Pink Goes to Hollywood (SNES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthough of TecMagic's 1993 license-based platformer for the Super Nintendo, Pink Goes to Hollywood.
The Pink Panther stars in his own SNES game in this action-platformer that pits the classic cartoon jungle cat against his longtime nemesis, Detective Clouseau, as he tackles stages, or "sets," based on several classic MGM films.
Pink Goes to Hollywood is a non-linear, hop-and-bop action-platformer that opens with, "Honey, I Shrunk the Pink," a hub-world from which you can tackle the first stages in any order you wish, much like can be done in Mega Man. A miniaturized Pink runs about the house looking for themed items that mark the entrance to each of the available stages, and once he has finished the initial set, a mouse hole opens up in the mop board, giving him access to the final area where he'll finally face off against a phantom version of the inspector.
Pink can kill most enemies by jumping on their heads or by blasting them with his spray can, and he also gets access to an array of "tricks," or special, limited-use items to deal with the bad guys, from stop lights (used to temporarily freeze everything) to weapons like attack dogs, bowling balls, and jackhammers (which will all travel in a straight line, wiping out whatever they come in contact with).
He also can pick up coins that can be dropped in boxes scattered across each level - some coins will build staircases or bridges, while others allow him to fly above hazards on a magic carpet, and some levels require you to use these coins to clear specific obstacles in order to move forward.
The game is short and fairly easy, but it does take some practice to come to grips with the controls. Pink's jump is a bit awkward to control, and running often leads to getting killed by enemies that you don't have time to react to, but the generally slow pace of the game helps to counteract those issues.
I really liked the themed stages - they do a good job at providing variety, and the designs often reflect the theme - for example, when Pink is swimming through a pitcher of lemonade, he has to be careful to avoid getting sucked up by a giant straw as he runs over mounds of settled sugar and bounces off of floating bits of lemon.
The graphics and sound are of much higher quality than you might expect from such a game, too - the character animation is nicely done, and the use of color and the attention to small details in the background art go a long ways to evoke the feeling of the cartoon. The soundtrack is also absolutely outstanding. I don't recall ever hearing jazzy saxophones done so well on the SNES as I did while playing this, and the tunes all do a fun job of echoing motifs from the theme song without merely remixing the entire tune over and over again.
Pink Goes to Hollywood doesn't ever try to be more than a spirited, fun platformer based on a classic cartoon character, and it largely succeeds at being just that. It doesn't have any huge gimmicks up its sleeve, but it does a lot of personality, and I had a lot of fun with it.
I guess that it would probably be way too corny to end by saying that I was tickled pink by it, wouldn't it? What, too late? Oops. Oh well.
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[@TheTrueBro]

This game's soundtrack is godlike. SNES chip delivers awesome sounds when properly used.

[@NintendoComplete]

The Pink Panther thoroughly surprised me. I was expecting something completely awful, but I ended up enjoying it quite a bit. And that soundtrack! :)

[@lissmorales5783]

Request : Pink Goes To Hollywood Sega Genesis

[@OnLyFuN1306]

As a kid I never stood a chance beating this game but I still had lots of fun killing enemies with the dog and bowling ball haha that was funny

[@Nebs1]

I found this game so creepy and unsettling as a kid and that feeling is all coming back to me now

[@ShortFatOtaku]

same, no idea why

[@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc]

How is this game so creepy? It's doesn't look creepy at all.

[@zarosderer4447]

@@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc it is. i was scared to. Even when i played it last time with age 12. The soundtrack and design of the monster are like a horro movie. My nemesis was the fridge level. I never finished the game. Fucking ugly forks and spoons which fly and attack you. I am now 35 and think 2x every week of this game and i am still creeped out by it :D

[@Ascendancy-]

i have such fond memories of this game as a child. i had a big stupid grin on my face watching this. my favorite levels to explore were always the robin hood one and the pink lemonade one.

[@j0zinald0]

Back when I was a kid it was so hard, now it looks so easy it's ridiculous 🤣🤣🤣

[@rafaelgranado7617]

It looks easy cuz itsnt you playing.... just try it and you'll see how fuck its

[@iwantorbs]

Still hard.

[@VeggiePopper]

Watching the video, I noticed the levels are very, very short - I mean, he beat the entire game in 20 minutes! That would make the game pretty easy. The challenge comes from the awful controls and unaccurate hitboxes. That simple fact makes the game near impossible and frustrating. I remember loving it as a kid, but as an adult, it's just bad. It's either super hard due to the controls, or you learn how to get around those issues and then it becomes so easy you cam beat it the whole game 20 minutes. That being said, I still praise the visuals and music; as well as the level design -while short, the labyrinthic levels give it an edge and shows some creativity and true challenge. It makes me feel like the developers did put their love to it and that the project turned out like that was because of time constraints or honest inexperience rather than laziness and not caring.

