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Bug!
System(s): Sega Saturn, PC
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Saturn
SCSP/CD-DA (72 tracks)
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,8005,800 GS-9063
Sega Saturn
US 		81004
Sega Saturn
EU 		MK81004-50
Sega Saturn
BR 		191026
Windows PC
US 		85025
Windows PC
US
(Expert Software) 		6802
Windows PC
EU

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Bug!, known in Japan as 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) 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

Production credits

Saturn version

AT REALTIME

Programmer: Michael DiMambro
Assistant Programming and Gameplay Design: Cheryl Harada, Steve Shimizu
Additional Programming: Chris MacDonald
Tools and Support: Eric Pugh, Glen Volk
Map Layout Design: Scott Stoabs, Dwight Velarde
Character Design and Animation: Jeff Cook
Lead Animation: Tom Grevera
Animation: Paul Drzewiecki, Doran Fish, Dan Goldman, Darin Hilton
Background Graphics: Phil Knowles
Additional Animation: Martin Foster, Mike Norville
Animation Cleanup: Rich Neves, Ann Petersen, Virginia Smith
Original Score and Sound FX: Greg Turner
Voice Actors: John Frost (as Bug), Perry Keifer, Tim W. Jones
Producer: David Bean
Executive Producer: Dave Warhol
Special Thanks: Bob Meissner, Mike Mito, Sean Platter

AT SEGA

Producer: Steven Apour
Assistant Producer: Eric Rawlins
Product Manager: Sarah Mason Richmond
Video Technicians: Katie Weathers, Eric Caplain
Test Lead: Atom Ellis
Assistant Test Leads: Don Carmichael, Peter Clark, Lance Nelson, Lloyd Kinoshita, Mark Pentek
Testers: Anthony Borba, Nathan Caroland, Rayman S. Suansing, Morgan Weiss, David Wood
Manual: Neil Hanshaw, Carol Ann Hanshaw
Special Thanks: Tim Dunley, Renee Greenwood, Larry Loth, Doria Sanchez, Angela Stern, Gail Tsujita

Opening and Win Movies: Asbury Entertainment
A Realtime Associates, Inc. Sega Away Team Production

Physical scans

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
64 №11, p98-101[3]
95 №46, p118/119
90 №167, p52-54[1]
89
60 №26, p73
91 №35, p40/41
85 №46, p45
80
80 №1, p147
94 №36, p66-68[4]
85 №57, p110/111
92 №21, p56/57
95 №72, p54/55
91 №50, p52/53
63 №1995-13, p195[5]
58
Sega Saturn
 82
Based on
16 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
93
[7]
CD Consoles (FR)
64
[3]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC
95
[8]
Consoles + (FR)
94
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[1]
Edge (UK)
60
[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
79
[11]
Fusion (US)
100
[12]
Gambler (PL)
72
[13]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
94
[14]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
74
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[16]
GamePro (DE)
80
[17]
Gamers (DE)
80
[18]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
91
[19]
Joypad (FR)
85
[20]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
85
[21]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
80
[22]
Maximum (UK)
75
[23]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
88
[24]
Magazina Igrushek (RU)
100
[25]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
94
[4]
Player One (FR)
85
[26]
Power Up! (UK)
85
[27]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
55
[28]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
89
[29]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[30]
Sega News (CZ)
94
[31]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
95
[32]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
91
[33]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[34]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
58
[6]
Strana Igr (RU)
53
[35]
Super Juegos (ES)
90
[36]
Todo Sega (ES)
95
[37]
Top Consoles (FR)
75
[38]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
78
[39]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) NTSC-U
90
[40]
Última Generación (ES)
68
[41]
Videogame Advisor (US) NTSC-U
100
[42]
Video Games (DE) PAL
85
[43]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[44]
Sega Saturn
 83
Based on
42 reviews

Bug!

