Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind^[a] often shortened to Bubsy, is a platform game first released for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System by Accolade in 1993.^[6] It is the first entry in the Bubsy series of video games. The game’s title is a play on words in reference to the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind,^[7] with the game revolving around Bubsy defending the planet’s supply of yarn balls from alien invaders.^[8]

The game was ported to Windows in 1995 under the title Super Bubsy. A sequel, Bubsy 2, was released in 1994.^[9]

Gameplay

In the game, enemy aliens called “Woolies” intend to steal Earth’s supply of yarn balls. Since Bubsy has the world’s largest collection of yarn balls, he has the most at stake and sets out to stop the Woolies and reclaim the yarn balls.^[8] The game plays as a 2D side-scrolling platformer.^[6] The player must maneuver Bubsy through the levels, jumping on Woolies, and collecting stray yarn balls (which earns the player an extra life if 500 are collected).^[10] The game consists of sixteen levels, and Bubsy starts off with nine lives.^[11] In general, the game’s gameplay has been compared to the Sonic the Hedgehog games from the Genesis era.^{[12][11][13][14]}