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Crazy Bus
Venezuelan video game From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Crazy Bus (also spelled CrazyBus) is a 2004 unlicensed bus simulator video game.[2][3] Originally created as a tech demo, it was subsequently put on a ROM cartridge and published by an unauthorized 3rd party for the Sega Genesis.[4] The game was developed by Venezuelan game developer Tom Scripts.[2]
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History
Crazy Bus was initially uploaded online as a software test program made for the Sega Genesis. It was developed by Venezuelan Tom Scripts (real name Tom Maneiro)[2][5] using the BasiEgaXorz IDE[6] software developed by DevSter (real name Joseph Norman).[7] After attracting the attention of video game enthusiasts in the United States and elsewhere, a ROM cartridge was created by a third party, complete with cover art and a user manual.[8][9] Neither the game's creator nor Sega were involved in the release of the cartridge.[4][9]
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Gameplay
The gameplay simply consists of driving a 2D bus back and forth. Driving the bus forward accumulates points, with a highest possible score of 65,535 points. Driving the bus backwards subtracts points, however, points can roll over to the maximum score of 65,535.[10] The game also allows the player to honk the horn of the bus[3][4] and players can choose between five different buses from Brazilian, Venezuelan, and Spanish brands,[11] including a more generic/standard yellow school bus.[4]
The game's "soundtrack" music is composed of random tones, generated with a pseudorandom algorithm.[12]
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Reception and legacy
Crazy Bus has gained notoriety for its bizarre, scrambled music.[11][13][14][15][16][17] The soundtrack has been described by ScreenRant as "one of the most over-the-top and intolerably shrill soundtracks of all time"[3] and by CBR as "chaotic".[18] The soundtrack was featured on the 2022 "Level Up: Gaming Soundtracks" episode of BBC Radio 3's Late Junction music programme.[5]
In 2014, the game was reviewed in episode 124 of the popular web series Angry Video Game Nerd, where all aspects of the game were criticized for poor quality.[2][10] According to a 2021 report published by the University of Carabobo, while Crazy Bus didn't achieve commercial success as a pirated game, the subsequent popularity of Crazy Bus drew attention to other games published in Venezuela.[2]
The game is considered notable as an unusual part of video game history and is often played by YouTubers and Twitch streamers, who mainly treat it as a strange novelty.[19] A mod was created of Sega Genesis Classics that included Crazy Bus.[6]
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