During the mid-to-late 1990s, the video game industry witnessed a paradigm shift from two-dimensional sprite-based graphics to three-dimensional polygonal environments. Licensed properties, particularly those owned by Warner Bros., faced the challenge of translating the fluid, squash-and-stretch animation of traditional cartoons into rigid 3D models. Bugs Bunny: Viaggio nel Tempo serves as a distinct case study in this transition. By utilizing a time-travel narrative, the developers created a structural justification for varied environmental aesthetics, allowing the game to explore diverse historical epochs while maintaining a cohesive protagonist in Bugs Bunny.
Released in 1997 for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh, Bugs Bunny: Viaggio nel Tempo (localized as Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time ) represents a pivotal entry in the Looney Tunes interactive portfolio. Developed by Behaviour Interactive and published by Infogrames, the title leverages the narrative device of time travel to facilitate a level-based platformer experience. This paper examines the game’s structural design, its interpretation of the "Looney Tunes" canon through historical pastiche, and its position within the late-1990s era of 3D platforming transition. bugs bunny viaggio nel tempo
In questo gioco, Bugs Bunny viene teletrasportato attraverso diverse ere storiche da un misterioso congegno chiamato . Per tornare a casa, deve raccogliere 100 carote speciali e sconfiggere il suo rivale, Taddeo. During the mid-to-late 1990s, the video game industry
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An Anachronistic Anthology: Analyzing Narrative Structure and Gameplay Mechanics in Bugs Bunny: Viaggio nel Tempo (1997)
The gameplay focuses on Bugs Bunny’s canonical abilities rather than generic combat mechanics. The player utilizes digging, jumping, and hopping as primary tools. Crucially, the game incorporates "costumes" as power-ups—such as a bat suit or a diving suit—which grant specific traversal abilities. This mechanic reinforces the "costume gag" trope famous in the animated shorts, where Bugs dons a disguise to fool his adversary.