Boogerman 20th anniversary : The game! By the original guys who made it! Kickstarter!!!

[aaron7]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boogerman20th/boogerman-20th-anniversary-the-video-game


Watch the video!!! https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront.net/projects/645683/video-301454-h264_high.mp4

This HAS to happen!

Why they used the PC sfx I have no idea. SNES was king for Boogerman :p

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[Satoshi_Matrix]

Ugh, the early 90's "gross-out" style of crude juvenile humor in American cartoons and games is probably the most obnoxious aspect of that decade.

Some 90's games should stay in the 90's. I don't often wish it, but I hope this kickstarter fails. This game wasn't good back then, and it doesn't deserve a reboot anymore than say Ren and Stimpy do.

[Bojay1997]

Ugh, the early 90's "gross-out" style of crude juvenile humor in American cartoons and games is probably the most obnoxious aspect of that decade.

Some 90's games should stay in the 90's. I don't often wish it, but I hope this kickstarter fails. This game wasn't good back then, and it doesn't deserve a reboot anymore than say Ren and Stimpy do.

I have to agree with this. I remember really not liking the game when I was a teenager as I thought it was just a cheap attempt to latch on to the gross out humor fad. The addition of the Earthworm Jim cross-over to this Kickstarter just smacks of desperation. It also seems puzzling that according to the developers in the comments section, they haven't even really secured the rights. Also not sure in a practical sense how this will even work given the very different abilities of the two characters in their respective games. I know a lot of the early backers are upset about the fact that it's mandatory to up your pledge to $40 if you want access to the cross-over capability instead of just being a stretch goal.

[The Adventurer]

Boogerman and Earthworm Jim to have crossover history though. They were both in Clayfighter 63 1/3

[Bojay1997]

Boogerman and Earthworm Jim to have crossover history though. They were both in Clayfighter 63 1/3

Sure, but not in a platform game where Earthworm Jim would presumably have his gun and head whip and other abilities that far outstrip anything Boogerman was ever capable of doing. I'm not saying it's impossible, but given the limited budget assuming this funds and the vague nature of the comments from the developer indicating that maybe they haven't really fully thought this through, I'm very skeptical. Apparently backers are as well since the total really hasn't moved much since the cross-over was announced.

[JSoup]

I recall Boogerman being hard as balls with slippery controls and a moody hitbox.

Oh joy, I sure want to relive that crap!

[o.pwuaioc]

Ugh, the early 90's "gross-out" style of crude juvenile humor in American cartoons and games is probably the most obnoxious aspect of that decade.

Some 90's games should stay in the 90's. I don't often wish it, but I hope this kickstarter fails. This game wasn't good back then, and it doesn't deserve a reboot anymore than say Ren and Stimpy do.

While I agree for the most part, I strongly disagree lumping Ren & Stimpy together with them. That show was all sorts of brilliant. It wasn't that the grossed out aspects were shocking, it was the insane characterizations, the witty dialogue, the capturing of the demented, the censor-evading depravity which co-existed with a genuine affection. It was a solid show, and to be compared to Boogerman is an insult to it.

[Tupin]

While I agree for the most part, I strongly disagree lumping Ren & Stimpy together with them. That show was all sorts of brilliant. It wasn't that the grossed out aspects were shocking, it was the insane characterizations, the witty dialogue, the capturing of the demented, the censor-evading depravity which co-existed with a genuine affection. It was a solid show, and to be compared to Boogerman is an insult to it.
It's not so much about Ren & Stimpy as it is about everything that tried to imitate it with varying degrees of success.

"Grossout" cartoons were incredibly influential in the 90s.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

While I agree for the most part, I strongly disagree lumping Ren & Stimpy together with them. That show was all sorts of brilliant. It wasn't that the grossed out aspects were shocking, it was the insane characterizations, the witty dialogue, the capturing of the demented, the censor-evading depravity which co-existed with a genuine affection. It was a solid show, and to be compared to Boogerman is an insult to it.

I merely brought up Ren & Stimpy as an example of the horrible "gross-out" fad of the early 90's. I agree that the show was well written and such, but I no more desire a reboot of that than I do a reboot of this game.

