B.O.B.

n/a

NTSC-U/PAL
NTSC-J

B.O.B.

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Electronic Arts (US, Europe), Electronic Arts Victor (Japan)

Developer: Foley Hi-Tech, Chris Gray Enterprises

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-11-19^[1]	¥8,9008,900	EM20019
US	1993-09^[2]	$59.9559.95^[2]	719201
EU	1993-08^[3]^[4]		E241SMXI
UK	1993-08^[3]^[4]	£44.9944.99^[5]^[3]	E241SMXI
AU	1993
BR	199x

Non-Sega versions
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B.O.B., known in Japan as Space Funky B.O.B. (スペースファンキーＢ.Ｏ.Ｂ.), is a Sega Mega Drive platforming run and gun game developed by Foley Hi-Tech and Chris Gray Enterprises. First published in Europe by Electronic Arts in August 1993, it was later brought to the United States the following month, and was eventually localized by Electronic Arts Victor and released in Japan in November 1993.

Story

B.O.B. is a teenage robot going on his first date, and his father tells him to be back by 11 PM with the family rocket intact or else he will never drive again... but along the way, he gets confused by an end-of-lane sign and crashes head-on into a guard asteroid, falling into a strange place (the first level) in a hostile asteroid belt, and must now fight his way back (with the aid of a new gun).

Gameplay

jumps. shoots the gun. uses a special weapon, called a Remote. START opens up the weapon select menu; use to cycle through possible gun bullets (or a fist, see below) and cycles through possible Remotes. You have limited ammunition on each weapon; if you run out of all types bullets for the gun, or if you select the fist in the weapon select menu, punches. Ammunition is collected by collecting icons scattered throughout each level. Pressing crouches; pressing stands back up. You can still move and shoot while crouched, but you cannot jump. The goal of each level is to get to the goal (a circle of stars) before time runs out.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	B.O.B.	B.O.B.
English (US)	B.O.B.	B.O.B.
Japanese	スペースファンキーＢ.Ｏ.Ｂ.	Space Funky B.O.B.

Production credits

Programming: David Foley, Bob Rummell, Dean Sitton, Burt Sloane
Animation: Dennis Turner
Art Conversion: David Foley, Alan Murphy
Music: Lx Rudis
Produced by: Roland Kippenhan III
Asst. Producer: Robert Zalot
Assistant: Tony Iuppa
Game Design: Chris Gray, Dennis Turner, Ed Zolnieryk

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: B.O.B./Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in GamePro (US) #46: "May 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #48: "July 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #49: "August 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[7]

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #141: "August 1993" (1993-07-15)

Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #17: "Septiembre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Hobby Consolas (ES) #24: "Septiembre 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[8]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[9]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[10]

Consoles + (FR)

89

^[11]

Cool Gamer (RU)

50

^[12]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

78

^[13]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[14]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[15]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)

40

^[16]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

78

^[17]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[18]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[19]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

40

^[20]

Hyper (AU)

65

^[21]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

82

^[22]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

52

^[23]

Mega (UK)

PAL

50

^[4]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

87

^[24]

Mega Action (UK)

87

^[25]

Mega Force (FR)

83

^[26]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

60

^[27]

Megazin (SI)

67

^[28]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

77

^[29]

Player One (FR)

79

^[30]

Sega Magazin (DE)

70

^[31]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

67

^[3]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

59

^[32]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

80

^[33]

Sega Force Mega (UK)

PAL

82

^[34]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

34

^[35]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

73

^[36]

Todo Sega (ES)

81

^[37]

Top Secret (PL)

75

^[38]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

58

^[39]

	67
Based on 33 reviews

B.O.B.

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual Manual (back) PCB PCB (back) EA regcard EA regcard (back) EA 93 ad

Mega Drive, FR

Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	eaa2acb7
MD5	6dd99077ae4e896155a88363b0649080
SHA-1	84d63c848d68d844dbcf360040a87a0c93d67f74

1MB

1993-07

Cartridge (US/EU)

✔

CRC32	e9310d3b
MD5	26b5f14afbacb91fec2c461298ad2e86
SHA-1	2d0e4423e28d7175fc27a9c5b1cb86f1d5cedd3e

1MB

1993-11

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	e3e8421e
MD5	ac007195a983cf2c8057f144e3c58206
SHA-1	eb5e4221b13372f2155ac80e88eb1114a6e2ccc7

1MB

1992-10

Page

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 78
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 42
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 47
↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-15), page 122
↑ GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 60
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 20
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 2
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 23
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 25
↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 124
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 37
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 89
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 28
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 291
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 21
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 27
↑ Famitsu, "1993-11-26" (JP; 1993-11-12), page 38
↑ GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 76
↑ Hippon Super, "January 1994" (JP; 1993-12-03), page 41
↑ Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 64
↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 78
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 67
↑ Mega Action, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 20
↑ Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 80
↑ Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 108
↑ MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 72
↑ Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 10/11, Junij/Julij 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-30), page 88
↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 78
↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 60
↑ Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 82
↑ Sega Zone, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 52
↑ Sega Force Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 60
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Sonic the Comic, "October 30th 1993" (UK; 1993-10-30), page 12
↑ Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 56
↑ Top Secret, "Luty 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 57
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17

B.O.B.
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[:File:GamePro_US_051.pdf_p78-2] 2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p42-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 42

[:File:Mega_UK_11.pdf_p47-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 47

[:File:CVG_UK_139.pdf_p122-5] Computer & Video Games, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-15), page 122

[:File:GamePro_US_048.pdf_p60-6] GamePro, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 60

[:File:EGM_US_049.pdf_p20-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_024.pdf_p2-8] Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 2

[9] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 23

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-12.pdf_p25-10] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 25

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_022.pdf_p124-11] Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 124

[12] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 37

[:File:CVG_UK_144.pdf_p89-13] Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 89

[:File:EGM_US_049.pdf_p28-14] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 28

[15] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 291

[16] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 21

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p27-17] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 27

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0258.pdf_p38-18] Famitsu, "1993-11-26" (JP; 1993-11-12), page 38

[:File:GamePro_US_051.pdf_p76-19] GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 76

[20] Hippon Super, "January 1994" (JP; 1993-12-03), page 41

[:File:Hyper_AU_001.pdf_p64-21] Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 64

[:File:Joypad_FR_022.pdf_p78-22] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 78

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1994-02.pdf_p67-23] Mega Drive Fan, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 67

[:File:MegaAction_UK_03.pdf_p20-24] Mega Action, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 20

[:File:MegaAction_UK_07.pdf_p80-25] Mega Action, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-04), page 80

[:File:MegaForce_FR_19.pdf_p108-26] Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 108

[:File:MegaTech_UK_20.pdf_p72-27] MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 72

[:File:Megazin_SI_021011.pdf_p40-28] Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 10/11, Junij/Julij 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:MeanMachinesSega10UK.pdf_p88-29] Mean Machines Sega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-30), page 88

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_033.pdf_p78-30] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 78

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_02.pdf_p60-31] Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 60

[:File:SegaPro_UK_23.pdf_p82-32] Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 82

[:File:SegaZone_UK_10.pdf_p52-33] Sega Zone, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 52

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_02.pdf_p60-34] Sega Force Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 60

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-35] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[36] Sonic the Comic, "October 30th 1993" (UK; 1993-10-30), page 12

[:File:TodoSega_ES_04.pdf_p56-37] Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 56

[38] Top Secret, "Luty 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 57

[39] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17

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B.O.B.

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References