Johnny Bazookatone (1996)

Arc Developments

3DO Interactive Multiplayer · DOS · PlayStation · Sega Saturn

2.20 from 10 ratings

40 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 11 backlogged · 3 wish listed

The original guitar hero with the Elvis attitude and purple hair pompadour, Johnny Bazookatone, has been imprisoned in the year 2050 in Sin Sin Prison by El Diablo, the Lord of the Underworld, who is jealous of his talent and kidnaps other musical legends as well in this 3D side-scrolling platformer. Johnny's guitar Anita has been taken from him and … Read more
The original guitar hero with the Elvis attitude and purple hair pompadour, Johnny Bazookatone, has been imprisoned in the year 2050 in Sin Sin Prison by El Diablo, the Lord of the Underworld, who is jealous of his talent and kidnaps other musical legends as well in this 3D side-scrolling platformer. Johnny's guitar Anita has been taken from him and he sets out to escape and vanquish foes on his way to be reunited with Anita. Read less
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Details

Developers
Arc Developments
Publishers
U.S. Gold
Genres
Platform, Puzzle
Themes
Action
Series
Johnny Platform

Release dates

  • Jan 1996 (Europe) PlayStation
  • Feb 22, 1996 (North_America) PlayStation
  • Apr 26, 1996 (Japan) PlayStation, Sega Saturn
  • 1996 (North_America) 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DOS, Sega Saturn
  • 1996 (Europe) Sega Saturn
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Rating distribution

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Review scoopings 3/5 · Apr 9, 2026

Honorary 3 Stars Abound In Early 96

Preliminary: Absolutely beautiful music is getting me to push through an otherwise very strange situation. Everything about the Play is... odd. I am not sure where my bullets go sometimes, I am not sure how to tell if I will actually land on the tree branch or not, etc. But that music. That music is great. I can't claim the …

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Preliminary: Absolutely beautiful music is getting me to push through an otherwise very strange situation. Everything about the Play is... odd. I am not sure where my bullets go sometimes, I am not sure how to tell if I will actually land on the tree branch or not, etc. But that music. That music is great. I can't claim the Sound is great though because the collection sound effect is way too loud.

I intuitively realized you can shoot down while jumping to basically glide. I love love love that. And Imma read the manual to be clearer now.

Well no. The game play is just too messy to be worth pushing through. Great music though, that might manage to boost it to an honorary 3 tho it really shouldn't.

Look: 7.5/10 I love it, but it isn't special for 96.

Sound: 8.5/10 I just listened to the overall soundtrack and if it weren't for the Play, shoot. Like this would deserve a 9 if it were just about the music, sadly the sound effects weren't great.

Play: 6.5/10 I want to give credit for the way shooting down allows you to sort of float, and it's overall a neat idea, but just super sloppy. And relies too much on the crowded-screen-for-difficulty.

Feel: 7/10

Attachment: 7/10

Overall: 7.3/10

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