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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Accolade}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Accolade}}
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Piko Interactive|Windows|ref=<ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/426630/discussions/0/487877107141475138/|title=Emulator Questions / Feedback :: Bubsy Two-Fur General Discussion|date=December 19, 2015|snippet=We first would like to direct anyone that still has questions about permissions to use the emulator found in Bubsy Two-Fur to this blog post by our developer Piko Interactive.}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Piko Interactive|Windows|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/426630/discussions/0/487877107141475138/|title=Emulator Questions / Feedback :: Bubsy Two-Fur General Discussions|date=2015-12-19|snippet=We first would like to direct anyone that still has questions about permissions to use the emulator found in Bubsy Two-Fur to this blog post by our developer Piko Interactive.}}</ref>}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Retroism}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Retroism|2015-2023}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atari|2023-present}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 17, 2015|wrapper=emulator}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 17, 2015|wrapper=emulator|ref=<ref name="release">{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/426630/view/4738306083308808320|title=Bubsy Two-Fur - Bubsy has arrived on Steam! - Steam News|date=2024-03-18|snippet=Thank you to all those that voted in our Greenlight campaign to #SaveBubsy! Thanks to you, the first official Bubsy release since 1997 is now available, and the future looks bright for the rascally bobcat!}}</ref>}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Comedy, Fantasy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Bubsy }}
 
|steam appid  = 426630
 
|steam appid  = 426630
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|steam appid side =
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
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|gogcom id side =
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|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20191017085359/https://retroism.com/bubsy-two-fur/
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|hltb        = 36247
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|igdb        = bubsy-two-fur
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|lutris      = bubsy-two-fur
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|mobygames    = bubsy-two-fur
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|mobygames    = bubsy-two-fur
 
 
|wikipedia    = Bubsy#Re-release
 
|wikipedia    = Bubsy#Re-release
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{series|Bubsy}}
 
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}} Digital re-release of '''Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind''' & '''Bubsy II'''
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|introduction      = '''''Bubsy Two-Fur''''' is a game compilation developed by [[Company:Piko Interactive|Piko Interactive]] and published by [[Company:Retroism|Retroism]]. It is a digital re-release of ''[[Wikipedia:Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind|Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind]]'' and its sequel ''[[Wikipedia:Bubsy II|Bubsy II]]'', running via [[Emulation:SNES|SNES emulation]].
{{ii}} Runs the SNES ROM files through emulation. See [[#ROM files|ROM files]].
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|release history  = After a successful [[Store:Steam|Steam Greenlight]] campaign, ''Bubsy Two-Fur'' was released on December 17, 2015.<ref name="release"/> Upon release, the compilation was criticized for use of the [[Emulation:SNES#Snes9x|Snes9x]] emulator, as it was used under permission from the original creators, but not from later contributors. In response, the compilation was updated to remove contributed emulator code.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615194834/https://pikointeractive.com/emulator-issue-update-1-0/|title=<nowiki>Emulator update 1.0 | Best Retro Online Shop to buy NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, Sega Megadrive and Gameboy Advance (GBA) games. New in box! (retrieved)</nowiki>|date=2024-03-18}}</ref>
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In May 2016, ''Bubsy Two-Fur'' was updated to replace the Snes9x-based emulator with another based on [[Emulation:SNES#Mednafen|Mednafen]], improving performance and fixing crashes with ''Bubsy II''.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/426630/discussions/0/487877107141475138/?ctp=4#c357286119106888164|title=Emulator Questions / Feedback :: Bubsy Two-Fur General Discussions|date=2024-03-18|snippet=Emulator has been re-hauled (not snes9x clean version) Bubsy 2 Problems should be resolved.}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/426630/view/4738306083308808218|title=Bubsy Two-Fur - Bubsy Two-Fur Update Released - Steam News|date=2024-03-18|snippet=Updated version improves performance and takes care of crashing issue in Bubsy II.}}</ref> However, the update broke controller support, and neither credit nor source code were given for the Mednafen-based emulator, despite Mednafen being licensed under the [[Wikipedia:GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/Gao-Li/recommended/426630|title=Steam Community :: Gao Li :: Review for Bubsy Two-Fur|date=2024-03-18|snippet=After the update, the emulation for Bubsy-2 worked fine and both games even had Steam Overlay functionality, but now the controller support was missing.}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208125149/https://www.libretro.com/index.php/appeal-to-game-journalists-about-retro-bit-and-about-the-new-retro-emulation-industry-in-general/|title=Appeal to game journalists – about Retro-Bit and about the new 'retro emulation industry' in general – Libretro (retrieved)|date=2024-03-18|snippet=Bubsy I dont control, and we gave instructions on what to write in regards the mednafen licensing and instructions to post on how to get the source code. If Tommo didn't posted them, that is not my problem.}}</ref>
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Another update in September 2016 restored controller support and added local multiplayer support for ''Bubsy II''.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/426630/view/4738306083308808136|title=Bubsy Two-Fur - Bubsy Two-Fur Update 2 - Steam News|date=2024-03-18}}</ref>
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|current state    = The SNES ROM files of both games are included in {{Folder|{{p|game}}}} as {{File|bubsy_1}} and {{File|bubsy_2}}. These can be played regularly with any SNES emulator of choice; see [[Emulation:SNES|SNES emulation]].
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}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://retroism.com/bubsy-two-fur/ Official site]
 
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/426630/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/426630/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| GMG | bubsy-two-fur | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 426630 | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched directly from the executable.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mystyle48|date=2024-03-17}}</ref> | | Windows}}
{{Availability/row| Humble | bubsy-twofur | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | bubsy-two-fur | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 426630 | Steam | | | Windows}}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | bubsy-twofur | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = false
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|steam cloud               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Bubsy Two-Fur - General.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Bubsy Two-Fur - General.png|General settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        = Smoothing option available.
 
