Bubba 'N' Stix

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Description

Bubba is a happy-go-lucky animal delivery guy for the local Zoo here on Earth. One day, while going about his daily routine, Bubba is abducted by an alien that plans on delivering him along with several other aliens into his zoo. On the way back to his home planet, the alien spacecraft loses control and crashes and it gives the opportunity for Bubba, the other aliens and Stix (a sentient twig like alien) to escape. Bubba and Stix become friends and start on their journey home, They're now on an alien planet where things are a little bit different than they are on Earth. Take control of Bubba as he wields Stix as various puzzle solving tool (including a weapon), as they try to find a way back home. You'll have to solve mind-boggling puzzles and fight all kinds of wacky aliens. If you're planning to return to Earth, you'll have to have fast reflexes and be able to think fast and sometimes sideways.

The game consists of five levels that vary in terms of graphics, music and type of puzzles that need to be solved. On his way Bubba will find little blobs and other aliens that after each level are summed up and according to how many of them have been collected, the player is awarded additional seconds in the bonus level.

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User Reviews

Bubba 'n Stix - the oddball alien zoo pair

Amiga

phil buckley (22)

Critic Reviews

Amiga Format	Amiga CD32	Apr, 1994	85 out of 100	85
Tilt	Amiga	Jan, 1994	84 out of 100	84
Play Time	Amiga	Mar, 1994	81 out of 100	81
Top Secret	Amiga	Mar, 1994	8 out of 10	80
Megablast	Amiga CD32	Mar, 1994	78 out of 100	78
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Jan, 1994	78 out of 100	78
Interface	Genesis	1994	70 out of 100	70
Power Play	Amiga	Mar, 1994	67 out of 100	67
Mega Fun	Genesis	Apr, 1994	62 out of 100	62
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	Genesis	Nov, 1994	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

Development

According to Simon Phipps, Jeremy Heath-Smith liked the stick in Rick Dangerous so much, he asked the Core Design team to devise a new game featuring a stick. The end result was Bubba 'n' Stix.

Amiga version

Amiga version of the game was released in two formats: on floppy disks and CD (for Amiga CD32). There are some differences between them:

• The CD version contains an animated, full talking introduction that tells the story of the game. Floppy version does not have any introduction making the player a bit unaware of the events in the world the game takes place
• The CD version contains audio tracks that are played during each level of the game. These tracks are completely different tunes from those that are in the floppy version of the game. The style of the CD music creates a very cosmic and space-like atmosphere while floppy version rather loose and joyful.
• The CD version of the game gives the possibility to have music and sound effects in the same time during the gameplay while floppy version leaves the player with a choice of having either one of them at the same time.
• Unsurprisingly, like most of Core Design games, "Bubba 'N' Stix" also supports the second button that makes the control of the character more convenient and this feature is not only specific for CD32 version.

Awards

• GameFan
  • 1994 (Vol. 3, Iss. 1) - Best Overall Puzzle Game of the Year
  • 1994 (Vol. 3, Iss. 1) - Best Genesis Puzzle Game of the Year

Information also contributed by Big John WV