Topic: Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind

[beltran63]

I have started to map out Bubsy for the SNES. The plan is to initially go through and map out all the chapters without the enemies then go through a second time to include all the little details (enemies/yarnballs/etc.). Any feedback would be great!
Thank you!

Current Work:

Area 1: Plains

• Chapter One: Cheese Wheels of Doom
• Bonus
• Chapter Two: Forbidden Plummet
• Bonus
• Chapter Three: A Bridge Too Fur
• Bonus

Area 2: Carnival

• Chapter Four: Fair Conditioning
• Bonus
• Chapter Five: Night of the Bobcat
• Bonus
• Chapter Six: Our Furless Leader
• Bonus

Area 3: Train Above Desert

• Chapter Seven: The Good, the Bad and the Woolies - Train , Desert
• Bonus
• Chapter Eight: A Fistful of Yarn - Train , Desert
• Bonus
• Chapter Nine: Dances With Woolies - Train , Desert
• Bonus

Area 4: Oregon

• Chapter Ten: Beavery Careful
• Bonus
• Chapter Eleven: Rock Around the Croc
• Bonus
• Chapter Twelve: Claws For Alarm
• Bonus

Area 5: Jungle Canopy

• Chapter Thirteen: Eye of the Bobcat
• Bonus
• Chapter Fourteen: No Time to Paws
• Bonus
• Chapter Fifteen: Lethal Woolie
• Bonus

Area 6: Boss Ship

• Chapter Sixteen: A Farewell to Woolies
• Bonus

Future Work:

Update: 04/23/21: Bonus Rooms for Plains and Carnival, updated Carnival Chapter Four
Update: 04/26/21: Bonus Rooms for Desert, also starting to realize every 3rd bonus room is the same...
Update: 05/06/21: Bonus Rooms for Oregon, Jungle Canopy, and Boss Ship. A lot of repeat levels

[TerraEsperZ]

You are pretty courageous to take on that game!

Are you using some kind of cheat codes to control the camera or reach out of bounds? It looks like you're not leaving any area unexplored Can't wait to see more!

[beltran63]

Thanks! It's been a fun process so far.

I'm using midair jump cheat and then using GIMP to fill in the spots i can't see such as floors and deep underground textures. So far it's been enough, but lets see what happens in Carnival stages.

[beltran63]

I've now added the first pass up to Area 4. I hope to have the last few areas down by the end of September and then start to map out the bonus rooms.

I do have a question. How does one handle dynamic maps? Such as a lever lowering or raising water. Do you make two versions of the map or add the changes in transparent form?
Thanks for any feedback.

[TerraEsperZ]

I do have a question. How does one handle dynamic maps? Such as a lever lowering or raising water. Do you make two versions of the map or add the changes in transparent form?

That's a very good question to which there is unfortunately no universal answer. I used to be sure how to handle such cases but the more maps I made, the less certain I became.

Nowadays, if at all possible, I would try to do two maps: 1) the initial state as you first encounter it and 2) the finished state where everything has been changed/destroyed/revealed. I would personally try to avoid or limit instructions depicting how the changes are caused but that's mostly because I prefer aesthetic maps. Your mileage will vary if you're trying to make a visual walkthrough.

If the map is really simple though like an area with a few hidden paths, I'd probably make a single map with the hidden paths visible because the initial map doesn't depict a different state, just an incomplete one.

I hope I'm not leaving you with more questions than you had before!

[beltran63]

Thanks that helps a lot! I also prefer aesthetic maps so I think I will go that route and make two maps.

[beltran63]

I finally had the time to start getting those bonus levels. I've been learning how to make cheat codes and it's making it much easier to map these levels. I might get all the bonus levels done in the next 2 weeks or so.

[Cyartog959]

Sorry to resuscitate this from long inactivity, but, I am delighted to see Bubsy's maps here. The one thing is they've still yet to be uploaded to the SNES section of the Atlas. I've looked, many times.

Hope it gets done soon.

[JonLeung]

I got a hold of beltran63 via email!

Though he had intended to add items and enemies and water effects, he has not been able to make the time to do so, and at this point, will not do anything more with them.  The landscapes/layouts for all stages are complete, so they still could be of some use.

He is fine with me publishing them as they are, so I will do that soon.


"What could possibly go wrong?"(as said three times within the first minute of the pilot episode of his cartoon...)

[JonLeung]

Okay, the maps are now up here.

Thanks, beltran63!

[Cyartog959]

Stopped by to say, many thanks, beltran63, for having the game's maps uploaded.

As a strong Bubsy fan, I have to say, it was about time that got done after waiting a long while. That'll help out many that had trouble getting through each level. And, with Bubsy's "Purrfect Collection" coming up, what better time to do it than that before its launch?

[JonLeung]

And, with Bubsy's "Purrfect Collection" coming up, what better time to do it than that before its launch?

Funny you should mention that... there is actually a related reason why I looked into these Bubsy maps...