''Adventures of Yogi Bear'' is a platform game published by

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on October 1, 1994, in North America and later in Japan and Europe. The game is called ''Yogi Bear'' in Japan, ''Yogi Bear's: Cartoon Capers'' for the European Super NES version, and ''Yogi Bear Cartoon Capers'' for the Mega Drive version.

Gameplay

''Adventures of Yogi Bear'' is a platform game in which the player controls Yogi Bear and must progress through five levels representing Yogi's home, Jellystone Park. Jellystone Park must not be turned into a chemical dumping zone; only Yogi can prevent that from happening. The player must navigate through various climate zones (including tundra,

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s, and

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) in order to retrieve the

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s. Collecting 100 time clocks allow players to receive an additional life. Enemies in the game include bats, skunks, weasels, ghosts, and other assorted baddies. Players can also ride on

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s and participate in

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while using a

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for a makeshift surfboard.

Reception

Reviewing the SNES version, ''

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'' commented that ''Adventures of Yogi Bear'' is too easy and simplistic to appeal to experienced gamers, but that its pleasant atmosphere and lush graphics would make it enjoyable for novice players. Similarly, '' Electronic Gaming Monthly'' praised the "cute" graphics and sound effects, criticized the simplistic gameplay, and concluded that "younger kids will probably take to this game faster than older players will." They gave the game a 6.2 out of 10.

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