DF Retro: Bubsy - The Ultimate Mascot Platformer?!

[@annamari007]

Gotta admire John's enthusiasm, luring us in, making everyone believe this video is gonna be an April Fools joke when in reality it's a proper DF throwback. GG. :D

[@roboyle]

That's the thing... I kept watching thinking 'April Fool... ...right?!?' I meant Heavyweight Champion of Bubsy seemed to be the trigger but then as I watched I kept thinking... when's the punchline?

[@BrickTamlandOfficial]

@@roboylebubsy is the punchline

[@TonyInVan314]

I was fooled by John.

[@Clay3613]

They've talked about editing it for a while in past videos.

Amazing video indeed, however I'd love to hear what Michael Berlyn has to say about the games instead of this black belt super Bubsy fan guy (I know it's a joke but still).

[@CANiHAVEaCHIP1]

I was so ready to slam this video for not featuring Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turell Retrospective, but John, the absolute madman went and did it. Fantastic video.

[@forresthunter1483]

"The visionary who created Bubsy." Not a sentence I thought I would ever hear...

[@richdog9000]

No hate mate, I remember as a kid playing this. Was hard but the first game is amazing! Allways wondered why the cart was weird. He must have got some ideas from EA haha Roadrash was weird as well

[@SteelSkin667]

Was expecting an April's fool, got a great light-hearted yet in-depth documentary.

[@AngryChineseWoman]

I can't believe I'm going to watch a 20-minute long video about Bubsy... It's the Digital Foundry effect combined with April Fools

[@pferreira1983]

@@logitechSDAZ I thought about continuing this but the line of this madness must be drawn somewhere.

[@EposVox]

OMG the "Who's that Mascot?" bit had me dying

[@mix3k818]

You still have only 2 likes? Damn

[@rosfell00]

An April Fools video that makes you think it's an actual April Fools joke... Well played John...

[@nexter4202]

I like how John absolutely DESTROYED Bubsy haters with facts and logic !

[@Lifesizemortal]

very cool

[@shto4782]

I don't know this game, but i already hate it!

[@ethanbrown5253]

Okay this is epic

[@protocetid]

Libtards like to say "orange cat bad," troll them epic style by saying that phrase ironically any time they make any legit criticisms.

[@blarbful]

@@protocetid Unfortunately they never make legit criticisms.

[@felman87]

DF Retro is one of my favorite series on youtube. It really makes me appreciate older games and devs, considering the struggles they had to overcome.

[@SeaToSkyImages]

Fantastic DF Retro, John. I think I'm more a fan of Bubsy's history than i ever was of the games.

[@cobrettibr]

This video is a masterpiece in so many levels! Thank you very much!

[@therealpizzagirl]

The Retro videos are always the best.

[@mrtmat]

Genesis has the definitive version of Bubsy 2! Checkmate Nintendorks! The console wars are finally over.

[@kevinharris7902]

War. War never changes.

[@ressljs]

But war would change if they added more Bubsy. And by the way, we Atari Jaguar owners got the super-exclusive Fractured Furry Tales where absolutely nothing went wrong... So you 16-bit losers can suck it!

[@3dmarth]

240p 30fps SNES is a mistake roflolololmao!!111one Nintendorks must be raging right now! 50fps Genesis master race! Genesis is best box! Etc etc etc!

[@fruitjuiceshibe]

@@3dmarth nothing gives me goosebumps more

[@califaern3sto]

@@3dmarth you wish

[@ColonelNegative]

Thanks for the great video John. I really enjoyed the first Bubsy game and seeing it get the DF treatment was great.

[@davetheimpaler204]

This video is a masterpiece. THIS IS ART.

[@PugLifeJM]

This is the best april fools joke out there because it's an actual DF Retro episode. Great work, guys.

[@NikoofDeath]

Bubsy 3D will be remembered far longer than Days Gone.

[@amir1991xsda]

I know what you mean 😅

[@pferreira1983]

It's actually true.

[@tamasmasable]

What's "Days Gone"?

[@WickedRibbon]

So much DF retro goodness in the past few days. Thanks John! 👍

[@madfinntech]

Awesome episode! Never thought I was going to enjoy Bubsy this much!

[@arbiter-]

John's been busy. DF Retro back to back, both of them great. Thanks.

[@dmg799]

"Who's that Mascot!?" Bahahahahaha I love you John

[@radracer8889]

Who’s that mascot? was a very nice touch. Playing along really brought me back.

