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A Bug's Life

Based on the Disney/Pixar 3D animated film, you must guide Flik as he sets out to find a group of warrior insects to help his colony of ants to fight off the hungry grasshoppers. Unlike the other versions of…

1 January 1999

A Bug's Life is a platform developed by Tiertex Design Studios, released 1 January 1999 on Game Boy Color.

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What A Bug's Life is

A Bug's Life is a platform game developed by Tiertex Design Studios and released in 1999. It was published by THQ. It is available on Game Boy Color only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Based on the Disney/Pixar 3D animated film, you must guide Flik as he sets out to find a group of warrior insects to help his colony of ants to fight off the hungry grasshoppers. Unlike the other versions of this game, the GBC version is a 2D side-scroller. You must guide Flik in finding parts for his inventions. Along the way, you must avoid other enemy insects, including the grasshoppers, or hit them with berries.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Disney series

A Bug's Life is the 136th of 516 entries we hold in the Disney series. The next entry was Disney's Story Studio: Disney's Mulan in 1999.

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What it launched against

A Bug's Life launched on 1 January 1999, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.

Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.

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When did A Bug's Life come out?
A Bug's Life was released on 1 January 1999 for Game Boy Color.

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