Bubsy Two-Fur (2015)

Many thought Bubsy was lost to a legacy of shame obscurity after his cat-astrophic venture into 3-D, but he’s been given a new shot at video-game stardom with his first release of this meowllenium: Bubsy Two-Fur! This collection is the authorized digital download version of Bubsy’s first two games and the first official Bubsy release since 1997. Players can relive the games that started the notorious career of Bubsy Bobcat in their original incarnations, experiencing the distinctive "cat-titude" and "purr-sonality" of the first gaming mascot to have a digitized voice, whose words still resonate: “What could paw-sibly go wrong?” Bubsy Two-Fur features faithful emulation of the SNES versions of both games packaged together, offering smooth play on modern machines, along with save-anywhere functionality across nine slots, configurable two-controller support for local multiplayer in Bubsy II, and Steam Trading Cards. The package includes "Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind," where Bubsy battles Woolies across 16 big levels, and "Bubsy II," which sends him through the Amazatorium against penguins, pigs, and sheep, armed with toys like an action toy bazooka and a portable hole. Though the original Bubsy titles were developed by Accolade, the Bubsy intellectual property later became a part of the Atari catalogue through strategic acquisition by Infogrames, which subsequently rebranded as Atari SA. Bubsy Two-Fur therefore represents a significant entry within the modern Atari portfolio, re-introducing these classic and memorably divisive platforming adventures to a new generation. Its inclusion on a list of best games by Atari underscores the company's commitment to preserving and re-releasing its extensive library of acquired intellectual properties, highlighting its role in maintaining the legacy of influential, albeit unconventional, characters like Bubsy Bobcat. This collection showcases Atari's efforts to embrace and re-present the diverse history of its expanded gaming universe.