decade earlier, this never would’ve happened. I’m not talking about the game—there were

十年前，這種情況絕不會發生。我不是在說遊戲，有

tons of games like this in the eighties. I’m talking about Tiny Toons. See, animation had

在80年代有很多這樣的遊戲。我說的是 "小卡通"。你看，動畫有

been in decline for a long time...but if its Golden Age ended in the 1960s, the 1980s ushered

衰落了很久......但如果說它的黃金時代結束於20世紀60年代，那麼20世紀80年代則迎來了它的黃金時代。

in its dark age. The cartoon had become a marketing tool, and the creative process was

在其黑暗的時代。漫畫已經成為一種營銷工具，而創作過程是

in the hands not of cartoonists, but of businessmen.

掌握在不是漫畫家，而是商人手中。

Of course, out of nowhere, that all changed in the 1990s. Channels like Nickelodeon were

當然，不知從何而來，這一切都在上世紀90年代發生了變化。管道，如Nickelodeon是

crazy enough to try this wacky concept called “letting cartoonists make cartoons.” This

瘋狂地嘗試這個古怪的概念 叫 "讓漫畫家做漫畫"。這個

led to some of the best animated programming in decades...actual cartoons from actual artists

導致一些最好的動畫節目 在幾十年的時間裡... 真正的卡通片 從真正的藝術家的真實的卡通片。

who revered old-school animation. Case in point, Tiny Toons.

崇尚老派動畫的人。案例：《小卡通》。

The show was so successful, it led to a bunch of toys and games, which was a huge shift

這個節目太成功了，它導致了一堆玩具和遊戲，這是一個巨大的轉變

from the 1980s. This was toys based on cartoons...not the other way around.

從20世紀80年代開始。這是基於卡通片的玩具......而不是其他方式。

And this particular Tiny Toons game is actually quite interesting. Buster’s Hidden Treasure

而這款特別的Tiny Toons遊戲其實很有意思。巴斯特的隱藏寶藏

was the first Tiny Toons game released for a SEGA console, and while the previous ones

是SEGA遊戲機推出的第一款Tiny Toons遊戲，雖然前幾作

kind of followed a similar formula...this one broke away a bit. In fact, Konami employed

某種程度上也遵循了類似的公式......本作有點脫離了。事實上，Konami採用了

some smart design here by creating a Tiny Toons game that specifically caters to the

聰明的設計，創造了一個專門針對Tiny Toons的遊戲。

SEGA fan base.

世嘉粉絲群。

So unlike the two NES releases, Buster’s Hidden Treasure is essentially Buster The

是以，與兩款NES版本不同的是，《巴斯特的藏寶》本質上是《巴斯特》。

Hedgehog. That is to say...this is extremely Sonic. Buster builds momentum, he runs fast,

刺蝟。也就是說......這是極音速的。巴斯特蓄勢待發，他跑得很快。

he uses ramps to go flying through the air...he’s even blue, for god’s sake.

他用坡道在空中飛行......他甚至是藍色的，看在上帝的份上。

Actually, that one’s more of a coincidence.

其實，這個更多的是一種巧合。

I love the concept of a different Tiny Toons for an audience that has different tastes

我喜歡為不同口味的觀眾提供不同的Tiny Toons的概念。

in platforming. But there are a few problems that keep this game from being as good as

在平臺方面。但是有一些問題讓這款遊戲無法像

its predecessors...specifically, its mechanics and the fact that, sometimes, Buster’s Hidden

它的前輩......特別是，它的機制和事實，有時，巴斯特的隱藏的

Treasure seems to forget that it’s supposed to go fast.

寶物似乎忘記了，它應該是快的。

See, if you’re going to go Sonic, a big part of that is having levels that allow it.

你看，如果你要去索尼克，其中很大一部分是有允許它的水準。

The levels in a game like this should be different from a Mario game, for example, which is a

這樣的遊戲中的關卡應該是不同於馬里奧遊戲的，比如說馬里奧遊戲是一個。

slower and more deliberate game. But these levels try to mix the two approaches, which

更慢、更慎重的遊戲。但這些關卡試圖將這兩種方法混合起來，這

doesn’t work very well. A fast character, Sonic or Buster, is just ill-equipped for

不太行得通。一個快速的角色，索尼克或巴斯特，只是裝備不全的

precise platforming, which Tiny Toons at times requires.

精確的平臺，而Tiny Toons有時需要。

Plus, Buster is way too heavy. Must’ve eaten, like, a million carrots.

另外，巴斯特是太重了。一定吃了，像，一百萬根胡蘿蔔。

Fortunately, though, there is a lot to like about the game, as well. The fact that it’s

不過幸運的是，這款遊戲也有很多值得喜歡的地方。事實上，它是

just different is a good thing, but it also looks pretty good. And the game is huge, with

只是不一樣是好事，但看起來也很不錯。而且遊戲的規模很大，有

more than 30 levels across plenty of different worlds. But again...the level design hurts

30多個關卡，跨越大量不同的世界。但同樣......關卡設計也很傷人。

the Sonic feel, and the mechanics make platforming harder than it should be.

索尼克的感覺，和機械裝置使平臺化比它應該更難。

If you’re a Genesis fan who wants in on some Tiny Toons nostalgia, Buster’s Hidden

如果你是一個創世紀的粉絲，想在一些Tiny Toons懷舊，巴斯特的隱藏的

Treasure isn’t quite an anvil to the head...but it’s not exactly a trip through Wackyland,

寶藏不算是鐵砧打頭......但也不算是穿越Wackyland。

either. Huge thanks to our friend Andrew from Philadelphia for sending this in...and giving

也不是。巨大的感謝我們的朋友安德魯從費城發來的......並給予了

me the chance to talk about cartoons.

我有機會談論漫畫。

It’s Buster’s Hidden Treasure for the SEGA Genesis.

這是Buster's hidden treasure for the SEGA Genesis。