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| distributor={{company|[[Ecofilmes]]|region=PT}}, {{company|[[Tec Toy]]|region=BR}}, {{company|[[Consumer Electronics]]|region=ZA}}
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| licensor=Kenner Products
 
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a platform video game released in 1994 by [[Accolade]] and is the sequel to ''[[Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind]]''. It was released on the [[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Super Nintendo]] and [[Game Boy]], and offers numerous improvements over the first game.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a platform video game released in 1994 by [[Accolade]] and is the sequel to ''[[Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind]]''. It was released on the [[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Super Nintendo]], and [[Game Boy]], and offers numerous improvements over the first game.
  
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During development the game was subtitled as '''''Bubsy 2: Still No Pants!'''''{{magref|mega|21|80}}. A port to the [[Sega Game Gear]] was worked on, but was not released.
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During development, the game was subtitled as '''''Bubsy 2: Still No Pants!'''''{{magref|mega|21|80}}. A port to the [[Sega Game Gear]] was worked on, but was not released.
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==Story==
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The corrupt entrepreneur Oinker P. Hamm has created a new theme park called the Amazatorium. Bubsy Bobcat, his sidekick Arnold Armadillo, and his twin niece and nephew are excited. Fearing that the place might get too crowded, the twins decide to break into the theme park on the eve of its opening day and discover that Oinker P. Hamm is using his Wompum device to steal the world's history for his park.
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==Gameplay==
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{{ScreenThumb|Bubsy II, Store.png|width=200|Gift Shop}}
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The game is side-scrolling platformer. It plays similarly to its predecessor but adds some special abilities and hub levels for choosing the next level. Bubsy moves with {{left}} and {{right}} and crouches with {{down}}. He jumps with {{A}} (and jumps higher if the button is held for longer). He can glide in midair or from a running start by holding {{B}}. If he is standing, pressing {{B}} causes him to jump a short amount and glide. He defeats enemies by landing on top of them from a jump or glide. He enters passageways or activates switches by pressing {{up}} while standing in front of them.
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Bubsy has an assortment of special usable items, including a Nerf Ballzooka gun that he can fire at enemies. Items are selected with {{down}}+{{C}} and used with {{C}}. Trading Cards are found in the levels and also be acquired by defeating enemies with the Ballzooka gun or playing mini-games. After completing a level, the player can exchange cards in the Gift Shop for more usable items.
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Some levels are played with Bubsy piloting a rocket or a biplane. These levels play similarly to a shoot-'em-up. Bubsy moves in any direction using the D-Pad. He turns around with {{left}}{{left}} or {{right}}{{right}}. He shoots his Ballzooka forwards with {{B}} and drops pies downwards with {{A}}. Both weapons have unlimited ammunition.
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Bubsy now has three hit points and loses a life if he loses all of them. His health is depicted by his portrait in the corner of the screen, which grows increasingly despondent as he is injured. Some hazards, such as falling in water, still cause him to lose a life instantly. Levels are timed, so Bubsy also loses a life if time runs out. The game ends if Bubsy runs out of lives, but it can be continued as long as the player has continues remaining.
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There are two two-player modes: "Friendly" and "Feisty." In both modes, the second player controls one of the Bubsy's twin relatives, who flies and follows Bubsy. In Friendly mode, the second player can pick up items for Bubsy, throw bananas at enemies, and flip switches to help him. In Feisty mode, the second player can throw bananas at Bubsy to make him slide or flip switches to activate hazards. The twin moves in any direction with the D-Pad and throws or drops bananas with {{A}}.
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===Items===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Marbles
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=48 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Award bonus points.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Bag o' Marbles
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Worth 50 marbles.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Marble Crate
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=32}}
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| desc=Worth 100 marbles.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Patch-Up
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=32}}
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| desc=Recovers Bubsy's hit points.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Trading Card
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=48}}
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| desc=Exchange for usable items in the Gift Shop after completing a level.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Nerf Ballzooka
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=64 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=96}}
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| desc=Gives Bubsy 15 more rounds of Nerf Ballzooka ammo (up to a maximum of 99). Bubsy can buy one round of ammunition for the Ballzooka per card in the Gift Shop.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Smart Bomb
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=64}}
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| desc=Gives Bubsy another Smart Bomb usable item. Costs 25 cards in the Gift Shop.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Diving Suit
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=96}}
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| desc=Gives Bubsy another Diving Suit usable item. Costs 10 cards in the Gift Shop.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Portable Hole
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=32}}
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| desc=Gives Bubsy another Portable Hole usable item. Costs 5 cards in the Gift Shop.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Bubble
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=48}}
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| desc=Collect for bonus points in the Liquid Lunacy mini-game.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Super Marble
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=64}}
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| desc=Worth 10 Trading Cards. Found in the Liquid Lunacy mini-game.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Numbered T-Shirt
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}}
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| sprite2={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=32}}
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| desc=Gives the player one or two extra lives. One extra life costs 25 cards in the Gift Shop.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Continue
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=64}}
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| desc=Gives the player a continue.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mid-Level Marker
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=49 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Checkpoint where Bubsy is revived after losing a life.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=End-of-Level Marker
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=64}}
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| desc=Goal at the end of the level.
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}}
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}}
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===Usable items===
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Usable items are selected with {{down}}+{{C}} and used with {{C}}. They can be replenished by finding them in levels or purchasing more in the Gift Shop.
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Nerf Ballzooka
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Usable Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Shoots a projectile attack at enemies.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Smart Bomb
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Usable Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Explodes and turns visible enemies into marbles. In Feisty two-player games, setting off a bomb stuns the other player.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Diving Suit
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Usable Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Bubsy can jump into water to enter the Liquid Lunacy mini-game if he has a Diving Suit. Water is only found in the Egypt levels.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Portable Hole
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| sprite={{sprite | Bubsy II, Usable Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Bubsy can use the Portable Hole to return back to the hub level.
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}}
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}}
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===Levels===
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{{ScreenThumb|Bubsy II, Wing Select.png|width=200|Wing and floor select}}
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The amusement park has two "wings," an East Wing and a West Wing, with three "floors" of increasing difficulty. Each floor contains a hub level containing one level for each of the five worlds (Egypt, Music, Space, Medieval, and Aerial), which can be played in any order, and a boss room that unlocks when every level is completed. The boss fights are the same for both wings. Levels on the same floor can be replayed after they are completed.
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The player can choose either wing and either a specific floor or the "Grand Tour" (all three floors for a total of 15 levels per wing). Bubsy starts with a different number of extra lives depending on which floor the player selects: 10 for the first floor, 7 for the second floor, 5 for the third floor, and 3 for the Grand Tour.
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====West wing====
