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''Baby T-Rex'' is a
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developed by
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for
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. It was released in 1993 in Europe by Laser Beam Entertainment, Beam's publishing arm. It was also released (with altered graphics and story) as ''Agro Soar'' in Australia, as ''Bamse'' in Sweden, and as ''We’re Back! A Dinosaur's Story'' in North America, where it was published by
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. The following year Beam released a remake, ''
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'', for
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.


Gameplay

In the original ''Baby T-Rex'' version of the game, players control an anthropomorphic
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dinosaur, who must traverse various levels in order to save his girlfriend from the evil wizard Sethron. In the ''Agro Soar'' version of the game, players control Agro as he tries to escape a "pre-historic cartoon within his own TV" in which he is trapped by Sethron after he had insulted the wizard while watching the television show ''Curse of Sethron''. The ''Bamse'' version of the game sees
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, the world's strongest bear, and his rabbit friend Lille Skutt rescuing the inventor tortoise Skalman from the mischievous wolf Vargen after Skalman transports them to the age of the dinosaurs in a time machine he had built. The ''We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story'' version of the game sees players control Rex, a ''
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'' with enhanced intelligence who must rescue his three dinosaur friends Woog, Elsa and Dweeb from the film's villain Professor Screweyes.


Development

Beam actively sought to adapt the game for a number of different licensed properties in different countries around the world. Subsequently, the game was also released as ''We're Back! A Dinosaur’s Story'', based on the 1993 film of the same name in North America, ''Bamse'', based on the Swedish cartoon ''Bamse – Världens starkaste björn'' in Sweden, and ''Agro Soar'', which stars the puppet children's television show host Agro from Beam's home country of Australia. These versions changed the story and the graphics (most notably the main character sprite, cutscenes and the title screen) to fit the license but kept the gameplay, level design and music intact. Beam had also unsuccessfully pitched versions featuring the characters
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at various European trade fairs. A version of the game featuring
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was completed and reviewed by ''Game Zone'' magazine in Britain but was pulled from distribution just before release when the
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revoked the license. Decades later a ROM of the game was leaked onto the internet as part of the
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. The game uses an in-house developed engine that was previously used in a ''
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'' game.


Reception

All versions of the game received average reviews.


References


External links

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