[@desmonddies]

Taking into account that Pikachu is actually the most famous mascot it is really funny that he was not shown at all.

[@todesziege]

@@desmonddies Pikachu isn't really a mascot from the "mascot era" of gaming though.

[@pferreira1983]

@@desmonddies Pikachu isn'[t 'the' mascot (wink).

[@lawrence703]

I actually bought Bubsy and Bubsy II together back in the day but for some mad reason tried Bubsy II first and couldn't get on with it. As a result I didn't even try the first game, now i wish i had. Sadly my old console is no more so i never will try Bubsy. I must say though, this is a great video and clearly a lot of work has gone in to it, I look forward to the next DF Retro that reminds me of other games I'd forgotten about. Keep up the good work DF.

[@GameplayandTalk]

Oh man, a Glover reference in a video dedicated to Bubsy. This video just keeps throwing surprises the viewer's way!

[@hemangchauhan2864]

John, this is presentation is legit amazing. The step by step approach was really good, with interjections from devs. And HOLY SMOKES Amazing Intro

[@mosaeed9112]

As always, a brilliant DF Retro episode!

[@3dmarth]

With DF Retro, even April Fool's Day videos end up being legit and well-produced! Nicely done, guys! A little disappointed that you didn't cover the new game in more depth, though. :(

[@RayzaNC]

An April Fools that isn't completely lame fake news, well done!

[@pferreira1983]

Great video John, one of your best! The problem I have with the Bubsy games is that like Zool the game encourages speed but the camera doesn't keep up in showing you more of the game world to prevent yourself from dying. Unlike Zool in the Bubsy games you only have one life so it makes it more frustrating than it needs to be. It was cool to hear great things said about Bubsy 3D, now it sounds interesting.

[@MegaMacTV]

Thank you for this. I've been an advocate for Bubsy since the beginning. This video is very fair and informative. Bubsy, although a bobcat, is a true underdog. Can't wait for his newest title, and any more that come down the pike!

[@GustavoMaciel]

13:17 Awesome music from Bean's Dream for mobile! Beautiful and fun game too.

[@ERMediaOfficial]

How much work you put into this joke is astounding. More work than some people put into their real work. Well done^^

[@louginko4432]

JOHN. you really out did yourself this time! thanks you, you rock ^^ I hope ti get to see content from you for as long as possible :)

[@mattlandry]

Wow I was unaware of a lot of this! Great video!

[@jmbenetti]

Great episode as always! I loved the "who's that mascot" thing.

[@Dirk1Steele]

The "who is that mascot?" interludes made me smile. Some serious nostalgia there. And Mean Yob? Nice throw back to Rich's time at Mean Machines magazine.

[@Nocturn3]

I love you man. 4/1 videos that aren’t just shitposting. Also good cuz I’m not buying a repro system so this is a df retro I can enjoy.

[@TheRealMerchyBautista]

Literally one the best retro videos you guys put out!

[@amerikaOnFire]

Dude, John, you are the freaking man. Thank you for this!

[@MKdoes711]

Great video. =) I like the first Bubsy game. It's a great game. Great visuals, animations and I like the character Bubsy. But at the same time, it's a hard game. But when you beat it again and again, it will eventually be a fun game. So yeah, the first Bubsy game isn't that bad. Fun but challenging game.

[@Alanzice]

Now this is how an April Fool's joke is made! It's unexpected and quirky but at the same time is serious content and a worthy episode. Gratz!

[@zaneiken07]

Nice shout-out to Richard's old magazine, Mean Machines.

[@KasbashPlays]

That Jazz Jackrabbit soundtrack running in the background at around 10:40 though. Best childhood memories.

[@JacobHolt]

What did I do to deserve 3 DF Retro videos in 2 days? I’m so excited!

[@mysteriousbob]

I've been saying for years Bubsy 1 isn't that bad. Its flawed as hell, but its far from terrible. Bubsy 2 makes me want to die though.

[@todesziege]

Even Bubsy II isn't *that* bad, compared to a lot of other western platformers from the era. Not that I want to play it again...

[@tyrrell8077]

finally the first actually good game on here also keep the creative editing going

[@dogsoap]

This is a great video. Thanks for putting this together.

[@JustAnotherGamerUS]

DF Retro is my favorite video series on KZbin

[@VGFreak]

The last one was borderline psychedelic... Still, another well made DF Retro video!

