I think this is the first time in my whole life I see a different level from Bubsy 3D in a review. THANK GOD someone is actually showing more of this game.
@@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE yeah, just... Why? Why revive this character? The series was already weak to begin with. Woolies Strike Back was a mediocre platformer, and a bit overpriced for how short it was. Paws on Fire is basically Bit Runner (apparently it was even done by the guys that made Runner), but less precise and overall worse. And also very short. And overpriced. And it has voice acting, and returning characters from the pilot episode and the second game, of all things. It's almost as if Accolade orders the devs to make the games as painfully mediocre as possible, because it's Bubsy, and it's "his thing". Well, I'd rather play a good game, that a mediocre one with a character that's either obnoxious, or obnoxiously vain and too try-hard to be cool, especially overpriced.
@@Mike14264 I dunno dude, Bubsy 1 and 2 were positively received on their launches. Bubsy mostly got its bad reputation from JonTron's poor excuse of a video.
@@mix3k818 that, I'd say it's because of the standards at the time. I'm not sure, but many people at the time already knew the series weren't that strong. Though they're not terrible, Mario-like platforming, combined with Sonic's speed in movement, death by falling from too high and death by one hit from any enemy or hazard, as well as levels that are very vertical in nature and a camera that doesn't show anything that's above you during your jumps... Yeah, "Everything could go wrong." It's literally chaotic.
Kinda like turning off John Madden's "madden isms" in the original john madden football games. He would say things like "BOOM!" or "where'd that truck come from!" Or you could turn them off. Lol. Great to be able to turn it off!
+Rerez Gold X Award was a FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!!!!!!!!!!
TheMysteriousMrEnter reviewed the pilot, and by the looks of it _Bubsy 3D_ is just more tedious in exchange for not shouting in your ear the entire time. I've played _Bubsy 3D_ (I discovered it right alongside _Crash Bandicoot_, believe it or not), but I think the disc is damaged because the animations don't play back properly, and according to Rerez that's a real damn shame…
Gameactive Stuart K Reilly Also made a good video of it. It was more of a parody than anything, but it's the video that made me aware of its existence. In turn, Bubsy made me discover the animated atrocities series on TheMysteriousMrEnter.
Bought this at a yardsale as a child for a dollar... the disc was too scratched to play past the menu screen.. I always regretted that it didn't work, Until I found out the horror I escaped by not playing it.
I popped over to look at your material since you were highlighted this month by Doug, and I've been enjoying it a lot. The Positives series is a great, great idea. Speaking as someone who thinks everyone spends an unhealthy amount of time finding fault with things (even where there is plenty of due criticism), I love to see people give credit where it's due, even if you have to force yourself to find it. I look forward to keeping up with this series, as well as catching up on your other content. Keep up the good work.
I totally agree! It's important to find positives out of everything. I own a few terrible games (sneak king....) but other than being $1, even a terrible game usually has a few positive aspects. I remembered bubsy3d (from a demo disc I think) being garbage. Now it looks a little better at least.
I played all the Bubsy game (except 3D) and I think today Bubsy might atually work as a cartoony comedic game character. And before anyone bombards me with sharks with guns that fire flaming bullets, the gaming industry has much better writers and game designers now and I think the industry could really benefit from a quirky little cat character who breaks the 4th wall, makes references and has a kind of looney tunes charm to him. There aren't enough colourful, nostalgic childish games around. I'm just saying.
the best positive: the creators of this went on to make syphon filter! in fact, that was made on bubsy 3ds engine. there is actually a bubsy 3d cutscene in syphon filter.
The only Bubsy game I played was the lesser Gameboy version of Bubsy 2, I remember playing it for 3 minutes, and then saying it sucked, and never played it again.
It's interesting to hear that the game was designed for the 32X. By the time it came out on the PS1 the game was obsolete but that does make me wonder what the response would have been for the original version of the game.
The "Mascot with Attitude" craze... oh, yeah, I remember. I loved playing Gex when I was a kid, but now, even though the game itself is still fun, I keep the volume down as low as possible just so I don't have to hear quip after quip. Here's a piece of trivia for you all. The voice actress for Bubsy later became the first voice for Rouge the Bat, ironic considering that she went from voicing a Sonic knockoff to voicing a main character in the Sonic series.
To be honest, the most positive thing about Bubsy 3D in my opinion is the soundtrack. I especially like track 2 from the level "Claws For Alarm". I listen to it and like it.
Wow... I have to say, I am pretty surprised by the idea behind this project! Finding the positive things in absolutely shitty games... it's a really neat idea! Kudos, mate! Kudos.
I always feel like im the only person that to an extent enjoys Bubsy. The first game, not 3D. I played the pc version, and in that version, I dont remember any talking beyond the boring intro that I never watched and the controls didn't bother me at all. It's nothing I'd recommend to anyone mostly because it's unremarkable. But outright bad, I hesitate to go that far.
