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The History (and Future) of Bubsy

5/18/20261 hr 11 min

This Week on Post Games:

  • Act 1: The History of Bubsy 2D
  • Act 1.5: The Case for Bubsy 3D
  • Act 2: The Making of Bubsy 4D
  • Patreon Bonus: The Bubsy Parody About Loving Modern Art
  • Act 3: The News of the Week

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Guests:

  • Fabian Rastorfer and Ben Miller: co-leads of Fabraz, Bubsy 4D
  • Ben Esposito: Designer on Neon White, Donut County, and Bubsy 3D: Bubsy in
  • Evan Minsker: Proprietor, critic, and reporter at see/saw

Closing Song:

  • “Techno Syndrome 2026” by Benjamin Wallfisch from Mortal Kombat 2: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Art & Music:

  • Logo and Show Art: James Bareham
  • Theme: Mark Sparling

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Clips

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Yes, Bubsy Is Hot Now
Reframing Bubsy 3D
Winning The Bubsy Pitch
No More Mean-Spirited Meta
Pre-Mario 64 Wild West
Defining Expressive Movement
Is Nostalgia A Trap?
Two Games, No Crunch
Why Mario 64 Worked
The ‘Expressive Platformer’ Pitch

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Chris Plante· Host0:00

    [upbeat music] Welcome to Post Games, a podcast about why and how we love video games. I'm your host, Chris Plante, and I am so happy for you to be here today with me as we celebrate one of gaming's most iconic mascots that isn't named Mario, Sonic, Crash Bandicoot, Raymond, Kirby, Shantae, Banjo, Kazooie, Conker, Croc, Donkey Kong, Gex, or Glover. No, my friends, this week, the spotlight belongs fully to the most misunderstood mascot of them all, Bubsy. [upbeat music] Inspired by the success of the original Sonic the Hedgehog, Bubsy entered the 1990s with positive reviews and promising sales, but a pair of sequels, one with little ambition, the other with arguably too much of it, would tie the wise-cracking cat to a culture of cutesy cash grabs. Over the following decades, Bubsy devolved not just into a punchline, but a Shrek-like inside joke amongst gaming nerds. Bubsy 3D was the worst game ever made, even if we all knew it definitely wasn't. Considering all of this, it's utterly shocking that we would get a new Bubsy game in the year 2026, and yet, here we are. Bubsy 4D isn't just a cash grab, though I'm sure publisher Atari would like some cash, but also

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