''Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity'' is a

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computer game based on the

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created by

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, ''

Beavis and Butt-Head ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' is an American adult animated series created by Mike Judge. The series follows Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their apathy, lack of intelligence, lowbrow humor, ...

'', that was developed by

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and published by

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. It was released on August 31, 1995. It featured vocals from the series' cast of voice actors, including Mike Judge. Besides the main game, four mini-games are featured, called Hock-A-Loogie, Court Chaos, Bug Justice, and Air Guitar. The main game plots the two main characters,

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and

Butt-Head Butt-Head is a fictional character and one of the two protagonists from the MTV/Paramount+ animated series '' Beavis and Butt-Head''. He is voiced by the show's creator, Mike Judge. Judge got the name Butt-Head from his university days, wh ...

, trying to get into

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's gang. Over the course of the game, they have to complete tasks and explore areas in the fictional town of Highland,

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. It was originally released on the PC. A

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port of ''Virtual Stupidity'' was planned but was cancelled due to falling sales of the console. A

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port was released exclusively in

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with dubbed voice acting by Owarai duo

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Plot

The game starts with

and

working at Burger World. They are met by

, who threatens them. Despite this, Beavis and Butt-Head like Todd because of his power and consider him "cool." They decide to try to join Todd's gang. At Highland High, the duo are forced to stay in Science Class and dissect a frog. Eventually, they manage to skip class after lying to the science teacher that they are going to the bathroom. They manage to slip from school after spitting on Principal McVicker from the school rooftop, causing him to leave the school entrance. From then on, Beavis and Butt-Head explore various areas from Highland, including their house, BurgerWorld, the park, and Maxi-Mart, completing various tasks, in order to get closer to Todd and his gang.

Music videos

Three full-length music videos (with included commentary by Beavis and Butt-Head) are viewable on various television sets in the game: #

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Reception

According to senior artist Tom Zehner, ''Virtual Stupidity'' achieved sales above 100,000 units. The game was a commercial success. ''Virtual Stupidity'' received mostly positive reviews from video game magazines and websites. It held a 76.86% average at

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based on seven reviews. Reviewing the PC version, a reviewer for '' Next Generation'' said it "may be one of the funniest games to ever hit store shelves." He applauded the game for "flawlessly" recreating the look, sound, and humor of the TV show while having enough strong gameplay to make it stand on its own as an outstanding adventure game. He scored it 4 out of 5 stars. ''

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'' named ''Virtual Stupidity'' the best adventure game of 1995. The editors wrote, "This game is a textbook example of the ''right'' way to bring material from another medium to PC gaming." In 1998, the magazine declared it the 24th-best computer game ever released, and the editors called it "a great piece of adventure gaming".

References

External links

Official site''Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity''
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