Saturn, US
Bug Saturn US Box Back.jpgBugBox US.jpg
Cover
Bug sat us disc.jpg
Disc
Bug sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
BugBox eu.jpg
Cover
Bug sat eu disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
Bug sat jp back cover.jpgBugBox jp.jpg
Cover
Bug Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Bug Sega Saturn JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, BR
Bug Saturn BR Box Back.jpgNospine.pngBug Saturn BR Box Front.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
[45]
LeveL (CZ)
71
[46]
PC Action (DE)
79
[47]
PC Gamer (US)
44
[48]
PC Games (DE)
76
[49]
PC Game Parade (IT)
80
[50]
Power Play (DE)
61
[51]
Score (CZ)
80
[52]
Secret Service (PL)
75
[53]
Windows PC
 71
Based on
9 reviews

Bug!

PC, US
Bug PC US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngBug PC US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Bug PC US Box Back JewelCase.jpgBug PC US Box Front JewelCase.jpg
Jewel Case
PC, US
(Expert Software)

Bug PC US Disc Expert.jpg
Disc
Bug PC US Box Front JewelCase Expert.jpg
Jewel Case
PC, US
(Jack in the Box)
Bug PC US Box Front JitB.jpg
Cover
PC, EU

Bug PC EU Box Front.jpg
Jewel Case

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:CVG UK 167.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 167.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ Press release: 1996-08-26: Sega Entertainment kicks off fall line-up with free PC games promotions
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:CDConsoles FR 11.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CDConsoles FR 11.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19951208_1995-13.pdf, page 197
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1996-xx-xx), page 27
  8. ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 118
  9. ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 170
  10. ↑ Edge, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-28), page 73
  11. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 38
  12. ↑ Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 1: August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 78
  13. ↑ Gambler, "11/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
  14. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 7: July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 13
  15. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 9 September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 58
  16. ↑ GamePro, "September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 46
  17. ↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-04), page 52
  18. ↑ Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 36
  19. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 74
  20. ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 45
  21. ↑ Joypad, "Octobre (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 16
  22. ↑ MAN!AC, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-13), page 66
  23. ↑ Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 147
  24. ↑ Mega Fun, "09/95" (DE; 1995-08-23), page 88
  25. ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "5/1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 93
  26. ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 110
  27. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, September 23, 1995" (UK; 1995-09-23), page 1
  28. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 3" (JP; 1996-01-19), page 78
  29. ↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 61
  30. ↑ Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 56
  31. ↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 22
  32. ↑ Sega Power, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-21), page 54
  33. ↑ Sega Pro, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-07), page 52
  34. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1995-13 (1995-12-08)" (JP; 1995-11-24), page 197
  35. ↑ Strana Igr, "Mart 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 101
  36. ↑ Super Juegos, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 76
  37. ↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 36
  38. ↑ Top Consoles, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 90
  39. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 14
  40. ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 72
  41. ↑ Última Generación, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 98
  42. ↑ Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 31
  43. ↑ Video Games, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-27), page 96
  44. ↑ VideoGames, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
  45. ↑ Hacker, "12/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 26
  46. ↑ LeveL, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-10-01), page 24
  47. ↑ PC Action, "11/96" (DE; 1996-10-16), page 106
  48. ↑ PC Gamer, "Vol. 4, No. 1: January 1997" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 259
  49. ↑ PC Games, "11/96" (DE; 1996-10-02), page 160
  50. ↑ PC Game Parade, "Dicembre 1996" (IT; 1996-1x-xx), page 77
  51. ↑ Power Play, "11/96" (DE; 1996-10-09), page 154
  52. ↑ Score, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-11-01), page 48
  53. ↑ Secret Service, "Grudzień 1996" (PL; 1996-12-01), page 26



Games in the Bug! Series
Sega Saturn
Windows PC
 Bug! (1995) | Bug Too! (1996)
LCD handheld game
 Bug! (1997)
Sampler Discs
Sega Saturn
Bootleg Sampler (1995) | Bug! Playable Preview (1995) | Sega Screams Volume 1 (199x)
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