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Writer explores obscure Japanese game based on The Gods Must Be Crazy
Original: Next on All the Adventures, I look into the Japanese computer game based on the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, and why su
A games writer is publishing a two-part examination of Happy Bushman, a 1983 Japanese computer adventure game adapted from the film The Gods Must Be Crazy, asking why such a game was made at all. Retro gaming fans are sharing the piece, drawn to the oddity of a Japanese license based on a South African-set comedy film.
Why now: Retro gaming communities enjoy deep dives into obscure licensed adaptations and unlikely cross-cultural crossovers.
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- Next on All the Adventures, I look into the Japanese computer game based on the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, and why such a thing would be made in the first place. (Part 1 of 2!) https:// bluerenga.blog/2026/09/29/happ y-bushman-1983/ # retrogaming # adventuregame # videogames… · jdyer@mastodon.gamedev.place · 9
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