Jumpman (computer game)
| Jumpman | |
|---|---|
| Studio |
 Epyx
|
| Publisher |
Epyx
|
| Senior Developer |
Randy Glover
|
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
1983 |
| platform | DOS , Apple II , Atari home computers , Commodore 64 , Wii |
| genre | Jump 'n' run |
| Game mode | Single player |
| control | Keyboard & mouse |
| medium | diskette |
| language | English |
Jumpman is a computer game developed by Randy Glover and published in 1983 by the Epyx company .
Game idea
Jumpman is a so-called platform game with 30 levels.
The aim of the game is to collect the bombs that are scattered around the field. According to the background story, the bombs were hidden by terrorists in the corridors on the planet Jupiter. Jumpman can climb up and down all the ladders in the field, jump and there are two different types of ropes that Jumpman can climb each in a certain direction.
Falling from one of the passages is fatal. There are also so-called “smart darts” - small balls that move in one direction through the playing field. As soon as they are at the current altitude of Jumpman, they change speed and direction and move towards Jumpman. Collecting the bombs sometimes triggers other events which, depending on the level, make solving the level more difficult.
history
It was originally published for the Atari 400/800 , but later versions for the Commodore 64 , Apple II , and IBM PC were also offered. The version for the Commodore 64 is one of the most successful games developed for this computer.
In 1998, Randy Glover realized how many fans the game had left and went on to work on a sequel to the game called Jumpman II. The project never ended.
There is a reconstructed source code (in x86 - assembly language ) and porting for modern PCs the original Jumpman PC version.
Sequels
The continuation of Jumpman was Jumpman Jr. , which appeared as a floppy disk version and as a cartridge for the computers Commodore 64, Atari 400/800, and ColecoVision .
In 1991 Jumpman Lives was released! written by Dave Sharpless and published by Apogee Software .
In 2003 Dave Campbell developed the game Jumpman Zero for the Palm OS & Windows . The Jumpman Junior version is also part of the software of the C64 DTV .
Similar games
Ultimate Wizard was similar and was released in 1984 by Electronic Arts .
Web links
- Jumpman series at MobyGames (English)
- Link catalog on Jumpman (English) at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )
- The Jumpman Lounge ( Memento of April 8, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Interview with Randy Glover, the programmer of Jumpman ( Memento from January 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- The Jumpman Project a PC port by Jeff Leyda (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jeff Leyda: Oldskool PC Software / The Jumpman Project ( English ) oldskool.org. Retrieved April 14, 2013: “ The goal behind the jumpman project is to convert this self booting game from 1983 to a DOS application which can be run under windows. "