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    Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind

    Game » consists of 5 releases. Released May 01, 1993

    A wise-cracking anthromorphic bobcat tries to stop enemy aliens from stealing Earth's supply of yarn balls in this 2D platformer by Accolade. What could paws-ibly go wrong?

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    Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind last edited by Mento on 08/06/23 09:54AM View full history

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    Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (known in Japan as Yamaneko Bubsy no Daibouken, translated to "The Adventures of Bubsy Wildcat") is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed and published by Accolade for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis in 1993.

    This pun-filled game stars an anthropomorphic wise-cracking bobcat named Bubsy, who must try to stop enemy aliens (called Woolies) from stealing Earth's supply of yarn balls. It later spawned a short-lived series of platformers (along with its revival decades later).

    An enhanced version for the PC, titled Super Bubsy, was released in 1995. Super Bubsy contained upscaled graphics, new sound effects, and the unlockable pilot episode for the unsuccessful Bubsy animated series.

    The SNES version of the game, along with its direct sequel, was digitally re-released on the PC by Retroism on December 17, 2015 as Bubsy Two-Fur. A direct emulation of the SNES version, it is the first known use of a SNES emulator in a commercial product not on a Nintendo console.

    Gameplay

    The game plays like a traditional sidescrolling platformer similar to Sonic the Hedgehog. Players run through levels, attempting to reach the end of the level (before the time runs out) while eliminating enemies, gaining score, collecting powerups, and avoiding deadly obstacles. The game includes fifteen main levels (called "chapters") split up into six main areas (ranging from forests to the Wild West) and one final level (set in space).

    Bubsy has two abilities at his disposal: jumping (by pressing the Jump button) and gliding (by pressing the Glide button). Gliding reduces his downward falling speed, and activating it at the right time before bouncing up allows Bubsy to be propelled much higher than usual.

    Running into enemies, touching deadly obstacles (such as water, spiked pits), and fall damage can kill Bubsy in one hit (as he has no health system whatsoever). However, jumping or gliding onto enemies can eliminate them (getting them out of Bubsy's way while giving the player score). Due to the difficulty, there are plenty of checkpoints (for Bubsy to respawn at) and extra lives (as if starting with nine lives, like the cat mythology, is easy enough) scattered around levels.

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