Puggsy

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Puggsy
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Psygnosis
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
Krisalis sound driver
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-113016
Sega Mega Drive
EU
T-113016-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega-CD
US
T-113035
Sega Mega-CD
EU
T-113035-50

Puggsy is a platform game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Psygnosis in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD and Commodore Amiga computers. In the US, the Mega Drive and Mega-CD versions were released on the first day of Winter CES 1994; January 6th[1].

The game was notable at the time of release for having an unusual physics system, in which Puggsy can use various objects for aiding him in battle, to helping him solve puzzles to proceed.

Story

The game follows the character, Puggsy, an orange alien which has been marooned on an alien planet and got his spaceship stolen by its inhabitants.

Now he ventures into the island, searching for the whereabouts of his spaceship.

Gameplay

Use the D-Pad to move around. The C button jumps; while in mid-air, you can press down to stomp on enemies. To pick up an item, press B;to drop it, press again, also, holding up or any diagonally upward direction then pressing B will throw the item upwards. A is used to interact with the item Puggsy is holding (e.g. while holding a shield, press A to gain invincibility).

History

Development

The Puggsy character originally came from a Commodore Amiga demo named "Puggs in Space", which proved to be so successful that an entire game was made out of it.

A Super NES version of the game was planned, but cancelled, and sequels were supposedly in the works before being axed too.

Versions

The Mega-CD version offers new levels and boss fights, an improved soundtrack and full motion video cutscenes.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

  • Game Design and Programming By: Jon Burton
  • Graphic Design and Artwork By: Andy Ingram
  • Level Problems and Design By: Jon Burton
  • Creature Sketches By: Will Thompson
  • Music and SoundFX By: Blythe Joustra Productions, Matt Furniss, S.Hollingworth of Krisalis Software
  • Project Management: Steve Riding
  • Play Testing By: Charles McNair and Tony Parkes
Puggsy has been Jamie Tested
Thanks to Martyn Chudley 4 Wiz n Liz stuff
Try to complete all 51 levels for extra ending
There are various hidden cheats if you can find the place to carry them out.
  • A big hi to: Chris Dave Mark Will Chaz Martyn Stu Phil and everyone else
Source:
In-game credits

Mega-CD version

  • Game Design: Jon Burton
  • Programming By: David Dootson, Jon Burton
  • Graphic Design and Artwork By: Andy Ingram
  • Level Problems and Design By: Jon Burton
  • Creature Sketches By: Will Thompson
  • Music and SoundFX By: Blythe Joustra Productions, Matt Furniss, S.Hollingworth of Krisalis Software
  • Project Management: Steve Riding
  • Play Testing By: Tony Parkes and Charles McNair
Puggsy has been Jamie Tested
Thanks to Martyn Chudley 4 Wiz n Liz stuff
Try to complete all 51 levels for extra ending
There are various hidden cheats if you can find the place to carry them out.
  • A big hi to: Chris Dave Mark Will Chaz Martyn Stu Phil and everyone else
And Remember That:
11125 SQRD MINUS 181
13307 SQRD MINUS 712
21385x21386 SUB 1875
is a silly maths question
Special thanks to Fiona for all her support and great cooking
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Puggsy/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Mega Drive print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Mega-CD print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #16: "December/January 1993/1994" (1993-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #16: "December/January 1993/1994" (1993-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #25: "Novembre 1993" (1993-1x-xx)
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Print advert in Video Games (DE) #1993-12: "12/93" (1993-11-22)
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Mega Drive print advert in Hyper (AU) #1: "December 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 [10]
90 [2]
70
86 [11]
84 [12]
90 №11, p32/33
78 №12, p42/43
63 №5, p29
88
90 №21, p80-82
89 [13]
95 [14]
72
79 №49, p76/77
82 №26, p32
Sega Mega Drive
83
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[15]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
91
[16]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
90
[2]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT) PAL
90
[17]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[18]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7 (RU)
70
[19]
Gamers (DE)
60
[20]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
86
[11]
Hyper (AU)
86
[21]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[22]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
90
[23]
Mega (UK) PAL
78
[24]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
63
[25]
Megablast (DE) PAL
81
[26]
Mega Force (FR)
88
[27]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
86
[28]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
85
[29]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
90
[30]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[31]
Player One (FR) PAL
95
[32]
Power Unlimited (NL)
72
[33]
Score (CZ)
64
[34]
Sega Magazin (DE)
92
[35]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
79
[36]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
82
[37]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
87
[38]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)
67
[39]
Todo Sega (ES) PAL
84
[40]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
62
[41]
Video Games (DE) PAL
80
[42]
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
30 reviews

Puggsy

Mega Drive, US
Puggsy MD US Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
Puggsy MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
Puggsy MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Puggsy MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89
70 [43]
88 [44]
84 [45]
87 №16
80 №17, p37
70 №9, p46/47
86
90 [46]
81 №53, p40
Sega Mega-CD
83
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[47]
Gamers (DE)
67
[48]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[49]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
71
[50]
Mega (UK) PAL
80
[51]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
70
[52]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
83
[53]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
86
[54]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
90
[4]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
81
[55]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[56]
Sega Mega-CD
79
Based on
11 reviews

Puggsy

Mega-CD, US
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Cover
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Disc
Puggsy mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
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Cover
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Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 70132168
MD5
SHA-1 5f4d1acd1b8580e83952e1083cfa881b0ec5b9fd
1MB Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 5d5c9ade
MD5
SHA-1 89a347f35c4d0d364c284f2f32f708d0378b8735
1MB Cartridge (EU)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
541,613,856 CD (EU) T-113035-50
Sega Mega-CD
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
548,258,256 CD (US) T-113035

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Press release: 1994-01-06: PSYGNOSIS RELEASES PUGGSY FOR SEGA GENESIS AND SEGA CD
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 95
  3. Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 9
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 86
  5. File:PlayTime DE Sonderheft 1994-01.pdf, page 25
  6. Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 139
  7. GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 275
  8. Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 152
  9. GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 188
  10. Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 108-110 (100)
  11. 11.0 11.1 GamesMaster, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 74
  12. Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 64/65 (64)
  13. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-28), page 78-81 (81)
  14. Player One, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 108/109 (108)
  15. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 181
  16. Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 108
  17. Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  18. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 47
  19. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 235
  20. Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 44
  21. Hyper, "January 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 56
  22. Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 64
  23. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 32
  24. Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 42
  25. Mega Action, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 29
  26. Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 32
  27. Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 104
  28. Mega Fun, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-24), page 48
  29. Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 76
  30. MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 80
  31. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-28), page 81
  32. Player One, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 108
  33. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 1, Januari 1994" (NL; 1993-12-29), page 31
  34. Score, "Cervenec 1994" (CZ; 1994-07-01), page 56
  35. Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 68
  36. Sega Power, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-xx), page 76
  37. Sega Pro, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 32
  38. Sega Zone, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-xx), page 60
  39. Świat Gier Komputerowych, "11/1994" (PL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
  40. Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 68
  41. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 139
  42. Video Games, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-22), page 104
  43. GamePro, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 44 (46)
  44. GamesMaster, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 38
  45. Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 82/83 (82)
  46. Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 86/87 (86)
  47. GamePro, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
  48. Gamers, "Mai/Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-06), page 45
  49. Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 82
  50. MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 49
  51. Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 37
  52. Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 46
  53. Mega Force, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-12-10), page 122
  54. Mega Fun, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-20), page 109
  55. Sega Power, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-03), page 40
  56. VideoGames, "April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82