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Puggsy
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Amiga
Publisher: Psygnosis
Developer:
Sound driver: Krysalis/Shaun Hollingworth
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
US
T-113035
Sega Mega-CD
EU
T-113035-50

Puggsy is a platform game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Psygnosis in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD and Amiga computers. In the US, the Mega Drive and Mega-CD versions were released on the first day of Winter CES 1994; January 6th[1].

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.

Gameplay

It follows the character, Puggsy, an orange alien which has been marooned on an alien planet.

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 B will pick up an item; press again to drop. Some items can be used (for example, guns can be shot) with A. C jumps.

The Mega-CD version offers new levels and boss fights, an improved soundtrack and full motion video cutscenes.

Magazine articles

Main article: Puggsy/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Mega Drive print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Mega-CD print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #25: "Novembre 1993" (1993-1x-xx)
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Print advert in Video Games (DE) #1993-12: "12/93" (1993-11-22)
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Mega Drive print advert in Hyper (AU) #1: "December 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №23, p108-110[6]
90 №144, p95[7]
70
86 №9, p74
84 №23, p64/65[8]
90 №11, p32/33
78 №12, p42/43
63 №5, p29
88
90 №21, p80-82
89 №12, p78-81[9]
95 №36, p108/109[10]
72
79 №49, p76/77
82 №26, p32
Sega Mega Drive
83
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[11]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
91
[12]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
90
[7]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT) PAL
90
[13]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[14]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7 (RU)
70
[15]
Gamers (DE)
60
[16]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
86
[17]
Hyper (AU)
86
[18]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[8]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
90
[19]
Mega (UK) PAL
78
[20]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
63
[21]
Megablast (DE) PAL
81
[22]
Mega Force (FR)
88
[23]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
86
[24]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
85
[25]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
90
[26]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[9]
Player One (FR) PAL
95
[10]
Power Unlimited (NL)
72
[27]
Score (CZ)
64
[28]
Sega Magazin (DE)
92
[29]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
79
[30]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
82
[31]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
87
[32]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)
67
[33]
Todo Sega (ES) PAL
84
[34]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
62
[35]
Video Games (DE) PAL
80
[36]
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
30 reviews

Puggsy

Mega Drive, US
Puggsy MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Puggsy MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU
Puggsy MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
Puggsy MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Puggsy MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89
70 №57, p44[37]
88 №14, p38
84 №28, p82/83[38]
87 №16
80 №17, p37
70 №9, p46/47
86
90 №15, p86/87[39]
81 №53, p40
Sega Mega-CD
83
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[37]
Gamers (DE)
67
[40]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[38]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
71
[41]
Mega (UK) PAL
80
[42]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
70
[43]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
83
[44]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
86
[45]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
90
[39]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
81
[46]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[47]
Sega Mega-CD
79
Based on
11 reviews

Puggsy

Mega-CD, US
Puggsy MCD US Box Back.jpgPuggsy MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Disc
Puggsy mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
Puggsy MCD EU Box Back.jpgPuggsy MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Puggsy MCD EU Disc.jpg
Disc

External links

  • Puggsy at The Cutting Room Floor

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Press release: 1994-01-06: PSYGNOSIS RELEASES PUGGSY FOR SEGA GENESIS AND SEGA CD
  2. File:PlayTime DE Sonderheft 1994-01.pdf, page 25
  3. Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 139
  4. Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 152
  5. GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 188
  6. File:ConsolesPlus FR 023.pdf, page 100
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:CVG UK 144.pdf, page 95 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 144.pdf_p95" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:Joypad FR 023.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 023.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:MeanMachinesSega12UK.pdf, page 81 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega12UK.pdf_p81" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:PlayerOne FR 036.pdf, page 108 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 036.pdf_p108" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 181
  12. Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 108
  13. Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  14. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 47
  15. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 235
  16. Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 44
  17. GamesMaster, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 74
  18. Hyper, "January 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 56
  19. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 32
  20. Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 42
  21. Mega Action, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 29
  22. Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 32
  23. Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 104
  24. Mega Fun, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-24), page 48
  25. Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 76
  26. MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 80
  27. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 1, Januari 1994" (NL; 1993-12-29), page 31
  28. Score, "Cervenec 1994" (CZ; 1994-07-01), page 56
  29. Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 68
  30. Sega Power, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-xx), page 76
  31. Sega Pro, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 32
  32. Sega Zone, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-xx), page 60
  33. Świat Gier Komputerowych, "11/1994" (PL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1
  34. Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1993" (ES; 1993-1x-xx), page 68
  35. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 139
  36. Video Games, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-22), page 104
  37. 37.0 37.1 File:GamePro US 057.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 057.pdf_p46" defined multiple times with different content
  38. 38.0 38.1 File:Joypad FR 028.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 028.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
  39. 39.0 39.1 File:MeanMachinesSega15UK.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega15UK.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
  40. Gamers, "Mai/Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-06), page 45
  41. MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 49
  42. Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 37
  43. Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 46
  44. Mega Force, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-12-10), page 122
  45. Mega Fun, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-20), page 109
  46. Sega Power, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-03), page 40
  47. VideoGames, "April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82