Bucky O'Hare (NES) - One of Konami's Hidden Gems - Saturday Afternoon Gaming
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I'm Gaming Jay: Youtube gamer, let's player, fan of retro games, and determined optimist... Normally I'm working my way through the book 1001 VIDEO GAMES YOU MUST PLAY BEFORE YOU DIE in my Let's Play 1001 Games series. This is a great book with a ton of classic retro games but it doesn't have everything and it's even missing some of my favorite video games. Hence, in Saturday Afternoon Gaming, screw it, I'm just going to play whatever I want!
In this series I will be playing some of the best retro games that don't appear in the 1001 VIDEO GAMES YOU MUST PLAY BEFORE YOU DIE book. So pull up a chair, slap on your headphones, and join me as babble aimlessly through some of my most favourite classic games! And hey, if you have ideas or suggestions feel free to leave them in the comments below. I'm always looking for more games to try! Today we play...
Bucky O'Hare
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucky_O%27Hare_(NES_video_game)
Bucky O'Hare (バッキー オヘア, Bakkī Ohea) is a 1992 platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System based on the comic book series of the same name. The game was developed and published by Konami, and was released in North America in January 1992, in Japan on January 31, 1992 and in Europe on February 18, 1993.
The game required Bucky to rescue each of his crew members (except Bruiser, who is not featured in the game) on a series of planets. As each character was rescued, the player gained the ability to switch between them and Bucky on the fly to deal with different problems. Immediately after regaining his entire crew, they are once again captured and imprisoned on the Toad mother ship. Bucky and Blinky, sharing the same cell, break out and must rescue the remaining members. Afterwards, the player continues through the ship.
An arcade game by Konami was also released which allowed players to control Bucky, Jenny, Willy, Deadeye, or Blinky in a format similar to the arcade games based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or The Simpsons. That version also featured the original voice cast from the TV series.
Bucky O'Hare at its core is very similar to the Mega Man series of games. Initially the player can select from 1 of 4 themed planets (fire, ice, jungle, mechanical) wherein to rescue one of four crew members and use their powers to rescue the others. Their individual abilities are: Bucky (a green rabbit) has a straight-shot (like Mega Man) and can also charge up for an extra high jump. Blinky (a robot) shoots an arc shot that can break ice and stone blocks and can hover for a short time after charging up. Jenny (a cat) has a fast moving attack and can charge a hovering, controllable shot that can attack enemies at a range. Deadeye (a duck) has a short range spread shot and when charged can climb walls for a period. Willy (a human) has a strong gun that can be charged up to be very strong shot. Once a character has been unlocked, players can switch between them in real time.
Bucky O'Hare was directed by Masato Maegawa who founded Treasure the same year the game was released.[1] The music in this game was composed by Tomoko Sumiyama (credited as T. Sumiyama). The Escape theme was later included in the Dōjin CD soundtrack Level Up! which was released March 2009 in Japan.