What platforms is Tomcat Alley on?

Tomcat Alley was released on PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega CD.

When did Tomcat Alley release?

Tomcat Alley was first released on December 22, 1994.

Tomcat Alley

Dec 22, 1994SimulatorVisual NovelPC (Microsoft Windows)Sega CD

Tomcat Alley — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Tomcat Alley on?: Tomcat Alley was released on PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega CD.
When did Tomcat Alley release?: Tomcat Alley was first released on December 22, 1994.

About Tomcat Alley

Tomcat Alley is one of the last of Sega's TruVideo games for the SegaCD, featuring you and your F-14 Tomcat doing what you do best - dogfighting Russian Migs! This time, a renegade Soviet commander is threatening the United States with chemical weapons from his base in the Mexican desert, and its up to you and your wingmen to fine-tune your air-to-air combat strategies to make the entire western hemisphere safe again! Tomcat Alley was one of Sega's last TruVideo games, featuring what is called "Active Matrix" software, which allows for many different outcomes to any given situation. This means only one thing - much more interaction and variation than previous FMV (Full Motion Video) games!

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega CD
Developer: The Code Monkeys
Publisher: Sega
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Sega CD	1994	$8	$14	$37	72%	Low

Also released on: PC (Microsoft Windows). We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02

Loose

Complete

$14

Sealed

$37

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$11	$25	$76
Japanese release	$9	$25	—

How often it sells

Loose: about 2 times a month
Complete: about 2 times a week
Sealed: about 4 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 $0.75 in Oct 2008, $6.54 five years ago, and $8.22 as of Nov 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2009	$0.75	—
Jan 2010	$0.75	—
Jan 2011	$0.25	—
Jan 2012	$0.87	—
Jan 2013	$0.87	—
Jan 2014	$3.79	$4.99
Jan 2015	$4.24	$6.49
Jan 2016	$3.97	$4.99
Jan 2017	$4.73	$7.99
Jan 2018	$5.09	$8.00
Jan 2019	$6.15	$9.99
Jan 2020	$6.99	$11.36
Jan 2021	$7.49	$11.00
Jan 2022	$7.00	$16.45
Jan 2023	$10.00	$11.22
Jan 2024	$7.32	$14.99
Jan 2025	$7.41	$13.16
Jan 2026	$8.23	$14.99
Nov 2026	$8.22	$14.40

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode	MSRP
North America	March 1994	4429	010086044294	—
Europe / PAL	May 1994	MK-4429-50	4974365644291	—
Japan	22 December 1994	G-6039	—	¥7,800

Source: Japanese product numbers, dates and prices: Sega Japan's Mega-CD software lists, each number checked against MAME's Mega-CD software list. North American and European numbers: the number printed on the disc as recorded by Redump, shown where MAME's list agrees or has no number

Region: NA+EU+JP
Released: 1994
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases of these games are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega CD prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A jet-fighter interactive film that GamePro and Game Informer's reviewers praised, with doubts about how long it lasts.

The Code Monkeys developed the Sega CD game Tomcat Alley, published by Sega. It came out in North America in March 1994, in Europe in May 1994 and in Japan on 22 December 1994. It uses actors, sets and aerial footage shown full screen.

Game Informer's reviewers rated it probably the best Sega CD game using full-motion video, though one still wanted more, and recommended it for quick thrills while doubting the average player would get much replay value. GamePro was warmer still: it named the game the best Sega CD game at the 1994 Consumer Electronics Show and in its review said the actors, sets and aerial footage create a breathtaking aerial battlefield.

How it was made

The Code Monkeys developed it for Sega; John Zuur Platten is credited as designer.

What the press said at the time

MegaTech Issue 31

July 1994

72%

“The only problem is, you don't ever get to fly the plane. … This is a fun game to play the first couple of times, but it wears thin quick!”
— Game Informer, June 1994

“The main problem with full-motion Mega-CD games has always been their linear nature. Not so with TomCat Alley.”
— Sega Magazine, June 1994

“The flight visuals may be state-of-the-art, but not so the gameplay, so I’m afraid I can’t really recommend this game. We’re still waiting for a respectable Truvideo game to arrive.”
— MegaTech, June 1995

“Quite different to other games of this style though and if we admit it, quite fun at times.”
— MegaTech, July 1994

Also on other platforms

Windows

Before you buy

The US disc sits below the middle for North American Sega CD prices. The European disc usually costs more than the US one, and a complete Japanese copy usually costs a good deal more. Each suits the matching region's Mega-CD. Check that the printed title and the case agree.