaForceMega UK 01.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForceMega UK 01.pdf_p46" defined multiple times with different content
  35. Consoles +, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 178
  36. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "March 1993" (US; 1993-02-09), page 83
  37. GamesMaster, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-19), page 27
  38. Joypad, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 64
  39. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
  40. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 52
  41. Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 49
  42. Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 5
  43. Mega Force, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-12-10), page 128
  44. Mega Fun, "02/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 40
  45. MegaTech, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 34
  46. Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 38
  47. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 54
  48. Sega Zone, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-xx), page 60
  49. Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 48
  50. Video Games, "2/94" (DE; 1994-01-26), page 44
  51. Digitiser (UK) (1993-12-08)
  52. Gamer, "Dekémvrios 1993" (GR; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  53. Joypad, "Janvier 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 126
  54. Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 82
  55. Mega Force, "Janvier 1994" (FR; 1994-01-08), page 120
  56. Sega Pro, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 48
  57. Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 124