Bear Fun Show

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Bear Fun Show
BearTitle1.gif

Release type: Freeware
Release date: 1994
Levels: 2
Author: Adam Tyner
Related games: Alan!, Blip!

Bear Fun Show is a spin-off from Alan B-Day, starring the sprite from that game of Adam's "fierce attack dog," Mr. Bear. The game follows the same rough structure as its forebear (as it were) -- two short levels where you walk to the right across the width of the map, shoot or avoid random creatures -- and most of its resources are recycled from Alan B-Day. It uses the same tiles, sprites, and items.

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This game is a little more refined that Alan B-Day, with some new interior backgrounds and more in-jokes and references to Adam Tyner's life in 1994. The anaglyphic 3D glasses from Alan B-Day are back. Then there's the TV set to WCTP 36, a UHF-broadcast station viewable in south Georgia and Florida's Big Bend. These days it's a CBS affiliate; at the time of the game's design, it seems to have been the local ABC station. Shows broadcast at that time on WCTP would have included My So-Called Life, Lois & Clark, NYPD Blue, Home Improvement, Grace Under Fire, Roseanne, Ellen, Matlock, The Commish, and Boy Meets World. Unlike Alan B-Day the game also exhibits the standard Game-Maker jumping scheme, with the numerical keypad.

Spud alert in Bear Fun Show

It's still early days in Bear Fun Show; the design is way over on the simple end of things, as it would be for an early effort. The levels are filled with enemies unavoidably drawn to the character's position -- anthropomorphized watermelons, boxing gloves, and red birds. To replenish the inevitable loss of hit points, there is dog food. Bear can bark, to little effect, or with the collection of 3D glasses can shoot Alan's lasers. More interesting are the environmental details, like the electrical outlets that occasionally zap Bear as he passes and the occasional background elements that Bear can hop up onto, like dressers and stumps.

There isn't much here, really, but Bear Fun Show is an amiable game. It plays well enough, it's clear and uncluttered, and its entertaining elements outweigh the annoyances. It's also neat to see the same resources from another game used to illustrate a different perspective.

The available version of this game is missing a file -- namely the story text.

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(Overview) Bear Fun Show Blip!
Bear series

Story[edit]

[missing]

Instructions[edit]

Use the numeric keypad (make sure Num Lock is off) for best results.

  • Use Home and PgUp to jump left and right, respectively.
  • The left and right arrows will move you in those directions.
  • Use p to pick up the BotsMaster glasses and + to fire a laser when you do.
  • Use ENTER to bark.
  • Just walk over power- ups.

Credits[edit]

This game was 100% programmed by the genius of Adam Tyner, who sincerely hopes you enjoy his brainchild.

Availability[edit]

This game is not known to have been distributed in any form, prior to its addition to the Archive.

Archive History[edit]

After an earlier wave of rediscoveries, on July 13 2011 Alan Caudel provided another archive of previously missing Game-Maker material, including the following:

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