Atari Reveals Another Game for Upcoming Bubsy Collection

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Bubsy in: Fractured Furry Tales will be part of the upcoming Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection.
The Purrfect Collection will launch in 2025 on all current major platforms with eight Bubsy games.
Limited Run Games' Carbon Engine will be used in the compilation to bring Bubsy games to modern platforms.

On May 6, Atari and Limited Run Games announced that Bubsy in: The Purffect Collection will include the Atari Jaguar game Bubsy in: Fractured Furry Tales as part of the compilation. Though a release date for Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection remains elusive, the compilation will utilize the Carbon Engine by Limited Run Games to bring each title to modern platforms.

First released in November 1993, the Jaguar was Atari's final console before its later restructuring as a third-party game developer. The Jaguar competed against the Sega Genesis and the SNES, and Atari pitched it as the world's first 64-bit console. In reality, Jaguar's 32-bit processors were not compatible with 64-bit instructions. Although Atari Jaguar games such as Tempest 2000 and NBA Jam: Tournament Edition saw varying degrees of success, the controversial console sold under 150,000 units and was deemed a commercial failure. The Jaguar was discontinued in 1996, though the console remains popular with hobbyist groups.

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Although the Atari Jaguar has long faded from the spotlight, one of its titles will be revived as part of an upcoming game compilation. Atari confirmed on social media that the upcoming Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection will include Bubsy in: Fractured Furry Tales as a playable game. Ergo, The Purrfect Collection will have eight Bubsy games for fans to enjoy.

Bubsy in: Fractured Furry Tales Added to The Purrfect Collection

The Atari Jaguar game Bubsy in: Fractured Furry Tales joins the upcoming Purrfect Collection.
Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection launches in 2025 on all current major platforms.
The compilation also includes titles like Bubsy 2 and Bubsy 3D.
The Purffect Collection will utilize Limited Run's Carbon Engine.

According to the compilation's Steam page, The Purrfect Collection also offers the SNES, Genesis, and Super Famicom versions of Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind, the Game Boy, Genesis, and SNES ports of Bubsy 2, and the infamous PlayStation game Bubsy 3D. While Bubsy 3D was critically panned for its graphics and gameplay, Bubsy's previous entries were better received by fans. The Purrfect Collection is produced by Digital Foundry's Audi Sorlie, who previously worked on a retro documentary about the Bubsy franchise.

Each game in the Bubsy compilation will utilize Limited Run's Carbon Engine, which emulates older games onto modern platforms. However, Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection does not have a precise release date as of this writing. The eight-game Bubsy compilation will launch sometime in 2025. To tide fans over, Limited Run Games previously confirmed that the upcoming Gex Trilogy will launch this summer, which includes Gex, Gex: Enter the Gecko, and Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko.

Given that Limited Run is bringing back '90s games like Gex and Tomba via the Carbon Engine, Bubsy's return to the spotlight will continue that trend. With The Purffect Collection serving as a reminder of Bubsy's past, it remains to be seen what the future holds for the titular bobcat.

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