Re-Release Bugdom in HD

The issue

Many remember the joy of entering into the tiny little world beneath our feet, a world that existed in the soil-drenched vistas of our backyards: the world of Bugdom.

In 1999 Pangea Software released the game Bugdom, in which a player controls Rollie (a rollie-pollie bug) as he attempts to liberate the land of Bugdom from the oppressive forces of King Thorax and his fire ants. It was an immediate smash hit with IGN calling it "one of the best crafted platform games for the Mac."

However, as the years went on, the gaming world continued to grow and develop and Bugdom was lost to time. Today, the game is nearly impossible to play. While available on Pangea Software's website for free, one needs to have a Mac not updated beyond OS9, or else the game becomes unplayable. As a result, this means many have no access to a piece of gaming history that was once such an integral part of their childhoods.

It is my opinion that the ideal solution to this dilemma is for Pangea Software to band their resources together and re-release Bugdom. In an ideal world, this would be done in HD but we understand that is a lot to ask. At the very least it would be a sign of respect to your many fans to make the game playable with the latest iteration of Apple Software so that this game that, once, so many PangeaSoft employees poured their labors into will not be lost to time.

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The issue

Many remember the joy of entering into the tiny little world beneath our feet, a world that existed in the soil-drenched vistas of our backyards: the world of Bugdom.

In 1999 Pangea Software released the game Bugdom, in which a player controls Rollie (a rollie-pollie bug) as he attempts to liberate the land of Bugdom from the oppressive forces of King Thorax and his fire ants. It was an immediate smash hit with IGN calling it "one of the best crafted platform games for the Mac."

However, as the years went on, the gaming world continued to grow and develop and Bugdom was lost to time. Today, the game is nearly impossible to play. While available on Pangea Software's website for free, one needs to have a Mac not updated beyond OS9, or else the game becomes unplayable. As a result, this means many have no access to a piece of gaming history that was once such an integral part of their childhoods.

It is my opinion that the ideal solution to this dilemma is for Pangea Software to band their resources together and re-release Bugdom. In an ideal world, this would be done in HD but we understand that is a lot to ask. At the very least it would be a sign of respect to your many fans to make the game playable with the latest iteration of Apple Software so that this game that, once, so many PangeaSoft employees poured their labors into will not be lost to time.

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Petition created on 7 November 2018