The stretch for this episode is real! I appreciate the effort though. I will say, i never made it far enough to see the swimming stages, but they do seem like a better change of pace. Good stuff as always.
An underwater level that's somehow enjoyable in a terrible game? That's actually quite ironic if you think about it. Most good games can't even get a water level right, it's even less likely for a bad game to do the impossible task of creating a fun water level. (or at least tolerable one)
“And prevented another Bubsy game from ever being released.” Little did Rerez know, a new bubsy game was made (hey at least it’s not nearly as bad as this game)
People always forget that the creators of Bubsy 3D redeemed themself by making one of the best series on playstation: Syphon Filter! Also do you know what is their last game? Uncharted the Golden Abyss for PS Vita!
One thing this game did really well was the engine, it controls and looks pretty bad but the engine can display a bunch of flat shaded polygons at 60fps at 512x448, nearly double the resolution of most PS1 games, that’s really impressive! Other than this, usually this mode was generally just used for fighting games and menus like in Chrono Cross. Had they really focused on making the flat shaded look work, with less garish colours and better designed levels and less fog (to allow you to see further into the distance with the higher resolution), this game would look really good. Virtua Racing is a great example of a flat shaded game with more polygons and a higher resolution than most games. The big issue is the controls, which ruin the game, and then there’s the bad music, flawed level design, annoying voice clips, foggy gameplay, bad camera, bad story, and just lack of enemies and content. Everything adds up to make a terrible game.
trying to point out the positives in this game actually makes this so much more insulting than all the reviews that just make fun of it. how does that even happen?
Bubsy 1 is one of those games that I like, but other people hate, it's kinda of a guilty pleasure for me, maybe my liking for Bubsy 1 was because I didn't suffer hearing "What could possibly go wrong?" over and over again.
Incredible. I'm scrolling through the comments and Rerez has replied to almost every single one! This is simply amazing. And one more thing from me - consider talking some more about Amiga games. Right now It's rarity to see someone talks about it (PortCenter is the only one as far as I know, excluding few "non-English" ones). Take a look at "Street Hassle" for example - a game, where you just beat the shit out of old people and dogs...
Those animations ad how the reference the old Loony Toons shows make me think that conceptually Bubsy could have actually have good. Maybe not so much in terms of the written comedy, but the great use of physical comedy looks like it had a lot of potential to make Bubsy stand out in a see of Sonic clones.
It is simply one of the most unfortunate, a rushed product shoved to the front lines to catch as much residual success off of its competitors as it could.Despite the game's extreme difficulty, due to bad controls, one of the hardest things was having to sit down and watch the whole story line!
I liked Bubsy II... I played with my bro and in that game the second player can "interrupt" (like throw obstacles and such) the first player. It was fun in a twisted kind of way. I don't recommend anyone to play it though. It's obnoxious, confusing and you get lost in the stages xD
Could you please find the negatives of Conker's Bad Fur Day? I love the game, but it had some problems [i.e. the ending of the "It's War" chapter, how to kill the zombies, escorting the keys to the front door of the haunted mansion (which doesn't make sense from an architectural standpoint), etc.)
I hate it when people look at just the negatives of games and are blinded by the negatives **cough cough** Sonic Boom **cough,** but even I couldn't find anything good about this game. Props to you sir! Subscribed!
When I was a kid I used to see the Busby games get advertised like crazy in gaming magazines and they made me really want to play it! So I rented it once, and boy was I disappointed. I couldn't figure out what all the big deal was, and to this day I can't figure out how the games got so much publicity. Great episode, Shane! I'm beginning to think you are half cyborg with the rate you put out this content, but I'm definitely not complaining! Also, congrats on getting over 20,000 subs!!!
I worry for your mental wellbeing Shane. I thought Sonic 06 was going to destroy you but it didn't. Then I thought Bubsy 3D would be the end of you, but it wasn't. I'd hate to imagine the type of game that would eventually break you. Your guile and cojones are worthy of immense praise sir. Fun fact: Rob Paulsen (Yakko, Pinky, Raphael) was once the voice of Bubsy, I think for Bubsy 2 and the one on the Jaguar.
Well, I shouldn't be surprised, the developers had only made Text-Based games, such as the Zork Trilogy, and they then went on to make stuff like the Last of Us for the DS.
The first Bubsy is mediocre. The 2nd hurts to play and the 3D just looks painful. It is a rare game that you can tell that a game controls poorly watching video. If you had a Playstation and needed your pre-Mario 64 standard 3D platforming, Jumping Flash! 1 & 2 ought to be your standard.
I was actually one of those kids who played Bubzy on SNES and have mixed feelings about it. It's only a stall chick because of the limited amount of games actually did play as a kid in comparison to what we can play now, but, I do remember it being very difficult and not much fun after the first stage or two. Good review Shane
It is a nice change of pace to see someone trying to find positives in this game no matter how bad it is. Well done. ... And as I am writing this, I realize this will become the 667th comment so I am a bit worried.
