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− | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ばくばくアニマル), known only as '''''Baku Baku''''' in some regions, is a falling block puzzle game released for the [[Sega Titan Video]] arcade hardware. | + | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ばくばくアニマル), known only as '''''Baku Baku''''' in some regions, is a falling block puzzle game released for the [[Sega Titan Video]] arcade hardware. The phrase "Baku Baku" is Japanese onomatopoeia meaning roughly "Chomp Chomp".{{magref|gamepro|93|68}} |
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+ | ''Baku Baku Animal'' was ported to the [[Sega Saturn]] and [[Windows PC]] in 1996. It was also one of the last titles released for the [[Sega Game Gear]], released in the same year. In Brazil, Sega's distributor [[Tec Toy]] released a version for the [[Sega Master System]] in 1998, which is almost identical to the Game Gear version but with a reduced color palette and added borders. There was also a mobile phone release in 2002 and a new mobile release in 2013. The spin-off game ''[[Baku Baku Camera]]'' was released in 2015. | ||
− | ''Baku Baku Animal'' was | + | Curiously, artwork used in ''Baku Baku Animal'' was recycled in the PAL versions of ''[[Sonic CD]]'' (PC) and ''[[Sonic Jam]]''. |
− | + | ==Story== | |
+ | [[File:Baku Baku Animal, Characters.png|thumb|Polly and Gon]] | ||
+ | The King of a faraway land is seeking a Royal Zookeeper to tend to the many pets of the Princess. The King's Minister has arranged a contest to find the most capable person in the land for the job, and two young contenders, Polly and Gon, have entered. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
− | ''Baku Baku Animal'' is similar in nature to ''[[Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo]]'' | + | {{ScreenThumb|Baku Baku Animal Saturn, Victory.png|width=200|Victory}} |
+ | ''Baku Baku Animal'' is a competitive two-player falling block puzzle game in which players compete to clear containers of blocks, similar in nature to ''[[Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo]]''. The player must line up falling blocks of animals and foodstuffs. When an animal is aligned adjacent to a block of its favored food, the animal eats the food. All contiguous blocks of the food are consumed, along with corresponding animal blocks. Larger groups of connected food of the same type scores higher when eaten. | ||
− | '' | + | Blocks fall in pairs, which the player can position horizontally and rotate. Blocks are locked in place when they land on the bottom of the container or onto another block. Similar to ''[[Puyo Puyo]]'', blocks are subject to gravity. A block falls to the block below it when it is placed over an empty space or when the block below it is eliminated. With correct positioning, it is possible to destroy two or more sets of food blocks in succession, thereby creating chains that send extra blocks to the opposing player to disrupt their play. When the container is filled with blocks, the player is defeated. The object of the game is to make one's opponent unable to place more blocks. |
− | = | + | The game has a single-player mode where the player competes against computer-controlled opponents as well as a two-player mode where two players can challenge each other. Player one plays as Polly, and player two plays as Gon. |
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− | {{ | + | ===Blocks=== |
− | + | The Saturn version lets the player decide how many different animals to use (3, 4, or 5, with a default of 4). | |
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− | + | | title=Pandas | |
− | + | | sprite={{sprite | Baku Baku Animal, Blocks.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}} | |
− | + | | desc=Pandas are green blocks and eat bamboo. | |
− | + | }} | |
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− | | | + | | title=Dogs |
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Baku Baku Animal, Blocks.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=16}} | ||
+ | | desc=Dogs are blue blocks and eat bones. | ||
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− | + | | title=Rabbits | |
− | + | | sprite={{sprite | Baku Baku Animal, Blocks.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=32}} | |
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+ | | title=Monkeys | ||
+ | | sprite={{sprite | Baku Baku Animal, Blocks.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=48}} | ||
+ | | desc=Monkeys are yellow blocks and eat bananas. | ||
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− | {{ | + | | sprite={{sprite | Baku Baku Animal, Blocks.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=64}} |
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− | + | | sprite={{sprite | Baku Baku Animal, Blocks.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=80}} | |
− | + | | desc=When they are dropped on a block, all blocks of that type disappear from the player's container. If they fall on two different types of blocks, both types disappear. Animals and their foodstuffs are treated as different types of blocks. | |
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− | === | + | ===Stages=== |
− | {{ | + | There are three difficulty levels (Beginner, Normal, and Expert), which feature different casts of opponents. |
− | + | ====Normal==== | |
− | + | {{gallery|widths=200|screens=yes| | |
− | + | {{gitem|Baku Baku Animal Saturn, Stage 1.png|Gallopy}} | |
− | + | {{gitem|Baku Baku Animal Saturn, Stage 2.png|Silver Angela}} | |
− | + | {{gitem|Baku Baku Animal Saturn, Stage 3.png|Rival Soldier}} | |
− | + | {{gitem|Baku Baku Animal Saturn, Stage 4.png|Nurse Grape}} | |
− | + | {{gitem|Baku Baku Animal Saturn, Stage 5.png|T3}} | |
− | + | {{gitem|Baku Baku Animal Saturn, Stage 6.png|Gon}} | |
− | + | {{gitem|Baku Baku Animal Saturn, Stage 7.png|Minister}} | |
− | + | {{gitem|Baku Baku Animal Saturn, Stage 8.png|Queen}} | |
− | + | {{gitem|Baku Baku Animal Saturn, Stage 9.png|Princess}} | |
