Bugaboo the Flea

Entry Summary

ID	739
Machine	ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language	-
Genre	Arcade Game: Platform
Max Players	1
Available Type	A

People

Authors

Publishers

Magazine References

Magazine	Issue	Type	Score
Big K	1984 #5	Advert	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1983 #25	Advert	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1983 #26	Advert	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1984 #27	Advert	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1984 #30	Review	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1984 #33	Advert	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1984 #34	Advert	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1984 #35	Advert	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1984 #36	Advert	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1984 #37	Advert	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1985 #42	Full-page ad	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1985 #42	Offer	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1985 #43	Full-page ad	-
C&VG (Computer & Video Games)	1985 #43	Offer	-
Computer Choice	1984	Review	-
Computer Choice	1984	Advert	-
Computer Choice	1984	Advert	-
Computer Gamer	1985 #5	Feature	-
Crash	1984 #1	Review	-
Crash	1984 #2	Review	-
Crash	1984 #3	Review	-
Crash	1984 #6	Advert	-
Crash	1984 #7	Review	-
Crash	1984 #7	Advert	-
Crash	1985 #15	News/Note	-
Games Computing	1984	Review	-
Games Computing	1984	Feature	-
Home Computing Weekly	1983 #31 (week#1)	News/Note	-
Home Computing Weekly	1983 #37 (week#3)	Review	-
Personal Computer Games	1984 #3	Review	-
Personal Computer Games	1984 #7	News/Note	-
Personal Computer Games	1984 #7	Advert	-
Personal Computer Games	1984 #9	Advert	-
Personal Computer Games	1984 #11	Advert	-
Personal Computer Games	1984 #13	Tips	-
Personal Computer News	1983 #37	Review	-
Popular Computing Weekly	1985 #9 (week#4)	News/Note	-
SSD-II	1999	Information	-
Sinclair Programs	1984 #15	Advert	-
Sinclair Programs	1984 #22	Review	-
Sinclair User	1983 #20	Advert	-
Sinclair User	1983 #21	Advert	-
Sinclair User	1984 #22	Advert	-
Sinclair User	1984 #27	Advert	-
Sinclair User	1984 #28	Advert	-
Sinclair User	1984 #29	Advert	-
Sinclair User	1984 #30	Advert	-
Sinclair User	1984 #31	Advert	-
Sinclair User	1985 #37	Offer	-
Sinclair User	1985 #37	Full-page ad	-
Sinclair User	1985 #38	Full-page ad	-
Sinclair User	1985 #38	Offer	-
Your Computer	1983 #11	Advert	-
Your Computer	1983 #12	Review	-
Your Computer	1984 #1	Advert	-
Your Computer	1984 #6	Advert	-
Your Computer	1984 #7	Advert	-
Your Computer	1984 #9	Advert	-
Your Computer	1984 #10	Advert	-
Your Spectrum	1984 #1	Review	-
ZX	#3	Review	-
ZX Computing	1983 #10	News/Note	-

Scores

Website	Score	Votes
WorldOfSpectrum	8.35	90

Web Links

Speccy Screenshot Maps en

Hardcore Gaming 101 en

Wikipedia en

FRGCB en

Centre for Computing History en

MobyGames en

RZX Archive en

The Tipshop en

UVL en

Modern ZX-Retro Gaming en

RZX Archive - YouTube en

Modern ZX-Retro Gaming en

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Downloads

Game map

File	Size	Tags	Comments
BugabooTheFlea.gif	22.6 KB	rel #0

Inlay - Back

File	Size	Tags	Comments
BugabooTheFlea_Back.jpg	256.5 KB	NoneSingle jewel caserel #0

Inlay - Front

File	Size	Tags	Comments
BugabooTheFlea.jpg	316.1 KB	NoneSingle jewel caserel #0
BugabooTheFlea(PulgaLa)(InvestronicaS.A.).jpg	41.2 KB	rel #1

Instructions

File	Size	Tags	Comments
BugabooTheFlea.txt	1.4 KB	English rel #0
BugabooTheFlea(PulgaLa)(InvestronicaS.A.).txt	817 B	Spanish rel #1

Loading screen

File	Size	Tags	Comments
BugabooTheFlea.scr	6.8 KB	rel #0

Media scan

File	Size	Tags	Comments
BugabooTheFlea_Media.jpg	93.5 KB	Nonerel #0
BugabooTheFlea(PulgaLa)(InvestronicaSA)_Media.jpg	96.8 KB	Nonerel #1

POK pokes file

File	Size	Tags	Comments
Bugaboo the Flea (1983)(Quicksilva).pok	114 B	rel #0

Running screen

File	Size	Tags	Comments
BugabooTheFlea.gif	2.3 KB	rel #0

RZX playback file

File	Size	Tags	Comments
bugaboo.zip	-	rel #0	Recorded by Chris Marriott and Pablo Gomez - Released in Spain as 'La Pulga'.

Scanned instructions

File	Size	Tags	Comments
BugabooTheFlea.zip	615.1 KB	English rel #0

Tape image

File	Size	Tags
BugabooTheFlea.tzx.zip	11.7 KB	NoneOriginal release (O)English ZX-Spectrum 48K1983rel #0
BugabooTheFlea.tap.zip	11.6 KB	UndeterminedEnglish ZX-Spectrum 48K1983rel #0
BugabooTheFlea(PulgaLa)(InvestronicaS.A.).tzx.zip	11.6 KB	NoneRe-release (R)Spanish ZX-Spectrum 48K1983rel #1
BugabooTheFlea(PulgaLa)(InvestronicaS.A.).tap.zip	11.0 KB	NoneRe-release (R)Spanish ZX-Spectrum 48K1983rel #1

Releases

Release #	Year	Downloads	Comments
#0	1983	12
#1	1983	5

Origins

Type	Title	Publication	Issue	Date
standalone	Bugaboo the Flea	Quicksilva Ltd	-	1983/10

Relations

Dir	Type	Entry
To	Documented by	Bugaboo, un Hito en la Historia del Software Espanol
To	Original platform for	Bugaboo

Tags / Members

Tag	Type	Links
Border Effects	Feature	Any program implementing multicolor effects on the border area (from small effects to intensify the gameplay, to complex effects like letters scrolling or paper-border sync to extend the screen area).
BugabooTheFlea	Series	-
Short Game (<3min)	Feature	Entire game can be completed in less than 3 minutes (without bug exploits, cheat codes or hacks).

Ports

Title	Platform	Official	Link
-	Amstrad CPC	Yes	Link
-	MSX	Yes	Link
Booga-Boo: The Flea	Commodore 64	Yes	Link

Remakes

Title	Platforms	Years	Notes
Booga-Boo	PC/Windows	2007	available
Bugaboo	PC/DOS	2001	available
Punq, the Flea	PC/Windows	-	available
QQ#2 "The Flea"	PC/Windows, Mac OS X	2010	available

Notes

RemarksWhen Paco Portalo presented "La Pulga" to Indescomp, the software market for the ZX Spectrum was still non-existent in Spain. Thus Indescomp made a deal with Quicksilva and released this game in UK first (around October 1983) renamed as "Bugaboo the Flea". The game was later released in Spain, around December 1983, as "La Pulga".

Aliases

Release #	Language	Title
#1	en	La Pulga