Hook
Hook — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Hook on?
- Hook was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, Super Famicom, Sega Game Gear, Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System, PC (Microsoft Windows), Arcade.
- When did Hook release?
- Hook was first released on July 17, 1992.
About Hook
In this video game adaption of the Steven Spielberg film Hook, the player takes the role of a grown-up Peter Pan, whose kids have been kidnapped by Captain Hook. Tinker Bell takes Peter back to Neverland where he must again become Pan and reclaim his children. These versions are side-scrolling platform games. The Genesis, Sega CD, and Super NES versions all have 11 levels, While the Game Gear version has only 8. Each version features various locations that include caves, forests, lagoons, and snowy mountains. Throughout the game, the player must defend against Hook's pirate henchmen, as well as spiders, snakes, and skeletons. Peter Pan's primary weapon is a dagger. After completing the first level, the player receives the golden sword as a weapon, capable of shooting balls of energy. If the player is attacked, Peter Pan drops the sword and must use the dagger, while the golden sword can sometimes be retrieved in the following level. The player's health meter is measured as leaves. The player begins with two leaves, and loses one each time an enemy attacks. The player can collect additional leaves throughout the game to increase the health meter, for a maximum total of four leaves. Fruits that are scattered throughout each level can be collected to refill the player's health meter. After collecting pixie dust, Peter Pan has the ability to fly for short periods of time, until the Fly Meter becomes empty. Tinker Bell appears throughout the game to refill the Fly Meter. The game does not include a password feature.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, Super Famicom, Sega Game Gear, Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System, PC (Microsoft Windows), Arcade
- Developer
- Ukiyotei
- Publisher
- Tec Toy
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Action
- Series
- Hook
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega GenesisDetails ↓ | 1993 | $17 | $36 | $346 | 2 reviews | Low |
| Sega CDDetails ↓ | 1993 | $19 | $60 | — | 3 reviews | Low |
The cheapest way to own it loose is the Sega Genesis version ($17).
Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Super Famicom · Sega Game Gear · Game Boy · Nintendo Entertainment System · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Arcade. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Prices are per version and are not interchangeable, and neither are the reviews: conversions in this era were often built by a different studio than the original, so a score earned on one machine says nothing about how another plays.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $28 | $155 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $2.95 in Oct 2007, $15.32 five years ago, and $16.50 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $2.99 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $2.99 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $4.02 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $2.77 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $5.22 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $5.50 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $3.91 | $7.00 |
| Jan 2015 | $8.99 | $17.95 |
| Jan 2016 | $5.99 | $11.00 |
| Jan 2017 | $7.02 | $14.50 |
| Jan 2018 | $8.16 | $15.66 |
| Jan 2019 | $8.49 | $16.42 |
| Jan 2020 | $9.99 | $18.88 |
| Jan 2021 | $11.24 | $27 |
| Jan 2022 | $14.23 | $34 |
| Jan 2023 | $19.70 | $40 |
| Jan 2024 | $12.97 | $26 |
| Jan 2025 | $14.02 | $26 |
| Jan 2026 | $18.49 | $40 |
| Oct 2026 | $16.50 | $36 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1993 | T-93026 | 090451401020 | — |
| Europe / PAL | 19 November 1993 | T-93026-50 | — | 171-5978BA |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1993
- Authenticity
- Low
The Sega Genesis version
A middling film tie-in platformer from Core Design, fine for Peter Pan fans and a little pricier than average.
Core Design developed the Genesis version of Hook for Sony Imagesoft, based on the 1991 film. Eleven levels long, it came out in North America in 1993 and in Europe on 19 November 1993. It plays as a side-scrolling platformer, and the Sega CD and Super NES versions share its levels.
GamePro said the Genesis cart lacks the graphics and sound quality of the Super NES and Sega CD versions but is just as fun to play. Mean Machines Sega praised its graphics and music but criticized the difficulty, concluding that it was not terrible and not loaded with fun either.
What the press said at the time
| AllGame | 3/5 | |
| Mean Machines Sega | 69% |
“Based on the hit movie, Hook swings aboard the Genesis with Style. This game's a treasure chest of fun, with graphics and game play almost identical to the acclaimed Sega CD and SNES versions.”
“I'd recommend Hook to anyone after a heavy Saturday night; it's a sobering experience.”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The Genesis, Sega CD and Super NES versions all have 11 levels, three more than the Game Gear version.
