Bugs:Bully: Scholarship Edition (Windows)

This page details bugs of Bully: Scholarship Edition (Windows).

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

To do: PC-only bugs should be here, while the others should be moved to their respective platform.

Bully is infamously known for the glitches that existed since the very first PlayStation 2 copies came out. While those glitches were minor in the original PlayStation 2 release, they became even more of a problem starting with the Xbox 360 iteration. Because later ports started to be built off of the Xbox 360 version, the glitches still remain unpatched today.

Bicycle Stuck in a Tree

This glitch works on all versions of the video game.

Near the fast food restaurant in Old Bullworth Vale, there is an odd-looking tree and is known to have weird collision.

With precise timing, Jimmy can get a bicycle stuck there by jumping over the branch. Jimmy will end up at the terrace next to the fast food restaurant and cannot get the bicycle back.

Dishonorable Fight Skip

This glitch works on all versions of the video game.

Jimmy can technically skip the second part of Dishonorable Fight, which is the final mission in Chapter 2. To make this glitch happen, Jimmy will need to have some eggs or some other weapons like firecrackers equipped. If Jimmy manages to throw an egg or firecracker at Derby while he runs to the lounge on the second floor of the boxing club, he will chase Jimmy, leaving him to beat Derby up.

If Jimmy manages to knock out Derby, nothing else will happen in the mission. However, if he goes to the lounge on the second floor, it will take longer than usual to load and the boss fight cutscene will play. When the fight starts, Derby will be knocked out automatically and the ending cutscene of the boss fight will play.

Escape from Bullworth Academy in Chapter 1

This glitch works on all versions of the video game, though a via a different method on the PlayStation 2 version.

In Chapter 1, the gates at Bullworth Academy will always be locked, no matter what. However, Jimmy can escape Bullworth Academy, and look around the town center very early in the game. To do so, he must jump in the trash bin at the Girls' Dorm yard and manage to clip through the gate. With perfect timing, he will be out.

However, Jimmy cannot visit any shops, participate in any bicycle and Go-Kart races or get a new a haircut. Though, some pedestrians, even Bullworth Academy students can appear in town.

If Jimmy manages to get to the tunnel where it leads to the Carnival, it will be strangely blocked off. It could've been possible that the blockade was supposed to appear at the beginning of Chapter 2 and Jimmy would later on have access to the Carnival.

To get back in, Jimmy must find a way to get himself knocked out. If he hasn't completed Welcome To Bullworth, he will need to get himself knocked out from jumping off of a high building or getting beaten up or busted by an adult pedestrian. If he manages to get himself knocked out, the mission will start from the beginning. After completing the first few missions, Jimmy will have to knock himself out at the Bullworth Academy gates so he'll wake up at the Infirmary there.

Finding Johnny Vincent Gate Glitch

This glitch only works on the Xbox One port of the video game.

During the mission "Finding Johnny Vincent", Jimmy will need to get Johnny from out of the mental asylum. When he manages to get Johnny out from the cell and makes it to the central part of the building, the gates will lock all of the doors. Normally, Jimmy can open gate to Block C that leads to the back door but it proves to be near-impossible in the Xbox One port.

While there is no fix, the player can bypass it. The player must find a way to tap the Y button on the controller as fast as possible. A simple way for this is using a small trinket in the room, which will give the controller enough recognition for the gate to open.

Galloway Away Lockup

If Jimmy rides a bicycle or a scooter to the yellow circle where he is supposed to meet with Ms. Phillips, the car will be in the way of Jimmy Hopkins, not allowing the game to continue.

Lawn Mowing

This glitch only works on the Scholarship Edition of the video game.

Despite being stated in the game's instructions, running over flowers does not deduct any money earned by the player. This feature works correctly on all other versions.

Nerd Outfit Glitch

To do: Get a better quality video. Does this work with other Scholarship Edition outfits?

This glitch only works on the Scholarship Edition versions of the video game.

Jimmy must pass all of the classes, so he could get the nerd outfit sent to his closet. The player must make Jimmy put on the Nerd Outfit, then save it as his custom outfit. The next time Jimmy uses his closet, the Nerd Outfit will be saved as his custom outfit. The player must change Jimmy's pants to any other pants then the rest of his shirt will be missing, floating in midair.

For his missing torso to go back to normal, he must change to another outfit.

Out of Bullworth Academy in Complete Mayhem

This glitch works on all versions of the video game.

If Jimmy normally moves away from Bullworth Academy during Complete Mayhem, the mission would fail. Though, there is actually another way to get out of the academy grounds that would not fail the mission.

Jimmy will have to go to the Library, and make his way around the right side of the back entrance. If the door is locked, Jimmy can jump over the broken wall, which will lead him to the back entrance. When he reaches the tunnel, Jimmy must go through it or if he goes to the pathway leading the the abandoned Observatory, the mission will fail. After Jimmy crosses the tunnel, he will need to either go to the other tunnel leading to the Asylum and/or to the path which leads to Blue Skies Industrial Park.

No adult pedestrians will spawn in the outskirts of Blue Skies Industrial Park and Happy Volts Asylum, but the adults driving the cars will appear. When Jimmy gets closer to the neighborhood of the Industrial Park, there will be students from Bullworth fighting with no authority figures present unless Jimmy attacks an adult.

When Jimmy manages escapes Bullworth Academy, Russell will not follow him but Jimmy can get him back by entering any interior. If Jimmy enters any store interior, pedestrians will come in through the door and fight each other.

If Jimmy uses a Bus Stop to get back to Bullworth Academy in the PlayStation 2 version, the game will crash. Beginning with the Wii version, the mission will fail.

Pushing the Air

This glitch works on all versions of the video game.

For the glitch to be performed, Jimmy must have the Rubber Band Ball which he can get from collecting all of the Rubber Bands found around the world of Bullworth.

Jimmy must go to an interior which isn't a shop and is full of other characters, like the Boys' Dorm. When Jimmy fires enough rubber band balls, he must grab onto a student and with perfect timing, the student will get hit by a Rubber Band Ball and Jimmy will be pushing nothing.

Jimmy can push the air as long as the player desires him to, though the glitch will wear off if Jimmy gets hit by something else or when he passes out at 2AM.

"Imposter Cop"

This glitch works on all versions of the video game.

Around the gas station in Bullworth Town, Jimmy will find a police officer that will offer an errand involving beating up the Greasers on top of the gas station roof. Instead of accepting the errand, Jimmy will need to harass him until the police officer starts to chase Jimmy. The regular adult chase music and animations will play, because that police officer is treated like an adult rather than an authority figure.

However, it IS possible for the "imposter cop" to be seen getting busted by another one. When the "imposter cop" is seen trying to get Jimmy busted, another police officer will come and if Jimmy gets himself free, the other authority figure will chase the "fake one". Jimmy needs to simply follow the two officers and watch the other police officer bust the other one without causing any action. The same can be done with a Prefect if the "imposter cop" manages to follow Jimmy all the way to the Academy Grounds.

Even if the "imposter cop" gets busted, he will still appear at the gas station at Bullworth Town occasionally if the errand isn't completed. If the errand is already completed, the "imposter cop" will no longer appear.