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| publisher=[[Accolade]] | | publisher=[[Accolade]] | ||
− | | developer=[[Accolade]] | + | | developer=[[Accolade]] |
+ | {{company|[[Al Baker & Associates]]|system=MD}} | ||
+ | | distributor={{company|[[Ecofilmes]]|region=PT}}, {{company|[[Hent Gruppen]]|region=SE rental}} | ||
| system=[[Sega Mega Drive]] | | system=[[Sega Mega Drive]] | ||
− | + | | sounddriver=[[Accolade sound driver]] | |
− | | sounddriver= | ||
| peripherals= | | peripherals= | ||
− | | players= | + | | players=1-2 |
| genre=Action | | genre=Action | ||
| releases={{releasesMD | | releases={{releasesMD | ||
− | | md_date_eu=1993-08{{ | + | | md_date_us=1993-07{{magref|gamepro|49|62}} |
+ | | md_rrp_us=59.95{{magref|gamepro|49|62}} | ||
+ | | md_code_us=T-119026 | ||
+ | | md_date_eu=1993-08{{magref|sfm|3|40}}{{magref|megapower|2|55}}<!--1993-09{{magref|megatech|20|48}}--> | ||
| md_code_eu=T-119026-50 | | md_code_eu=T-119026-50 | ||
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| md_date_au=199x | | md_date_au=199x | ||
+ | | md_code_au=FBUB02SMC | ||
+ | | md_date_pt=1993 | ||
+ | | md_code_pt=MD119026 | ||
+ | | md_date_se_rental=199x | ||
+ | | md_date_cz=199x | ||
}} | }} | ||
| esra=3 | | esra=3 | ||
+ | | otherformats={{NonSega|SNES|PC}} | ||
+ | | savetype={{SaveType | ||
+ | |MD|password | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | ''''' | + | }} |
+ | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' 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. | + | 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== | ==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 {{left}} and {{right}} and crouches with {{down}}. He jumps with {{A}} or {{B}}; 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 {{A}} or "pounce" (bounce off enemies) with {{B}}. He can "super pounce" by pouncing on enemies while gliding, which sends him high into the air. He can look up by holding {{up}} or look down by holding {{down}}. The player can pan the camera with {{C}}+{{left}} or {{C}}+{{right}}. He enters passageways, which often lead to secret rooms, by pressing {{up}} 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=== | ||
+ | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=50| | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Colored Yarn Balls | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Bubsy, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=64 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=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. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Yarn Crate | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Bubsy, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Gives the player 25 yarn balls and 500 points. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Banana Crate | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Bubsy, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Releases bananas, which cause Bubsy to slip and lose control. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Tack Crate | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Bubsy, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Releases tacks, which kill Bubsy if he touches them. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=TNT Crate | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Bubsy, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=160 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Explodes and propels Bubsy high into the air. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Numbered T-Shirt | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Bubsy, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=64 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=32}} | ||
+ | | desc=Gives the player one or two extra lives. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Black T-Shirt | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Bubsy, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=32}} | ||
+ | | desc=Makes Bubsy invisible for a duration. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Invincible T-Shirt | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Bubsy, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=32}} | ||
+ | | desc=Makes Bubsy invincible for a duration. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Continue | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Bubsy, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=32}} | ||
+ | | desc=Gives the player a continue. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Wool-gas-matron | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Bubsy, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=160 | crop_y=32}} | ||
+ | | desc=Awards a random number of points between 1,000 and 7,777. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Mid-Level Marker | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Bubsy, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=56 | crop_x=224 | crop_y=0}} | ||
+ | | desc=Checkpoint where Bubsy is revived after losing a life. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=End-of-Level Marker | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Bubsy, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=192 | crop_y=32}} | ||
+ | | desc=Goal at the end of the level. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
===Chapters=== | ===Chapters=== | ||
− | + | ====Village==== | |
− | {{ | + | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=320| |
− | {{ | + | {{InfoRow |
− | | | + | | title=Cheese Wheels of Doom |
− | | | + | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter1 Intro.png |
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter1.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{InfoRow |
− | | | + | | title=Forbidden Plummet |
− | | | + | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter2 Intro.png |
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter2.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{InfoRow |
− | | | + | | title=A Bridge Too Fur |
− | | | + | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter3 Intro.png |
