Bubble and Squeak

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Bubble and Squeak
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sunsoft
Developer:
Licensor: Audiogenic Software[1]
Original system(s): Amiga
Sound driver: Krisalis sound driver
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
$45.9945.99[3][4] T-15096
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega Drive
EU
T-15096-50
Sega Mega Drive
UK
£39.9939.99[6] T-15096-50
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU
$69.9569.95[7][8] FBUB04SMC
OFLC: G
Non-Sega versions

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Bubble and Squeak is a platform-puzzle game developed by Fox Williams and published by Audiogenic Software. Initially released for the Amiga, it was ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1994 by Sunsoft. It also saw a release on the short-lived Amiga CD32 console.

During development the game appears to have been called Barnie and Clyde.

Story

The once-happy planet Grool was taken over by the evil Kat of Nine Tails, who has enslaved all of the Grooleans and stole their tails, forcing them to mine for porridge deposits in Bozo Domes. One of the Grooleans, who goes by the name of Squeak, had escaped capture and eluded Kat's guards until one night he came across a gumball machine that gave him an odd power he could not figure out, and jumped into the nearest black hole that transported him to Earth. There, he asked a child named Bubble to help him save his home planet from Kat of Nine Tails, and the two return to Grool to rescue the Grooleans, defeat Kat and become the heroes of the universe.

Gameplay

In the game the player controls Bubble, who has command over an alien named Squeak who will follow Bubble around and will allow him to access new areas. Squeak needs to be found in each level, and pressing C will get him to follow Bubble, though pressing C again will make him stop and wait. Pressing A makes Bubble shoots a star straight ahead to hit enemies, or kick Squeak if he has been told to stop as an alternative form of attack and to collect items. B jumps. If Bubble is standing in front of Squeak, pressing Up will make Squeak toss Bubble into the air to reach high places.

Squeak can walk or jump, but not as fast or as high as Bubble, however his capabilities can be enhanced by using coins to buy a gumball from a gumball machine, then giving it to him. This will allow Bubble to ride on Squeak's back around the level and use special abilities depending on the gumball's colour. Pressing Down+C while riding Squeak will make Bubble dismount from him, which will also make him lose the gumball's ability.

The primary goal of each level is to get both Bubble and Squeak through the levels and rescue the Grooleans from Bozo Domes using Gems. When four Grooleans have been rescued, a bonus game can be played at the end of a level. Each level also has a time limit in the form of water that constantly rises and cuts off the lower sections of the level - if Bubble or Squeak become submerged, the player immediately loses a life. Activating lava flows can push the water level down, giving the player more time.

Levels

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Stardust Caverns

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The Neverglades

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The Sandcastle Desert

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The Diamond Foundry

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Neon City

Bonus games

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Spring Chamber

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Maze Race

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Production credits

  • Executive Producer: David Siller
  • Co Producer: Sam Patel
  • Executive Vice-President: Rita Zimmerer
  • Technical Manager: Al Artus
  • Chairman: Masami Maeda
  • Vice Chairman: Tad Shimamoto
  • Director Sunsoft Japan: Kiharu Yoshida
  • Marketing Director: Karen Shadley
  • Excellent Debugging: Darin Horgan, Steve Rizor, Mario Zavala, Rene Boutin, Dan MacArthur, Justin Siller, Sam Patel
  • Game Play Manual: Alison Quirion
  • Executive Assistant: Nanette Hyssong
  • Customer Service: Kaz Harman, June Eckert, Julie Williams, Jamie Jorgensen, Erin Berry, Dawn Phillips
  • Special Thanks to: Bruce Reilly, Cathy Juby, Mark Luszsz, Toko Okano, Connie Perez, Steve Gehrke, Kazuaki Goto, Masato Kawai, Geoff Gillis, Tom Juarez, Karen Lillie, Akito Takeuchi, Sherry Ross
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Bubble and Squeak/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Mega Play (US) #0501: "February 1994" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
85 [14]
Sega Mega Drive
85
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[15]
Cool Gamer (RU)
40
[16]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
91
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
66
[17]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[18]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
79
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[3]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
90
[5]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
84
[19]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
60
[20]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
88
[21]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
88
[22]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
50
[23]
Sega Mega Drive
74
Based on
13 reviews

Bubble and Squeak

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Technical information

Main article: Bubble and Squeak/Technical information.

References


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