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B.O.B.
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥8,9008,900 EM20019
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$59.9559.95[3] 719201
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E241SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
AU

B.O.B., known as Space Funky B.O.B. (スペースファンキーＢ.Ｏ.Ｂ.) in Japan, is a 1993 platforming run-and-gun developed by Electronic Arts, Chris Gray Enterprises, and Foley Hi-Tech and published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Mega Drive and SNES.

Story

B.O.B. is a teenage robot going on his first date, and his father tells him to be back by 11PM with the family rocket intact or else he will never drive again... but along the way, he gets confused by an end-of-lane sign and crashes head-on into a guard asteroid, falling into a strange place (the first level) in a hostile asteroid belt, and must now fight his way back (with the aid of a new gun).

Gameplay

C jumps. B shoots the gun. A uses a special weapon, called a Remote.  START  opens up the weapon select menu; use B to cycle through possible gun bullets (or a fist, see below) and A cycles through possible Remotes. You have limited ammunition on each weapon; if you run out of all types bullets for the gun, or if you select the fist in the weapon select menu, B punches. Ammunition is collected by collecting icons scattered throughout each level. Pressing Down crouches; pressing Up stands back up. You can still move and shoot while crouched, but you cannot jump. The goal of each level is to get to the goal (a circle of stars) before time runs out.

Production credits

  • Programming: David Foley, Bob Rummell, Dean Sitton, Burt Sloane
  • Animation: Dennis Turner
  • Art Conversion: David Foley, Alan Murphy
  • Music: Lx Rudis
  • Produced By: Roland Kippenhan III
  • Asst. Producer:' Robert Zalot
  • Assistant: Tony Iuppa
  • Game Design: Chris Gray, Dennis Turner, Ed Zolnieryk
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: B.O.B./Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • 1993 09 - Software Sega.jpg

    ES print advert

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #46: "May 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #141: "August 1993" (1993-07-15)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78 №144, p89[6]
70 №51, p74[3]
31 №13, p40/41
50 №11, p47
87 №3, p20/21
60 №20, p72-74
77 №10, p88/89[7]
79 №33, p78/79
67 №46, p42/43[8]
59 №23, p82
80 №10, p52/53
82 №2, p60/61[9]
73 №12, p12
Sega Mega Drive
 69
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[10]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
53
[11]
Consoles + (FR)
89
[12]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[13]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
78
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
63
[14]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
80
[15]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)
40
[16]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
78
[17]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[18]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[19]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[20]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[21]
Hyper (AU)
65
[22]
Joypad (FR) PAL
82
[23]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
52
[24]
Mega (UK) PAL
50
[25]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
87
[26]
Mega Action (UK)
87
[27]
Mega Force (FR)
83
[28]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
60
[29]
Megazin (SI)
67
[30]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
77
[7]
Player One (FR)
79
[31]
Sega Magazin (DE)
70
[32]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
67
[8]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
59
[33]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
80
[34]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
82
[9]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
34
[35]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
73
[36]
Todo Sega (ES)
81
[37]
Top Secret (PL)
75
[38]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
58
[39]
Sega Mega Drive
 67
Based on
34 reviews

B.O.B.

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
BOB MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
Bob md us cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, BR

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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 eaa2acb7
MD5 6dd99077ae4e896155a88363b0649080
SHA-1 84d63c848d68d844dbcf360040a87a0c93d67f74
1MB 1993-07 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 e9310d3b
MD5 26b5f14afbacb91fec2c461298ad2e86
SHA-1 2d0e4423e28d7175fc27a9c5b1cb86f1d5cedd3e
1MB 1993-11 Cartridge (JP)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 e3e8421e
MD5 ac007195a983cf2c8057f144e3c58206
SHA-1 eb5e4221b13372f2155ac80e88eb1114a6e2ccc7
1MB 1992-10 Page

References

  1. ↑ File:CVG UK 137.pdf, page 10
  2. ↑ File:CVG UK 139.pdf, page 122
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:GamePro US 051.pdf, page 78
  4. ↑ GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 60
  5. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 20
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:CVG UK 144.pdf, page 89 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 144.pdf_p89" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:MeanMachinesSega10UK.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega10UK.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:SegaForceMega UK 02.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForceMega UK 02.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 23
  11. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 25
  12. ↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 124
  13. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 37
  14. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 28
  15. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 291
  16. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 21
  17. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 27
  18. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-11-26" (JP; 1993-11-12), page 38
  19. ↑ GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 76
  20. ↑ Game Informer, "December 2001" (US; 2001-1x-xx), page 140
  21. ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1994" (JP; 1993-12-03), page 41
  22. ↑ Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 64
  23. ↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 78
  24. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 67
  25. ↑ Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 47
  26. ↑ Mega Action, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 20
  27. ↑ Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 80
  28. ↑ Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 108
  29. ↑ MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 72
  30. ↑ Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 10/11, Junij/Julij 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 40
  31. ↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 78
  32. ↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 60
  33. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 82
  34. ↑ Sega Zone, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 52
  35. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  36. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "October 30th 1993" (UK; 1993-10-30), page 12
  37. ↑ Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 56
  38. ↑ Top Secret, "Luty 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 57
  39. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17
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