Bubsy in Fractured Furry Tales

Development Info

In-Game Filesystem#

A file table is found in the ROM at 0x2A00, beginning with the file count (2 bytes), followed by the list of file entries.

Each entry contains 22 bytes. An example of a file entry goes as follows:

• 14 bytes - Filename (padded with zeros)
• 4 bytes - File length
• 4 bytes - File offset (+0x2A00)

Below is what the file table looks like:

ALI.BAD
ALICE.BAD
HANSEL.BAD
JACK.BAD
WATER.BAD
CIRC.BIN
SINE.BIN
ALICE.BOS
GENIE.BOS
HANSEL.BOS
JACK.BOS
WATER.BOS
BSET1.BTR
BSET2.BTR
BSET3.BTR
BSET4.BTR
BSET5.BTR
INTRO.CPL
TITLE.CPL
BSET4.CRY
WORLD1A.CTL
WORLD1B.CTL
WORLD1C.CTL
WORLD2A.CTL
WORLD2B.CTL
WORLD2C.CTL
WORLD3A.CTL
WORLD3B.CTL
WORLD3C.CTL
WORLD4A.CTL
WORLD4B.CTL
WORLD4C.CTL
WORLD5A.CTL
WORLD5B.CTL
WORLD5C.CTL
BSET1.DAT
BSET2.DAT
BSET3.DAT
BSET4.DAT
BSET5.DAT
SFX.DAT
GAME.DTA
FONT1.JHD
INTRO.JHD
LOGOS.JHD
ATARI.JPL
BUBSY.JPL
IDI.JPL
STAR.JPL
WATERFON.JPL
FONT1.JSP
INTRO.JSP
LOGOS.JSP
WORLD1A.MAP
WORLD1B.MAP
WORLD1C.MAP
WORLD2A.MAP
WORLD2B.MAP
WORLD2C.MAP
WORLD3A.MAP
WORLD3B.MAP
WORLD3C.MAP
WORLD4A.MAP
WORLD4B.MAP
WORLD4C.MAP
WORLD5A.MAP
WORLD5B.MAP
WORLD5C.MAP
WORLD1A.MPR
WORLD1B.MPR
WORLD1C.MPR
WORLD2A.MPR
WORLD2B.MPR
WORLD2C.MPR
WORLD3A.MPR
WORLD3B.MPR
WORLD3C.MPR
WORLD4A.MPR
WORLD4B.MPR
WORLD4C.MPR
WORLD5A.MPR
WORLD5B.MPR
WORLD5C.MPR
GAMEOVER.MUS
HIGH.MUS
TITLE.MUS
W1MUSIC.MUS
W2MUSIC.MUS
GAME.TXT
W3MUSIC.MUS
W4MUSIC.MUS
W5MUSIC.MUS
ALI.PIC
ALICE.PIC
HANSEL.PIC
JACK.PIC
TITLE.PIC
WATER.PIC
ARROW.PP
BUBBLE.PP
BUBSY__G.PP
GAMEOVER.PP
GLOBAL_G.PP
OVERLAY.PP
PAUSED.PP
RESET.PP
BSET1.RGB
BSET2.RGB
BSET3.RGB
BSET5.RGB
TITLE.RGB
KEEPITUP.W11
PILOT.W22
NOTHING.W33
FLIPPER.W44
TORTURE.W55

Keep in mind, most files here are compressed using Rob Northen compression³ to reduce file size.

Unused Content#

There isn't much to say about unused content here, as the game was allegedly created in half a year. (June 1994 - December 1994)

Unused Area in Chapter 6#

As found by an AtariAge user "doctorclu"⁴, there exists an inaccessible area, providing a few items like extra lives and orb crates.

This secret room is found at the top-right of the level. (You cannot exit back into the level from the door.)

References#