Butasan

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Butasan
Butasan flyer.jpg
Developer(s) NMK
Publisher(s) Jaleco
Platform(s) Arcade, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, MSX, Amstrad CPC, X68000
Release
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Butasan [a] is a 1987 action video game developed by NMK and published by Jaleco for arcades. Initially released only in Japan, it was ported to the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, MSX, and Amstrad CPC and released internationally by U.S. Gold as Psycho Pigs U.X.B. [1] Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the PlayStation 4 in 2015 and Nintendo Switch in 2019. [2] [3]

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Gameplay

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The player controls a pig and the aim of the game is to blow up other pigs by throwing bombs at them. The bombs are randomly spawned across the map and can be picked up and thrown at the other pigs. The bombs are given a number between 5 and 30; when the bomb is thrown it takes that number of seconds to explode. Bombs which directly hit pigs explode on contact. Various power ups are available throughout the game such as gas that makes all other characters fall asleep.

A bonus sub-game involves random pigs popping out of holes, and the player must knock them back down the hole with their own pig, in a similar mode of gameplay to Whack-a-mole.

Reception

Publicity for the home conversion by U.S. Gold (under the name "Psycho Pigs UXB") received accusations of sexism when an advert showing a semi-naked model holding the game case was published in some computer magazines. [9] [10] [11]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: ぶたさん, Hepburn: Butasan

References

  1. ↑ Psycho Pigs U.X.B. review Archived 2009-03-15 at the Wayback Machine at ysrnry.co.uk
  2. ↑ "Arcade Archives | HAMSTER Corporation". www.hamster.co.jp. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ Lane, Gavin (March 13, 2020). "Guide: Every Arcade Archives Game On Nintendo Switch, Plus Our Top Picks". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Crash".
  5. ↑ "Sinclair User".
  6. ↑ "Your Sinclair".
  7. ↑ "ACE".
  8. ↑ "The Games Machine".
  9. ↑ "Video Game Print Ads • "Psycho Pigs U.X.B. / Butasan" [Home Computer]..." Video Game Print Ads. April 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ Image of the polemical advert: "Psycho Pigs UXB - Commodore 64 - Artwork - Advert". Games Database. Spesoft. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Zzap Rrap - Psycho Pigs UXB Advert". www.zzap64.co.uk. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
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