|antialiasing notes        = Smoothing option available.
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                = Always enabled.
 
|vsync notes                = Always enabled.
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Bubsy Two-Fur - Input.png|Input settings.}}
 
{{Image|Bubsy Two-Fur - Input.png|Input settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts        = false
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support        = false
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts      = false
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|button prompts            = false
 
|button prompts notes      =
 
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  = Does have some issues recognizing controllers sometimes and requiring restart.
 
|controller hotplug notes  = Does have some issues recognizing controllers sometimes and requiring restart.
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = 9
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
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|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
==ROM files==
 
{{ii}} Both games are included as regular SNES ROM files as {{code|{{p|game}}\bubsy_1}} and {{code|{{p|game}}\bubsy_2}}. These can be played regularly played with any SNES emulator of choice, see [[Emulation:SNES|SNES emulation]] for more. Might need naming extension into {{code|*.smc}}.
 
{{ii}} As these are regular ROM files, emulator can be used to play other SNES games by simply replacing the files, however compatibility is not guaranteed.
 
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==

Latest revision as of 01:37, 19 March 2024

Bubsy Two-Fur
Bubsy Two-Fur cover
Developers
Accolade
Windows Piko Interactive[1]
Publishers
2015-2023 Retroism
2023-present Atari
Release dates
Windows (emulator) December 17, 2015[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Comedy, Fantasy
Series Bubsy
Bubsy Two-Fur on HowLongToBeat
Bubsy Two-Fur on IGDB
Bubsy Two-Fur on MobyGames
Bubsy Two-Fur on Wikipedia
Bubsy
Super Bubsy 1995
Bubsy Two-Fur 2015
Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back 2017
Bubsy: Paws on Fire! 2019

Bubsy Two-Fur is a game compilation developed by Piko Interactive and published by Retroism. It is a digital re-release of Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind and its sequel Bubsy II, running via SNES emulation.

After a successful Steam Greenlight campaign, Bubsy Two-Fur was released on December 17, 2015.[2] Upon release, the compilation was criticized for use of the Snes9x emulator, as it was used under permission from the original creators, but not from later contributors. In response, the compilation was updated to remove contributed emulator code.[3]

In May 2016, Bubsy Two-Fur was updated to replace the Snes9x-based emulator with another based on Mednafen, improving performance and fixing crashes with Bubsy II.[4][5] However, the update broke controller support, and neither credit nor source code were given for the Mednafen-based emulator, despite Mednafen being licensed under the GNU General Public License.[6][7]

Another update in September 2016 restored controller support and added local multiplayer support for Bubsy II.[8]

The SNES ROM files of both games are included in <path-to-game> as bubsy_1 and bubsy_2. These can be played regularly with any SNES emulator of choice; see SNES emulation.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from the executable.[9]
Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
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Windows
Humble Store (unavailable)
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Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\game.cfg[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/426630/pfx/[Note 2]
Config file is not easily editable by the user.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\*.sav[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/426630/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
256x224 resolution only, scaled to fit the screen with graphical pillarboxes added.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+ Enter. Scaling from 1-4 and smoothing under Display dropdown.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Smoothing option available.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Always enabled.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse only used for windows specific menus.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Not in game menus.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
XInput and DirectInput. Single controller only.
Full controller support
Windows menus and hotkeys require keyboard and mouse. Default keybindings are for keyboard and have to be changed to controller ones manually.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Digital input.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Does have some issues recognizing controllers sometimes and requiring restart.
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Bubsy II only.
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 MB
Sound (audio device) 100% DirectX compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Emulator Questions / Feedback :: Bubsy Two-Fur General Discussions - last accessed on 2015-12-19
    "We first would like to direct anyone that still has questions about permissions to use the emulator found in Bubsy Two-Fur to this blog post by our developer Piko Interactive."
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bubsy Two-Fur - Bubsy has arrived on Steam! - Steam News - last accessed on 2024-03-18
    "Thank you to all those that voted in our Greenlight campaign to #SaveBubsy! Thanks to you, the first official Bubsy release since 1997 is now available, and the future looks bright for the rascally bobcat!"
  3. Emulator update 1.0 | Best Retro Online Shop to buy NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, Sega Megadrive and Gameboy Advance (GBA) games. New in box! (retrieved) - last accessed on 2024-03-18
  4. Emulator Questions / Feedback :: Bubsy Two-Fur General Discussions - last accessed on 2024-03-18
    "Emulator has been re-hauled (not snes9x clean version) Bubsy 2 Problems should be resolved."
  5. Bubsy Two-Fur - Bubsy Two-Fur Update Released - Steam News - last accessed on 2024-03-18
    "Updated version improves performance and takes care of crashing issue in Bubsy II."
  6. Steam Community :: Gao Li :: Review for Bubsy Two-Fur - last accessed on 2024-03-18
    "After the update, the emulation for Bubsy-2 worked fine and both games even had Steam Overlay functionality, but now the controller support was missing."
  7. Appeal to game journalists – about Retro-Bit and about the new 'retro emulation industry' in general – Libretro (retrieved) - last accessed on 2024-03-18
    "Bubsy I dont control, and we gave instructions on what to write in regards the mednafen licensing and instructions to post on how to get the source code. If Tommo didn't posted them, that is not my problem."
  8. Bubsy Two-Fur - Bubsy Two-Fur Update 2 - Steam News - last accessed on 2024-03-18
  9. Verified by User:Mystyle48 on 2024-03-17