Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind

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Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Accolade

Developer: Accolade

Al Baker & Associates

Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Hent Gruppen (SE rental)

Sound driver: Accolade sound driver

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1993-07^[1]	$59.9559.95^[1]	T-119026
US ▼ (Sega Channel)	199x	SUBsub
EU	1993-08^[2]^[3]		T-119026-50
PT	1993		MD119026
UK	1993-09^[4]	£39.9939.99^[5]^[6]	T-119026-50
SE (rental)	199x
CZ	199x
AU	199x		FBUB02SMC

Non-Sega versions
Super NES Windows PC

ESRA

Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind is a Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo platform game released by Accolade in 1993. It is the first in the Bubsy the Bobcat series, and was released at the height of the "mascot wars" in which company mascots like Mario and Sonic were starring in popular video games.

Bubsy was created by Michael Berlyn, and during production was hyped up to be "the next Sonic the Hedgehog" only to receive mixed reviews from critics. It did, however, spawn a number of sequels including Bubsy II, and a pilot was made for a cartoon series featuring the character.

Story

Enemy aliens called "Woolies" intend to steal Earth's supply of yarn balls. Since Bubsy has the world's largest collection of yarn balls, he has the most at stake and sets out to stop the Woolies and reclaim the yarn balls.

Gameplay

The game is side-scrolling platformer inspired by the Sonic the Hedgehog games. The player maneuvers Bubsy the Bobcat through the levels, jumping on Woolies and collecting yarn balls. Bubsy moves with and and crouches with . He jumps with or ; he jumps much higher if he gets a running start. He defeats Woolies by jumping on top of them. While in the air, he can glide with or "pounce" (bounce off enemies) with . He can "super pounce" by pouncing on enemies while gliding, which sends him high into the air. He can look up by holding or look down by holding . The player can pan the camera with + or +. He enters passageways, which often lead to secret rooms, by pressing while standing in front of them.

Bubsy starts off with nine lives and loses a life if he touches an enemy, an enemy attack, or other hazard, if he falls in water, or if he falls from a great height. Levels are timed, so Bubsy also loses a life if time runs out. The game ends if he runs out of lives, but it can be continued as long as the player has continues remaining.

Items

	Colored Yarn Balls
	Award bonus points depending on the color. Green is worth 10 points, yellow is worth 20 points, red is worth 30 points, and blue is worth 40 points. Some yarn balls cycle through all the colors, so their value depends on their color when Bubsy collects them.
	Yarn Crate
	Gives the player 25 yarn balls and 500 points.
	Banana Crate
	Releases bananas, which cause Bubsy to slip and lose control.
	Tack Crate
	Releases tacks, which kill Bubsy if he touches them.
	TNT Crate
	Explodes and propels Bubsy high into the air.
	Numbered T-Shirt
	Gives the player one or two extra lives.
	Black T-Shirt
	Makes Bubsy invisible for a duration.
	Invincible T-Shirt
	Makes Bubsy invincible for a duration.
	Continue
	Gives the player a continue.
	Wool-gas-matron
	Awards a random number of points between 1,000 and 7,777.
	Mid-Level Marker
	Checkpoint where Bubsy is revived after losing a life.
	End-of-Level Marker
	Goal at the end of the level.

Chapters

Village

	Cheese Wheels of Doom

	Forbidden Plummet

	A Bridge Too Fur

The Fair

	Fair Conditioning

	Night of the Bobcat

	Our Furless Leader

The Wild West

	The Good, the Bad, and the Woolies

	A Fistful of Yarn

	Dances with Woolies

Canada

	Beavery Careful

	Rock Around the Croc

	Claws for Alarm

The Jungle

	Eye of the Bobcat

	No Time to Paws

	Lethal Woolie

The Woolie Spaceship

	A Farewell to Woolies

Versions

The game was ported to Windows 95 in 1995 under the title Super Bubsy. This version of the game features higher resolution graphics.

The Super NES version of the game was re-released on Steam via emulation in 2015 as part of the Bubsy Two-Fur, a two-game compilation that also includes the Super NES version of Bubsy II.

Production credits

Produced By: John A.S. Skeel, Cynthia Kirkpatrick
Design: Michael Berlyn
Additional Design: Cynthia Kirkpatrick, John A.S. Skeel, D. Scott Williamson
Art Design: Beckett Gladney
Bubsy Design and Animation: Ken Macklin
Music Composition: Matt Berardo
Programming by: Solid Software, Al Baker, D. Scott Williamson
Bubsy's Voice: Brian Silva
Animation and Backgrounds: Adrian Bourne, Beckett Gladney, Ken Macklin, Michael McLaughlin
Additional Animation and Backgrounds: Frank Cirocco, Scott Heckenlively, Kathy Rudis, Gail Redmond, Taunya Schiffer, Jeff Sturgeon
Music Conversion: Rudy Helm
Assistant Producer: James "Mad Dog" Kucera
Quality Assurance: Scott "Banzai" Barnes, Steve "Toon" Graziano
Additional Programming: Robert Calfee

Source:

In-game credits^[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind/Promotional material.