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=====First floor=====
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=King of De-Nile
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, King of De-Nile.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Star Wreck
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Star Wreck.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Bach in Time
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Bach in Time.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Hindenburger
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, The Hidenburger.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Hamalot
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Hamalot.png
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| desc=
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}}
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}}
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=====Second floor=====
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mummy Dearest
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Mummy Dearest.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Cattlecar Piglattia
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Cattlecar Piglattia.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Sax, Drums, and Rock and Roll
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Sax, Drums, and Rock and Roll.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Swine Flew
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Swine Flew.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Goat of Arms
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Goat of Arms.png
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| desc=
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}}
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}}
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=====Third floor=====
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=I Sphinx, Therefore I Ham
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, I Sphinx, Therefore I Ham.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Plan Swine from Outer Space
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Plan Swine from Outer Space.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Suey Lewis and the Ewes
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Suey Lewis and the Ewes.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=A Fly in the Oinkment
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, A Fly in the Oinkment.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Once and Future Bobcat
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, The Once and Future Bobcat.png
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| desc=
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}}
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}}
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====East Wing====
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=====First floor=====
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Dark Side of the Tomb
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Dark Side of the Tomb.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Star Boars
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Star Boars.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=C Sharp or B Flat
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, C Sharp or B Flat.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Fleece Academy
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Fleece Academy.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=My Penguin for a Horse
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, My Penguin for a Horse.png
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| desc=
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}}
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}}
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=====Second floor=====
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Lion, the Switch, and the Hoardroom
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, The Lion, the Switch, and the Hoardroom.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mighty Morphin' Bobcat Dangers
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Mighty Morphin' Bobcat Dangers.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Forget Do and Re, What About Me?
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Forget Do and Re, What About Me.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Great Goatsby
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, The Great Goatsby.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Richard the Swinehearted
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Richard the Swinehearted.png
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| desc=
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}}
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}}
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=====Third floor=====
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=A Tomb with a View
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, A Tomb with a View.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mars Needs Bobcats
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Mars Needs Bobcats.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=2 Live Shrew
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, 2 Live Shrew.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Wild Boar Yonder
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Wild Boar Yonder.png
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Surely You Joust
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Surely You Joust.png
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| desc=
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}}
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}}
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====Bosses====
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Aporklyps Now
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Aporklyps Now.png
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| desc=This boss fight is a gauntlet of enemies, played after completing all of the levels on the first floor.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Pig Trouble in Little China
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Pig Trouble in Little China.png
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| desc=This boss fight is a gauntlet of enemies, played after completing all of the levels on the second floor.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Oinker P. Hamm
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Stages, Oinker P. Hamm.png
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| desc=The final fight against Oinker P. Hamm is played after completing all of the levels on the third floor.
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}}
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}}
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===Mini-games===
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Mini-games are accessed by entering special doorways in levels (or by diving into water with the Diving Suit, in the case of Liquid Lunacy). They can also be played by one or two players by selecting them from the options menu.
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Frogapult
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Minigames, Frogapult.png
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| desc=Stunt frogs move back and forth on a cart. Bubsy can hurl them into the air and towards a target in the water with {{A}}, {{B}}, or {{C}}. Bubsy can move with {{up}} and {{down}}, and the frogs fly about as far as Bubsy is standing. The goal is to hit all of the targets with frogs before time runs out.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Armadillo Drop
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Minigames, Armadillo Drop.png
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| desc=Arnold Armadillo navigates the mechanical maze of a car engine using the D-Pad, collecting items along the way. The player receives bonus points for staying in the maze when time runs out. Arnold is run over by the car tires if he falls through the bottom of the maze.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Liquid Lunacy
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| screenshot=Bubsy II, Minigames, Liquid Lunacy.png
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| desc=Bubsy can collect Bubbles for bonus points and a Super Marble for 10 Trading Cards. The mini-game ends if Bubsy touches a whirlpool, if he collects all of the Bubbles, or if time runs out.
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}}
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}}
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==History==
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===Legacy===
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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 in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind]]''.
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==Production credits==
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*'''Produced by:''' Cynthia Kirkpatrick
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*'''Executive Producer:''' John A.S. Skeel
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*'''Associate Producer:''' James Kucera
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*'''Designed by:''' Team Bubsy
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*'''Art Design:''' Beckett Gladney
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*'''Map Design:''' Cynthia Kirkpatrick, James Kucera, Arlin Robins, Gary Strawn
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*'''Bubsy Design and Animation:''' Ken Macklin
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*'''Programming:''' Paul Kwinn, Russell Shiffer
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*'''Art:''' Adrian Bourne, William Eakin, Beckett Gladney, Ken Macklin, Mike McLaughlin, Arlin Robins
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*'''Music:''' Chip Harris
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*'''Voice of Bubsy:''' Rob Paulson
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*'''Game Testers:''' Scott Barnes, Alex Cabal, Harry Chavez
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*'''Game Testers:''' Dexx, Steve Fallas, Richard Gangwish, Sandy Jackson, [[Chris Nash]], Kevin Seiter, James Vitales
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| source=In-game credits
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| pdf=Bubsy II MD credits.pdf
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Bubsy II
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Accolade
Developer:
Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Tec Toy (BR), Consumer Electronics (ZA)
Licensor: Kenner Products
Sound driver: Accolade sound driver
Genre: Action/Platform

