Bubble and Squeak
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Sunsoft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer: Fox Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributor: Hent Gruppen (SE rental), Sega-Ozisoft (AU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Licensor: Audiogenic Software[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original system(s): Amiga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sound driver: Krisalis sound driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bubble and Squeak is a platform-puzzle game developed by Fox Williams and published by Audiogenic Software. Initially released for the Amiga, it was ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1994 by Sunsoft. It also saw a release on the short-lived Amiga CD32 console.
During development the game appears to have been called Barnie and Clyde.
Contents
Story
The once-happy planet Grool was taken over by the evil Kat of Nine Tails, who has enslaved all of the Grooleans and stole their tails, forcing them to mine for porridge deposits in Bozo Domes. One of the Grooleans, who goes by the name of Squeak, had escaped capture and eluded Kat's guards until one night he came across a gumball machine that gave him an odd power he could not figure out, and jumped into the nearest black hole that transported him to Earth. There, he asked a child named Bubble to help him save his home planet from Kat of Nine Tails, and the two return to Grool to rescue the Grooleans, defeat Kat and become the heroes of the universe.
Gameplay
In the game the player controls Bubble, who has command over an alien named Squeak who will follow Bubble around and will allow him to access new areas. Squeak needs to be found in each level, and pressing 
will get him to follow Bubble, though pressing again will make him stop and wait. Pressing 
makes Bubble shoots a star straight ahead to hit enemies, or kick Squeak if he has been told to stop as an alternative form of attack and to collect items. 
jumps. If Bubble is standing in front of Squeak, pressing 
will make Squeak toss Bubble into the air to reach high places.
Squeak can walk or jump, but not as fast or as high as Bubble, however his capabilities can be enhanced by using coins to buy a gumball from a gumball machine, then giving it to him. This will allow Bubble to ride on Squeak's back around the level and use special abilities depending on the gumball's colour. Pressing 
+ while riding Squeak will make Bubble dismount from him, which will also make him lose the gumball's ability.
The primary goal of each level is to get both Bubble and Squeak through the levels and rescue the Grooleans from Bozo Domes using Gems. When four Grooleans have been rescued, a bonus game can be played at the end of a level. Each level also has a time limit in the form of water that constantly rises and cuts off the lower sections of the level - if Bubble or Squeak become submerged, the player immediately loses a life. Activating lava flows can push the water level down, giving the player more time.
Levels
| Stardust Caverns | |
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| The Neverglades | |
| The Sandcastle Desert | |
| The Diamond Foundry | |
| Neon City | |
Bonus games
| Spring Chamber | |
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| Maze Race | |
| Lift Off | |
Production credits
- Executive Producer: David Siller
- Co Producer: Sam Patel
- Executive Vice-President: Rita Zimmerer
- Technical Manager: Al Artus
- Chairman: Masami Maeda
- Vice Chairman: Tad Shimamoto
- Director Sunsoft Japan: Kiharu Yoshida
- Marketing Director: Karen Shadley
- Excellent Debugging: Darin Horgan, Steve Rizor, Mario Zavala, Rene Boutin, Dan MacArthur, Justin Siller, Sam Patel
- Game Play Manual: Alison Quirion
- Executive Assistant: Nanette Hyssong
- Customer Service: Kaz Harman, June Eckert, Julie Williams, Jamie Jorgensen, Erin Berry, Dawn Phillips
- Special Thanks to: Bruce Reilly, Cathy Juby, Mark Luszsz, Toko Okano, Connie Perez, Steve Gehrke, Kazuaki Goto, Masato Kawai, Geoff Gillis, Tom Juarez, Karen Lillie, Akito Takeuchi, Sherry Ross
Magazine articles
- Main article: Bubble and Squeak/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[9]
- GamePro (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[10]
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[11]
- VideoGames (US) #66: "July 1994" (1994-0x-xx)[12]
- Game Players (US) #0710: "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[13]
Artwork
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Bubble and Squeak/Technical information.
References
- ↑ File:BubbleandSqueak MD US Box.jpg
- ↑ Sunsoft US catalogue (Summer 1994), page 19
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 GamePro, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 4 April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 44
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mean Machines Sega, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-08-xx), page 72
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 93
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:NewReleases 1994-11 AU Catalogue.pdf, page 7
- ↑ Sega Megazone, "December 1994" (AU; 1994-1x-xx), page 44
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 69
- ↑ GamePro, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 65
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 183
- ↑ VideoGames, "July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 85
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 3
- ↑ GamesMaster, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-22), page 75
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 38
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 42
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 297
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 96
- ↑ Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 80
- ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-06), page 52
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 31
- ↑ VideoGames, "April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 65
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