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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

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

From the title screen roll:
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

Promotional Material

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
31 №13, p40/41
50 №11, p47
87 №3, p20/21
60 №20, p72-74
77 №10, p88/89[1]
79 №33, p78/79
67 №46, p42/43[2]
59 №23, p82
80 №10, p52/53
82 №2, p60/61[3]
73 №12, p12
Sega Mega Drive
68
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[4]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
53
[5]
Consoles + (FR)
89
[6]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[7]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
78
[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
63
[9]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
80
[10]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)
40
[11]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
78
[12]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[13]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[14]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[15]
Hyper (AU)
65
[16]
Joypad (FR) PAL
82
[17]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
52
[18]
Mega (UK) PAL
50
[19]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
87
[20]
Mega Action (UK)
87
[21]
Mega Force (FR)
83
[22]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
60
[23]
Megazin (SI)
67
[24]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
77
[1]
Player One (FR)
79
[25]
Sega Magazin (DE)
70
[26]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
67
[2]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
59
[27]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
80
[28]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
82
[3]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
34
[29]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
73
[30]
Todo Sega (ES)
81
[31]
Top Secret (PL)
75
[32]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
58
[33]
Sega Mega Drive
67
Based on
33 reviews

B.O.B.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega10UK.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega10UK.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 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
  3. 3.0 3.1 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
  4. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 23
  5. Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 25
  6. Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 124
  7. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 37
  8. Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 89
  9. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 28
  10. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 291
  11. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 21
  12. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 27
  13. Famitsu, "1993-11-26" (JP; 1993-11-12), page 38
  14. GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 76
  15. Hippon Super, "January 1994" (JP; 1993-12-03), page 41
  16. Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 64
  17. Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 78
  18. Mega Drive Fan, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 67
  19. Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 47
  20. Mega Action, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 20
  21. Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 80
  22. Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 108
  23. MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 72
  24. Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 10/11, Junij/Julij 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 40
  25. Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 78
  26. Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 60
  27. Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 82
  28. Sega Zone, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 52
  29. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  30. Sonic the Comic, "October 30th 1993" (UK; 1993-10-30), page 12
  31. Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 56
  32. Top Secret, "Luty 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 57
  33. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17