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		T-119136
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega Drive
US ▼
(Sega Channel) 		SUBsub
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-119136-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£39.9939.99[3][4] T-119136-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
GR
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		$109.95109.95[5] FBUB03SMC
OFLC: G
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		046610
Tectoy: Todas as Idades
Sega Mega Drive
ZA
Non-Sega versions

Bubsy II is a platform video game released in 1994 by Accolade and is the sequel to Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind. It was released on the Sega Mega Drive, Super Nintendo, and Game Boy, and offers numerous improvements over the first game.

During development, the game was subtitled as Bubsy 2: Still No Pants![6]. A port to the Sega Game Gear was worked on, but was not released.

Story

The corrupt entrepreneur Oinker P. Hamm has created a new theme park called the Amazatorium. Bubsy Bobcat, his sidekick Arnold Armadillo, and his twin niece and nephew are excited. Fearing that the place might get too crowded, the twins decide to break into the theme park on the eve of its opening day and discover that Oinker P. Hamm is using his Wompum device to steal the world's history for his park.

Gameplay

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Gift Shop

The game is side-scrolling platformer. It plays similarly to its predecessor but adds some special abilities and hub levels for choosing the next level. Bubsy moves with Left and Right and crouches with Down. He jumps with A (and jumps higher if the button is held for longer). He can glide in midair or from a running start by holding B. If he is standing, pressing B causes him to jump a short amount and glide. He defeats enemies by landing on top of them from a jump or glide. He enters passageways or activates switches by pressing Up while standing in front of them.

Bubsy has an assortment of special usable items, including a Nerf Ballzooka gun that he can fire at enemies. Items are selected with Down+C and used with C. Trading Cards are found in the levels and also be acquired by defeating enemies with the Ballzooka gun or playing mini-games. After completing a level, the player can exchange cards in the Gift Shop for more usable items.

