Under the publishing rights of Ubisoft, Buck Bumble was a third-person shooter from the late 90s that Croc developer, Argonaut Games, would love to remake.
Speaking to MCV Develop (via VGC), co-CEO Mike Arkin discussed why Croc was its go-to revival story. Simply put, it was the safest bet, with other IPs, having downsides, like with Buck Bumble; it was an N64 game, which limited the audience to some capacity. Meanwhile, Croc sold three million copies, which at the time was a big deal for a studio of any size.
“I-Ninja is a really well-regarded and underappreciated game and we’d love to revisit it. Buck Bumble too, but that was N64-only so less people know about it.
Croc, on the other hand, sold well over 3 million copies (back when that was a lot of copies) and was the first big platformer on the original PlayStation console. It’s also got broad appeal, both to men and women. Croc really appealed to everyone. It was the obvious choice.”
Arkin did, though note that Argonaut hopes Buck Bumble will “have his day in the sun, eventually.” Unfortunately, it will be a while, as the team is busy with moving forward and bringing Croc 2 to modern consoles.
