Some brand new footage of the lost Sega Channel exclusive Garfield: Caught in the Act The Lost Levels has appeared online, as spotted by the @LostMediaBuster.
The footage was taken by the YouTuber PZTunleaded at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2024, where the game was on display as part of the Video Game History Foundation stand, and shows 43 minutes of footage of the title that was previously thought to be lost media.
Just to give you some brief background on the history of Garfield Caught In The Act The Lost Levels, it is a version of the 1995 Mega Drive / Genesis title Garfield Caught In The Act, which was developed by Sega InterActive, and is thought to have been comprised of three cut levels. This includes a Viking level, which was later featured in the Game Gear version (Bonehead the Barbarian), a space level that eventually appeared in the PC port (Alien Landscape), and an unused train section that was meant to be included in the Catsablanca level.
It was released through the cable service Sega Channel — a joint venture between Sega, Time Warner, and Tele-Communications, Inc (TCI) — and was transmitted to consoles equipped with an adaptor via a satellite.
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