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+ | ==History== | ||
+ | During development, the Western [[Game Gear]] version was known under the working title of '''''Zany Zoo'''''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210613031337/https://www.smspower.org/forums/15531-UnreleasedMasterSystemGameWallball3D}}{{ref|1=https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-fy1997-brand-review.41852/#post-1046447}} [[Sega Logistics Service]] announced it would end service on the arcade machines on March 31, 2017.{{fileref|SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf}}{{fileref|SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf}} | ||
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+ | ==Production credits== | ||
+ | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}} | ||
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+ | |{{gitem|PCGamer PL 06 Sega.jpg|Printed in PC Gamer Po Polsku (PL) #6: "Grudzień 1996" (1996-xx-xx) | ||
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+ | ==Artwork== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | SegaForeverYT BakuBakuAnimal 630x664.png|Lion | ||
+ | SegaForeverYT SEGAmonkey2 422x491.png|Monkey | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
==Physical scans== | ==Physical scans== | ||
===Sega Titan Video version=== | ===Sega Titan Video version=== | ||
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+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ScanArcade | ||
+ | | console=Sega Titan Video | ||
+ | | region=JP (Rev. A) | ||
+ | | instructionslong=Notavailable.svg | ||
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+ | | console=Game Gear | ||
+ | | region=JP | ||
+ | | front=BakuBakuAnimal GG JP Box Front.jpg | ||
+ | | back=BakuBakuAnimal GG JP Box Back.jpg | ||
+ | | spinemissing=yes | ||
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===PC version=== | ===PC version=== | ||
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+ | | console=PC | ||
+ | | region=JP ([[Ultra 2000 Series]]) | ||
+ | | cover=BakuBaku PC JP Box Front Ultra2000.jpg | ||
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{{ExtraTable|console=SAT|region=JP| | {{ExtraTable|console=SAT|region=JP| | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
− | * Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/19970129033449/http://sega.highway.or.jp:80/sega/saturn/etc/pakupaku/gs_9040.html | + | * Sega of America webpage: [https://web.archive.org/web/19990209075051/http://www.sega.com:80/products/games/00028.html PC] |
+ | * Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/19970129033449/http://sega.highway.or.jp:80/sega/saturn/etc/pakupaku/gs_9040.html Saturn], [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/pc/bakubaku/ PC] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{BakuBakuOmni}} | {{BakuBakuOmni}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Game Gear Micro games]] |
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Publisher: Sega Tec Toy Sega PC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega AM3[1] Minato Giken Sega PC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR) Worldwise Enterprise (TW) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (22 tracks) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Gear-to-Gear Cable Saturn Backup Memory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Puzzle[2][3][4][5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Baku Baku Animal (ばくばくアニマル), known only as Baku Baku in some regions, is a falling block puzzle game released for the Sega Titan Video arcade hardware. The phrase "Baku Baku" is Japanese onomatopoeia meaning roughly "Chomp Chomp".[20]
Baku Baku Animal was ported to the Sega Saturn and Windows PC in 1996. It was also one of the last titles released for the Sega Game Gear, released in the same year. In Brazil, Sega's distributor Tec Toy released a version for the Sega Master System in 1998, which is almost identical to the Game Gear version but with a reduced color palette and added borders. There was also a mobile phone release in 2002 and a new mobile release in 2013. The spin-off game Baku Baku Camera was released in 2015.
Curiously, artwork used in Baku Baku Animal was recycled in the PAL versions of Sonic CD (PC) and Sonic Jam.
Contents
Story
The King of a faraway land is seeking a Royal Zookeeper to tend to the many pets of the Princess. The King's Minister has arranged a contest to find the most capable person in the land for the job, and two young contenders, Polly and Gon, have entered.
Gameplay
Baku Baku Animal is a competitive two-player falling block puzzle game in which players compete to clear containers of blocks, similar in nature to Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo. The player must line up falling blocks of animals and foodstuffs. When an animal is aligned adjacent to a block of its favored food, the animal eats the food. All contiguous blocks of the food are consumed, along with corresponding animal blocks. Larger groups of connected food of the same type scores higher when eaten.
Blocks fall in pairs, which the player can position horizontally and rotate. Blocks are locked in place when they land on the bottom of the container or onto another block. Similar to Puyo Puyo, blocks are subject to gravity. A block falls to the block below it when it is placed over an empty space or when the block below it is eliminated. With correct positioning, it is possible to destroy two or more sets of food blocks in succession, thereby creating chains that send extra blocks to the opposing player to disrupt their play. When the container is filled with blocks, the player is defeated. The object of the game is to make one's opponent unable to place more blocks.
The game has a single-player mode where the player competes against computer-controlled opponents as well as a two-player mode where two players can challenge each other. Player one plays as Polly, and player two plays as Gon.
