Beavis and Butt-head
Beavis and Butt-Head (advertised as MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head: The Game) are three tie-in video games based on the animated television series of the same name that were released by Viacom New Media in 1994 for the Super NES, Genesis/Mega Drive and Game Gear. The three versions differ from each other, sharing only the basic premise involving the titular characters searching for tickets to a Gwar concert. The games were advertised as featuring music by the band.
Beavis and Butt-head
- Model
- Beavis and Butt-Head
- Date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Viacom
- Language
- English
- Genre
- action-adventure game
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Beavis and Butt-Head (advertised as MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head: The Game) are three tie-in video games based on the animated television series of the same name that were released by Viacom New Media in 1994 for the Super NES, Genesis/Mega Drive and Game Gear. The three versions differ from each other, sharing only the basic premise involving the titular characters searching for tickets to a Gwar concert. The games were advertised as featuring music by the band.
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A fourth version was later released for the Game Boy by GT Interactive in 1998 without the Gwar tie-in.
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• Title — Beavis and Butt-Head • Developer — Radical Entertainment (GEN/MD) Realtime Associates (SNES) NuFX (GG) Torus Games (GB) • Publisher — Viacom New Media GT Interactive (Game Boy) • Composer — Eric Swanson and Greg Turner (SNES) Marc Baril and Paul Wilkinson (Genesis/Mega Drive) Matt Scott (Game Gear) • Series — Beavis and Butt-Head • Released — Game Gear, Genesis, SNES 'Game Boy • Genre — Action • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Genesis/Mega Drive, Super NES, Game Gear, Game Boy
Premise
Premise
It is based on MTV's animated series of the same name, and follows the title characters Beavis and Butt-Head as they attempt to find their torn-up Gwar concert tickets scattered across the town of Highland.
Development
Development
The Super NES version was developed by Realtime Associates, the Game Gear version by NuFX, and the Genesis/Mega Drive version by Radical Entertainment, all which were published by Viacom New Media and released in 1994. A Game Boy version was released in 1998, developed by Torus Games and published by GT Interactive, which revolved around the boys trying to join Todd's gang.
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1993
BEAVIS AND BUTT HEAD THIS BOOK SUCKS MTV'S (Mtv's Beavis and Butt-Head) (1993) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
1994
Beavis and Butt-head published.
1994
Beavis and Butt-head is recorded as published in 1994.
1994
MTV's Beavis and Butt-head's greatest hits (1994) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
Reception
Reviewing the Genesis version, GamePro commented that "Beavis and Butt-Head is for gamers who possess both thumb speed and the patience to undertake a lengthy junk hunt to crack obscure puzzles." They criticized the extensive trial-and-error involved in obtaining items, but praised the controls and the visual style's coherence with the look of the TV show. Electronic Gaming Monthly assessed that fans of the TV show would probably like the game, but that anyone else would definitely not like it. Next Generation stated that "Beavis and Butt-Head is a game that shows while moronic humor and plenty of flatulence may make great TV, it stinks as a game." GamePros review of the Super NES version was subdued, commenting that the game "doesn't suck, but it doesn't rule either." They again praised the controls and the game's recreation of the TV show's look, but described the gameplay as "straightforward but uninspired".
Literature
Literature
Literature
“Teachers’ Hegemony Sucks”: examining Beavis and Butt-head for signs of life, Educational Studies, 1997. Foma and Yerema; Max and Moritz; Beavis and Butt-Head: Images of twin clowns in three cultures, humr, 2002.
Beavis and Butt-Head Get Saved, Theology Today, 1994
Beavis and Butt-head: Two More White Males for the Canon, English Journal, 1997
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- 1.IDG. Cover Feature: Beavis and Butt-Head Don't Bite. GamePro. 64. 52–54. November 1994.
- 2.Opportunity Publishing. CTW Games Guide. Computer Trade Weekly. 550. 16. 14 August 1995.
- 3.Sendai Publishing. Review Crew: Beavis & Butt-Head. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 63. 42. October 1994.
- 4.Imagine Media. Finals. Next Generation. 2. 100. February 1995.
- 5.Toxic Tommy. Beavis and Butt-Head. GamePro. IDG. 68. 74. March 1995.
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