Bug!

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Bug!
System(s): Sega Saturn, PC
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















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Bug! (Bug!: Jump Shite, Fundzukechatte, Pecchanko (バグ！ ジャンプして、ふんづけちゃって、ぺっちゃんこ) in Japan), is a platform video game developed by Realtime Associates and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn and later PC.

Bug! was followed by Bug Too!, released in the following year.

Story

The plot revolves around the title character, Bug, an actor in Hollywood hoping to make his "big break". Players take control shortly after Bug has signed a deal for the lead role in an action film, in which his girlfriend is kidnapped by a black widow spider and he is tasked with rescuing her. The gameplay takes place "on the set" of each scene of the movie, and cutscenes between levels show Bug moving from one set to the next.

Gameplay

Bug! is a "2.5D" platform game, which for the most part is played like a traditional side-scrolling title. At various points in the level, Bug is allowed to travel towards or away from the camera, adding a third dimension in the process, however players are always confined to corridors, meaning gameplay is not as "open" as future 3D platformers, for example, Super Mario 64. Though levels are built using 3D geometry, the objects in a level are represented by 2D sprites.

Similar to many platformers, Bug can defeat enemies by jumping and landing on their heads. At certain points in the game Bug is able to walk up vertical surfaces and even upside down. Players can pick up two powerups to give Bug new forms of attack - one gives him an electric attack which was best used in close-quarters while another gives him a poisonous spitting attack for ranged combat.

File:Bug BonusStage Sonic.png
Sonic is encountered in one bonus stage.

Each stage has three "scenes" (levels) and a boss ("finale). Also at certain points in the game bonus stages can be activated where certain tasks must be achieved (for example, one stage has Bug race against Sega's mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog).

Stages

200px Insectica
Reptilia
Splot
200px Quaria
Burrbs
Arachnia


Cheats

  • Infinite Lives: At the main menu, press A, C, B, B, Down, Right, Up.
  • Level Select: At the main menu, press B, A, B, Y, Down, Right, A, L, Down. To use the trick, start playing then hold L+Up to advance a level or L+Down to backup a level.


Saving Data

The Sega Saturn version makes use of the Saturn's internal battery back-up to save progress. The game will save when an entire world is cleared.

Bug! Save Data
Name Comment File Size
BUG_SAVE_## BUG LEVELS 2

Physical Scans

Saturn Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №167
Sega Saturn
 90
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
93
[1]
CD Consoles (FR)
64
[2]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC
95
[3]
Consoles + (FR)
94
[4]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[5]
Edge (UK)
60
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
79
[7]
Fusion (US)
100
[8]
Gambler (PL)
72
[9]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
94
[10]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
74
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[12]
GamePro (DE)
80
[13]
Gamers (DE)
80
[14]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
89
[15]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
91
[16]
Joypad (FR)
85
[17]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
85
[18]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
80
[19]
Maximum (UK)
75
[20]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
88
[21]
Magazina Igrushek (RU)
100
[22]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
94
[23]
Player One (FR)
85
[24]
Power Up! (UK)
85
[25]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
55
[26]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
89
[27]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[28]
Sega News (CZ)
94
[29]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
95
[30]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
91
[31]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[32]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
58
[33]
Strana Igr (RU)
53
[34]
Super Juegos (ES)
90
[35]
Todo Sega (ES)
95
[36]
Top Consoles (FR)
75
[37]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
78
[38]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) NTSC-U
90
[39]
Última Generación (ES)
68
[40]
Videogame Advisor (US) NTSC-U
100
[41]
Video Games (DE) PAL
85
[42]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[43]
Sega Saturn
 83
Based on
43 reviews

Bug!

Saturn, US
Bug Saturn US Box Back.jpgBugBox US.jpg
Cover
Saturn, EU
BugBox eu.jpg
Cover
Bug sat eu disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
Bug sat jp back cover.jpgBugBox jp.jpg
Cover

Windows Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
Windows PC
 Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Hacker (HR)
71
[44]
LeveL (CZ)
71
[45]
PC Action (DE)
79
[46]
PC Gamer (US)
44
[47]
PC Games (DE)
76
[48]
PC Game Parade (IT)
80
[49]
Power Play (DE)
61
[50]
Score (CZ)
80
[51]
Secret Service (PL)
75
[52]
Windows PC
 71
Based on
9 reviews

Bug!

Saturn, US
(Expert Software)

Bug PC US Disc Expert.jpg
Disc
Saturn, EU
Bug PC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
  1. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1996-xx-xx), page 27
  2. ↑ CD Consoles, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 98
  3. ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 118
  4. ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 170
  5. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-14), page 52
  6. ↑ Edge, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-28), page 73
  7. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 38
  8. ↑ Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 1: August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 78
  9. ↑ Gambler, "11/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
  10. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 7: July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 13
  11. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 9 September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 58
  12. ↑ GamePro, "September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 46
  13. ↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-04), page 52
  14. ↑ Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 36
  15. ↑ Game Informer, "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 37
  16. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 74
  17. ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 45
  18. ↑ Joypad, "Octobre (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 16
  19. ↑ MAN!AC, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-13), page 66
  20. ↑ Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 147
  21. ↑ Mega Fun, "09/95" (DE; 1995-08-23), page 88
  22. ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "5/1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 93
  23. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-25), page 66
  24. ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 110
  25. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, September 23, 1995" (UK; 1995-09-23), page 1
  26. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 3" (JP; 1996-01-19), page 78
  27. ↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 61
  28. ↑ Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 56
  29. ↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 22
  30. ↑ Sega Power, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-21), page 54
  31. ↑ Sega Pro, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-07), page 52
  32. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1995-13 (1995-12-08)" (JP; 1995-11-24), page 197
  33. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16
  34. ↑ Strana Igr, "Mart 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 101
  35. ↑ Super Juegos, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 76
  36. ↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 36
  37. ↑ Top Consoles, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 90
  38. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 14
  39. ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 72
  40. ↑ Última Generación, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 98
  41. ↑ Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 31
  42. ↑ Video Games, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-27), page 96
  43. ↑ VideoGames, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
  44. ↑ Hacker, "12/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 26
  45. ↑ LeveL, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-10-01), page 24
  46. ↑ PC Action, "11/96" (DE; 1996-10-16), page 106
  47. ↑ PC Gamer, "Vol. 4, No. 1: January 1997" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 259
  48. ↑ PC Games, "11/96" (DE; 1996-10-02), page 160
  49. ↑ PC Game Parade, "Dicembre 1996" (IT; 1996-1x-xx), page 77
  50. ↑ Power Play, "11/96" (DE; 1996-10-09), page 154
  51. ↑ Score, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-11-01), page 48
  52. ↑ Secret Service, "Grudzień 1996" (PL; 1996-12-01), page 26
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