Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure

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Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console

Publisher:

Interplay (US,EU,AU)

Tec Toy (BR)

Consumer Electronics (ZA)

Interplay

Developer:

Interplay

M2

Supporting companies: Krisalis Software (audio)

Distributor:

SF Interactive Media (SE rental)

Sega-Ozisoft (AU)

Tec Toy (BR)

Consumer Electronics (ZA)

Sound driver: Krisalis sound driver

Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994-11-18^[1]^[2]		T-125066
US ▼ (Sega Channel)	199x	SUBsub
EU	1995-02^[3]		T-125066-50
UK	1994-12-02^[4]	£54.9954.99^[5]^[6]	T-125066-50
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	1994-11^[7]	$99.9599.95^[7]	FBOO01SMC
BR	1995		047110
ZA	199x
US ▼	2008-11-24^[9]	800pts800^[10]
EU ▼	2008-12-12^[9]^[11]	800pts800^[9]
AU ▼	2008-12	800pts800^[12]

Non-Sega versions
Super NES

Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure is a Sega Mega Drive action platform game developed and published by Interplay. First released in the United States in November 1994, and later brought to Europe, Australia, and Brazil the following year, the game is most remembered both for its juvenile premise, and its surprisingly-high production values (notably featuring extensive voice acting).

Story

The civic-minded Professor Stinkbaum has been secretly building a machine called Zap-o-Matic to save the world from pollution by transporting it to a place called Dimension X-Crement. While working in his lab above Takey Dump, he is visited by eccentric millionaire Snotty Ragsdale. After activating the machine, Ragsdale inhaled a cloud of pepper through his nose, causing him to let out a mighty sneeze. The power of the sneeze broke the machine, opening a portal. A mysterious giant arm popped out of the portal and stole the machine's main power source, the rare element Snotrium 357. Snotty changed into his alter ego, Boogerman, and jumped into the portal to retrieve the Snotrium 357.

Gameplay

The game is a side-scrolling platformer with puerile humor themes. Boogerman moves with and and ducks with . He jumps with and jumps off platforms with +. He can defeat enemies by jumping on top of them and "butt whomping" them. Boogerman can enter toilets, which transport him to different areas (similar to pipes in Super Mario Bros.) by standing on top of them and pressing . He can rummage through trash piles by holding , which can uncover items. He poses heroically and proclaims "Booger!" with , which has no apparent gameplay effect.

Boogerman has a mucous meter and a gas meter for managing his special attacks. He flicks boogers as a short-range projectile attack with , which expends the mucous meter. This attack can also be done while jumping or ducking. If Boogerman finds a milk item, his booger attacks are upgraded to loogies, which travel the full length of the screen. This effect lasts until he takes damage.

Boogerman can also attack enemies that are adjacent to him by burping with , which expends the gas meter. This attack can be charged into a "super burp" by holding until the gas meter flashes and then releasing the button. Super burps travel the full length of the screen and can break through certain barriers. If Boogerman is ducking, he instead farts with . Similarly, this attack can be charged into a "super fart." If Boogerman finds a chili pepper item, his gas attacks become fiery and he gains the ability to fly by holding while in midair (which also costs gas). This effect lasts until he takes damage.

Boogerman's health is represented by his cape, which changes from red to yellow when he takes damage from enemy attacks. His cape flashes quickly after he is hit to indicate that he is temporarily invulnerable. If he is hit while his cape is yellow, he loses a life. The game uses a password system for continuing.

Items

	Booger
	Augments Boogerman's mucuous meter, which is used for flicking boogers.
	Beans
	Augments Boogerman's gas meter, which is used for burping and farting.
	Plunger
	Collect for bonus points at the end of the level. If Boogerman collects enough plungers in a single level, he earns an extra life.
	Pimple
	Jump on to pop for bonus points at the end of the level. Like plungers, they contribute towards a chance for an extra life.
	Cape
	Restores Boogerman's health. If he has a yellow cape, he is upgraded to a red cape. If he already has a red cape, his cape flashes slowly between red and yellow to indicate that he has an extra hit point.
	Milk
	Upgrades Boogerman's mucous attacks to loogies, which lasts until he takes damage.
	Chili
	Upgrades Boogerman's gas attacks to fiery attacks and allows him to fly, which lasts until he takes damage.
	Extra Try
	Gives the player an extra life.

Worlds

Most of the worlds consist of four levels followed by a boss fight.