Wow, what a fresh approach. I've never heard anyone say anything about this game other than basically "look at this bullshit... Just look at it.". I actually knew nothing about the game until now!
thegodpopper No, I just think that it's a silly point to make when in all my years of gaming I've never heard anyone whine about that. Taking issue with something and pointing it out doesn't automatically mean that anyone was "offended".
I'd love to see you find the positives of final fantasy mystic quest. I did get plenty enjoyment out of it. it it had any other name it would have been pretty good imo.
Nooo! Dursley! Errr.. Dobby! Errr... B...sumthingie'y! Don't hurt Dudley's... Errr... B... Mr: "B's" ! (WOW trying to care is more painful than just shootout: "Crash, I Chose You, kill that Hello-Kitty Eye-Cancer Whatever Thing For Good!")
See, this is kind of what I'm talking about with your Positives series -- it's called "Positives," but you spend a lot of time in most episodes reiterating how bad the games are that you're looking at. And in this episode, you also tore apart the previous games in the series -- and while I never played Bubsy 2 or 3, I played the HELL out of Bubsy 1 as a kid, and absolutely loved every minute of it. I found it to be a wonderfully-designed platformer with a lot of personality and great stage layouts that rewarded you for exploring them with tons of secrets. I actually played more Bubsy than I did Sonic, and considered it every bit as good when I was young -- though my opinion has certainly gone down since then. I did rent Bubsy 3D as a kid, and you know what? I didn't hate it. I didn't love it, mind you! But I didn't hate it. At the time, I had an N64 and a PS1, and I kept lamenting that PS1 games looked awful in 3D because they tried too hard to be N64 games, using tons of polygons that the PS1 hardware simply wasn't capable of handling without distortion and low-res texturing making them look godawful compared to their N64 peers. Bubsy 3D, on the other hand, used really simple textures and really simple polygons, and as a result, I thought it had a very sharp, clean look to it -- preferable to most other 3D titles on the system, as it stayed within the limits of what the PS1 could do. It lacked ambition, but as a result, it did nothing to make itself look bad. The controls were what killed the game for me, but to be honest, I found the stage designs to be fairly enjoyable, with environments that were kind of fun to explore -- or would've been, if the controls were better. In general, I just felt like honest-to-goodness EFFORT went into the game, and appreciated it for that alone. I would've been disappointed if I'd shelled out the money to buy it... but as a rental, I felt I'd gotten my money's worth, and returned it pretty satisfied with the experience. I wouldn't call it a GOOD game, exactly, but I also don't think it's THAT HARD to find positives in it, and I don't think the constant reiteration that it's objectively a bad game, and that no one should play it, was necessary, nor were the negative words about the previous titles in the series. And the section where you made fun of Bubsy fans by pretending to be one and speaking in that stereotypical nerdy voice? Not cool at all. I like your videos, but I seriously think you need to reconsider your approach to Positives, or else leave the series to someone who's better able to be positive about these titles. Stating your own opinion is fine, but you really only need to state it ONCE, and there's no need to make it out as the WORD OF GOD or anything -- if other people like the game you're talking about, they shouldn't feel insulted watching your video.
nobody: not a single person: NO ONE IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE: Bubsy 3D: *I knew I should've taken a left turn at Uranus, was it something I said? what could possibly go wrong*
I admire your work on these videos! It's really quality over quantity, which I prefer! The only positive thing about the original Bubsy is the music. The thing I hated the most were the one hit kills... But you just had the balls to review this game, nicely done.
0:42 "In 1996, we got the last game in the Bubsy franchise. The one that killed that franchise dead, and prevented another Bubsy game from ever being released." Oh, the innocent days before Woolies Strike Back...
I Always thought of moar Bubsy games that could that been made if they could have made Bubsy 3D better: Super Bubsy - Sega CD (1994) enhanced port of first game with upscaled graphics. Bubsy in Furbidden Planet - Game Boy Color (1998) 2D port of Bubsy 3D. Bubsy - Game Boy Advance (2001) port of first Bubsy game for Game Boy Advance, would have been a GBA lauch title. Bubsy 4 - PlayStation 2 (2002) 3D platformer that tries to be like Sonic Adventure, but fails miserably. This one would have killed the franchise for sure.
As a kid I rented the SNES Bubsy games a lot when there was nothing else that interested me. I don't remember enjoying it but it was a game that I knew what I could expect and I found somewhat fun. I rented Bubsy 3D once. I'm pretty sure I rented to original Bubsy after playing this one. Neither are good games but that should say how bad Bubsy 3D was: a bored kid in the 32-bit era would rather play a middling (at best) 16-bit platformer than this thing. I respect you trying to find any positives.
Good to see someone trying hard to find the good in really terrible games rather than so many other youtube people who try really hard to find the negatives in okay games.
