Originally started life as a game for the Sega 32X. a Genesis add-on that gave the system more processing power. When the 32X was discontinued development switched to the more powerful Sony Playstation.
This game was also to be released on the Sega Saturn using the plans originally for the Sega 32X add-on. Development for the Saturn version, however was ceased.
In the original game, Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind, the antagonists Poly and Ester are an orange two-headed Woolie. Here in Bubsy 3D, they're purple and have their own bodies.
The sequel to Bubsy 3D which is called Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back was made in 2017 which didn't come out until 21 years after Bubsy 3D was released in 1996.