A
1983 Commodore 64 game by
Epyx. It features a
kool little
dude named Jumpman who runs and jumps and
climbs around the screen defusing
bombs as
quickly as possible while
avoiding numerous
noisy badass enemies.
Phew!The all important storyline:The enemy Alienators have infiltrated
Jupiter Headquarters, sabotaging all systems and planting bombs throughout its 30
levels! Trained as the government's
top secret weapon, Jupiter Jump
man is the only one able to
defuse the bombs and restore communication systems. Only Jumpman has the speed,
skill and 7 lives necessary to outwit the
Alienators. You must be able to
dodge or jump over the Alienators'
bullets, always be ready to
fight their evil
backup forces of
dragons,
robots and other destroyers and constantly watch out for crumbling
girders,
falling objects and many other nasty surprises!
Wow! Sounds exciting!
And it is...Jumpman is a
classic sweaty boy game. Excitement looms around every corner! There are 5
game options: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Grand Loop and
Randomizer, which is the
super-rad. There are also 8 different
speeds of gameplay. This game is
the shit.
I've spent hours playing Jumpman.Jumpman has a sequel,
Jumpman Junior. Check that out, too. But for now, check this Jumpman
ASCII photo
shoot:
JUMPMAN : arms akimbo
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OOOO
OOOO
OOOO
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JUMPMAN : running
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OOOO
OOOOOOOO
OO OO
OO OO
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JUMPMAN : jumping
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OOOO
OOOOOOOOOO
OO ++++
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BOMB
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Jumpman was also Mario's original name in Donkey Kong. Thank you mkb.