[@zarosderer4447]

@@VeggiePopper I played this game from age 4 until 12 and never beat it and i played it 100 times and four 10 hours each time :D :D

[@ShakerNL]

I still have this game on the SNES, but I wish they'd add this for the Nintendo Switch, so I can play it on the modern TV.

[@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc]

You mean the flat screen TV.

[@ShakerNL]

​@@VictorGonzalez-xs9ocYeah. I hooked up the old SNES to my TV anyway and played it.

[@Daniel.J.Rinander]

I've actually installed this game on my SNES Mini.

[@andrewmorrice9139]

They used the Richard Williams Inspector, yet they used Sgt. Deux Deux! Impressed at that.

[@cratedivizion]

Nice. Had this in my collection as a kid, always liked it

This game is difficult AF

[@kenji649]

Si

[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

Oh man, I had this game on my SNES when I was little!! The Pink Panther strikes again! What movie set will he sabotage next? Nobody knows. I remember having quite a bit of fun with this one, namely regarding how wacky the settings could get. Like at one point you go inside a giant fridge, then go through a whole level inside a turkey, fighting wish bones and meatballs. Crazy! In another you swim through giant glasses of lemonade. The soundtrack is also quite good, and I have fond memories of the Robin Hood level too.

[@VeggiePopper]

The fridge level is brilliant with the sub-levels it has. The stuffed turkey, the lemonade, and finally the freezer. It was a very fun level to play.

[@coupe662]

Just bought this after watching this.. And hexen on N64 🕶🤣🤣🔺️🔻🔺️ Born in 85 what can I say.🏁 I need this🏴‍☠️ take care

[@miguelesparza2948]

After 30 years I finally see the end to this game🎉

[@VeggiePopper]

Same.

[@josephroberts2555]

It's kind of amazing how different the sega and SNES version of this game are

[@QToon92801]

I LOVE PINK PANTHER!! :D

[@MFields2178]

Omg I just wrote a review for this on gamefaqs. Loved it as a kid!

[@josephdawson7937]

the pink panther is a classic legend.

[@MzTypeOHnegative]

In a strange way...SNES games were kinda scary?

[@Nebs1]

This and earthworm Jim creeped me out as a kid. I kind of feel weird watching this now.

[@saltysalt844]

Why?

[@zarosderer4447]

@@Nebs1 me too i am still afraid and iam 35

[@fo-ef8qo]

absolutely

[@betzabenaranja5165]

lights, camera, action! 🎥🎞️📽️

[@ExtremeWreck]

I remember playing this on the Genesis last year I think.

[@mcurran6505]

"Ah Detective Closueau." "CHIEF Inspector Closueau!"

[@larrylaffer3246]

I guess if Cool Spot could go Hollywood why not the Pink Panther? Its nice to see a licensed game from a smaller studio that isn't total garbage. Sometimes the biggest presents can come in the smallest, pinkest packages I guess.

[@marcospereira7417]

Reliquia 🇧🇷🇧🇷👏👏

[@mralawadi9425]

I can’t understand how I couldn’t finish this in the year 1994 it’s only 20 minutes !!!!!!!

[@zackantley5762]

I just love pink panther goes to Hollywood snes

[@brainstar64]

What is your opinion on the Sega Genesis version?

[@ntvgbarr]

it might look easy but boyyyy this shit 25 years ago was hard asf

[@johndicksonkaraoke2554]

Good game I enjoyed playing years ago.

[@dassonlassa2215]

14:58

[@chrissysonicutdrloz]

Is this game hard, or do I just suck? Or both?

[@christianhardtofind6349]

I had multiple Pink Panther VHS tapes back in the day and just remembered there being a commercial for this game on one of them, so I came to KZbin looking for that.

[@coupe662]

Id love to also have lucky luke and the mask..have you tried any of those? Anyhow nice gameplay! Take care🔺️🔻🔺️

[@ChildrenShowArchive456]

I’d like to see Console Wars do a video on this game.

[@perualonso]

Do you have the Sega Genesis version of this game?

[@jeremywilliams5141]

I'd like to see the AVGN review this game.

[@bimmyfrizzo3988]

This game has a ghost and goblins influence challenge. 2 hits and your dead!

[@MontaguStudios]

I really wanted to love this game as a kid but it was such a confusing game. No clues, no objectives, no sense of direction, no linearity. I was confused AF and gave up.