Blocks
The Saturn version lets the player decide how many different animals to use (3, 4, or 5, with a default of 4).
Pandas | |
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Pandas are green blocks and eat bamboo. | |
Dogs | |
Dogs are blue blocks and eat bones. | |
Rabbits | |
Rabbits are red blocks and eat carrots. | |
Monkeys | |
Monkeys are yellow blocks and eat bananas. | |
Mice | |
Mice are purple blocks and eat cheese. | |
BB Coins | |
When they are dropped on a block, all blocks of that type disappear from the player's container. If they fall on two different types of blocks, both types disappear. Animals and their foodstuffs are treated as different types of blocks. |
Stages
There are three difficulty levels (Beginner, Normal, and Expert), which feature different casts of opponents.
Normal
History
During development, the Western Game Gear version was known under the working title of Zany Zoo.[21][22] Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on the arcade machines on March 31, 2017.[23][24]
Production credits
- Main article: Baku Baku Animal/Production credits.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Baku Baku Animal/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Sega Magazin (DE) #35: "Oktober 1996" (1996-09-11)[25]
- Sega Magazin (DE) #36: "November 1996" (1996-10-09)[26]
Artwork
Physical scans
Sega Titan Video version
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Based on 1 review |
Saturn version
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78 | |
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Based on 29 reviews |
Saturn, JP (Satakore) |
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Saturn, PT |
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Master System version
Game Gear version
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80 | |
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Based on 6 reviews |
PC version
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76 | |
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Based on 5 reviews |
PC, JP (Ultra 2000 Series) |
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PC, TW |
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Technical information
- Main article: Baku Baku Animal/Technical information.
Extra content
This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.
Folder / File | Type | Size | description |
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README.TXT | TXT | 8,659 | Messages from the developers. |
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 136
- ↑ File:Bakubaku sat jp backcover.jpg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-04 08:13)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://sega.jp/pc/bakubaku/ (Wayback Machine: 2002-02-11 17:35)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
- ↑ http://sega-saturn.com/saturn/software/baku.htm (Wayback Machine: 1996-12-15 06:10)
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/OTRAW2W9QSU/m/M1gZPQAU14MJ
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/gKpB9z9Gm_8/m/yGqAFXPHmGgJ
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 8 August 1996" (US; 1996-07-09), page 69
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sega FY 1997 Brand Review, page 10
- ↑ File:LeicesterMercury UK 1996-06-22 12.jpg
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Mean Machines Sega, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-03), page 90
- ↑ Sega FY 1997 Brand Review, page 6
- ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-07-15), page 17
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Mean Machines Sega, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-03), page 78
- ↑ Press release: 1996-08-26: Sega Entertainment kicks off fall line-up with free PC games promotions
- ↑ http://www.sega.co.jp:80/sega/athome/pc/baku/baku.htm (Wayback Machine: 1996-12-24 11:33)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 http://www.media-kite.co.jp/product/new12/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-05-01 10:26)
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 91
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 GamePro, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 68
- ↑ https://www.smspower.org/forums/15531-UnreleasedMasterSystemGameWallball3D (Wayback Machine: 2021-06-13 03:13)
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-fy1997-brand-review.41852/#post-1046447
- ↑ File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf
- ↑ File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Oktober 1996" (DE; 1996-09-11), page 100
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "November 1996" (DE; 1996-10-09), page 99
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-12), page 72
- ↑ CD Consoles, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 132
- ↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 106
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-12), page 68
- ↑ Famitsu, "1995-11-10,17" (JP; 1995-10-27), page 31
- ↑ Fun Generation, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 79
- ↑ Gambler, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 5: May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 14
- ↑ Game Informer, "August 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 51
- ↑ Intelligent Gamer's Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 8: May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 1
- ↑ Joypad, "Juin 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 100
- ↑ MAN!AC, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 65
- ↑ Maximum, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-xx-xx), page 139
- ↑ Mega Fun, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-xx), page 68
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-xx), page 74
- ↑ neXt Level, "Juni 1996" (DE; 1996-05-15), page 72
- ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, July 13, 1996" (UK; 1996-07-13), page 1
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 3" (JP; 1996-01-19), page 78
- ↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 14
- ↑ Sega Power, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-18), page 32
- ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-28), page 40
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-24), page 74
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (JP; 1995-11-08), page 186
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12
- ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 11
- ↑ Video Games, "6/96" (DE; 1996-05-29), page 98
- ↑ VideoGames, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 63
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 28
- ↑ Famitsu, "1996-02-02" (JP; 1996-01-19), page 34
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 81
- ↑ Sonic the Comic, "30 August 1996" (UK; 1996-08-21), page 11
- ↑ VideoGames, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 69
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-11), page 80
- ↑ Hacker, "10/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 32
- ↑ LeveL, "Září 1996" (CZ; 1996-09-03), page 35
- ↑ PC Gamer, "Vol. 4, No. 1: January 1997" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 251
- ↑ Secret Service, "Listopad 1996" (PL; 1996-11-01), page 33
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