| 04 April 2010
It's that time of year again. Chocolate Jesus Bunny time. What better way to celebrate than by remembering our favorite video game rabbits, from the past and present?
6. Brutal: Paws of Fury (1994, SNES/Genesis/Sega CD)
Brutal: Paws of Fury was one of those many fighting games trying to cash in on Street Fighter II's success. This one came out way too late to be taken seriously. One of its central characters was a rabbit monk, Kung Fu Bunny. Not a very good game, but we've got to start somewhere.
5. Jumping Flash (1995, PSOne)
Jumping Flash is your typical giant-bunny-robot 3D platforming game. Okay, it was pretty crazy back in the day, and a demo of it came out with the PSOne on launch day. I remember being floored by how immersive 3D gaming could be. Today, it would probably just make me nauseous.
4. Bucky O'Hare (1992, NES)
This side-scrolling Konami game tried to be the next Mega Man, but it never really took off. I remember renting it as a kid, but it was too hard for me back then (probably too hard for me today, honestly). There was an arcade game that was supposed to be good, too, but I don't remember it. I still remember the theme song from the TV show, though!
3. Rayman: Raving Rabbids (2006, Wii)
Mark, Tyler and I had a Rabbids party, back when we weren't famous editors, and back when we still had high hopes for the Wii. Rayman gets captured by rabbits (cleverly disguised as "Rabbids" - those French game developers are tricky!) and you have to play a bunch of mini games. The game is amusing, but not quite laugh-out-loud funny. Apparently there have been a few sequels released already, I didn't even notice.
2. The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout (1990, NES)
I borrowed this game from a neighbor and almost didn't give it back. It had two things going for it: the game was practically a Super Mario Bros clone (making it easy to pick up and play), and it was ridiculously easy to beat. You have to battle against all the other Looney Tunes characters in order to celebrate your 50th birthday. I hope the same happens to me when I turn 50.
1. Star Fox (1993, SNES)
Peppy Hare may be a secondary character in the Star Fox series, but you can't deny the "wow" factor of the original Star Fox game and its 3D graphics. In today's world of crazy-good graphics, it's hard to imagine how big of a deal that Super FX chip was 15 years ago. This game still hasn't been released on the Wii's Virtual Console (although Star Fox 64 has, but I never played it), but I just may pick it up when it does come out.
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