[@zoratsu]

i thought this was your april's fool video! lol but it turned out to be insightful and enjoyable :D kudos!!

[@hairylipshits2582]

I can't believe you spent so much time on that border.

[@halfling_barista]

This is amazing, John.

[@DenkyManner]

I hate the Bubsy 2/Zool style level design. Always felt like a giant box with random shit littered around.

[@todesziege]

Typical euro platformer design of the era. Add on an unforgiving timer to complete the package.

[@LikaLaruku]

You get really familiar with it when you're a kid & your mom only ever buys you 6 games for a console.

[@mix3k818]

@@LikaLaruku Only 4 games I ever played on a console were for the Wii. Three of which were the Wii Sports + Sports Resort duo disk and Wii Fit Plus. The fourth game was Mario Kart Wii. Besides that, I only ever played on PC, but even then I stopped by the time 5th grade kicked in. I became an active mobile gaming user since then.

[@pferreira1983]

@@todesziege Yep, fantastic stuff!

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

Having completed Bubsy 3D for the first time not too long ago, I think it's a solid platformer. Really appreciated how varied and clever the level design is.

[@DijaVlogsGames]

Great to see some Bubsy 3D love. I personally think the contsols, eve though they take a while to get used to, work pretty well for a 3D platformer with a D-Pad.

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

Having completed the game twice recently (yes, twice), I think it's solid.

[@emospacemonkey]

Bubtastic !!! The Bubster keeps on Bubbing. Favourite DF Retro ever. The Day's Gone developer know what to work on next

[@spork8655]

I actually still own Bubsy. Everybody has that one game. The game that you still like despite knowing it's not really all that great.... Bubsy is mine.

[@ressljs]

Same here. I've got Fractured Furry Tales the Atari Jaguar. The hit detection on flying enemies is garbage and levels are way too big (it takes me about an hour to get through one level). But I still pull it out every once in a while and really do still have fun.

[@andrewlawrence5934]

I liked Bubsy so much as a kid, I was surprised it's become such joke. One of the first games I got for my SNES.

[@METR0lD]

This has made my day. No, my month. You're the best John.

[@keyboard_g]

Donkey Kong Country and Deus Ex music. A very nice touch, John.

[@s.garabet1677]

As a Sega fan, you really ought to do a retro vid on Garfield Caught in the Act.

[@pferreira1983]

That's another underrated game.

[@kaaaallll]

A surprise to be sure but a welcome one. Well played DF.

[@BuzzaB77]

25mins John? I'm gonna watch because I don't believe you would go that far for an April Fools, and if you did then you deserve the view!

[@Retrobution]

i remember back in the day Bubsy hit the news in the UK (i think the report i watched was on newsround) and Bubsy was being mentioned as a game that was non violent during a rise of violent games especially ones like Mortal Kombat. So part of the word of mouth about Bubsy was that it was non-violent and so was aimed more for parents to buy Bubsy for their kids instead of other games like streetfighter etc etc. i liked bubsy. found it very difficult. still have it in my collection though. Great video. i especially liked the sonic "yeah!" voice effect used from sonic cd haha!

[@nerothos]

Finally this amazing series gets the retrospective it deserves!

[@schizogony]

I remember the hype around the first Bubsy back in the day. Though it only seemed to be found among the gaming press, while out on the playground, the only platformists we spoke of were Mario and Sonic.

[@c2ashman]

I just sold my house to buy every Bubsy game there is.

[@kinorai]

I know I'm late.... But did you REALLY do a 30min-ish video praising Bubsy for April's fool? 😍😍😍😍😍 I love you!!!!

[@Nivram666]

Brilliant!

[@speedyink]

I laughed SO hard at the "who's that mascot!?" reference

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

Holy crap that browser game thing sounds super cool, I heard people talking about it but I never really saw it.

[@talshalev8756]

I had that PC version. I remember that you unlocked the TV episode piece by piece, so you couldn't actually watch it all at once until you unlocked all the segments.

[@scatalabad]

I remember when working for Iguana Teesside that we had a competition to create a mascot character. Im pretty sure Iggy's Wrecking balls was the result.

[@videogameobsession]

9:30 the Bubsy cartoon is actually awesome. Great animation cel coloring here. You rarely saw quality that good in the 80's and 90's. Ren & Stimpy was another with high quality cartoon art.

[@BAIGAMING]

9:05 Goddamn this background music sounds so familiar...where is it from?