Imagine this: ''Bubsy 4'' for PlayStation 2, developed by Blitz Games and published by Accolade in 2002. It would be a really bad Sonic Adventure imitator!
When your game is so bad that the water stages are the best part...
Jason Kell, then enter NNNNNNNN as a password. You'll thank me :D
I think this is the first time in my whole life I see a different level from Bubsy 3D in a review. THANK GOD someone is actually showing more of this game.
You have no idea how much I hated playing this game beyond the first level...
I'm kinda tempted to get the game now, just to see if I can beat the first level. Haha!
AVGN hasn't even gotten to this yet, and he made it through superman 64
I mean, thank god for a password system so you can see what else there is
@@rerez Thank you for your sacrifice.
"The one that prevented another game from ever being made."
Man that didn't age well.
DEFINITELY.
It was released not one, but TWO games.
@@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE yeah, just... Why? Why revive this character? The series was already weak to begin with. Woolies Strike Back was a mediocre platformer, and a bit overpriced for how short it was. Paws on Fire is basically Bit Runner (apparently it was even done by the guys that made Runner), but less precise and overall worse. And also very short. And overpriced. And it has voice acting, and returning characters from the pilot episode and the second game, of all things. It's almost as if Accolade orders the devs to make the games as painfully mediocre as possible, because it's Bubsy, and it's "his thing". Well, I'd rather play a good game, that a mediocre one with a character that's either obnoxious, or obnoxiously vain and too try-hard to be cool, especially overpriced.
*In AVGN voice* “What were they thinking!?”
@@Mike14264 I dunno dude, Bubsy 1 and 2 were positively received on their launches. Bubsy mostly got its bad reputation from JonTron's poor excuse of a video.
@@mix3k818 that, I'd say it's because of the standards at the time. I'm not sure, but many people at the time already knew the series weren't that strong. Though they're not terrible, Mario-like platforming, combined with Sonic's speed in movement, death by falling from too high and death by one hit from any enemy or hazard, as well as levels that are very vertical in nature and a camera that doesn't show anything that's above you during your jumps... Yeah, "Everything could go wrong." It's literally chaotic.
PAWSITIVES!
😁
I can see bubsy saying that
@@thebrazentechchip4317 Me too.
1:23 "around this time noone had done 3D platforming"
Actually, Jumping Flash was a very good 3D platform game, came out in 1995.
Yeah, apparently they took inspiration from that one, but made it third person, longer stages, and the result was Bubsy 3D.
5th positive: you can mute Bubsy's voice.
You sir are correct.
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 5TH POSITIVE FOLKS. 👍
Kinda like turning off John Madden's "madden isms" in the original john madden football games. He would say things like "BOOM!" or "where'd that truck come from!" Or you could turn them off. Lol. Great to be able to turn it off!
Kalilu Jawara AREN'T THESE GAME DESIGNERS WONDERFUL!?
Bubsy:Hey,I Resemble That Comment
This game is *obviously* a masterpiece, it won the "Gold X" award!
Funny enough, I have an original copy of the game. It lacks the Gold X award seal, lol.
hahahhahah
+Rerez Gold X Award was a FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!!!!!!!!!!
You know what also won the Gold X award? EVERY SINGLE OTHER GAME IN EXISTENCE!
Bubsy 3D positive, it gives you a free PS1 case for another good game.
I'm not gonna lie I used the double disc case from a CSI computer game to fix my sim city 2000 ps1 game lol all my games gotta have cases lol
5th positive: it's better than the cartoon pilot.
Dear god I hope that isn't true... 😱
I mean how bad could the pilot be!?
***** Fortunately, there's at least one TH-cam video about that, so no need for you to go through more Bubsy!
no, this is infinitely worse. this is longer and you have to do stuff.
TheMysteriousMrEnter reviewed the pilot, and by the looks of it _Bubsy 3D_ is just more tedious in exchange for not shouting in your ear the entire time. I've played _Bubsy 3D_ (I discovered it right alongside _Crash Bandicoot_, believe it or not), but I think the disc is damaged because the animations don't play back properly, and according to Rerez that's a real damn shame…
Gameactive Stuart K Reilly Also made a good video of it. It was more of a parody than anything, but it's the video that made me aware of its existence. In turn, Bubsy made me discover the animated atrocities series on TheMysteriousMrEnter.
Trust me, no one enjoys those 'comedic lines'..no one.
Hey goomba
fancy seein you here goom!
TheHorsecollar
He is stuck between two pipes
Someone out there might, Goomba. You gotta believe!
***** his most memorable (and most annoying) line: WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?!?!?
duke nukem this guy aint.
Bubsy: what could possibly go wrong ?
Me: everything can go wrong!!!
I have to say that this shows production level is over 9000.
Why thanks!
Desert bus positives. I need it.
Riley Luckus Done! :)
th-cam.com/video/1Rn3n6tSVHM/w-d-xo.html
Popcorn sucks (grabs Bubsy)
Go home, man. You're drunk.
