La primera versión fue lanzada en Japón en 1988, sucedida por el lanzamiento en Norteamérica bajo el renombramiento de Genesis en 1989. All that's missing are the goofy voices and alien roars that would've nicely complemented the humorous graphics.Sega Mega Drive, llamada en Estados Unidos como Sega Genesis, fue una popular videoconsola clásica de 16 bits de los años 90, desarrollada por la compañía Sega Enterprises, Ltd. The zingy sound effects and percolating music create an appropriate sonic environment for the cartoony alien-world action. The bumbling Bubba, imaginative enemies, and alien landscapes could fit right into the Saturday-morning cartoon lineup, but it would've been nice to see some big bad bosses within each level.
The colorful graphics also add to the game's charm, though there's nothing here you haven't seen before. It'll mash the alien on the right and ricochet back toward you. While jumping, fling Stix at this Alien Forest boulder.In the Volcano, toss Stix, and he'll fly behind the boulder, knocking it toward you for use as a platform.After using Stix as a snorkel in the Marine Temple, use him to turn this switch to raise the gate on the right.Bash him into it and use him as a trampoline. In Waldo's Starship, flick the switch to the left to get an alien, and then lead him to the pipe.The seemingly unlimited possibilities for Stix and the easy controls that send him winging into action give this brain- twisting game an enchanting dimension other puzzlers lack. Of course, Bubba can simply bop enemies with Stix, but he can also use Stix as a lever to fling boulders around, insert Stix into holes to create an instant platform, use him like a pool cue, breathe through him like a snorkel, and even use him for balance while tight-rope walking. Stix is the key to the game's imaginative game play. Stixy SituationĪlthough he seems like a doo-fus, Bubba's smart enough to team up with the formidable Stix, an amazing animated stick. Strategy fans will like the mental workout, but action lovers might wish Bubba had a little more muscle.
If he's going to prevent aliens from invading Earth, Clinton.uh, Bubba has to use his brain, not his brawn, to solve the perplexing puzzles that are around every weird corner on the aliens' wacky planet. Bubba's a gawky, bare-footed delivery dude who struggles to overcome bizarre obstacles (Clinton, on the other hand, doesn't make deliveries). No, this isn't a game about Bill Clinton.