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter3.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | }} |
− | | | + | ====The Fair==== |
− | | | + | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=320| |
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Fair Conditioning | ||
+ | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter4 Intro.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter4.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{InfoRow |
− | | | + | | title=Night of the Bobcat |
− | | | + | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter5 Intro.png |
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter5.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{InfoRow |
− | | | + | | title=Our Furless Leader |
− | | | + | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter6 Intro.png |
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter6.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | }} |
− | | | + | ====The Wild West==== |
− | | | + | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=320| |
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=The Good, the Bad, and the Woolies | ||
+ | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter7 Intro.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter7.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{InfoRow |
− | | | + | | title=A Fistful of Yarn |
− | | | + | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter8 Intro.png |
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter8.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{InfoRow |
− | | | + | | title=Dances with Woolies |
− | | | + | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter9 Intro.png |
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter9.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | }} |
− | | | + | ====Canada==== |
− | | | + | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=320| |
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Beavery Careful | ||
+ | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter10 Intro.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter10.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{InfoRow |
− | | | + | | title=Rock Around the Croc |
− | | | + | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter11 Intro.png |
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter11.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{InfoRow |
− | | | + | | title=Claws for Alarm |
− | | | + | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter12 Intro.png |
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter12.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | }} |
− | | | + | ====The Jungle==== |
− | | | + | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=320| |
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Eye of the Bobcat | ||
+ | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter13 Intro.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter13.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{InfoRow |
− | | | + | | title=No Time to Paws |
− | | | + | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter14 Intro.png |
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter14.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | {{InfoRow |
− | | | + | | title=Lethal Woolie |
− | | | + | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter15 Intro.png |
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter15.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | }} |
− | | | + | ====The Woolie Spaceship==== |
− | | | + | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=320| |
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=A Farewell to Woolies | ||
+ | | screenshot=Bubsy Chapter16 Intro.png | ||
+ | | screenshot2=Bubsy Chapter16.png | ||
+ | | tabs=yes | ||
+ | | selected=2 | ||
| desc= | | desc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | }} | |
+ | |||
+ | ==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== | ==Production credits== | ||
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*'''Produced By:''' John A.S. Skeel, Cynthia Kirkpatrick | *'''Produced By:''' John A.S. Skeel, Cynthia Kirkpatrick | ||
*'''Design:''' Michael Berlyn | *'''Design:''' Michael Berlyn | ||
− | *'''Additional Design:''' | + | *'''Additional Design:''' Cynthia Kirkpatrick, John A.S. Skeel, D. Scott Williamson |
*'''Art Design:''' Beckett Gladney | *'''Art Design:''' Beckett Gladney | ||
*'''Bubsy Design and Animation:''' Ken Macklin | *'''Bubsy Design and Animation:''' Ken Macklin | ||
*'''Music Composition:''' Matt Berardo | *'''Music Composition:''' Matt Berardo | ||
− | *'''Programming by:''' Solid Software, Al Baker, D. Scott Williamson | + | *'''Programming by:''' Solid Software, [[Al Baker]], D. Scott Williamson |
*'''Bubsy's Voice:''' Brian Silva | *'''Bubsy's Voice:''' Brian Silva | ||
*'''Animation and Backgrounds:''' Adrian Bourne, Beckett Gladney, Ken Macklin, Michael McLaughlin | *'''Animation and Backgrounds:''' Adrian Bourne, Beckett Gladney, Ken Macklin, Michael McLaughlin | ||
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*'''Quality Assurance:''' Scott "Banzai" Barnes, Steve "Toon" Graziano | *'''Quality Assurance:''' Scott "Banzai" Barnes, Steve "Toon" Graziano | ||
*'''Additional Programming:''' Robert Calfee | *'''Additional Programming:''' Robert Calfee | ||
+ | | source=In-game credits | ||
+ | | pdf=Bubsy MD credits.pdf | ||
+ | | console=MD | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | == | + | ==Magazine articles== |
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==Artwork== | ==Artwork== | ||
<gallery heights=70px widths=70px > | <gallery heights=70px widths=70px > | ||
− | + | Bubsy MD Art Cover.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art comic1.jpg | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art comic2.jpg | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art comic3.jpg | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art comic4.jpg | |