Go home, Drunk. You're man.
Home drunk, you're. Man go.
Home go, nam, Drunk you're Popcorn, Bubsy grabs, sucks.
Oh silly people you...
"Killed the series dead"
*Bubsy laughs*
Bought this at a yardsale as a child for a dollar... the disc was too scratched to play past the menu screen.. I always regretted that it didn't work, Until I found out the horror I escaped by not playing it.
You dodged a bullet my friend.
***** exactly, its crazy to look back and think I was mad that I couldn't play this game. It also explains why they only wanted a dollar for it. ha
@@Sparkmovement lol that game ain't worth a food stamp.
I popped over to look at your material since you were highlighted this month by Doug, and I've been enjoying it a lot. The Positives series is a great, great idea. Speaking as someone who thinks everyone spends an unhealthy amount of time finding fault with things (even where there is plenty of due criticism), I love to see people give credit where it's due, even if you have to force yourself to find it. I look forward to keeping up with this series, as well as catching up on your other content. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for checking it out! :)
***** too bad it been over 3 months since a ep ;) :(
I totally agree! It's important to find positives out of everything. I own a few terrible games (sneak king....) but other than being $1, even a terrible game usually has a few positive aspects. I remembered bubsy3d (from a demo disc I think) being garbage. Now it looks a little better at least.
james hartley New ep is out now. :)
*****
I played all the Bubsy game (except 3D) and I think today Bubsy might atually work as a cartoony comedic game character. And before anyone bombards me with sharks with guns that fire flaming bullets, the gaming industry has much better writers and game designers now and I think the industry could really benefit from a quirky little cat character who breaks the 4th wall, makes references and has a kind of looney tunes charm to him. There aren't enough colourful, nostalgic childish games around. I'm just saying.
I would like to see them redo this exact game. Would work nicely as a new 3d platformer in my opinion.
I always thought that Bubsy could've worked better as a cartoon character than a game character (if he was written well).
Well bubsy has been revived now with a new game and is getting another soon.
the best positive: the creators of this went on to make syphon filter! in fact, that was made on bubsy 3ds engine. there is actually a bubsy 3d cutscene in syphon filter.
Busby for smash
Just for the chance to kick the crap out of him. 😤 YES.
***** lol exactly!
CliffTheHorsecollar Meh, they already did the Duck Hunt dog. Can't get any worse.
they should put bomberman and crash bandicoot in smash before bubsy
I actually like the SNES Bubsy!
Let me guess, as you've grown up you've discovered a deeply masochistic side 😄
The only Bubsy game I played was the lesser Gameboy version of Bubsy 2, I remember playing it for 3 minutes, and then saying it sucked, and never played it again.
This game looks like it was a complete CAT-astrophe!
Bad dum tsh
+lilturk726 Sounds like something Bubsy would say...
What could possibly go wrong? 😸
you forgot that it's the winner of the gold x awards ;)
0:44 "We got the last Bubsy game ever made" - Shane, 2014
"Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back" - Accolade, 2017
"Bubsy: Paws On Fire" - Accolade. 2019
"The game that killed the franchise and preventing it from getting another bubsy game" ARHEM 2017
It's interesting to hear that the game was designed for the 32X. By the time it came out on the PS1 the game was obsolete but that does make me wonder what the response would have been for the original version of the game.
The whole "At least it killed the Bubsy franchise" is pretty much moot now that a sequel is coming out. I am sceptically optimistic.
The "Mascot with Attitude" craze... oh, yeah, I remember. I loved playing Gex when I was a kid, but now, even though the game itself is still fun, I keep the volume down as low as possible just so I don't have to hear quip after quip.
Here's a piece of trivia for you all. The voice actress for Bubsy later became the first voice for Rouge the Bat, ironic considering that she went from voicing a Sonic knockoff to voicing a main character in the Sonic series.
To be honest, the most positive thing about Bubsy 3D in my opinion is the soundtrack. I especially like track 2 from the level "Claws For Alarm". I listen to it and like it.
Wow... I have to say, I am pretty surprised by the idea behind this project!
Finding the positive things in absolutely shitty games... it's a really neat idea!
Kudos, mate! Kudos.
I always feel like im the only person that to an extent enjoys Bubsy. The first game, not 3D. I played the pc version, and in that version, I dont remember any talking beyond the boring intro that I never watched and the controls didn't bother me at all. It's nothing I'd recommend to anyone mostly because it's unremarkable. But outright bad, I hesitate to go that far.
The PC version actually has improvements from what I'm to understand. Might be worth looking into more, not 100% sure though.
Shane - Let's find the positives. Well he has nice hair?
12 hours with a hairstylist for that look you know!
You should do Superman 64 positives.
Rerez in 2014: "In 1996, we got the last game in the Bubsy franchise."
Woolies Strike Back in 2017: "Hold my beer!"
