Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble

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Mega Drive Game Gear
Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega Ballistic (US re-release)
Developer: Probe Entertainment, Atod, Climax
Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT) Majesco Sales (US re-release) Zegetron (GR) Sega-Ozisoft (AU) Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Sound driver: Probe/Andy Brock
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages: English Deutsch Français Español Italiano English
Release Date RRP Code US 1996-07 $49.9949.99 1840 US (re-release) 199x US ▼ (Sega Channel) 199x SUBsub EU 1996-08-15 MK-1840-50 EU ▼ (Sega Channel) 199x SUBsub PT 1996 MDJSE0290 UK 1996-09-05 £39.9939.99 MK-1840-50 GR 199x MK-1840-50 AU 199x FBUG04SMC BR 1996-10 R$69.9969.99 051050 US 1996-07 2569 EU 1996 7766-50 UK 1996-09-12 7766-50

Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble is a platform game developed for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear by Probe and Atod. It stars Bugs Bunny of Looney Tunes fame, and also features various other Looney Tunes characters. It was not released in Japan.

Story

Introduction

One night, Bugs Bunny is fast asleep in his bed as he starts to drift off into a dream. In his dream, he sees Yosemite Sam experimenting on a "giant carrot serum," but before he can take action, Sam orders the monster Gossamer to fetch the rabbit's brain for his robot, prompting chase. Bugs soon comes across a "Televisor" and gets transported to several of his older cartoons.

Gameplay

Mega Drive version

The game is a platformer played as the rascally rabbit Bugs Bunny. Each level is based on a classic cartoon and has its own special items and goals. There are three difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, and Hard).

Bugs walks with or and runs by holding with a direction. He can only run a short distance before he has to stop and catch his breath. He crouches with and jumps with . He can jump farther while running. Most enemies can be attacked by jumping on them, but some levels have special weapons that Bugs can use with .

Bugs has a health meter depicted as a carrot, which goes down as he takes damage from enemies and hazards. He loses a life when he runs out of health, but he revives instantly if he has extra lives remaining. Some levels also have time limits, and Bugs loses a life and must restart the level if time runs out. The game ends if Bugs runs out of lives, but there are unlimited continues.

Items

	Canned Carrots
	Fully restores Bugs' health meter.
	Giant Silver Carrot
	Gives the player an extra life.
	Invulnerability Potion
	Temporarily makes Bugs invulnerable.
	Stopwatch
	Resets the timer on timed levels.
	Speed Shoes
	Temporarily allows Bugs to run without getting worn out.
	Bonus Star
	Collect three to play a bonus level after completing the current level.
	Glue Pots
	Can be thrown at Daffy to temporarily stick him in place. Found in the Duck! Rabbit, Duck! level.
	Parachuting Dynamite
	Can be grabbed and ridden down to the ground to blow up trap doors. Found in the Bully for Bugs level.
	Bull's Eye Carrots
	Carrot missiles that fly straight. Found in the Hare-Abian Nights level.
	Homing Carrots
	Carrot missiles that seek targets. Found in the Hare-Abian Nights level.
	Carrot Bombs
	Bombs that are thrown in an arc. Found in the Hare-Abian Nights level.
	Genie's Lamp
	Summons the genie. Found in the Hare-Abian Nights level.
	Singing Sword
	Arms Bugs with a sword. Found in the Knighty Knight Bugs level. It is necessary to find this item to enter the boss area.
	Key
	Opens a locked door. Found in the Haunted Hare level.
	Book
	Can be thrown at monsters. Found in the Haunted Hare level.
	Aged Hare Potion
	Temporarily turns Bugs into a decrepit, gray-bearded rabbit who walks with a cane. He cannot run or jump in this state. Found in the Haunted Hare level.
	Illudium Pew-36 Space Modulator
	Needed to defeat Marvin the Martian. Found in the Hareway to the Stars level.

Levels

The player can choose to play the first two levels in any order. After they have been completed, the next two levels unlock and can be played in any order. After completing these, the final four levels are played in order.

	Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
	Bugs and Daffy are being hunted by Elmer Fudd. Bugs must change all of the rabbit signs to ducks to fool Elmer into thinking it is duck season. The signs flip when Daffy passes them. There are two sections. Bugs can bait Daffy into chasing him by teasing Daffy with . Bugs can also pick up and throw glue pots at Daffy with to stick him in place for a few seconds. He climbs ladders with or and slides down vines with .
	Bully for Bugs
	Bugs jumps on Bully's back to launch himself into the air to collect the floating dynamite. After grabbing hold of the dynamite, he can guide it to the boarded up holes in the ground to blow them open, then jump into the holes with to go underground. While underground, Bugs must search for parts with which to construct a bull trap. There are four underground segments, containing the following parts: wooden board; TNT and sandpaper; glue pot and matches; and a paintbrush, grease, and fuse. Bugs can open gates and trap the lions in cages by using to flip the switches.
	Hare-Abian Nights
	Bugs must collect the three genie lamps, defeating Vizier Yosemite Sam each time, to free the genie. Bugs can find Bull's Eye Carrots, Homing Carrots, and Carrot Bombs, which are thrown with .
	Knighty Knight Bugs
	Bugs must find the Singing Sword and use it to defeat the Black Knight and his dragon. Bugs enters the doorways with . Once Bugs has the sword, he can swing it with .
	Haunted Hare
	Bugs is chased through a haunted mansion by Gossamer. Jumping on Gossamer temporarily slows him down. Bugs can find keys to open locked doors and books to throw at monsters with . There are three haunted mansion segments, then Bugs fights the mad scientist in his lab. Bugs can flip the switches with to zap the mad scientist.
	Spaced Out Bunny
	Bugs flies through space to Mars, while Marvin the Martian tries to deter him. This level is played from a third-person 3D perspective. There are two sections. Bugs moves in any direction with the D-Pad and shoots with . Blue asteroids contain items and can be blasted open.
	Mad as a Mars Hare
	Bugs pilots a flying saucer across Mars. This level is played as a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up. There are two sections. Bugs moves in any direction with the D-Pad and shoots rockets with . Colliding with terrain costs a life.
	Hareway to the Stars
	On Mars, Bugs must find the Illudium Pew-36 Space Modulator in the first part, then find the switches to flip Marvin's lasers in reverse in the second part. Bugs flips the switches with .

Bonus level

Bonus level

Bugs plays a bonus level after the current level when he finds three Bonus Stars. There are three stars in the first two levels, three more in the next two levels, and none after that, so it is possible to play the bonus level twice if the player finds all the stars.

Bugs falls through a tunnel and collects carrots for extra lives. He moves in any direction with the D-Pad.

Game Gear version

The game is a platformer and plays the same as the Mega Drive version but without the "3D" level and the bonus levels. Every level has its own premise, with unique items and objectives. There are three difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, and Hard).

Bugs moves with or . He can run by holding while walking, but he runs out of breath after running a certain distance. He crouches with and jumps with . He can jump farther while running. Bugs primarily attacks enemies by jumping on them, but he can also find special weapons in some levels and use them with .

Bugs has a health meter depicted as a carrot, and he loses health when he is harmed by enemies and hazards. He loses a life when he runs out of health but revives immediately at the cost of an extra life. Some levels are timed, and Bugs must restart the level at the cost of a life if time runs out. The game ends if Bugs runs out of lives, but there are unlimited continues.

Items

	Canned Carrots
	Fully restores Bugs' health meter.
	Invulnerability Potion
	Temporarily makes Bugs invulnerable.
	Stopwatch
	Resets the timer on timed levels.
	Speed Shoes
	Temporarily allows Bugs to run without getting worn out.
	Glue Pots
	Can be thrown at Daffy to temporarily stick him in place. Found in the Duck! Rabbit, Duck! level.
	Parachuting Dynamite
	Can be grabbed and ridden down to the ground to blow up trap doors. Found in the Roman Legion Hare level.
	Singing Sword
	Arms Bugs with a sword. Found in the Knighty Knight Bugs level. It is necessary to find this item to enter the boss area.
	Bull's Eye Carrots
	Carrot missiles that fly straight. Found in the Hare-Abian Nights level.
	Homing Carrots
	Carrot missiles that seek targets. Found in the Hare-Abian Nights level.
	Carrot Bombs
	Bombs that are thrown in an arc. Found in the Hare-Abian Nights level.
	Genie's Lamp
	Summons the genie. Found in the Hare-Abian Nights level.
	Key
	Opens a locked door. Found in the Haunted Hare level.
	Book
	Can be thrown at monsters. Found in the Haunted Hare level.
	Aged Hare Potion
	Temporarily turns Bugs into a decrepit, gray-bearded rabbit who walks with a cane. He cannot run or jump in this state. Found in the Haunted Hare level.
	Found in the Haunted Hare level.
	Illudium Pew-36 Space Modulator
	Needed to defeat Marvin the Martian. Found in the Hareway to the Stars level.

Levels

The player can choose to play the first two levels in any order. After they have been completed, the next two levels unlock and can be played in any order. After completing these, the remaining levels are played in order.

	Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
	Bugs and Daffy are being hunted by Elmer Fudd. Bugs must change all of the rabbit signs to ducks to fool Elmer into thinking it is duck season. The signs flip when Daffy passes them. There are two sections. Bugs can bait Daffy into chasing him by teasing Daffy with . Bugs can also pick up and throw glue pots at Daffy with to stick him in place for a few seconds. He climbs ladders with or and slides down vines with .
	Roman Legion Hare
	Bugs jumps on the lion's back to launch himself into the air to collect the floating dynamite. After grabbing hold of the dynamite, he can guide it to the boarded up holes in the ground to blow them open, then jump into the holes with to go underground. While underground, Bugs must search for parts with which to construct a lion trap. There are four underground segments, containing the following parts: wooden board, hammer, chain, and a lock and nails. Bugs can open gates and trap the lions in cages by using to flip the switches.
	Knighty Knight Bugs
	Bugs must find the Singing Sword and use it to defeat the Black Knight and his dragon. Bugs enters the doorways with . Once Bugs has the sword, he can swing it with .
	Hare-Abian Nights
	Bugs must collect the three genie lamps, defeating Vizier Yosemite Sam each time, to free the genie. Bugs can find Bull's Eye Carrots, Homing Carrots, and Carrot Bombs, which are thrown with .
	Haunted Hare
	Bugs is chased through a haunted mansion by Gossamer. Jumping on Gossamer temporarily slows him down. Bugs can find keys to open locked doors and books to throw at monsters with . There are three haunted mansion segments, then Bugs fights the mad scientist in his lab. Bugs can flip the switches with to zap the mad scientist.
	Mad as a Mars Hare
	Bugs pilots a flying saucer across Mars. This level is played as a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up. There are two sections. Bugs moves in any direction with the D-Pad and shoots homing missiles with . Colliding with terrain costs a life.
	Hareway to the Stars
	On Mars, Bugs must find the Illudium Pew-36 Space Modulator in the first part, then find the switches to flip Marvin's lasers in reverse in the second part. Bugs flips the switches with .

Development

A Sega Master System version game was planned, but eventually cancelled.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Sega Credits

• Producer: Mike Gamble
• Associate Producer: Russ Kerrison
• International Liason: John Pedigo
• Lead Tester - SOA: Arnold Feener
• Lead Tester: Matt 'YK' O'Driscoll
• Testers: Craig Kerrison, Sean James, Nick Ryan, Jason Cumberbatch
• Localisation Team: Cara McMillan, Dave Thompson, Roberto Parraga, Pierre Hintze

Probe Credits

• Executive Producer: Tony Beckwith
• Producer: Tim May
• Lead Programmer: Christoffer Nilsson
• Designer: Nick Baynes
• Design Artist: Alex Lawrence
• Lead Mapper: Simon Bland
• Artist: Michael Nilsson
• Music and Sound Effects: Andy Brock
• Quality Assurance: James Brown

Climax Credits

• Producer: Andy Pang
• Artists: Sam Allen, Graham Hudson, Jon Trafford, Andy Oakley, Lewis Cooper, Mike Oakley

• Special Thanks To The Warner Brothers Crew: Holley Siein, Catherine Sollegito, Mark Narmore, Jeremy Berg, Theresa McDowell

Source:

US manual

Game Gear version

Sega of Europe

• Producer: Mike Gamble
• Assistant Producer: Russell Kerrison
• International Liaison: John Pedigo
• Lead Tester: Matt "YK" O'Driscoll
• Testers: Craig Kerrison, Sean James, Nick Ryan, Jason Cumberbatch

Sega of America

• Game Lead: Rob Prideaux, Rey Alferez
• Assistand Leads: Rolef Conlan, Conner Morlang
• SOA Testers: Alan Arriva, Jason Bartholomew, Jeremy Caine, John Dejano, Lou DiSimone, Erin Fritz, Trent Haskins, John Jansen, Mat Lucich, Ian McGuinness, Adam Silvera, Ricki Tai, Eugene Valenzuela, Jeremy Wheat
• Marketing Managers: Bill Onderdonk, Eric Dunstan
• Product Specialist: Clint Dyer
• Packaging Creative: Eric Smith & Eileen Sacman
• Manual: Carol Ann & Neil Hanshaw

Probe

• Executive Producer: Tony Beckwith
• Producer: Tim May
• Lead Programmer: Christoffer Nilsson
• Design: Nick Baynes
• Design Artist: Alex Lawrence
• Lead Mapper: Simon Bland
• Artist: Micheal Nilsson
• Music & Sound FX: Andy Brock

Climax

• Producer: Andy Pang
• Artists: Sam Allen, Graham Hudson, Jon Trafford, Andy Oakley, Mike Oakley, Lewis Copper

Warner Bros.

• Holly Stein, Catherine Sollecito, Mark Narmore, Jeremy Berg, Theresa McDowell

Source:

US manual

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