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− | + | Bubsy MD Art comic7.jpg | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art comic8.jpg | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art comic9.jpg | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art logo.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art alligator.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art ball.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art 1up.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art beaver.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art bee.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art bouncyBranches.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art bubsy1.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art cars.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art continue.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art crate.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art fluffy.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art frog.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art giraffe.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art grumbleWeeds.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art gumball.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art hole.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art invincible.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art item.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art landShark.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art logRides.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art manhole.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art piano.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art rocketCars.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art rollerCoaster.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art shadow.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art strongMan.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art tntCrate.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art turtle.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art waterSlides.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art woolie.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art yarn.png | |
− | + | Bubsy MD Art yeow.png | |
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{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=Mega Drive | | console=Mega Drive | ||
| region=US | | region=US | ||
− | | | + | | front=Bubsy md us cover.jpg |
+ | | back=Bubsy MD US Box Back.jpg | ||
+ | | spinemissing=yes | ||
| cart=Bubsy MD US Cart.jpg | | cart=Bubsy MD US Cart.jpg | ||
− | |manual=BubsyGEN.pdf | + | | manual=BubsyGEN.pdf |
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| console=Mega Drive | | console=Mega Drive | ||
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| cover=Bubsy MD EU Box.jpg | | cover=Bubsy MD EU Box.jpg | ||
| cart=Bubsy MD EU Cart.jpg | | cart=Bubsy MD EU Cart.jpg | ||
+ | | manual=Bubsy MD EU Manual.jpg | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Mega Drive | ||
+ | | region=EU (Triple Pack) | ||
+ | | cover=Bubsy MD EU Box Triple Pack.jpg | ||
+ | | cart=Bubsy MD EU Cart.jpg | ||
+ | | manual=Bubsy MD EU Manual.jpg | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Mega Drive | ||
+ | | region=FR | ||
+ | | manual=Bubsy MD FR Manual.pdf | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Mega Drive | ||
+ | | region=ES | ||
+ | | cover=Bubsy MD ES Box.jpg | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Mega Drive | ||
+ | | region=PT | ||
+ | | front=Bubsy MD PT Box.jpg | ||
+ | | back=Bubsy MD PT Box Back.jpg | ||
+ | | spinemissing=yes | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Mega Drive | ||
+ | | region=SE (rental; [[Hent Gruppen|Hent]]; orange) | ||
+ | | front=Bubsy MD SE rental Box.jpg | ||
+ | | spinemissing=yes | ||
+ | | back=Bubsy MD SE rental Box Back.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Mega Drive | ||
+ | | region=CZ ([[Datart]]) | ||
+ | | cover= | ||
+ | | manual=Notavailable.svg | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Mega Drive | ||
+ | | region=AU | ||
+ | | front=Bubsy MD AU front.jpg | ||
+ | | back=Bubsy MD AU back.jpg | ||
+ | | spinemissing=yes | ||
+ | | cart=Bubsy MD US Cart.jpg | ||
+ | | manual=BubsyGEN.pdf | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Mega Drive | ||
+ | | region=AU (alt) | ||
+ | | back=Bubsy MD AU CB Alt back.jpg | ||
+ | | cart=Bubsy MD US Cart.jpg | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Mega Drive | ||
+ | | region=AU (Silver Box) | ||
+ | | cover=Bubsy MD AU silver cover.jpg | ||
+ | | cart=Bubsy MD US Cart.jpg | ||
+ | | manual=BubsyGEN.pdf | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Technical information== | ==Technical information== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Sega Channel games]] | [[Category:Sega Channel games]] |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Contents
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 | |
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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 | |
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Forbidden Plummet | |
A Bridge Too Fur | |
The Fair
Fair Conditioning | |
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Night of the Bobcat | |
Our Furless Leader | |
The Wild West
The Good, the Bad, and the Woolies | |
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A Fistful of Yarn | |
Dances with Woolies | |
Canada
Beavery Careful | |
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Rock Around the Croc | |
Claws for Alarm | |
The Jungle
Eye of the Bobcat | |
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No Time to Paws | |
Lethal Woolie | |
The Woolie Spaceship
A Farewell to Woolies | |
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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
Magazine articles
Promotional material
Artwork
Physical scans
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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
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-29), page 24
- ↑ 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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