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[8]

Ação Games (BR)

81

^[9]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

83

^[10]

Console Mania (IT)

PAL

88

^[11]

Consoles + (FR)

90

^[12]

Cool Gamer (RU)

60

^[13]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

81

^[14]

Digitiser (UK)

83

^[15]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

60

^[16]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[17]

Game Power (IT)

PAL

91

^[18]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

93

^[1]

Gamer (GR)

91

^[19]

Gamers (DE)

73

^[20]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

91

^[21]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

83

^[22]

Mega (UK)

PAL

78

^[23]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

87

^[24]

Mega Action (UK)

87

^[25]

Mega Force (FR)

90

^[26]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

76

^[27]

Mega Power (UK)

PAL

80

^[28]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

74

^[4]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

80

^[29]

Player One (FR)

86

^[30]

Power Unlimited (NL)

90

^[31]

Sega Magazin (DE)

73

^[32]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

69

^[33]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

81

^[34]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

77

^[35]

Sega Force Mega (UK)

PAL

84

^[36]

Sega Force (SE)

92

^[37]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

88

^[38]

Super Juegos (ES)

89

^[39]

Todo Sega (ES)

92

^[40]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

79

^[41]

	82
Based on 36 reviews

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU (Triple Pack)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, FR

Manual

Mega Drive, ES
Cover

Mega Drive, PT
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, SE (rental; Hent; orange)
Cover

Mega Drive, CZ (Datart)

Manual

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
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Mega Drive, AU (alt)

Cart

Mega Drive, AU (Silver Box)
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Technical information

Main article: Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind/Technical information.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 62
↑ Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 40
↑ Mega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 55
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 48
↑ Sega Force Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 20
↑ Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 37
↑ File:Bubsy MD credits.pdf
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-09-01), page 28
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "September 1993" (DE; 1993-08-09), page 42
↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 89
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 116
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 42
↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 84
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-08-12)
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 298
↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 10: September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 14
↑ Game Power, "Settembre 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 53
↑ Gamer, "Noémvrios 1993" (GR; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 42
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 54
↑ Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 36
↑ Mega Action, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 20
↑ Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 80
↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 122
↑ Mega Fun, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-22), page 29
↑ Mega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 52
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 76
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 108
↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 3, Oktober 1993" (NL; 1993-09-29), page 37
↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 61
↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 54
↑ Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 72
↑ Sega Zone, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-xx), page 34
↑ Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 18
↑ Sega Force, "7/93" (SE; 1993-11-04), page 8
↑ Sonic the Comic, "September 4th 1993" (UK; 1993-09-04), page 10
↑ Super Juegos, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 64
↑ Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 26
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 31

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[:File:GamePro_US_049.pdf_p62-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_03.pdf_p40-2] Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 40

[:File:MegaPower_UK_02.pdf_p55-3] Mega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 55

[:File:MegaTech_UK_20.pdf_p48-4] 4.0 ^4.1 MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 48

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_07.pdf_p20-5] Sega Force Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 20

[:File:Mega_UK_12.pdf_p37-6] Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 37

[:File:Bubsy_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Bubsy MD credits.pdf

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_042.pdf_p28-9] Ação Games, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-09-01), page 28

[:File:ASM_DE_1993-09.pdf_p42-10] Aktueller Software Markt, "September 1993" (DE; 1993-08-09), page 42

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_023.pdf_p89-11] Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 89

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_023.pdf_p116-12] Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 116

[13] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 42

[:File:CVG_UK_142.pdf_p84-14] Computer & Video Games, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 84

[digitiser1993-08-12-15] Digitiser (UK) (1993-08-12)

[16] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 298

[:File:GameFan_US_0110.pdf_p14-17] GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 10: September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:GamePower_IT_20.pdf_p53-18] Game Power, "Settembre 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 53

[19] Gamer, "Noémvrios 1993" (GR; 1993-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-06.pdf_p42-20] Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 42

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_024.pdf_p50-21] Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:Joypad_FR_023.pdf_p54-22] Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 54

[:File:Mega_UK_12.pdf_p36-23] Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 36

[:File:MegaAction_UK_05.pdf_p20-24] Mega Action, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 20

[:File:MegaAction_UK_07.pdf_p80-25] Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 80

[:File:MegaForce_FR_20.pdf_p122-26] Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 122

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-10.pdf_p29-27] Mega Fun, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-22), page 29

[:File:MegaPower_UK_02.pdf_p52-28] Mega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 52

[:File:MeanMachinesSega11UK.pdf_p76-29] Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 76

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_034.pdf_p108-30] Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 108

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_003_199310.pdf_p37-31] Power Unlimited, "Nummer 3, Oktober 1993" (NL; 1993-09-29), page 37

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_02.pdf_p61-32] Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 61

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p54-33] Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_23.pdf_p72-34] Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 72

[:File:SegaZone_UK_11.pdf_p34-35] Sega Zone, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-xx), page 34

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_03.pdf_p18-36] Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 18

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_07.pdf_p8-37] Sega Force, "7/93" (SE; 1993-11-04), page 8

[38] Sonic the Comic, "September 4th 1993" (UK; 1993-09-04), page 10

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_017.pdf_p64-39] Super Juegos, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 64

[:File:TodoSega_ES_06.pdf_p26-40] Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 26

[41] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 31

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