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Put on your baggy pants, grab your shades, and turn your hat backwards -- its time to save the world, baby! Assuming the role of a mischievous dude with a 'tude, Rascal's mission is to save his brainiac grandfather from the clutches of Chronon. Casper Clockwise is well versed in the fields of sci...

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Developer
Traveller's Tales

Released on
1998

Size
1 Player

Version
PlayStation

Requirements
Sony Playstation

Downloads
Action

Publisher
Psygnosis

ESRB Rating
E - Everyone

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Put on your baggy pants, grab your shades, and turn your hat backwards — its time to save the world, baby! Assuming the role of a mischievous dude with a ‘tude, Rascal’s mission is to save his brainiac grandfather from the clutches of Chronon. Casper Clockwise is well versed in the fields of sciences, inventions and time travelling. With that information, the evil overlord Chronon is hatching diabolical schemes to destroy the events of the past.

Armed with the one-of-a-kind Bubble Gun, Rascal will travel through time to thwart the evil minion’s plans and rescue his grandfather. As a third-person 3D platformer, players will traverse through ancient Mayan ruins, Old Western settings, and the Lost City of Atlantis; there are six worlds broken into 18 levels apiece, each crammed with hidden areas and bonus goodies!

Along the way, Rascal will encounter hordes of bad guys specific to the current location. Ranging from peg-legged pirates and mermaids to crazy sheriffs and their deputies, players are required to make good use of the Bubble Gun. Additionally, each level is filled with platforming hazards that will have our hero swimming through dangerous waters, outrunning monsters, and jumping between moving and static platforms.

Rascal

Overview & History

Developed by Attic Entertainment Software and published by Psygnosis in 1998, Rascal is a cult-classic 3D platformer that initially launched for the PlayStation. Set across fantastical time periods—ranging from prehistoric eras to futuristic cyberpunk spaces—the game follows a young boy whose father is kidnapped by the villainous Chronos. Armed with a versatile morphing weapon called the Bubble Gun, players must traverse platforming hazards, solve environmental puzzles, and rescue the captive parent across heavily stylized, surrealistic environments. While noted at the time for its ambitious visual presentation and atmospheric soundtrack, it developed a reputation for its punishing difficulty and experimental perspective.

Gameplay Features & Mechanics

Rascal separates itself from traditional platformers by heavily emphasizing precision navigation and multi-directional combat. Players control the protagonist from a fixed-camera perspective that often shifts dramatically to disorient the player and heighten the platforming challenge. The core mechanic revolves around the Bubble Gun, which can be upgraded with different elemental payloads to defeat distinct enemy types, interact with switches, and unlock hidden pathways. Navigating the treacherous terrains requires mastering momentum-based jumps, tight ledge-grabs, and avoiding environmental hazards like toxic slime and shifting gears. Defeated enemies leave behind energy crystals necessary for health restoration and unlocking progression gates, forcing players to thoroughly explore every nook of the clockwork-inspired dimensions.