![]() Especially when said mischief is the catalyst for causing problems. I don't know what is it with platforming protagonists and their penchant for mischief. Due to his tampering, an unspeakable evil is summoned from the staff, possessing the wildlife. The Marsupilami finds a mysterious obviously evil staff and begins to tamper with it. The player is first introduced to the protagonist doing "protagonist things" and getting into trouble. Marsupilami Has No Relation To Hoobastank, Thankfully ![]() Surely, this couldn't be a bad idea, right? Somehow, Ocellus Studio thought that reviving a mascot character who was only relevant for two years in the 90s was a good idea over two decades later. So, considering most Americans had but a very small timeframe to introduce themselves to Marsupilami, surely a video game adaptation would be a bad idea? The first and only video game the mammal had prior to Hoobadventure was 1996's Genesis game. Marsupilami Hoobadventure - Nintendo Switch Direct Capture Aside from reruns, this is the only knowledge of the Franco-Belgian mascot making his way Stateside. Released in 1992 and only lasting for one season, the spinoff Marsupilami was released in 1993, also lasting one season. Originating as a French comic series in the 1960s, most were familiar with Marsupilami in Disney's Raw Toonage. This rings exceptionally true for American fans, whose experience with the character was limited to a niche Disney cartoon. No one born in the past two decades will have any clue who a Marsupilami is. There's just one major problem that the French developers, who brought back a French mascot, didn't consider. The project is greenlit and Marsupilami Hoobadventure is born. "Oh, I know! Let's use a mascot character from our childhood and use him as our protagonist!" The entire board room cheers at their intellect. "Hey, we need to tie a mascot character with a platformer but we can't make up one," one Ocellus Studio staff member says. I can imagine how the conversation took place in the boardroom that one day. I stared at the cover, wondering what in the world this game actually was, for longer than I care to admit. Available as: Digital and Physical Marsupilami Hoobadventure Is The Comeback No One Expected.
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