Bubble And Squeak (video game)
Encyclopedia
Bubble and Squeak is a Platform
video game published for the Amiga
in 1994 by Audiogenic Software. It was originally developed by Fox Williams under the name Barney & Clyde, and they ported
it to the Sega Mega Drive
for which it was published by Sunsoft under license from Audiogenic. The game is a child-like Sci-Fi fantasy platform
game in which players control a little human boy named Bubble along with recent alien acquaintance Squeak. The Platform levels are separated by brief underwater scrolling shooter bonus segments.
and would help collect items or give Bubble a boost via piggy-back, letting Squeak toss him up to tall heights or by simply standing on top of Squeak's head. Among such items included gems, coins and a submersible
icon which was necessary to play the shooter stages; some items could be picked up and carried to other locations such as springs and the only icons the player could pick up in the shooter stages were extra lives and Speed-ups. In both modes of gameplay, Bubble was equipped with unlimited ammunition, either stars or torpedoes.
Platform game
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video game published for the Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
in 1994 by Audiogenic Software. It was originally developed by Fox Williams under the name Barney & Clyde, and they ported
Porting
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it to the Sega Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive
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for which it was published by Sunsoft under license from Audiogenic. The game is a child-like Sci-Fi fantasy platform
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
game in which players control a little human boy named Bubble along with recent alien acquaintance Squeak. The Platform levels are separated by brief underwater scrolling shooter bonus segments.
Story
The story takes place on the planet Grool, a planet inhabited by mostly short, anthropomorphous felines. The idyllic and mundane lifestyle of the feline aliens is interrupted when an alien invader known as Kat of Nine Tails kidnaps Grool's sentient populace, inadvertently leaving one of them, Squeak, behind. Shortly after, Squeak encounters a human boy known only as Bubble who agrees to rescue Squeak's captured populace.Gameplay
Players controlled Bubble and at any time during gameplay could command Squeak to either 'follow' or 'wait' for him. Squeak, who was invulnerable to enemies and enemy fire, had his own AIAi
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and would help collect items or give Bubble a boost via piggy-back, letting Squeak toss him up to tall heights or by simply standing on top of Squeak's head. Among such items included gems, coins and a submersible
Submersible
A submersible is a small vehicle designed to operate underwater. The term submersible is often used to differentiate from other underwater vehicles known as submarines, in that a submarine is a fully autonomous craft, capable of renewing its own power and breathing air, whereas a submersible is...
icon which was necessary to play the shooter stages; some items could be picked up and carried to other locations such as springs and the only icons the player could pick up in the shooter stages were extra lives and Speed-ups. In both modes of gameplay, Bubble was equipped with unlimited ammunition, either stars or torpedoes.
External links
- Bubble And Squeak at the Hall of Light Database of Amiga Games
- Bubble And Squeak at Mobygames.com