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The Ottifants

The Ottifants is a 2D platformer released for the Sega Genesis, Master System and Game Gear in 1993. It was only released in Europe and Brazil. The Ottifant is a creation of German comedian and actor Otto…

1 February 1993

The Ottifants is a platform developed by Graftgold, released 1 February 1993 on Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega Master System/Mark III.

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What The Ottifants is

The Ottifants is a platform game developed by Graftgold and released in 1993. It was published by Sega Entertainment. It is available on Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega Master System/Mark III.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Ottifants is a 2D platformer released for the Sega Genesis, Master System and Game Gear in 1993. It was only released in Europe and Brazil. The Ottifant is a creation of German comedian and actor Otto Waalkes. The name is a portmanteau of Waalkes' nickname Otti and the German word for elephant. Game description: "All is not well for Bruno, the baby Ottifant. A father captured by Aliens! Or so our Otti-infant imagines as he follows the trail of sweets that will lead him to his abducted parent. It's a trail of peril and adventure--- terrifying toys, a blood-chilling basement and an office of hi-tech horror."
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Ottifants series

The Ottifants is the first of 5 entries we hold in the Ottifants series. The next entry was Otto's Ottifanten: Baby Bruno's Nightmare in 1998.

See all 5 Ottifants games in release order →

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When did The Ottifants come out?
The Ottifants was released on 1 February 1993 for Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega Master System/Mark III.

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