I'm sure there's a guy who worked on Bubsy 3D that shed a tear after watching this video somewhere...
Great job on this video, I really like how you're starting to throw more humor into your reviews, and some cutaway gags! Good job and keep at it!
We are going to do more humour in future videos. I needed to make sure that we got the feel right first! 😄
Well, I really like the direction and feel your videos are beginning to take. So, +1 happy sub :D
Well stay tuned. I've got so much more in store!
The stretch for this episode is real! I appreciate the effort though. I will say, i never made it far enough to see the swimming stages, but they do seem like a better change of pace. Good stuff as always.
Thanks Gunstar! 😊
Let's find the PAWsitives.
ba dum tsss
It was a struggle, BUT HE FOUND SOME!
The best positive is after Bubsy 3d the studio has been pretty good and are now a Sony First Party studio.
Find the positives in Mort The Chicken...
also, I love your angry nerd character.
I'll look into it!
And thanks!
its a ps1 game. you can find it on amazon for around $15, or $40 for still factory wrapped.
An underwater level that's somehow enjoyable in a terrible game? That's actually quite ironic if you think about it. Most good games can't even get a water level right, it's even less likely for a bad game to do the impossible task of creating a fun water level. (or at least tolerable one)
“And prevented another Bubsy game from ever being released.” Little did Rerez know, a new bubsy game was made (hey at least it’s not nearly as bad as this game)
And then Paws on Fire released, and it's probably worse and better at the same time.
People always forget that the creators of Bubsy 3D redeemed themself by making one of the best series on playstation: Syphon Filter!
Also do you know what is their last game? Uncharted the Golden Abyss for PS Vita!
If you like Bubsy's unfunny comedic dialogue, then you will LOVE Gex!
One thing this game did really well was the engine, it controls and looks pretty bad but the engine can display a bunch of flat shaded polygons at 60fps at 512x448, nearly double the resolution of most PS1 games, that’s really impressive! Other than this, usually this mode was generally just used for fighting games and menus like in Chrono Cross. Had they really focused on making the flat shaded look work, with less garish colours and better designed levels and less fog (to allow you to see further into the distance with the higher resolution), this game would look really good. Virtua Racing is a great example of a flat shaded game with more polygons and a higher resolution than most games. The big issue is the controls, which ruin the game, and then there’s the bad music, flawed level design, annoying voice clips, foggy gameplay, bad camera, bad story, and just lack of enemies and content. Everything adds up to make a terrible game.
If someone can like the jokes, then that someone can like Bubsy 3D.
How do you like them apples?
trying to point out the positives in this game actually makes this so much more insulting than all the reviews that just make fun of it.
how does that even happen?
6:24 I guess DK didn't have any attitude..
Bubsy 1 is one of those games that I like, but other people hate, it's kinda of a guilty pleasure for me, maybe my liking for Bubsy 1 was because I didn't suffer hearing "What could possibly go wrong?" over and over again.
You probably used hacks.
PixelReviver No, the first level was easy for me.
+The Sponge 278 And i see you're a Dantdm Fan
Billy Bob HGUA Yeah, he hurt his hand. Once it's healed, I will change my profile pic.
The Sponge 278 Yeah, i know his hand was hurt, i hope he gets better soon
I must say to be honest, bubsy feels like a great mascot just like mario and sonic, but thats just me.
Incredible. I'm scrolling through the comments and Rerez has replied to almost every single one! This is simply amazing. And one more thing from me - consider talking some more about Amiga games. Right now It's rarity to see someone talks about it (PortCenter is the only one as far as I know, excluding few "non-English" ones). Take a look at "Street Hassle" for example - a game, where you just beat the shit out of old people and dogs...
Those animations ad how the reference the old Loony Toons shows make me think that conceptually Bubsy could have actually have good. Maybe not so much in terms of the written comedy, but the great use of physical comedy looks like it had a lot of potential to make Bubsy stand out in a see of Sonic clones.
You know that it is a bad game when...
- the underwater stages are better than the regular stages
It is simply one of the most unfortunate, a rushed product shoved to the front lines to catch as much residual success off of its competitors as it could.Despite the game's extreme difficulty, due to bad controls, one of the hardest things was having to sit down and watch the whole story line!
I liked Bubsy II... I played with my bro and in that game the second player can "interrupt" (like throw obstacles and such) the first player. It was fun in a twisted kind of way.
I don't recommend anyone to play it though. It's obnoxious, confusing and you get lost in the stages xD
It takes a whole different level of bad for the WATER level to be the "best" one.
Oh my... How deep did you had to dig to find positives in this alpha stage game? Did you reached the center of the Earth?
Positives?
You can use the disc as a drink coaster
Could you please find the negatives of Conker's Bad Fur Day? I love the game, but it had some problems [i.e. the ending of the "It's War" chapter, how to kill the zombies, escorting the keys to the front door of the haunted mansion (which doesn't make sense from an architectural standpoint), etc.)
