#clumby

As promised, here's the final 2 grumpuses... Clumby and Alegander!!

(Tbh, I haven't looked much about Alegander in-game, but I had to see the Bugsnax wiki about em)

my babygirl clumby I love her so so so so so much

Tw for alegander,, Exposed skin/ripped off flesh

(photo from 1966)

After seeing this small tidbit it struck me that a lot of the theming and technology in the game is very 60s/70s-esque. For example:

Beffica’s phone seen in the end credits is a push telephone commonly used in the 70s. And,

Clumby’s office phone is a rotary phone stylistically similar to those found in the 1960s (rotary phones originate way further back, but the one seen here is relatively modern in appearance)

In the same picture we can also see in the background the radio is reminiscent of a transistor radio from the 1970s.

And throughout the game you can notice typewriters are commonly used by the grumpuses (Floofty has one in their hut in Snaxburg, and Jamfoot has one in the Triplicate Space. You can also hear typewriter sounds in the music used during interviews.) On this note, it’s also important to point out that newspapers are incredibly frequent in the game, and appear more vintage than modern due to the lack of color and general aesthetic:

(it’s also interesting to note that Snorpy has an obsession with radio waves rather than, say, idk, cell towers? A much more modern conspiracy focus?)

A modern and vintage newspaper for comparison:

(Going back to hat aesthetics for a minute, I wanna point out that the whole fedora with a PRESS note tucked into the band on the side is a VERY vintage depiction of journalists/reporters)

A lot of the gear used by the journalist have similarities to technology used around those decades as well:

The journalist’s snaxscope is very stylistically similar to a 1960s voigtlander camera:

Their tape recorder is a portable reel to reel tape recorder stylistically similar to those from the 60s-80s, albeit significantly downsized (it looks a lot like a mashup of a reel to reel and a cassette player):

And the snaktivator made and given to them by Floofty is reminiscent of the 50s-60s sci fi aesthetic (this could just be contributed to them being a nerd, but I thought it was interesting enough to be put on the list)

Something else small but worth noting is the boombox used by Cromdo and by Filbo during the parties is quite 70s-80s-esque, and the record player in Wiggle’s hut is, of course, a timeless commodity.

The final thing I wanna touch on is the reel to reel tape player used in Clumby’s office and in Lizbert and Eggabells hut:

Not only is it very vintage device (in fact, it’s more closely similar to ones predating the 60s than ones from the 60s-70s), it’s very important to note that all the reels, when projected onto the screens, are a yellowy monochrome instead of in color:

A brand new adventure awaits with a colorful cast of characters filled with all sorts of personalities and traits!

A GMZ reporter named Beffica travels to the island to learn more (and save her job but mostly to learn more) about this expidition led by the adventurous (former engineer), Snorpington “Snorpy” Fizzlebean! The only problem is according to the self appointed mayor, the adventurer seemed to have vanished. Now it’s up to Beffica to try and find Snorpy, but first she’s got to get everyone back in town and how she’ll do it?

Why. With Bugsnaks, obviously!

Lineup!

Floofty Fizzlebean- Mayor

Beffica Winklesnoot- Reporter

Wiggle Wigglebottom- Farmer

Triffany Lottablog- Breeder/Rancher

Shellsy Woolbag- ‘Health’ business woman

Cromdo “Crowdu” Face- Self appointed shaman

Filbo F. Fiddlepie- Former government scientist

Buddy Buddylong- Former reporter for GNN

Sprout Berrymoss- Beffica’s Boss

(This next line up was drawn by @dragonsatlartales!)

Wambus Troubleham- Country Singer

Snorpington “Snorpy” Fizzlebean- Former Engineer and Explorer

Chandlo Funkbun- Doctor

Eggabell Batternugget- Volleyball player/ coach

Clumby- Beffica’s (short- tempered) sidekick

(This next line up was drawn by @shellsy!)

Elizabert Megafig- Engineer and Conspiracy Theorist

Alegander Jamfoot- Famed Explorer (Missing)

Bronica Lottablog- ???

how did you become a journalist in the first place? we don’t know much of your life before this expedition.

also, your tie is very dapper!

"Heya!! :D"

"And honestly, it's a pretty interesting story!!"

"Pretty much, I had been sorta writing stuff for my school's newspaper, mostly boring things, of course- BUT, I got right in my element around Halloween!"

"I wrote a damn good article about a Haunted part of campus, and somehow, the GNN picked up on it! Aaaaand then I got hired-"