Baby's Day Out (GEN)
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- This page is for the Sega Genesis version. For the Game Boy version, see Baby's Day Out (GB).'
Baby's Day Out is an action-puzzle game developed by Designer Software and published by Hi Tech Entertainment. It is based on the John Hughes film of the same name. The game was cancelled before its release.
The game is very loosely based on the events of the movie; only the locations are used. A group of thugs have kidnapped baby Bink, and he must escape their clutches. To do this, he is helped by an angel-like character controlled by the player. This angel was not present in the movie. The player must use the angel to safely guide Bink to the flag in each level to clear the stage. To do this, the angel must move several things, collect keys, and defeat enemies, most of which were not even present in the movie. To do these tasks, the angel must take possession of certain items like shoes (to get past certain areas) and a gun (to shoot enemies with). There are six worlds consisting of five stages each, so there are thirty stages in all. As mentioned before, the game takes place in the main locations from the movie; the Kidnapper's Hideout, the Rooftops, the Department Store, the Zoo, City Park, and finally, the Construction Area. Before each "world" starts, a still image from Bink's book is seen showing the areas where he will be travelling to next.
Each stage has a time limit to complete it, but some stages have clocks which can add time. The player does not have a lives meter, in which case a game over is not possible; The stage simply starts from the beginning. The game also has a password system consisting of letters and numbers so the player can continue from where they left off.
Though the game was never released, its ROM was dumped and is available to play. However, some people who have played it gave the game negative reviews. Some of the criticisms included the game not having anything to do with the movie, the controls being too floaty, and some of the music being repetitive and dull.
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Music
Baby's Day Out features a soundtrack by Designer Software founder Bill Bogenreif. He had previously composed the music to Rollerblade Racer (NES). None of the music is particularly memorable, nor is it from the movie, but it fits the action of the game well enough. Each world has its own theme. The musical style is mostly orchestral, and while some songs are a little harder in terms of style, none of it would really classify as "rock", except perhaps for the title screen music. The Game Boy version also uses the same soundtrack. One of the songs is unused, which may have been meant for the bonus stages, but also may have been intended for the game over music due to its gloomy sound. However, the player has infinite lives, and therefore a game over isn't possible, as mentioned above. The ending music (Home Sweet Home) is actually a nice guitar ballad.
Bill wrote the music in GEMS.
Recording
| # | Title | Composer | Length | Listen | Download |
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| 01 | Title Screen | Bill Bogenreif | 3:02 | Download | |
| 02 | Kidnapper's Hideout | Bill Bogenreif | 1:46 | Download | |
| 03 | Rooftops | Bill Bogenreif | 1:57 | Download | |
| 04 | Department Store | Bill Bogenreif | 2:07 | Download | |
| 05 | The Zoo | Bill Bogenreif | 1:49 | Download | |
| 06 | City Park | Bill Bogenreif | 2:44 | Download | |
| 07 | Construction Area | Bill Bogenreif | 2:41 | Download | |
| 08 | Cutscene | Bill Bogenreif | 1:28 | Download | |
| 09 | Home Sweet Home | Bill Bogenreif | 2:13 | Download | |
| 10 | Unused | Bill Bogenreif | 1:50 | Download |
Credits
- Ripper: MusicFox
- Recorder: Doommaster1994
- Game Credits:
- Music: Bill Bogenreif credited as Susan Marie
- Sound Effects: Bill Bogenreif credited as William Alan
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The game's credits can be found on the title screen as a selectable option.
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Audio Devices
The game uses the YM2612 of the Genesis, and uses the popular GEMS sound driver.
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