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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇

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Asking the most important video game question. Defining "bunny" as anything largely resembling the leporidae family. Managed by @frokenkeke.bsky.social In association with @transparency.bsky.social

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · 7h

Bunny approved.

Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · 9h

That's amazing! Bun friend should've had more screentime, though...

Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · 10h

Panel de Pon (1995)
You cannot play as Furifuri, the plump bunny who sleeps all day and gets real excited when you perform a combo. Me too, little buddy. Thanks for believing in me!

Furifuri disproportionally losing their shit at seeing a mundane x2 combo.

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · 9d

Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden (1991)
You cannot play as the Rabites, little rabbit blobs who just hop around all day not causing any trouble at all. It's not their fault you get in the way of their hopping and they accidentally kill you. Look where you're walking!

A friendly Rabite greeting the player character.

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · 21d

If you're not playing Sōkoban Densetsu: Hikari to Yami no Kuni you're missing out.

Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · 21d

Sōkoban Densetsu: Hikari to Yami no Kuni (1999)
You cannot play as the frolicking rabbits that show up when you complete 25 stages in Original Mode.

Princess Sophia singing with some rabbits in a field, prince Ciel is looming by a tree in the background, wearing bunny ears.

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · 27d

The people naming this game had no idea what they were stepping into.

Girl ready to throw a ball against her friends, also known as the "Apollo's gift of prophecy" meme.

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · 27d

Extra thanks to Chazumaru over on the Insert Credit forums for help with the research.

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Their names are 🐰 ラビッキュ (Rabikkyu) and 🐱 デビニャッチ (Debinyacchi). Probably as in Cupid Rabbit (or Cute Rabbit) and Devil Cat. Cupid in the angel / cherub sense, not the money sense. He/She comes from Ｑpi...

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · 27d

Tall: Twins Tower (2000)
You can play as Rabbikyu, a cupid bunny who is building a tower to the heavens. Her special ability is a crane move that lifts blocks, very useful!

Manual artwork of Rabbikyu holding a giant carrot.

Rabbikyu rolling a block around on the tower.

Chaos ensues over the tower as entropy catches up to Rabbikyu's building progress.

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · 28d

Star Fox 2 (1995)
You can play as Peppy Hare, the team veteran who flies an Arwing with heightened defence. You can always count on Peppy!

Choosing Peppy on the pilot select screen, of course Fay is my wingman.

Peppy taking down the mighty Mirage Dragon.

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · 29d

Bonus observation:
Whenever you correctly solve an equation, the rabbit gets to hang out with their girlfriend. However, if you die, it's implied the little impish helper character hooks up with her instead.

Close-up of the two rabbits sharing their love.

Round impish character getting up-close with the girl rabbit.

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · 29d

Keisan Game: Sansū 1-nen (1986)
You can play as a rabbit, who's solving subtraction math equations to impress on their girlfriend and also drives Formula One cars for leisure.

Close-up of the rabbit driving a Formula One car on the cover.

In-game screenshot of the rabbit solving a math equation.

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · Sep 8

Nontan to Issho: Kuru Kuru Puzzle (1994)
You can play as Usagi-san, one of three rabbit triplets who are friends with the cat Nontan.

The rabbit triplets re-enacting the music video for Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime.

Usagi-san's face on the level select screen. You may ask yourself, how did they get there?

Usagi-san sitting at the window of their beautiful house, looking inquisitively at the falling blocks.

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · Sep 4

Very cool bun!

Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · Sep 1

No problem!

Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · Sep 1

However, you can carry a bunny bag and your dog can wear a bunny hat, so To a T still gets the bunny seal of approval!

The teen and their dog in the dog hat store, trying out the bunny hat.

Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · Sep 1

To a T (2025)
You cannot play as Rabbeca, the bunny shop owner who has studied the human language hard to be able to sell clothes.

Rabbeca hanging around behind the counter of her store.

Rabbeca saying "I'm in love with shirts and dresses."

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · Aug 31

Picross S (2017)
You cannot play as the rabbit nonogram puzzle.

Finished and colorized rabbit nonogram puzzle.

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · Aug 29

Minna no Tabou no Nakayoshi Daisakusen (1991)
You cannot play as the rabbit picture cards or the pink bunny ghost.

A white rabbit on a memory game picture card, haunted by two jolly ghosts.

A rabbit picture card in a sliding puzzle game, haunted by a rotund pink bunny ghost.

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · Aug 19

Literally me.

Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · Jul 27

The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout (1990)
You can play as Bugs Bunny, a famous animated rabbit who is being abused by his friends for his birthday.

Bugs Bunny eating a carrot at the title screen.

Bugs Bunny trying to avoid the wrath of Daffy Duck. It is rabbit season.

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · Jul 4

Sometimes the most happy accidents happen on camera!

Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · Jul 4

The Simpsons (1991)
You can play as Marge Simpson, an American housewife who is secretly a bunny.

Marge's hair momentarily janked by her vacuum cleaner, revealing the bunny ears beneath. A man looks on in horror as his crotch explodes.

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Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · Jun 25

If you can play through all of Kuri Kuri Mix with a lover, you know you've found the one.

Can you play as the bunny? 🐇 @playbun.bsky.social · Jun 24

Clockwork Knight (1994)
You cannot play as the bunny plush, a toy who comes to life from princess Chelsea's magical song every night and then proceeds to do jack shit when said princess is kidnapped. I respect the non-commitment, down with the monarchy!

Close-up of the bunny plush coming to life in the opening cutscene.

Close-up of the bunny plush sitting still in the background of the first level.

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