Wow, okay, let’s dive into this. So, get this — Atari and Limited Run Games just decided to blow our minds with something called Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection. I know, right? But here’s the kicker, they’re bringing back an old favorite: Bubsy in: Fractured Furry Tales from the dusty shelves of the Atari Jaguar era. Yeah, the one that didn’t quite hit the mark back then. Anyway — oh wait, before I forget — Limited Run Games is using their fancy Carbon Engine thingamajig to make these oldies work on today’s tech. How cool is that?
Flashback to November ’93. Atari rolls out the Jaguar — supposed to be this big-deal 64-bit console, but spoiler alert, it wasn’t really. I mean, it had these 32-bit processors that didn’t quite know how to handle 64-bit actions. But who cares about the techy stuff, right? Anyway, it went head-to-head with Sega’s Genesis and the SNES. Some games did okay — Tempest 2000, NBA Jam — but overall? Big flop. Less than 150,000 Jaguars roamed the wild. By ’96, it was basically ghosted. Yet somehow, hobbyists still adore it. Weird nostalgia, I guess.
And just because past flops can turn into cult hits, here we go. Atari pops onto social media — because where else would they? — and announces Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection. Eight quirky games in one bundle. Fractured Furry Tales makes the cut. It’s like one big, furry comeback, ready to hit all the latest platforms in 2025.
Oh man, speaking of Bubsy, remember that crazy Bubsy 3D? Total disaster back in the day. But it’s in the collection, so maybe it’ll get its redemption arc or whatever. Audi Sorlie from Digital Foundry, a retro gaming guru, is behind this mix. There’s more: Bubsy 2, Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind — lots of fur in these names, huh? — spreading across platforms like SNES, Game Boy, you name it.
But wait, there’s no definite date yet for this Purrfect pack (ha!). They’re looking at 2025, which feels like a lifetime away. Until then, Limited Run Games will keep us busy with the Gex Trilogy coming soon. Remember Gex? Enter the Gecko? Classic ’90s stuff that makes me all nostalgic.
Look, if Limited Run keeps resurrecting these ’90s oddballs like Gex, Tomba — and now Bubsy — who knows where it’ll lead? Maybe Bubsy will claw its way back to fame. Or not. Either way, it’s fun to see what sticks.
