Sundry Sunday is our weekly feature of fun gaming culture finds and videos, from across the years and even decades.

Bubsy has been undergoing a bit of a revival lately, with a well-received collection out from Limited Run/Atari and an upcoming 3D platformer that’s the talk of the flat-toned polygonal town.

Soon after release hopes were high for Bubsy. Games like Sonic the Hedgehog and… well… Sonic the Hedgehog 2 had the world convinced that edgy animal mascot platformers were golden, and characters like Aero the Acrobat and Awesome Possum invested our consoles like wisecracking vermin. Bubsy was just one of them.

Bubsy got a pilot for an animated show. It follows. (27 minutes)

Another failed pilot from the time was one for Battletoads (22 minutes). Earthworm Jim’s pilot was actually successful, and its cartoon lasted for two seasons, and it wasn’t all that bad. Bubsy’s cartoon… well, see for yourself.

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