[@Bloodreign1]

That was an issue with a lot of western made games of that time, no clear direction of where to go in stages, instead they gave you loads of convoluted messy maze like stages. Not every game made in the west part of the world did this, but games like Aladdin on the Genesis, and both Earthworm Jim games for any platform suffered mess like this. Platforms you could jump on blended in with the games backgrounds, and places you look like you can't go, but had to to finish a stage were part of the problem of games like these. This is why, still to this day, I prefer Japanese made platformers, they pretty much made it quite easy to tell where you are supposed to go, and still find hidden areas to get items, in stages.

[@juanoliveros8168]

Yo nunca pude completarlo..me perdia en algún punto

[@ijustgottahotdog]

So, what happens if your characters hat comes off and then you take serious damage?

[@Legion_Immortal]

You die and restart the stage iirc

[@ijustgottahotdog]

@@Legion_Immortal Oh so a hat is like how Sonic the Hedgehog gets protection with his blue shield?

[@angelmoises5935]

Hola quiero saber como introduces la moneda

[@thumanunchanin3423]

Species of pink panther is a pink short hair tigon panther

[@devingiles6597]

NintendoComplete, please do a playthrough of Sonic the Hedgehog CD.

[@PixelDual]

What sonic game would you like to see most

[@pablodaniel-retrogamer716]

Sound like bugs bunny soundfont but better.

[@zach7551]

You mean "Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage" ? This game had the same composers, aka Nu Romantic Productions

[@zarosderer4447]

As kid but even till age of 12 i never finished this game. On my 50 tries of beginning from scrath I only made it till the fridge level where everyhting else was clear. Even the stupid under water and hardcore wood forest level i cleared. I dont know maybe other levels i missed but the fridge level with the fruits and the forkkkksssss which fly and attack and the chicken omg too hard Demon Souls is nothing compared to pink panther

[@zarosderer4447]

lol i never knew there were special items lol of course i loose and cant beat the big boss enemies. And i didnt know i can kill fruits, potatoes and swiming lemons with my spray. I always tried to dodge them lol. lol i never knew this. even the dust in texs level you can kill by spraying. everyhting And i play this as kid and teenager by dodging and only thought i can kill real enemies like animal and human with the spray OMEGA LUL

[@zarosderer4447]

Crazy never saw the snow and last vampire level lol new to me. And wht does the traffic light item do? I dont get it.

[@HakimShah-bw5ve]

The Sega version was so different!!! I have to play this now

[@vikramthecrow1202]

I am not in appetite so that the turkey inside

[@Envidia-d2l]

Walter robin hood

[@Envidia-d2l]

Walter pirata

[@josephroberts2555]

Sega version is better.... a smoke puffer or a boxing glove gun???

[@josephroberts2555]

Sega version is better haha

[@Bloodreign1]

You Sega fanboys are ridiculous, you aren't even funny. Super Nintendo can have a nice chocolate candy bar on it, and the Genesis could have a nice turd on it, and each and everytime you'd reach for, and eat the turd. Because the turd happened to be on a system you like. The SNES version's music nailed the feel of the music from the TV show (the Genesis version used the GEMS soundfont, automatically sounding like absolute shit), and had a much better color palette, both versions play the exact same, and the games are not as good as people make it out to be.

[@josephroberts2555]

@@Bloodreign1 ah yes! The classic condescending comment for no reason on a year old opinion post. Never gets old. It's amazing to me that you have a come back many paragraphs long to a very benign comment. Some people had genesis when they were small children and so it's nostalgic. Also I was trolling 😂 🤣 😅 😆 😐

[@megavolt67]

@@josephroberts2555 You were trying to troll people with a benign comment? 🤨 It's a consistent thing I've seen with Sega diehards over the years that many are still angry about the old 16-bit wars for some reason. It can make conversations annoyingly combative and illogical. One of them once confessed to me that he was teased by Nintendo fans as a kid over having a Master System instead of a NES, so it really does seem to be personal in some cases. I never had a Master System, but I was fortunate to have Genesis and SNES, so it's whatever to me. SNES is my favorite in part because I'm a big RPG guy, but if you prefer Genesis because you're more of an arcade style action guy, that's fair enough. Both were great consoles overall.

[@josephroberts2555]

@megavolt67 I'm actually not a Sega die hard and don't remember the 16 bit War nor do I subscribe to either side post war. I didn't have a Sega until 1995 and I was 6. Before that I was playing an atari. My neighbor had a snes which I played at his house. I have no problem with Nintendo buuuuuut that all said you got trolled so hard brooo dam!!!! Write me another paragraph detailing my "psychological profile". 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