Sega Pro scored the Genesis game 64%, finding it a very ordinary platform adventure with awkward controls and little variety.
Also on other platforms
Super NES · Sega CD · Game Gear · Game Boy · NES · Windows · Arcade
| Arcade | Irem |
- Game Gear. The Game Gear version has eight levels rather than 11.
- Arcade. The arcade game is a different type of game, a beat 'em up for up to four players by Irem.
How the other versions reviewed
| Super NES | Mean Machines | 72% |
| Game Boy | Nintendo Power | 11.2/20 |
| NES | Nintendo Power | 11.2/20 |
| Super NES | Nintendo Power | 13.8/20 |
| Super NES | Sega Power | 72% |
| Game Boy | Total! | 88% |
| NES | Total! | 84% |
| Windows | Commodore Force | 73% |
| Windows | Commodore Format | 85% / 55% (1993) |
| Super NES | Electronic Games | 88% |
| NES | N-Force | 73% |
| Super NES | N-Force | 81% |
These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits above the middle. The European cart usually costs more than the US one, and a complete European copy usually costs a lot more. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about 2 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $4.00 in Jul 2008, $17.47 five years ago, and $19.49 as of Nov 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $2.50 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $2.50 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $3.59 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $3.06 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $5.65 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $5.50 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $9.99 | $30 |
| Jan 2016 | $7.00 | $8.50 |
| Jan 2017 | $8.89 | $24 |
| Jan 2018 | $11.50 | $27 |
| Jan 2019 | $10.69 | $29 |
| Jan 2020 | $12.23 | $33 |
| Jan 2021 | $13.56 | $27 |
| Jan 2022 | $16.61 | $62 |
| Jan 2023 | $23 | $60 |
| Jan 2024 | $16.65 | $57 |
| Jan 2025 | $11.99 | $50 |
| Jan 2026 | $14.00 | $59 |
| Nov 2026 | $19.49 | $60 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1993 | T-06205 | 090451601024 |
| Europe / PAL | September 1993 | T-93055-50 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1993
- Authenticity
- Low
The Sega CD version
A Peter Pan tie-in whose film music, speech and video clips are better than the platforming underneath them.
This is the Sega CD version of Hook, developed by Core Design and published by Sony Imagesoft. Its North American release is dated 1993 and its European one September 1993. The gameplay is the same as the Genesis and Super NES versions, with 11 levels. What the disc adds is the film's musical score, voice acting (though not from the film's actors), digitized scenes from the movie and a computer-generated scan of Captain Hook's ship for the introduction.
GamePro, reviewing it in April 1993, picked out the additional dialogue, the extra music, the digitized movie scenes and the new graphics of Hook's ship. Mean Machines Sega praised the graphics, music and well-planned levels but found the controls slow, and said that visually and aurally Hook is tremendous while underneath there is a very average game.
How it was made
Core Design developed the Sega CD and Genesis versions; Sony Imagesoft published them.
What the press said at the time
| Electronic Games March 1993 | March 1993 | 89% |
| MegaTech Issue 16 | April 1993 | 80% |
| Sega Pro Issue 34 | July 1994 | 50% |
“All in all, Hook is a solid version of an excellent game. Keep in mind that the game is easy to beat, and that those who are looking for a significant upgrade over the cartridge version will only find the same game with much better music.”
“A captivating story line, challenging game play, sharp graphics, and crystal clear sound and music make Hook one of the best games for the Sega CD to date.”
“Luckily the graphics and sound in the game itself make up for these deficiencies. The sprites and backgrounds are wonderfully designed and are really colourful”
“One of the more challenging platform games around, but there’s very little fun to go with the difficulty.”
Also on other platforms
Genesis · Super NES · Game Gear · Game Boy · NES · Windows · Arcade
How the other versions reviewed
| Super NES | Mean Machines | 72% |
| Game Boy | Nintendo Power | 11.2/20 |
| NES | Nintendo Power | 11.2/20 |
| Super NES | Nintendo Power | 13.8/20 |
| Super NES | Sega Power | 72% |
| Game Boy | Total! | 88% |
| NES | Total! | 84% |
| Windows | Commodore Force | 73% |
| Windows | Commodore Format | 85% / 55% (1993) |
| Super NES | Electronic Games | 88% |
| NES | N-Force | 73% |
| Super NES | N-Force | 81% |
These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.
Before you buy
The US disc sits about at the middle of North American Sega CD prices. Check that the printed side and the case both name this game.
Hook screenshots
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