''Bucky O'Hare'' is an arcade game produced by
Konami
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in 1992.
Gameplay
This video game is based on the cartoon television series ''
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars'' under license from
Hasbro, Inc.
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While it is generally classified as a scrolling beat 'em up game, as the player's character is also armed with a
laser
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gun, it adds elements of a
scrolling shooter.
Much like the cartoon, ''Bucky O'Hare'' features colorful animation, and voice actors from the series were hired to participate in the game's
cut scenes.
The player chooses from four protagonists:
Bucky O'Hare, the heroic rabbit captain of the space ship ''Righteous Indignation''; Jenny, an "Aldebaran cat" and
telepath; Dead-Eye Duck, a four-armed
mallard
The mallard () or wild duck (''Anas platyrhynchos'') is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Arge ...
; and Blinky, a one-eyed android. As in the television series, the characters must stop the
Toad
Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.
A distinction between frogs and toads is not made in scientif ...
Empire from invading extraterrestrial planets and enslaving their peoples; to do so they must shoot their way through an army of brainwashed toads to destroy their evil leader, a computer program known as "
Komplex" and release the "Interplanetary Life Force".
The enemies, among them ''
Al Negator'', ''
Toadborg'', ''
Total Terror Toad'', a "Cyborg Spider", the various varieties of Toad Storm Troopers, the Toads' ''
Air Marshall'', and ''"Komplex-2-Go"'' who featured in the comic book and cartoon series continuities.
Soundtrack
The music for Arcade ''Bucky 'O Hare'' were: ''Planet Warren'', ''Climate Converter'', ''Space River'', ''Toad Star'' and ''Komplex'' was contained on the CD Soundtrack ''Konami All-Stars 1993: Music Station of Dreams'' on December 24, 1992.
Reception
''RePlay'' reported ''Bucky O'Hare'' to be the third most-popular arcade game at the time.
See also
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''Bucky O'Hare'' (NES video game), a 1992 video game also by Konami
References
External links
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The only walk-through guide available for this video arcade''Bucky O'Hare''
at GameFAQs
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