Bugaboo (The Flea)
Bugaboo (The Flea), later published in Spain as La Pulga, is a video game written by the Spanish programming duo Paco Portalo and Paco Suarez for the ZX Spectrum and published by Quicksilva in 1983. It was later released for the Commodore 64 and MSX were produced. The Amstrad CPC port was published under the name Roland in the Caves using the Roland character.
| Bugaboo (The Flea) | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Paco & Paco |
| Publisher(s) | Quicksilva |
| Designer(s) | Paco Suarez Paco Portalo |
| Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, MSX, Amstrad CPC |
| Release | 1983 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Bugaboo, besides being the first video game made in Spain, is one of the first computer games to include cutscenes. Its publication marked the beginning of the Golden Era of Spanish Software. A sequel was released in Spain by Opera Soft under the title Poogaboo, made by Paco Suarez. Paco Portalo, the other member of Paco & Paco, left the project after the publication of the original game for the ZX Spectrum.
The player takes control of a flea who has fallen into a cavern and must escape.