[@Devyatto9]

Stickerbush Symphony from Donkey Kong Country 2

[@devonwilliams5738]

I prefer this type of April fools thing, a genuine video on an obscure topic as opposed to a bad joke.

[@danielevans7439]

This was so retrospective, I thought I was watching Video Game Historian for a second. I would love to see something like this on my personally favorite mascot, Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel.

[@jiadihou3494]

I love that logo in the opening!

[@trastewere]

Probably the only one April fools joke that I appreciated today.

[@CalvinCrack]

One of the best episodes for sure!

[@AvatarEquis]

I remember it took me a long time to finish Bubsy. It really made rage back then as the way it handled was counter intuitive to what both Sonic and Mario had shown everyone about platforming. It truly was a point in between the two. And adjusting your moves to that play style is what makes the game so damn hard. Apart of the one hit death of course. If bubsy had came out with a 3 hits life bar/meter/whatever. The game would probably had done a lot better than it already did commercially. But one has to wonder if it would be as remembered. Another thing to note is that whole key to the story of why the first bubsy game was even produced is the whole cartridge reverse engineering by Accolade in their fight against Sega. Which is a story that Michael Berlyn retold in a youtube video about 3 years ago.

[@franklinbrown7389]

This was such a beautiful tribute to Bubsy cried a little bit

[@CaptToilet]

Did anyone notice Bubsy's face get smooshed when he ran up the hills in that Jag release? It looked horrifying

[@PeterHas]

Music from Yu-No! I love you John.

[@protocetid]

DF Retro would be so cool as its own channel

[@AltimaNEO]

I gotta say, I rented Bubsy back in the day for SNES. I actually enjoyed the game, though it was extremely difficult. My sisters enjoyed the game, and they were quite timid when it came to gaming, so that says a lot about both the game and the character.

[@danieldudas9026]

10:35 whats the background music?

[@RonnieBarzel]

Somebody in another comment mentioned “Knuckles Chaotix” (32X). Someone else mentioned “Jazz Jackrabbit” (PC). Both seem like quite plausible answers.

[@ataksnajpera]

Sounds like something taken from jazz jackrabbit game.

[@MadMexism]

I thought i was high watching this DF retro of Bubsy. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Spengali1]

Yes!! Mean Yob!! Mascot of CVG and Mean Machines making an overdue DF appearance! Nice nod to John's colleague and EMAP legend Rich AKA Quiffy-Doo!

[@TheBeird]

Bubsy was the most hyped and Rocket Knight passed most by? No justice in this world, no justice 🤧

[@TerrorOfTalos]

Ikr? Sparkster is so cool as a character too

[@Phobos_Anomaly]

I hear Tubelectric from Jazz Jackrabbit at about 10:35! That makes me extremely happy.

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

Awesome video!

[@miikasuominen3845]

At last!! I've been waiting forever for this video to manifest itself!

[@RAZKEN.]

What song is playing in the last minute!? I'm so used to having a playlist by the end of the video but now it's not there :(

[@Sophaurus]

Bubsy 1 was one of my favourite games when i was 7, along with the MJ one.

[@residentgrigo4701]

THIS is what the series lead up to? Ok then.

[@Dex99SS]

So let me get this straight... it took this "visionary" something like a years worth of 120 hour "work weeks", where he'd play Sonic and Mario... and after all that time, this.... VISIONARY.... thought to himself, I CAN COMBINE THESE! So he did, and it went nowhere. I see why you're so passionate about this "character of attitude and personality", lol. You clearly made this guys life worth living though... a lifetime career of Bubsy enthusiasm, and finally an official outlet to spill his beans to. This is why this guy lives.

[@SCMabridged]

It's Monday and I feel great... 'cause I'm *Bubsy Addict!!!*

[@randytyson]

Every aspect of gaming deserves recognition

[@turdhat]

Man, as I begin to watch this I realize that I didn't like any of the Bubsy games at all but I still want to watch because it's DF RETRO.

[@MunkeyChips]

14:58 "Fractured Furry Tails" HAHAHA! If this title was on a game these days, the internet would implode.

[@ressljs]

I have that game. It was OK. Some of the same Bubsy-isms apply; cheap deaths and levels that go on for too long, but overall it was still a decent game. I think it gets more hate than it deserves because: 1 - guilty by association with Bubsy 3D. 2 - You-Tubers can talk all the trash they want about Atari Jaguar games because there's so few people that can actually call them out.