That's become a pretty expensive game to buy lately. I'll do my best to find a copy and make an episode on it. 👍
*****
Of course, emulators are always the next best thing.
I gotta say the first bubsy is pretty good, the second one has some weird gravity that makes it unplayable. Bubsy 3d, oh god no...
Bubsy 3D. The legend that never should have happened.
I hate it when people look at just the negatives of games and are blinded by the negatives **cough cough** Sonic Boom **cough,** but even I couldn't find anything good about this game. Props to you sir!
Subscribed!
Maybe people like hearing people talking crap about bad games. like AVGN.
Shane: “This was the last game in the franchise.”
Bubsy: *Laughs in PS4*
Ulillillia's videos about glitching Bubsy 3D to soar thousands of feet in the air have got to be a positive for this game.
here's a positive. I like the sound effect when you collect the atoms.
"And prevented another Bubsy game from ever being released."
HOO BOY
I actually played the 2D Bubsy games. Mediocre but I enjoyed it as a kid
Would have actually been cool if it was released for the 32X.
When I was a kid I used to see the Busby games get advertised like crazy in gaming magazines and they made me really want to play it! So I rented it once, and boy was I disappointed. I couldn't figure out what all the big deal was, and to this day I can't figure out how the games got so much publicity. Great episode, Shane! I'm beginning to think you are half cyborg with the rate you put out this content, but I'm definitely not complaining! Also, congrats on getting over 20,000 subs!!!
I worry for your mental wellbeing Shane. I thought Sonic 06 was going to destroy you but it didn't. Then I thought Bubsy 3D would be the end of you, but it wasn't. I'd hate to imagine the type of game that would eventually break you. Your guile and cojones are worthy of immense praise sir.
Fun fact: Rob Paulsen (Yakko, Pinky, Raphael) was once the voice of Bubsy, I think for Bubsy 2 and the one on the Jaguar.
Well, I shouldn't be surprised, the developers had only made Text-Based games, such as the Zork Trilogy, and they then went on to make stuff like the Last of Us for the DS.
The first Bubsy is mediocre. The 2nd hurts to play and the 3D just looks painful. It is a rare game that you can tell that a game controls poorly watching video. If you had a Playstation and needed your pre-Mario 64 standard 3D platforming, Jumping Flash! 1 & 2 ought to be your standard.
I really should talk about Jumping Flash at some point. I remember enjoying them!
I was actually one of those kids who played Bubzy on SNES and have mixed feelings about it. It's only a stall chick because of the limited amount of games actually did play as a kid in comparison to what we can play now, but, I do remember it being very difficult and not much fun after the first stage or two. Good review Shane
Positives:
1. Comedic Lines
2. Underwater Stages
3. References other Bubsy games
4. Good Animations
It is a nice change of pace to see someone trying to find positives in this game no matter how bad it is. Well done.
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And as I am writing this, I realize this will become the 667th comment so I am a bit worried.
Wow, what a fresh approach. I've never heard anyone say anything about this game other than basically "look at this bullshit... Just look at it.". I actually knew nothing about the game until now!
Do a positives video on Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City.
I'll add it to the list! :)
This is the only platformer I've ever played where the water levels improve the experience, and I'm not OK with that.
Seriously though.. At the around 6:30 you do a caricature of people who liked the Bubsy games. Who ever said anything remotely like that?
Someone in the comment section of Jontron's Bubsy video...
+lordwindowlicker must.... be.... offended!!!!
thegodpopper No, I just think that it's a silly point to make when in all my years of gaming I've never heard anyone whine about that. Taking issue with something and pointing it out doesn't automatically mean that anyone was "offended".
lordwindowlicker fair enough
thegodpopper I appreciate the civil response. That's so very rare in YT comments.
Thank you
“The last game in the busy franchise.”Yeah, if only it stayed that way.
Man, you seriously need to link the full version of this theme song. I'd pay to have it.
Ask +EpicGameMusic about it. He is the master composer of this amazing song. 😀
I'd love to see you find the positives of final fantasy mystic quest. I did get plenty enjoyment out of it. it it had any other name it would have been pretty good imo.
I'll admit, never really played that one. I'll have a look at it though. :)
Nooo!
Dursley! Errr.. Dobby! Errr... B...sumthingie'y!
Don't hurt Dudley's... Errr... B... Mr: "B's" !
(WOW trying to care is more painful than just shootout: "Crash, I Chose You, kill that Hello-Kitty Eye-Cancer Whatever Thing For Good!")
See, this is kind of what I'm talking about with your Positives series -- it's called "Positives," but you spend a lot of time in most episodes reiterating how bad the games are that you're looking at. And in this episode, you also tore apart the previous games in the series -- and while I never played Bubsy 2 or 3, I played the HELL out of Bubsy 1 as a kid, and absolutely loved every minute of it. I found it to be a wonderfully-designed platformer with a lot of personality and great stage layouts that rewarded you for exploring them with tons of secrets. I actually played more Bubsy than I did Sonic, and considered it every bit as good when I was young -- though my opinion has certainly gone down since then.
