''Bugsy'', also known as ''The King of Chicago'', is a 1986 graphic adventure game for the
Commodore 64,
Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad CPC (short for ''Colour Personal Computer'') is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the S ...
, and
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer.
Referred to during development as the ''ZX81 Colou ...
developed by
St. Bride's School and published by
CRL Group
CRL Group plc is a defunct British video game development and publishing company. Originally CRL stood for "Computer Rentals Limited". It was based in King's Yard, London and run by Clem Chambers. at World of Spectrum
They released a number of n ...
exclusively in Europe. Its protagonist, Bugsy Maroon, is a
rabbit
Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit s ...
gangster
A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Most gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from ''mob'' and the suffix ''-ster''. Gangs provide a level of organization and ...
in 1922 Chicago. The objective of the game is to be a successful criminal. While primarily text-based, it features simple graphics depicting the current scene.
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1980s interactive fiction
1986 video games
Amstrad CPC games
Commodore 64 games
CRL Group games
Single-player video games
Video games about crime
Video games about rabbits and hares
Video games developed in Ireland
Video games set in Chicago
Video games set in the 1920s
ZX Spectrum games
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