Another mascot platformer I never played. Again, I wasn't about to pay full price for these kinds of games back then, and if it wasn't available at my local rental place, I didn't play it. Probably didn't help that there was another squirrel video game mascot then, too. Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel was a spinoff to Aero the Acrobat, another furry animal game mascot. If I had to say something nice about Mr. Nutz, it's that the graphics look nice.
Forgotten Gaming Mascots #9: Mr. Nutz
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 On 02/10/2021 at 08:16 AM by The Last Ninja See More From This User » |
Games: Mr. Nutz (SNES, Gen, GB, GBC, GBA/1993), Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad (Amiga/1994)
Mascot for: Ocean
The first Mr. Nutz game has the red squirrel taking on a yeti who wants to use his magic powers to freeze the world. This is a pretty generic platformer. Mr. Nutz can jump on most enemies, strike them with his tail, and throw nuts at them that he has collected. While the game looks nice, its level design is completely uninspired (a common symptom of most Sonic rip-offs). The sequel was released for the Amiga in Europe only (a Genesis version was planned, but never happened). Published by Ocean, this game was made by a different developer (Neon Studios) and is a bit different from its predecessor (but still bland).
What happened: Both games seem to be plagued by bad decisions, the first being the name of the protagonist (seriously, who thought "Mr. Nutz" was a good name???). The sequel has Mr. Nutz fighting against space chickens (again, who approved this idea?). Both games received mostly positive reviews, although I'm not sure how well they sold. The fact that the second game's port to Genesis was dropped should tell you that Ocean didn't think the game would do well. He's just a generic animal mascot, one which I don't think anyone fondly remembers.
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