<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Furbitten	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
or	O
Bubsy	B-Application
is	I-Application
3D	I-Application
in	O
"	O
Furbitten	O
Planet	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eidetic	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Accolade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
later	O
European	O
release	O
in	O
August	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
an	O
orange	O
bobcat	O
named	O
Bubsy	O
,	O
who	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
Rayon	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
alien	O
Woolies	O
,	O
and	O
return	O
safely	O
to	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
disappointing	O
commercial	O
performance	O
of	O
Bubsy	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fractured	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
Accolade	O
asked	O
the	O
original	O
Bubsy	O
creator	O
and	O
designer	O
Michael	O
Berlyn	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
who	O
decided	O
to	O
revitalize	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
a	O
transition	O
to	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
would	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
platform	O
games	O
to	O
fully	O
enable	O
3D	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
Berlyn	O
saw	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
at	O
the	O
1996	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
concerned	O
that	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
an	O
inferior	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
was	O
planned	O
and	O
ultimately	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
initially	O
had	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
legacy	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
affected	O
by	O
unfavorable	O
comparisons	O
to	O
other	O
early	O
3D	O
platform	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Bubsy	O
series	O
for	O
nearly	O
21	O
years	O
,	O
until	O
a	O
new	O
team	O
released	O
Bubsy	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Woolies	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Back	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
platformer	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Bubsy	O
,	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
orange	O
bobcat	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
alien	O
Woolies	O
and	O
escape	O
their	O
planet	O
,	O
Rayon	O
,	O
by	O
collecting	O
atoms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Rayon	O
,	O
the	O
home	O
planet	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
recurring	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
Woolies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
successfully	O
collects	O
all	O
32	O
rocket	O
pieces	O
,	O
the	O
rocket	O
rips	O
through	O
the	O
space-time	B-Protocol
continuum	I-Protocol
due	O
to	O
the	O
density	O
of	O
the	O
atoms	O
that	O
Bubsy	O
has	O
collected	O
,	O
stranding	O
Bubsy	O
in	O
the	O
Stone	O
Age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Eidetic	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Accolade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
mainly	O
Michael	O
Berlyn	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Bubsy	O
creator	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
that	O
included	O
fellow	O
Eidetic	O
founder	O
and	O
industry	O
veteran	O
Marc	O
Blank	O
(	O
of	O
Zork	B-Application
fame	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
Gouraud	B-Algorithm
shaded	I-Algorithm
and	O
texture	O
mapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
that	O
ran	O
in	O
high	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
effects	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
voice	O
lines	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
implemented	O
with	O
ADPCM	B-Algorithm
as	O
separate	O
layers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Berlyn	O
attended	O
the	O
January	O
1996	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
to	O
help	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
beta	O
personally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
wandering	O
the	O
floor	O
he	O
saw	O
the	O
demonstration	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
another	O
3D	O
platform	O
jumping	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
built	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
best	O
resources	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
flagship	O
title	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
gaming	O
console	O
(	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Berlyn	O
realized	O
that	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
looked	O
greatly	O
inferior	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
but	O
as	O
Accolade	O
was	O
already	O
committed	O
to	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
do	O
anything	O
except	O
make	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
as	O
good	O
as	O
possible	O
within	O
the	O
remaining	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accolade	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
movement	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
analog	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
received	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
majority	O
were	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reception	O
of	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
turned	O
more	O
vehemently	O
negative	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
sources	O
citing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
all-time	O
worst	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
some	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSExtreme	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
93%	O
and	O
an	O
editorial	O
"	O
Gold	B-Application
X	I-Application
Award	I-Application
"	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
a	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
cartoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
reviewers	O
in	O
GameFan	O
gave	O
ratings	O
of	O
80	O
,	O
79	O
,	O
and	O
80	O
with	O
E	O
.	O
Storm	O
commenting	O
that	O
he	O
found	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
refreshing	O
for	O
its	O
peculiarity	O
,	O
uniqueness	O
,	O
and	O
addictiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NowGamer	O
credited	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
with	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
genuinely	O
3D	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
younger	O
players	O
will	O
be	O
enthralled	O
by	O
its	O
bright	O
colours	O
and	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
adults	O
reach	O
straight	O
for	O
the	O
sick	O
bucket.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
of	O
Absolute	O
PlayStation	B-Device
felt	O
that	O
Bubsy	O
's	O
voice	O
acting	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
younger	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
difficult	O
game	O
would	O
attract	O
challenge-seeking	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N	O
.	O
Somniac	O
of	O
GamePro	O
found	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
repetitive	O
,	O
slow	O
,	O
and	O
predictable	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
Bubsy	O
fans	O
ought	O
to	O
rent	O
this	O
game	O
to	O
see	O
him	O
in	O
3D	O
,	O
action	O
fans	O
might	O
prefer	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Describing	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
Mike	O
Salmon	O
of	O
Ultra	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Players	I-Device
wrote	O
that	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
does	O
not	O
give	O
what	O
he	O
described	O
that	O
a	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
should	O
—	O
complete	O
control	O
over	O
a	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Victor	O
Lucas	O
of	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
criticized	O
both	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
disappointing	O
as	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
are	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
speed	O
and	O
sloppy	O
control	O
that	O
really	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
pain	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explains	O
that	O
"	O
platform	O
games	O
require	O
precise	O
actions	O
and	O
split	O
second	O
decisions	O
 [ and ] 	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
's	O
controls	O
are	O
very	O
prohibitive	O
to	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reception	O
of	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
more	O
negative	O
than	O
reviews	O
made	O
shortly	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
they	O
reviewed	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
worst	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
was	O
another	O
publication	O
that	O
named	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
the	O
eighth	O
worst	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
voice	O
clips	O
,	O
the	O
tank	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
comparing	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Josh	O
Wirtanen	O
at	O
Retrovolve	O
blamed	O
Bubsy	O
3D'''s	O
negative	O
legacy	O
on	O
such	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
reflected	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
most	O
3D	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
exceptional	O
quality	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
negative	O
reception	O
for	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
may	O
be	O
why	O
developers	O
are	O
reluctant	O
to	O
make	O
another	O
3D	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
publisher	O
Accolade	O
,	O
magazine	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
listed	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
to	O
avoid	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
rushed	O
,	O
near-unplayable	O
misfires	O
that	O
damaged	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
reputation	O
badly.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2015	O
interview	O
,	O
Berlyn	O
called	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
"[his]	O
biggest	O
failure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
and	O
impactBubsy	O
3D	O
is	O
remembered	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
3D	O
platform	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
that	O
established	O
the	O
template	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
indie	O
developer	O
Arcane	O
Kids	O
released	O
a	O
sarcastic	O
tribute	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bubsy	I-Application
Visits	I-Application
the	I-Application
James	I-Application
Turrell	I-Application
Retrospective	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
nearly	O
21	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
team	O
released	O
Bubsy	O
:	O
The	O
Woolies	O
Strike	O
Back''	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