Some levels are played with Bubsy piloting a rocket or a biplane. These levels play similarly to a shoot-'em-up. Bubsy moves in any direction using the D-Pad. He turns around with LeftLeft or RightRight. He shoots his Ballzooka forwards with B and drops pies downwards with A. Both weapons have unlimited ammunition.

Bubsy now has three hit points and loses a life if he loses all of them. His health is depicted by his portrait in the corner of the screen, which grows increasingly despondent as he is injured. Some hazards, such as falling in water, still cause him to lose a life instantly. Levels are timed, so Bubsy also loses a life if time runs out. The game ends if Bubsy runs out of lives, but it can be continued as long as the player has continues remaining.

There are two two-player modes: "Friendly" and "Feisty." In both modes, the second player controls one of the Bubsy's twin relatives, who flies and follows Bubsy. In Friendly mode, the second player can pick up items for Bubsy, throw bananas at enemies, and flip switches to help him. In Feisty mode, the second player can throw bananas at Bubsy to make him slide or flip switches to activate hazards. The twin moves in any direction with the D-Pad and throws or drops bananas with A.

Items

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 Marbles
Award bonus points.
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 Bag o' Marbles
Worth 50 marbles.
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 Marble Crate
Worth 100 marbles.
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 Patch-Up
Recovers Bubsy's hit points.
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 Trading Card
Exchange for usable items in the Gift Shop after completing a level.
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 Nerf Ballzooka
Gives Bubsy 15 more rounds of Nerf Ballzooka ammo (up to a maximum of 99). Bubsy can buy one round of ammunition for the Ballzooka per card in the Gift Shop.
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 Smart Bomb
Gives Bubsy another Smart Bomb usable item. Costs 25 cards in the Gift Shop.
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 Diving Suit
Gives Bubsy another Diving Suit usable item. Costs 10 cards in the Gift Shop.
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 Portable Hole
Gives Bubsy another Portable Hole usable item. Costs 5 cards in the Gift Shop.
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 Bubble
Collect for bonus points in the Liquid Lunacy mini-game.
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 Super Marble
Worth 10 Trading Cards. Found in the Liquid Lunacy mini-game.
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 Numbered T-Shirt
Gives the player one or two extra lives. One extra life costs 25 cards in the Gift Shop.
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 Continue
Gives the player a continue.
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 Mid-Level Marker
Checkpoint where Bubsy is revived after losing a life.
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 End-of-Level Marker
Goal at the end of the level.

Usable items

Usable items are selected with Down+C and used with C. They can be replenished by finding them in levels or purchasing more in the Gift Shop.

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 Nerf Ballzooka
Shoots a projectile attack at enemies.
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 Smart Bomb
Explodes and turns visible enemies into marbles. In Feisty two-player games, setting off a bomb stuns the other player.
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 Diving Suit
Bubsy can jump into water to enter the Liquid Lunacy mini-game if he has a Diving Suit. Water is only found in the Egypt levels.
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 Portable Hole
Bubsy can use the Portable Hole to return back to the hub level.

Levels

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Wing and floor select

The amusement park has two "wings," an East Wing and a West Wing, with three "floors" of increasing difficulty. Each floor contains a hub level containing one level for each of the five worlds (Egypt, Music, Space, Medieval, and Aerial), which can be played in any order, and a boss room that unlocks when every level is completed. The boss fights are the same for both wings. Levels on the same floor can be replayed after they are completed.

The player can choose either wing and either a specific floor or the "Grand Tour" (all three floors for a total of 15 levels per wing). Bubsy starts with a different number of extra lives depending on which floor the player selects: 10 for the first floor, 7 for the second floor, 5 for the third floor, and 3 for the Grand Tour.

West wing

First floor

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King of De-Nile

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Star Wreck

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Bach in Time

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The Hindenburger

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Hamalot
Second floor

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Mummy Dearest

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Cattlecar Piglattia

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Sax, Drums, and Rock and Roll

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Swine Flew

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Goat of Arms
Third floor

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I Sphinx, Therefore I Ham

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Plan Swine from Outer Space

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Suey Lewis and the Ewes

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A Fly in the Oinkment

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The Once and Future Bobcat

East Wing

First floor

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Dark Side of the Tomb

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Star Boars

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C Sharp or B Flat

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Fleece Academy

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My Penguin for a Horse
Second floor

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The Lion, the Switch, and the Hoardroom

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Mighty Morphin' Bobcat Dangers

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Forget Do and Re, What About Me?

