People often misunderstand Bubsy. They think that all of the games were terrible, but that's not really the case. Evil was born with this title, to be sure, but it took time for that evil to fester into the soul-draining insanity that would become Bubsy 2.

The first Bubsy game is much more of a stereotypical mascot platformer akin to so many others of this period. The visuals are colorful and even sometimes creative, but the levels themselves are dull and Bubsy's movement can often be annoying thanks to his useless gliding ability. Beyond that, it plays okay enough.