Bugsy (video game)
{{Short description|1986 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Bugsy
| image = Bugsy(ZX81).jpg
| caption = ZX Spectrum cover
| developer = St. Bride's School
| publisher = CRL Group
| designer = Priscilla Langridge
| engine = The Quill
| released = {{vgrelease|EU|1986}}
| genre = Adventure
| modes = Single player
| platforms = Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
}}
Bugsy, also known as The King of Chicago, is a 1986 graphic adventure game for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum developed by St. Bride's School and published by CRL Group exclusively in Europe. Its protagonist, Bugsy Maroon, is a rabbit gangster in 1922 Chicago.
Gameplay
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The objective of the game is to be a successful criminal. While primarily text-based, it features simple graphics depicting the current scene. The controls are of a typical text-based game, having players type in commands in order to interact with the environment and characters. When interacting with characters, players have the option to greet, buy, bribe, hire, insult, protect, sweet-talk, or threaten them.{{Cite web |title=Bugsy (1986) |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/65927/bugsy/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=MobyGames |language=en}}
Reception
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|Amtix = 41%{{cite magazine|magazine=Amtix|title=Adventure|page=34|date=Christmas 1986|issue=15|url=https://archive.org/details/amtix-magazine-15/page/n33/mode/2up}}
|CRASH = 84%{{cite magazine|magazine=Crash|title=Adventure Trail|last=Brewster|first=Andrew|page=51|date=February 1987|issue=37|url=https://archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-37/Crash_37_Feb_1987#page/n50/mode/1up}}
|CVG = 30/40{{cite magazine|magazine=Computer and Video Games|title=C+VG Adventure Reviews|last=Woodley|first=Matthew|page=76|date=January 1987|issue=63|url=https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-063/CVG063_Jan_1987#page/n75/mode/2up/}}
|SUser = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite magazine|magazine=Sinclair User|title=Adventure Review|last=Rook|first=Gary|page=107|date=December 1986|issue=57|url=https://archive.org/stream/sinclair-user-magazine-057/SinclairUser_057_Dec_1986#page/n105/mode/1up}}
|Z64 = 56%{{cite magazine|magazine=Zzap!64|title=Zzap! Adventure|page=138|date=Christmas 1986|issue=21|url=https://archive.org/details/zzapp_64_issue_021_600dpi/page/n137/mode/2up}}
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References
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External links
- {{Internet Archive game|/Bugsy_1986_CRL_Group}}
- {{WoS game|id=0009404}}
- {{lemon64 game|name=Bugsy|id=1440}}
- {{IFDB|id=casqcgm19sr8xean|title=Bugsy}}
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Category:1980s interactive fiction
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games about crime
Category:Video games about rabbits and hares
Category:Video games developed in Ireland
Category:Video games set in Chicago
Category:Video games set in the 1920s
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