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The Great Goatsby

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Richard the Swinehearted
Third floor

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A Tomb with a View

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Mars Needs Bobcats

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2 Live Shrew

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Wild Boar Yonder

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Surely You Joust

Bosses

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Aporklyps Now
This boss fight is a gauntlet of enemies, played after completing all of the levels on the first floor.

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Pig Trouble in Little China
This boss fight is a gauntlet of enemies, played after completing all of the levels on the second floor.

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Oinker P. Hamm
The final fight against Oinker P. Hamm is played after completing all of the levels on the third floor.

Mini-games

Mini-games are accessed by entering special doorways in levels (or by diving into water with the Diving Suit, in the case of Liquid Lunacy). They can also be played by one or two players by selecting them from the options menu.

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Frogapult
Stunt frogs move back and forth on a cart. Bubsy can hurl them into the air and towards a target in the water with A, B, or C. Bubsy can move with Up and Down, and the frogs fly about as far as Bubsy is standing. The goal is to hit all of the targets with frogs before time runs out.

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Armadillo Drop
Arnold Armadillo navigates the mechanical maze of a car engine using the D-Pad, collecting items along the way. The player receives bonus points for staying in the maze when time runs out. Arnold is run over by the car tires if he falls through the bottom of the maze.

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Liquid Lunacy
Bubsy can collect Bubbles for bonus points and a Super Marble for 10 Trading Cards. The mini-game ends if Bubsy touches a whirlpool, if he collects all of the Bubbles, or if time runs out.

History

Legacy

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 in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind.

Production credits

  • Produced by: Cynthia Kirkpatrick
  • Executive Producer: John A.S. Skeel
  • Associate Producer: James Kucera
  • Designed by: Team Bubsy
  • Art Design: Beckett Gladney
  • Map Design: Cynthia Kirkpatrick, James Kucera, Arlin Robins, Gary Strawn
  • Bubsy Design and Animation: Ken Macklin
  • Programming: Paul Kwinn, Russell Shiffer
  • Art: Adrian Bourne, William Eakin, Beckett Gladney, Ken Macklin, Mike McLaughlin, Arlin Robins
  • Music: Chip Harris
  • Voice of Bubsy: Rob Paulson
  • Game Testers: Scott Barnes, Alex Cabal, Harry Chavez
  • Game Testers: Dexx, Steve Fallas, Richard Gangwish, Sandy Jackson, Chris Nash, Kevin Seiter, James Vitales
Source:
In-game credits
Bubsy II MD credits.pdf
[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Bubsy II/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #21: "October/November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #37: "Octubre 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Artwork

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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
88
[10]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
82
[11]
Consoles + (FR)
84
[12]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[13]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
80
[14]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
91
[15]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
100
[16]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
80
[17]
Freak (IL)
86
[18]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
64
[19]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
78
[20]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
70
[21]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
83
[4]
Mega (UK) PAL
86
[22]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
69
[23]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
88
[24]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
84
[25]
Novaya Real'nost' (RU) Bootleg
80
[26]
Player One (FR)
70
[27]
Play Time (DE)
80
[28]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
72
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
88
[30]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
52
[31]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
85
[32]
Supersonic (FR)
91
[33]
Todo Sega (ES)
90
[34]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
86
[35]
Video Games (DE) PAL
69
[36]
Sega Mega Drive
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Warranty card (front)
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Warranty card (back)
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Ads (front)
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Technical information

Main article: Bubsy II/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 85
  2. ↑ File:DailyMirror UK 1994-10-28 15.jpg
  3. ↑ Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 40
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 13
  5. ↑ Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 24
  6. ↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 80
  7. ↑ File:Bubsy II MD credits.pdf
  8. ↑ EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 29
  9. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 41
  10. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 38
  11. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 80
  12. ↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 102
  13. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 43
  14. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 100
  15. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "September 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 66
  16. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 100
  17. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 298
  18. ↑ Freak, "11/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
  19. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 154
  20. ↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 104
  21. ↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 4" (1994-10-11, 24:00) (+8:14)
  22. ↑ Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 18
  23. ↑ Mega Fun, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-19), page 72
  24. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 56
  25. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-08-xx), page 66
  26. ↑ Novaya Real'nost' (RU) "Episode 12" (1995-09-01, ) (+0:00)
  27. ↑ Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 104
  28. ↑ Play Time, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-05), page 102
  29. ↑ Sega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 50
  30. ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-06), page 68
  31. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 41
  32. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "December 9th 1994" (UK; 1994-11-26), page 10
  33. ↑ Supersonic, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 64
  34. ↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 76
  35. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 31
  36. ↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 102


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