Fatty Bear’s Birthday Surprise - Final Rating

By Ilmari

When I reviewed Putt Putt Joins the Parade, I was a bit anxious whether I could rate a children’s game fairly. With one Humongous game already under my belt, I think I have a better grasp on what works and what doesn’t in these games. Let’s see if teddy power beats an automobile!

It had to make a cameo

Fatty Bear’s Birthday Surprise - Strike! (AKA Won)

By Ilmari

Looks good…

Is it? Is it?

Yes, it’s a strike!

Fatty Bear’s Birthday Surprise - Do Teddy Bears Dream of Stuffed Bees?

By Ilmari

Even with the risk of a righteous commenter, hidden behind the heroic disguise of anonymity naming me a social justice warrior, I declare that representation in computer games is an important issue.

And frankly, wouldn’t Social Justice Warrior be just a great name for a superhero

Game 123: Fatty Bear’s Birthday Surprise (1993) - Introduction

By Ilmari

My four-year old kid had a revelatory moment the other day:

“You know dad, teddies are not really bears.”
“Of course they are! Why would you think otherwise?”, I answered.
“Teddies are nice and friendly, but bears growl and eat people.”

A teddy: smiles, mostly harmless, comes in many colours, likes to cuddle
By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13749025

A bear: grumpy, ferocious beast, somewhere on the scale
black-brown-white, does not like to cuddle
By MathKnight - Own work, based on:, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89412529