Puggsy is a platform game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Psygnosis in 1993. It follows the character, Puggsy, an orange alien which has been marooned on an alien planet. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD and Amiga computers. The Mega CD version offers new levels and boss fights, an improved soundtrack and full motion video cutscenes.
The game was notable at the time of release for having an unusual physics system, in which Puggsy must move and utilise various objects to proceed. Pressing will pick up an item; press again to drop. Some items can be used (for example, guns can be shot) with . jumps.
The Puggsy character originally came from a Commodore Amiga demo named "Puggs in Space", which proved to be so successful that an entire game was made out of it. A SNES version of the game was planned, but cancelled, and sequels were supposedly in the works before being axed too.
Physical Scans
Mega Drive Version
Sega Retro Average
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Publication
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Score
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Source
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Consoles + (FR)
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91
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№23, p108/109/110
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Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)
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70
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GamesMaster (UK)
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86
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№9, p74
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Joypad (FR)
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84
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№23, p64/65
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Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
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90
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№11, p32/33
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Mega (UK)
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78
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№12, p42/43
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Mega Force (FR)
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88
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MegaTech (UK)
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90
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№21, p80/81/82
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Mean Machines Sega (UK)
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89
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№12, p78/79/80/81
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Player One (FR)
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95
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№36, p108/109
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Power Unlimited (NL)
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72
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Sega Power (UK)
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79
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№49, p76/77
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Sega Pro (UK)
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82
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№26, p32
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Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
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Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart Manual
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Mega CD Version
Mega-CD, US
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Cover
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Disc Manual
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See also
- Puggsy at The Cutting Room Floor
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 181
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 108
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 95
↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 47
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 235
↑ Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 44
↑ GamesMaster, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 74
↑ Hyper, "January 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 56
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 64
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 32
↑ Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 42
↑ Mega Action, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 29
↑ Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 32
↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 104
↑ Mega Fun, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-24), page 48
↑ Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 76
↑ MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 80
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-28), page 81
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 108
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 1, Januari 1994" (NL; 1993-12-29), page 31
↑ Score, "Cervenec 1994" (CZ; 1994-07-01), page 56
↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 68
↑ Sega Power, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-xx), page 76
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 32
↑ Sega Zone, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-xx), page 60
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "11/1994" (PL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 68
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 139
↑ Video Games, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-22), page 104
↑ GamePro, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Gamers, "Mai/Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-06), page 45
↑ Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 82
↑ MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 49
↑ Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 37
↑ Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 46
↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-12-10), page 122
↑ Mega Fun, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-20), page 109
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-11-30), page 86
↑ Sega Power, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-03), page 40
↑ VideoGames, "April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82