Home Alone 2 (video game) version was released a year later in 1993. In June 2016, video game developer Frank Cifaldi found the NES version's source code on an old hard drive and released it to the public. He has stated the game's code was based on The Simpsons-licensed titles on the NES, also by Imagineering. "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" was awarded Worst Sequel of 1992 by "Electronic Gaming Monthly". They also awarded it Worst Movie-to-Game of 1996. Home Alone 2 (video game) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a video game based loosely on the ; it was released
Home Alone the budget grew from $14 to $17 million. Columbus' work with "Home Alone" began several years earlier when Hughes helped him secure the directing job for "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation". That project ended poorly when a personality clash between Columbus and Chevy Chase led to Columbus leaving the movie. Hughes then gave him the script to "Home Alone", which he accepted. Hughes had originally asked Patrick Read Johnson to direct but declined due to his commitment on "Spaced Invaders". Johnson would go onto direct "Baby's Day Out", another film written and produced by Hughes. Hughes suggested to Columbus that they