Polite society buried a lot of platformer mascots as we exited the 90s, but something Bubsy had over contemporaries like Gex and Croc (it's a crock of something, alright!) is that his games were astoundingly, memorably dreadful. Bubsy is the best evidence we have that all publicity is good publicity, because he's still getting games in big 2025, which is something we can't say for competent has-beens like Dynamite Headdy.
The problem is, most of Bubsy's new games aren't much better than the ones that made him famous. Two recent revival attempts, The Woolies Strike Back and Paws on Fire, sit at a Mixed user review rating on Steam, and it's felt for a long time like the bounding bobcat just can't catch a break.