Classic gaming revivals that are heavily tied to an era that has long since past do not make sense. I'd scratch my head if Sega announced an Elf reboot, or Konami decided to do an HD remake of Rollergames.

[Greg2600]

Whatever the worth of the project, 375,000 is a non-starter. If you need that much money, it's not going to happen.

[Jorpho]

This has finally gone Too Far.

[Bojay1997]

Whatever the worth of the project, 375,000 is a non-starter. If you need that much money, it's not going to happen.

I'm not following you. The Kickstarter for Shantae had a target of $400K and ended up at almost $800K. I would assume that Way Forward has a pretty good idea of what platform games cost to develop considering they have been doing it almost exclusively for the past decade or so without crowdfunding assistance. Why is $375K a non-starter? I personally have no interest in the IP they chose to resurrect, but I don't think anything about their actual budget or campaign is particularly flawed (well other than the tenuous EWJ cross-over which was badly handled).

[Greg2600]

It's a non-starter because it's Boogerman, they're not going to get 375 grand. Mutant League, General Chaos, both equally or more popular, didn't get a third of that.

[bb_hood]

While I agree for the most part, I strongly disagree lumping Ren & Stimpy together with them. That show was all sorts of brilliant. It wasn't that the grossed out aspects were shocking, it was the insane characterizations, the witty dialogue, the capturing of the demented, the censor-evading depravity which co-existed with a genuine affection. It was a solid show, and to be compared to Boogerman is an insult to it.

Word. Ren Hoek is the man. Ren & Stimpy is such an excellent show, it does not deserve to be compared to the likes of Boogerman.

Cant wait to check out that Fart-Copter, though.

[Bojay1997]

It's a non-starter because it's Boogerman, they're not going to get 375 grand. Mutant League, General Chaos, both equally or more popular, didn't get a third of that.

I don't know that Mutant League and General Chaos were equally or more popular. Boogerman actually was released on both SNES and Sega Genesis which is something neither Mutant League or General Chaos can claim. It also had a re-release on the Wii Virtual Console. While I personally never really liked Boogerman, it's not exactly a niche title and it certainly had a ton of promo in magazines and at retail in its day and there is clearly a pretty good size following as they already have twice as many backers as General Chaos and almost as many as Mutant Legaue did in their entire campaigns in just under a week. I agree that it's unlikely they will hit their target given that Kicktraq is showing the likely total as $100K even after the EWJ addition.

[bb_hood]

I don't know that Mutant League and General Chaos were equally or more popular. Boogerman actually was released on both SNES and Sega Genesis which is something neither Mutant League or General Chaos can claim.

I dont think Mutant League or General Chaos are more popular. I think all 3 are generally un-popular, with Boogerman being the most tolerable of the 3. Personally I think General Chaos is total garbage, and I was really shocked to find out that anyone really considers it to be a popular title.

[Gameguy]

I'm just wondering why Boogerman on the SNES is a $30 game. I played the Genesis version and just thought it was a generic platformer like so many of that time period, with the gross theme as a gimmick for appealing to kids. It's not the worst game ever but it feels more like an average $5 game.

[PapaStu]

I dont think Mutant League or General Chaos are more popular. I think all 3 are generally un-popular, with Boogerman being the most tolerable of the 3. Personally I think General Chaos is total garbage, and I was really shocked to find out that anyone really considers it to be a popular title.

The whole Mutant League franchise has some staying power. Look at what copies of Mutant League Hockey/football sell for now-a-days. It's got a solid base.

[bb_hood]

The whole Mutant League franchise has some staying power. Look at what copies of Mutant League Hockey/football sell for now-a-days. It's got a solid base.

I guess they would be the best out of the 3, Ive owned them a few times and couldnt bring myself to play them (being football and hockey). They have always been 20/30$ games, I always thought they were kinda rare.

General Chaos was also a 20$ game for a long time and probably still is. I played it a few times and I remember it being horrible. It came in one of those extra-fat genesis EA cases, which makes me hate it even more.

[Aussie2B]

Ugh, yes, let's leave Boogerman in the 90s, please. It's both stupid AND mediocre, and I'll never understand why it has some degree of popularity and value. I guess it's just nostalgia goggles of 20-somethings who played Boogerman as kids.

