Yogi Bear
Yogi Bear is an action-adventure video game developed by British studio Dalali and published in 1987 by Piranha Software. It was released in Europe for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. Bear sets out to rescue Boo-Boo after he is captured by a hunter.
Yogi Bear
- Date
- 1987
- Genre
- action game
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Yogi Bear is an action-adventure video game developed by British studio Dalali and published in 1987 by Piranha Software. It was released in Europe for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. Bear sets out to rescue Boo-Boo after he is captured by a hunter.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Yogi Bear. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q21190258
In this article
The object
The object
The game received praise for its graphics and criticism for its controls.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Yogi Bear • Developer — Dalali • Publisher — Piranha Software • Genre — Action-adventure • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
Yogi Bear is a side-scrolling action-adventure game that takes place in Jellystone Park. Boo-Boo is captured by a hunter who intends to sell him to a circus, and it is up to Yogi Bear to rescue him. Playing as Yogi Bear, the player must travel across Jellystone Park and find Boo-Boo before a time limit runs out, while also avoiding numerous obstacles such as geysers and rivers. Enemies such as snakes, frogs, hunters, and Ranger Smith must also be avoided. Yogi can jump and duck to avoid obstacles, and can also disguise himself as a bush to hide from enemies. Yogi's energy gradually depletes as the game progresses, but it can be regained by eating food located in unaccompanied picnic baskets. Cave entrances, accessible at certain points in the game, transport the player to random areas of the park. In some cases, the player will be transported closer to Boo-Boo's location after using a cave, while other times the player will be sent further back. Upon finding Boo-Boo, the player must walk across stepping stones in a certain order. Located throughout the game are toffee apples that have been left behind by Boo-Boo. The player has the option of collecting the apples, which will later inform the player of which stones to step upon. However, using cave entrances to skip ahead in the game can result in some apples being passed up.
Definition
Definition
The following is established of the heading itself. It is also recorded that yogi Bear is associated with United Kingdom.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
- United Kingdom
Named but not plotted · 1
Yogi Bear is associated with United Kingdom.
Country
Reception
Yogi Bear was praised for its graphics and character sprites. Bohden Buciak of Commodore User praised the smooth scrolling and wrote that mountains in the background scroll by slower than the foreground for a "true 3D effect". Some reviewers also praised the music. Critics believed the game would have particular appeal for younger players, as well as Yogi Bear fans. The Games Machine stated that Dalali managed to retain the Yogi Bear character's charm and "bind it up in a game of reasonable ingenuity." Andy Smith of ACE praised the game, stating that it would have instant appeal for young players and "plenty of attraction for the old-timers too." ACE found the Amstrad CPC version to be as colourful as the C64 version. The game received criticism for its poor controls. Tony Worrall of Your Sinclair considered the game's collision detection poor, but stated that it sometimes works in the player's favor as a result. Despite its simplicity, Worrall considered the game addictive. Tamara Howard of Sinclair User considered the game fun but bizarre. Paul Boughton of Computer and Video Games described the game as a "simple left to right scrolling effort which lacked any immediate hookability to keep me playing." Anatol Locker of Power Play also found the game to be monotonous, citing its lack of variety. Phil King of Crash reviewed a 1989 budget re-release of the game and stated that while the characters look great, the "'cardboard cut-out' 3-D is confusing, with dodgy collision detection making it almost unplayable."
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Dalali Software Ltd. Companies House.
- 2.Hawken, Kieren. The A-Z of Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: Volume 3. Andrews UK Limited. 2018. 978-1-78538-946-7.
- 3.Smith, Andy. Yogi Bear (C64). ACE. 74. December 1987.
- 4.Yogi Bear (CPC). ACE. 67. February 1988.
- 5.Yogi Bear. Crash. 122. December 1987.
- 6.King, Phil. Oldies Unlimited!. Crash. 38, 40. February 1989.
- 7.Howard, Tamara. Yogi Bear. Sinclair User. 4, 31. December 1987.
- 8.Worrall, Tony. Yogi Bear. Your Sinclair. 100. January 1988.
- 9.Yogi Bear. Zzap!64. 22. December 1987.
- 10.Buciak, Bohden. Yogi Bear. Commodore User. 58–59. November 1987.
- 11.Locker, Anatol. Yogi Bear. Power Play. 6, 74. November 1987.
- 12.Yogi Bear. The Games Machine. 68. December 1987.
- 13.Ruuben, Astrid. Auf der Suche nach Boo Boo. Aktueller Software Markt. 44. December 1987.
- 14.Boughton, Paul. Yogi Bear (C64). Computer and Video Games. 4, 44–45. November 1987.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
authority record
General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Collectables
20,755 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Yo! NoidWork
- Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro naWork
- Yoake no MarikoWork
- Yoga WiiWork
- Yogi's Great EscapeWork
- YogurtingWork
- YōjūdenWork
- Yokai DochukiWork
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a copy of Yogi Bear?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.