Adventures of Yogi Bear
Adventures of Yogi Bear is a platform game published by Hi-Tech Expressions (with Cybersoft acting as developer or co-publisher in some regions) on October 1, 1994, primarily released in North America and Europe. There is no known Japanese release for this SNES/Mega Drive version; the Japanese 'Yogi Bear' is a different Famicom/NES game. The European Super NES release is titled 'Yogi Bear's Cartoon Capers' (without a colon), and the Mega Drive version is titled 'Yogi Bear: Cartoon Capers' (not 'Yogi Bear Cartoon Capers').
In the game, players control Yogi Bear through five levels set in Jellystone Park, including areas like the forest, caves, and a river. The goal is to stop the park from becoming a chemical dumping site by retrieving picnic baskets. Collecting 100 time clocks grants an extra life. Enemies include bats, skunks, weasels, ghosts, and other assorted foes. Players can also ride mine carts and surf using a beaver as a makeshift surfboard.
Reviewing the SNES version, GamePro noted that the game is too easy and simple for experienced players, but its pleasant atmosphere and lush graphics make it enjoyable for beginners. Electronic Gaming Monthly similarly praised the cute graphics and sound effects while criticizing the simplistic gameplay, concluding that younger kids would likely take to it faster than older players. They gave it a 6.2 out of 10.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Blue Turtle
- Publisher
- Cybersoft (NA); Empire Interactive (EU)
- Designer
- Martin Wakeley (SNES)
- Composer
- George Villiers (SNES)
- Platforms
- Super NES, Mega Drive
- Genre
- Platform
- Modes
- Single-player
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