<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Claws	I-Application
Encounters	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Furred	I-Application
Kind	I-Application
,	O
often	O
shortened	O
to	O
Bubsy	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
by	O
Accolade	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
is	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
words	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
Close	O
Encounters	O
of	O
the	O
Third	O
Kind	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
revolving	O
around	O
Bubsy	O
defending	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
supply	O
of	O
yarn	B-Application
balls	O
from	O
alien	O
invaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
1995	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Super	O
Bubsy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Bubsy	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
enemy	O
aliens	O
called	O
"	O
Woolies	O
"	O
intend	O
to	O
steal	O
Earth	O
's	O
supply	O
of	O
yarn	B-Application
balls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Bubsy	O
has	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
collection	O
of	O
yarn	B-Application
balls	O
,	O
he	O
has	O
the	O
most	O
at	O
stake	O
and	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Woolies	O
and	O
reclaim	O
the	O
yarn	B-Application
balls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
maneuver	O
Bubsy	O
through	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
jumping	O
on	O
Woolies	O
,	O
and	O
collecting	O
stray	O
yarn	B-Application
balls	O
(	O
which	O
earns	O
the	O
player	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
if	O
500	O
are	O
collected	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
games	O
from	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Michael	O
Berlyn	O
had	O
previously	O
designed	O
adventure	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Altered	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
and	O
Les	B-Application
Manley	I-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Search	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
prior	O
to	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Bubsy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
burning	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
he	O
came	O
across	O
the	O
original	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
ended	O
up	O
playing	O
it	O
14	O
hours	O
a	O
day	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
whole	O
week	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
inspiration	O
to	O
do	O
his	O
own	O
take	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
being	O
worked	O
on	O
,	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
1992	O
but	O
Accolade	O
's	O
legal	O
troubles	O
with	O
Sega	O
caused	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
artists	O
Beckett	O
Gladney	O
and	O
Ken	O
Macklin	O
constructed	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
character	O
animations	O
respectively	O
on	O
a	O
PC	O
program	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
named	O
Solid	B-Application
Software	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
program	O
them	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
John	O
Skeel	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
as	O
deep	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
weeks	O
of	O
searching	O
through	O
voice	O
talent	O
tapes	O
,	O
Skeel	O
received	O
a	O
call	O
from	O
Brian	O
Silva	O
who	O
aided	O
trying	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
suitable	O
voice	O
,	O
until	O
Skeel	O
tried	O
speeding	O
up	O
a	O
recording	O
of	O
Silva	O
's	O
voice	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Looney	B-Application
Tunes	I-Application
characters	O
like	O
Daffy	O
Duck	O
and	O
Bugs	O
Bunny	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
result	O
of	O
Bubsy	O
's	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
programming	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
hazards	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
catnip	O
that	O
could	O
drive	O
Bubsy	O
mad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
concurrently	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
each	O
version	O
looking	O
and	O
sounding	O
almost	O
identical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Yamaneko	O
Bubsy	O
no	O
Daibōken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
ATI	O
Technologies	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Super	O
Bubsy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
via	O
emulation	B-Application
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Bubsy	O
Two-Fur	O
,	O
a	O
two	O
games	O
compilation	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Bubsy	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-release	O
anticipation	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
very	O
high	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
receiving	O
aggressive	O
marketing	O
regarding	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
next	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
or	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
she	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
judged	O
Bubsy	O
to	O
have	O
more	O
personality	O
than	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
thanks	O
to	O
his	O
charming	O
animations	O
and	O
voice	O
clips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
in	O
graphics	O
and	O
FunFactor	O
,	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
in	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
in	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brazilian	O
magazine	O
ProGames	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
happy	O
face	O
with	O
an	O
open	O
mouth	O
(	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
maximum	O
rating	O
)	O
on	O
all	O
five	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
PC	O
Games	O
gave	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
70%	O
GameFan	O
awarded	O
Bubsy	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
Character	O
"	O
for	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Games	O
listed	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
best	O
action	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
mediocre	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
pale	O
Sonic	B-Application
imitator	O
"	O
and	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
floaty	O
,	O
imprecise	O
physics	O
and	O
odd	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
character	O
design	O
inspired	O
by	O
classic	O
cartoons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
,	O
also	O
in	O
retrospect	O
,	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Sonic''	O
rip-off	O
"	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
physics	O
,	O
collision	O
detection	O
and	O
overall	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
