Bouncers (video game) explained

Bouncers is a sports video game developed by Dynamix and published by Sega for the Sega CD in December 1994.

Gameplay

Bouncers is a combination fighting game and basketball game, with the player as the ball.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Development and release

Bouncers was developed by American studio Dynamix. Designers included Rhett Anderson, Dave Hensley, Randy Thompson and Tim Midkiff.^[4] Anderson and Hensley previously wrote the one-on-one sports game Basketball Sam & Ed as a type-in program for their magazine Compute!'s Gazette in July 1987.^[5] In 1988, the duo wrote the similar Arcade Volleyball for Commodore 64 which Thompson and Midkiff promptly ported to the Amiga.^[6] Bouncers features art and cartoon cutscenes created by John Garvin, who later went on the become a lead designer and creative director on the Syphon Filter series.^{[7] [8] [9]} Voice acting in Bouncers was performed by Michael Bell, Mark Hamill, and John Kassir.^[4] The game was released by Sega exclusively for the North American Sega CD in December 1994.^[10] Christopher Stevens and Timothy Steven Clarke contributed to the music and sound effects. Stevens and Clarke left Dynamix shortly before the game was released to establish LoudMouth, Inc., a game music production company. ^[11] Tracks from Bouncers were included on the group's 1995 album Get Loud! vol. 1 alongside selections from other Dynamix titles.^[12]

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "It's goofy as hell, and a complete blast. However, it's such an odd concept for a game that it seems you either love it or hate it. Fortunately, we liked it."^[1]

External links

• Bouncers at MobyGames

Notes and References

1. Finals. Next Generation. 3. Imagine Media. March 1995. 94–5. 1078-9693. Next Generation staff.
2. Web site: Sandoval, Adrian . August 31, 2014 . Bouncers . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224203704/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bouncers/ . February 24, 2024 . . October 20, 2024.
3. Sega Visions staff . December 1994 . Review This! A Breathtaking, Bizarre Basketball Breakthrough in Bouncers . . . 22 . 64–5 . 794192137.
4. Book: Dynamix . December 1994 . Bouncers Instruction Manual . . 4908 . 17.
5. Compute!’s Gazette staff . July 1987 . Basketball Sam & Ed . . . 0737-3716 . 49 . 53–4.
6. Compute!’s Amiga Resource staff . August 1989 . Arcade Volleyball . . . 0737-3716 . 3 . 98–9.
7. Web site: Kyle . January 24, 2024 . Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Syphon Filter: A Conversation with John Garvin and Richard Ham . https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172607/https://pixeldie.com/2024/01/24/celebrating-the-25th-anniversary-of-syphon-filter-a-conversation-with-john-garvin-and-richard-ham/ . January 24, 2024. PixelDie . October 12, 2024.
8. Web site: . August 9, 2023 . Crowdfunding Alert: Inside John Garvin’s Trace War . https://web.archive.org/web/20240928085449/https://www.comicsbeat.com/crowdfunding-alert-inside-john-garvins-trace-war/ . September 28, 2024 . Comics Beat . October 12, 2024.
9. Web site: Shuman, Sid . October 25, 2012 . Behind the Classics: Syphon Filter . https://web.archive.org/web/20240617134407/https://blog.playstation.com/2012/10/25/behind-the-classics-syphon-filter/ . June 17, 2024 . . October 12, 2024.
10. Mr. Goo . December 1994 . Sega Sector: Bouncers . . DieHard Gamers Club . 58 . 1092-7212.
11. School of Music & Department of Dance . February 1996 . ... And Taking Them . https://web.archive.org/web/20241111012804/https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/1b2f8e2e-c30a-4bce-a84a-b840d1a2eaf8/content . November 11, 2024 . Ledger Lines . . 8 . 2 . 10–1 . PDF . October 19, 2024.
12. Web site: Get Loud! vol. 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124174756/https://vgmdb.net/album/18041 . January 24, 2022 . VGMdb . October 19, 2024.