''Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage'' is an action video game developed by Viacom New Media (a then-sister company to

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, who had broadcast ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons at the time of the game's release) and published by

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released exclusively for the

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in 1994. The player controls

Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and Voice acting, voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring role ...

as he fights traditional Looney Tunes villains in order to confront the main villain of the story, animator

Daffy Duck Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character created for Leon Schlesinger Productions by animators Tex Avery and Bob Clampett. Styled as an anthropomorphic black duck, he has appeared in cartoon series such as ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Mel ...

. The game's title is derived from the 1955 animated short '' of the same name'', which follows a similar plot of Bugs at the mercy of an antagonistic animator, revealed to be Elmer Fudd. The characters in the game were voiced by

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Gameplay

The goal of the game is to guide Bugs who is trapped by

in a painting and has to traverse through various stages based on old Looney Tunes shorts. Bugs can jump, dive into holes, and attack by either jumping, kicking,

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, or perform a spin attack that drains his health which is in the form of a carrot. He can regain his health by finding carrots which become scarce as the game progresses as well as items that either stun or kill enemies in one hit. The game features characters such as Elmer Fudd,

Marvin the Martian Marvin the Martian is an extraterrestrial character from Warner Bros.' '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoons. He frequently appears as a villain in cartoons and video games, and wears a helmet and skirt. The character has been voic ...

Yosemite Sam Yosemite Sam ( /joʊˈsɛmɪti/ ''yoh-SEM-ih-tee'') is a cartoon character in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of short films produced by Warner Bros. His name is taken from Yosemite National Park. He is an adversary of Bugs ...

, the Tasmanian Devil, and

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. Many of whom function as a boss towards the end of a level. The levels vary from simply going left to right to making your way down while avoiding enemies who become harder to defeat such as

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s who harm Bugs with various projectiles coming from their slingshots,

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s who will electrocute Bugs if he gets too close, and black cats that can cause Bugs to get crushed by various objects such as safes and

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s due to superstition if he crosses their path. In some levels, you have to learn how to out think and out maneuver the boss such as Toro the Bull from

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and Taz while also figuring out how to damage them. In the final level, Bugs has to spill all of the paint Daffy uses while avoiding his 3 alter egos. After spilling all of the paint Bugs then has to defeat

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if all the paint hasn't been spilled or

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if all the paint was spilled as well as avoid

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who can't be defeated at all and can kill Bugs in one hit with his laser blaster. The credits play, but there's tons of dynamite there. After the credits finish rolling, Daffy pops up and says, "You're despicable!" The "That's All Folks" title card appears and an explosion shakes the camera.

Reception

''Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage'' garnered a highly favorable 4.3-out-of-five review from ''

Nintendo Power ''Nintendo Power'' was a video game news and strategy magazine from Nintendo of America, first published in July/August 1988 as Nintendo's official print magazine for North America. The magazine's publication was initially done monthly by Ninten ...

'', giving much praise to the graphics, animation, variety of level types and audio and writing that "Sunsoft uses the Looney Tune license for the maximum effect and fun". The game currently holds a 75.50% rating on review aggregation website GameRankings.

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* {{Looney Tunes video games 1994 video games Sunsoft games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only games Video games based on animated films Video games featuring Bugs Bunny Video games featuring Daffy Duck Video games featuring the Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes) Video games about cats Video games about pigs Video games about robots Works about animation Video games developed in the United States Cartoon Network video games Single-player video games