I did rent Bubsy 3D as a kid, and you know what? I didn't hate it. I didn't love it, mind you! But I didn't hate it. At the time, I had an N64 and a PS1, and I kept lamenting that PS1 games looked awful in 3D because they tried too hard to be N64 games, using tons of polygons that the PS1 hardware simply wasn't capable of handling without distortion and low-res texturing making them look godawful compared to their N64 peers.
Bubsy 3D, on the other hand, used really simple textures and really simple polygons, and as a result, I thought it had a very sharp, clean look to it -- preferable to most other 3D titles on the system, as it stayed within the limits of what the PS1 could do. It lacked ambition, but as a result, it did nothing to make itself look bad.
The controls were what killed the game for me, but to be honest, I found the stage designs to be fairly enjoyable, with environments that were kind of fun to explore -- or would've been, if the controls were better.
In general, I just felt like honest-to-goodness EFFORT went into the game, and appreciated it for that alone. I would've been disappointed if I'd shelled out the money to buy it... but as a rental, I felt I'd gotten my money's worth, and returned it pretty satisfied with the experience.
I wouldn't call it a GOOD game, exactly, but I also don't think it's THAT HARD to find positives in it, and I don't think the constant reiteration that it's objectively a bad game, and that no one should play it, was necessary, nor were the negative words about the previous titles in the series.
And the section where you made fun of Bubsy fans by pretending to be one and speaking in that stereotypical nerdy voice? Not cool at all.
I like your videos, but I seriously think you need to reconsider your approach to Positives, or else leave the series to someone who's better able to be positive about these titles. Stating your own opinion is fine, but you really only need to state it ONCE, and there's no need to make it out as the WORD OF GOD or anything -- if other people like the game you're talking about, they shouldn't feel insulted watching your video.
nobody:
not a single person:
NO ONE IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE:
Bubsy 3D: *I knew I should've taken a left turn at Uranus, was it something I said? what could possibly go wrong*
I admire your work on these videos! It's really quality over quantity, which I prefer!
The only positive thing about the original Bubsy is the music. The thing I hated the most were the one hit kills... But you just had the balls to review this game, nicely done.
did bubsy 3d haunt your dreams? you haven't even seen its full horror, there was still 3 more bosses to go when you played it on stream!
Oh I got to see it all. I didn't like anything I saw.
Bubsy 3D and Perfect Weapon are always the 2 PS1 games that come to mind whenever I think back on horrible PS1 games I played as a kid.
No one wants to make a bad game. I really feel bad for this game and Superman 64. There was so much potential.
I'm curious,did you complete this,i dont think I've ever seen footage beyond the first level before.
Nope, I didn't finish the game. However I did play pretty much every level. When I got to the end I needed to stop for the better of my sanity. :P
***** really every level,I would be worried about post traumatic stress
Number 3: Catering to the fans.
That seems like a pretty good thing to do.
You should do a negative's episode on Ocarina of Time. Everybody says it's perfect.
because it is
that moment when a new game for bubsy is being made
0:42
"In 1996, we got the last game in the Bubsy franchise. The one that killed that franchise dead, and prevented another Bubsy game from ever being released."
Oh, the innocent days before Woolies Strike Back...
I Always thought of moar Bubsy games that could that been made if they could have made Bubsy 3D better:
Super Bubsy - Sega CD (1994) enhanced port of first game with upscaled graphics.
Bubsy in Furbidden Planet - Game Boy Color (1998) 2D port of Bubsy 3D.
Bubsy - Game Boy Advance (2001) port of first Bubsy game for Game Boy Advance, would have been a GBA lauch title.
Bubsy 4 - PlayStation 2 (2002) 3D platformer that tries to be like Sonic Adventure, but fails miserably. This one would have killed the franchise for sure.
Watching this video in celebration of the new Bubsy game coming out
As a kid I rented the SNES Bubsy games a lot when there was nothing else that interested me. I don't remember enjoying it but it was a game that I knew what I could expect and I found somewhat fun.
I rented Bubsy 3D once. I'm pretty sure I rented to original Bubsy after playing this one. Neither are good games but that should say how bad Bubsy 3D was: a bored kid in the 32-bit era would rather play a middling (at best) 16-bit platformer than this thing.
I respect you trying to find any positives.
Good to see someone trying hard to find the good in really terrible games rather than so many other youtube people who try really hard to find the negatives in okay games.
Imagine this: ''Bubsy 4'' for PlayStation 2, developed by Blitz Games and published by Accolade in 2002. It would be a really bad Sonic Adventure imitator!
I don't think it's that bad. Just a lot of experimental gameplay, 1996 was huge for the upcoming 3D generation.