''Bugsy'', also known as ''The King of Chicago'', is a 1986 graphic adventure game for the

Commodore 64 The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in the Guinness ...

Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC (short for ''Colour Personal Computer'') is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sin ...

, and

ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Referred to during development as t ...

developed by St. Bride's School and published by

CRL Group CRL Group plc is a defunct British video game development and publishing company. Originally CRL stood for "Computer Rentals Limited". It was based in King's Yard, London and run by Clem Chambers. at World of Spectrum They released a number of not ...

exclusively in Europe. Its protagonist, Bugsy Maroon, is a

rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...

gangster A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Most gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from ''mob'' and the suffix '' -ster''. Gangs provide a level of organization and ...

in 1922 Chicago. The objective of the game is to be a successful criminal. While primarily text-based, it features simple graphics depicting the current scene.

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* * * * 1980s interactive fiction 1986 video games Amstrad CPC games Commodore 64 games CRL Group games Single-player video games Video games about crime Video games about rabbits and hares Video games developed in Ireland Video games set in Chicago Video games set in the 1920s ZX Spectrum games {{Adventure-videogame-stub