The Mucous Mountains and Nasal Caverns levels are interleaved, so the player plays Mucous Mountains 1, Nasal Caverns 1, Mucous Mountains 2, and Nasal Caverns 2 before proceeding to the boss fight with Deodor Ant.

	Flatulent Swamps
	This world contains four levels and a boss fight against Hickboy.
	The Pits
	This world contains four levels and a boss fight against Revolta.
	Boogerville
	This world contains four levels and a boss fight against Flyboy.
	Mucous Mountains
	This world contains two levels, alternating with Nasal Caverns.
	Nasal Caverns
	This world contains two levels, alternating with Mucous Mountains, and a boss fight against Deodor Ant.
	Pus Palace
	This world contains four levels and a boss fight against Boogermeister.

History

A port of Boogerman to the Sega 32X was once planned^[13], but ultimately left undeveloped.

Legacy

Boogerman re-appeared as a playable character and the rival of Earthworm Jim in Interplay's ClayFighter 63⅓ for the Nintendo 64.

The Mega Drive version of the game was ported to the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console service by developer M2.

Two of the game's developers, Michael Stragey and Chris Tremmel, would later found developer Toy Ghost. On October 16, 2013, Toy Ghost launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for a reboot titled Boogerman 20th Anniversary: The Video Game; the campaign failed to reach its funding goal and was unsuccessful.

Production credits

Interplay Credits

President: Brian Fargo
Executive Producer: Alan Pavlish
Producer and Programmer: Michael Stragey
Designed by: Chris Tremmel and Michael Stragey
Level Design: Chris Tremmel
Sewer Levels: Matt Findley
Artwork: Eddie Rainwater, Scott Bieser
Lead Tester: Ryan Rucinski
Testers: David Simon, Jason Suinn, Jim Boone
Voice Editing: Larry Peacock
Voice Direction: Charles Deenen, Michael McConnohie

Lil' Gangster Credits

Production Managers: Chris Takami, Jay Francis
Director of Animation: Gabi Payn
Character Animators: Norland Tellez, Brenda Banks, Art Morales, Gabi Payn
Assistant Animators: Joel Hageman, Clete Shields, Brian Kindregan
Character Clean Up and Color: Pike Muniz, Mark Yarber, Roz Gibson, Steven Engels
Background Artists: Jason Magness, Brett Varon

Krisalis Credits

Managing Director: Tony Kavinaugh
Original Music and Effects: Matt Furniss
Sound Driver: Shawn Hollingworth

Special Thanks: Dennis, Alice, Hope, and Karen Stragey, Beth Tremmel, and to you

Source:

In-game credits^[14]

Magazine articles

Main article: Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #21: "October/November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)
also published in:

Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)^[15]

Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #34: "Décembre 1994" (1994-12-02)

Print advert in Sega Megazone (AU) #49: "March 1995" (1995-0x-xx)

Print advert in Ação Games (BR) #83: "Maio 1995" (1995-05-16)

Print advert in AS Magazin-Video Igrice (YU) #15: "Novembar 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Television advertisements

BR TV Advert (1995)

US TV Advert (1995)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Digitiser (UK)

69

^[17]

Sega Megazone (AU)

83

^[18]

	76
Based on 2 reviews

Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, SE (rental; SF)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU (Silver)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

Mega Drive, ZA
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure/Technical information.

External links

Interplay webpage: Mega Drive
Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU

References

↑ Press release: 1994-11-18: BOOGERMAN PICKS & FLICKS HIS WAY ON TO SEGA GENESIS SYSTEMS
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 134
↑ Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 104
↑ File:DailyExpress UK 1994-12-02 12.jpg
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-xx), page 14
↑ Sega Power, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-17), page 68
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:NewReleases 1994-11 AU Catalogue.pdf, page 6
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERwuwZK9YM (Ghostarchive)
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/boogerman_a_pick_and_flick_adventure (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-05 05:49)
↑ http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/bHTwqC4BMFfGgzm4qSV9ewIG4UOtocVa (Wayback Machine: 2013-10-05 10:05)
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/Boogerman-A-Pick-and-Flick-Adventure-276500.html (archive.today)
↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19728&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 03:08)
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 18
↑ File:Boogerman MD credits.pdf
↑ Sega Visions, "December/January 1994/1995" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 136
↑ GamesMaster, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-17), page 94
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-02-03)
↑ Sega Megazone, "October 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 30

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Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Items

Worlds

History

Legacy

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Television advertisements

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Technical information

External links

References