I like Ren & Stimpy too, but the trend it started was horrible and the imitators only got worse and worse.

[Greg2600]

These games are popular with collectors and die hard fans like the cooks on this and other forums. It's way too niche to get the kind of money they want/need. It's unfortunate but there doesn't seem to be much interest in reviving these franchises in ones free time and then trying to bring it to KS or market.

I would buy these games, and I have donated to the projects, but there must be some better way to get these made.

[Emperor Megas]

Ugh, the early 90's "gross-out" style of crude juvenile humor in American cartoons and games is probably the most obnoxious aspect of that decade.

Some 90's games should stay in the 90's. I don't often wish it, but I hope this kickstarter fails. This game wasn't good back then, and it doesn't deserve a reboot anymore than say Ren and Stimpy do.I was completely with you until you throw Ren and Stimpy under the bus. Everything else is spot on.

[Greg2600]

I was completely with you until you throw Ren and Stimpy under the bus. Everything else is spot on.

Frankly I thought that show stunk after Nickelodeon/MTV fired creator John Kricfalusi!

[JSoup]

I feel that I'll never understand all the love people have for Ren & Stimpy. Boogerman is about the same caliber of entertainment, this Kickstarter will probably meet it's goal based on that alone.

[Bojay1997]

I feel that I'll never understand all the love people have for Ren & Stimpy. Boogerman is about the same caliber of entertainment, this Kickstarter will probably meet it's goal based on that alone.

I remember really enjoying Ren & Stimpy as a teenager, but having gone back to watch some of those same episodes recently, I just wasn't feeling it. For me it was just one of those things that was perfect for that time in my life but not something I care to revisit.

[Atarileaf]

I'm just wondering why Boogerman on the SNES is a $30 game. I played the Genesis version and just thought it was a generic platformer like so many of that time period, with the gross theme as a gimmick for appealing to kids. It's not the worst game ever but it feels more like an average $5 game.

Just about every SNES game is overpriced right now, crappy or not.

[Aussie2B]

I feel that I'll never understand all the love people have for Ren & Stimpy. Boogerman is about the same caliber of entertainment, this Kickstarter will probably meet it's goal based on that alone.

Because Ren & Stimpy had more to its comedy than the gross-out stuff, and even when it was gross, it was a lot sillier and more creative than "let's make a character that farts and burps a lot lol". This is my favorite scene from Ren & Stimpy, more so for Cobb's insane ramblings than anything else, haha:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZAPtwJ95_4

[o.pwuaioc]

Because Ren & Stimpy had more to its comedy than the gross-out stuff, and even when it was gross, it was a lot sillier and more creative than "let's make a character that farts and burps a lot lol". This is my favorite scene from Ren & Stimpy, more so for Cobb's insane ramblings than anything else, haha:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZAPtwJ95_4

That is indeed a phenomenal scene. It's the insane moments! I think John K really was a bit crazy, because he could peek into the minds of the maddest of mad. Like Space Madness:

http://nicktoons.nick.com/videos/clip/ren-and-stimpy-space-madness-cart-a.html (skip to 6:15 to experience a true trip, but then again, why skip ahead when the whole thing is uploaded for you already, legitimately at that!)

[bb_hood]

If you really wanna be grossed out, check out the Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoons that aired on the Spike network.

[Greg2600]

Ren and Stimpy was just the first of its kind, like Beavis and Butthead, which I rarely found funny. Kids love fart jokes and boogers.

[Emperor Megas]

That is indeed a phenomenal scene. It's the insane moments! I think John K really was a bit crazy, because he could peek into the minds of the maddest of mad. Like Space Madness:

http://nicktoons.nick.com/videos/clip/ren-and-stimpy-space-madness-cart-a.html (skip to 6:15 to experience a true trip, but then again, why skip ahead when the whole thing is uploaded for you already, legitimately at that!)Space Madness was my favorite. I watched that shit SO many times and was in tears pretty much every time.

[Tupin]

Ren and Stimpy was just the first of its kind, like Beavis and Butthead, which I rarely found funny. Kids love fart jokes and boogers.
Kids being stupid and not knowing what's good is why most cartoons made are crap.