Dash The Raccoon (video game)

**Dash The Raccoon** is a platform game developed by Raccoon Animation and published by Raccoon Animation and Aspen Pellot for the arcades and Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive. It was released in 1992. Players control Dash The Raccoon, who can run at near supersonic speeds; Dash sets out on a quest to rescue his girlfriend, Penelope "Penny" Mariana from Dr. Pumpernickel, a scientist who seeks the powerful Crystalballs.

## Characters

### NPCs

* Penelope "Penny" Mariana
* Zack Zebra
* Gianna Goat
* Monkey The Cat
* Monkeys
* People (removed)
	+ White man with blond hair
	+ Black man with large lips
	+ Male Mexican musician
	+ Asian woman with squinting eyes
	+ Jewish man with beard
	+ American man wearing an American flag wife beater
	+ Italian chef with pizza
	+ Frenchman with beret

## Trivia

* Dash The Raccoon is created to compete with Looney Molly Sisters and Purr-Man.
* Dash was wearing brown boots instead of his signature green shoes.
* In the earliest public releases of Dash The Raccoon, there are the characters who are recused from the robots by Aspen, called "People", which represents stereotypes. People caused controversy and real life people are offended by them. Raccoon Animation and Aspen Pellot recalls the early copies of Aspen The Raccoon and replace them with anthro monkeys.

## Serious Trivia

* This game is a parody of the classic 1991 16-bit Sonic The Hedgehog game and the original 1920s/1930s black and white Mickey Mouse cartoons.
* The characters from the game are expies of or a mix between:
	+ Dash The Raccoon: Mickey Mouse and Sonic The Hedgehog
	+ Penelope "Penny" Mariana: Minnie Mouse and Miles "Tails" Prower
	+ Dr. Pumpernickle: Pete and Dr. Eggman
	+ Zack Zebra: Horace Horsecollar
	+ Gianna Goat: Clarabelle Cow
	+ Monkey The Cat: Pluto
	+ Monkeys/People: Animals
* Penny's appearance is very odd because Tails DID NOT appear in the original 1991 Sonic The Hedgehog.
* Levels in this game are based off zones from original 1991 Sonic The Hedgehog game and the original 1920s/1930s black and white Mickey Mouse cartoons.
	+ Hill Zone: Green Hill Zone
	+ Bridge Zone: (same name)
	+ Steamboat Zone: Steamboat Willie
	+ Construction Zone: Building a Building
	+ Camping Zone: Camping Out
	+ Castaway Zone: The Castaway
	+ Lake Zone: Fishin' Around
	+ Beanstalk Zone: Giantland
	+ Garden Zone: Mickey Cuts Up
	+ Boxing Ring Zone: Mickey's Mechanical Man
	+ Jail Zone: The Chain Gang
	+ Sky Patrol Zone: The Mail Pilot
	+ Beach Zone: The Beach Party
	+ Marble Mountain Zone: Marble Zone
	+ Stageplay Zone: The Opry House, Mickey's Follies, Fiddling Around, The Barnyard Concert, The Shindig, Blue Rhythm, Mickey's Revue, and The Whoopee Party
	+ Arabia Zone: Mickey in Arabia
	+ Spring Yard Zone
	+ Warzone: The Barnyard Battle
	+ Karnival Zone: The Karnival Kid
	+ Farm Zone: The Musical Farmer
	+ Lost Labyrinth Zone: Labyrinth Zone
	+ Under Ground Zone
	+ Sky High Zone
	+ Scary Castle Zone: The Mad Doctor
	+ Wild Western Zone: The Cactus Kid and Two-Gun Mickey
	+ Town Zone: Traffic Troubles
	+ Gorilla House Zone: The Gorilla Mystery
	+ Picnic Zone: The Picnic
	+ Kitchen Zone: The Grocery Boy
	+ Star Light City Zone: Star Light Zone
	+ Olympics Games Zone: Barnyard Olympics
	+ Good Deed Klondike Zone: Mickey's Good Deed and The Klondike Kid
	+ Pirate Ship Zone: Shanghaied
	+ Jungle Zone: Jungle Rhythm and (same name)
	+ Steamroller Zone: Mickey's Steamroller
	+ Hollywood Zone: Mickey's Gala Premise and Hollywood Party
	+ Touchdown Zone: Touchdown Mickey
	+ Scrap Brain Zone
	+ Final Zone
	+ Arson Attack Zone: Arson Emblem from Magic Crusade
* The controversy involving People is based off the controversy involving racist black stereotypes in Mickey Mouse cartoons.
* Looney Molly Sisters is a parody of original 1985 8-bit Super Mario Bros. game and the original Looney Tunes cartoons.
* Purr-Man is a parody of the original 1980 8-Bit Pac-Man game and both Felix The Cat original 1920s cartoons and 60s cartoon.