When did Bubsy II release?

Bubsy II was first released on October 15, 1994.

Bubsy II

Oct 15, 1994PlatformAdventureSuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Game BoyPC

Bubsy II — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Bubsy II on?: Bubsy II was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Boy, PC.
When did Bubsy II release?: Bubsy II was first released on October 15, 1994.

About Bubsy II

Defeat droves of dive-bombing penguins! Squash squadrons of flying pigs! Trash tons of turbo-powered sheep! It's all waiting for you in this wacky, whirlwind adventure through the Amazatorium. FIVE wild worlds. FOUR claw-biting levels of difficulty. THREE mind-boggling mini-games. TWO hopelessly lost relatives. and ONE wise-cracking bobcat named Bubsy.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Boy, PC
Developer: Accolade
Publisher: Tec Toy
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Comedy

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

40/100

from 17 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1994	$12	$21	—	10 reviews	Low

Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Game Boy · PC. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$12

Complete

$21

Sealed

—

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$11	$23	—

How often it sells

Loose: about 2 times a month
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about once a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $1.78 in Oct 2007, $11.28 five years ago, and $12.00 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$4.90	—
Jan 2009	$3.50	—
Jan 2010	$6.80	—
Jan 2011	$2.99	—
Jan 2012	$3.98	—
Jan 2013	$3.36	—
Jan 2014	$4.99	$7.99
Jan 2015	$4.33	$11.95
Jan 2016	$6.95	$12.99
Jan 2017	$6.36	$13.50
Jan 2018	$8.54	$14.95
Jan 2019	$7.00	$14.19
Jan 2020	$8.12	$15.00
Jan 2021	$9.99	$15.50
Jan 2022	$11.99	$23
Jan 2023	$13.12	$22
Jan 2024	$9.99	$20
Jan 2025	$10.14	$19.99
Jan 2026	$10.00	$32
Oct 2026	$12.00	$21

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Barcode
North America	15 October 1994	015605034022
Europe / PAL	28 October 1994	—

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1994
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A mid-priced platform sequel, with the same price in either region.

Bubsy II is Accolade's 1994 platform sequel, released in North America on 15 October 1994 and in Europe on 28 October 1994. The Genesis and Super NES versions are virtually identical. The story sends Bubsy into the Amazatorium, where Oinker P. Spamm is out to hog all of reality.

In previews Electronic Games said it would add special objects and mini-game sequences, and Sega Pro promised better graphics and more animations, moves and levels than the first game.

What the press said at the time

Computer and Video Games		80/100
Game Players		64%
GameFan		50/100, 56/100, 60/100
Hyper		61/100
Mean Machines Sega		84/100
Electronic Games		A
Games World		83/100
Mega		86%
Sega Power		72%
Sega Pro		88%

“Bar a few faults, this is a decent platformer. There's a lot to explore and the pace is certainly fast.”
— Computer + Video Games, October 1994

“While this sequel has a nice non-linear touch, some of the levels are very repetitious.”
— Game Players, April 1995

Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.

Also on other platforms

Super NES · Game Boy · PC

Game Boy. The Game Boy version is drastically different, with different level designs and black-and-white graphics unless played on a Super Game Boy.

How the other versions reviewed

Super NES	Computer and Video Games	79/100
Super NES	Official Nintendo Magazine	82/100
Super NES	Total!	3
Super NES	Electronic Games	A−
Super NES	Super Gamer	70/100
Super NES	VideoGames	6/10

These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.

Before you buy

Among US carts it sits at about the middle, and the European cart usually costs about the same as the US one, loose or complete. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.