Jumpman (C64/MSDOS)

$2.99

Release Date:: Nov 19, 2020
Developer:: Epyx, Inc.
Publisher:: Pixel Games UK
Platforms:: Windows

Simulation Adventure Action Family Sharing Single-player

About This Game

One of the earliest games in the platformer genre, Jumpman sees you take on the role of an intrepid agent tasked with collecting and disarming deadly bombs laid by the evil Alienators. Traverse the 30 challenging levels of Jupiter headquarters, running, climbing and jumping from platform to platform - but watch out! A single misstep will send you tumbling to the ground!

Originally released in 1983, Jumpman became the first big hit for developer Epyx, and remains an icon of the platformer genre.

Contains both the Commodore 64 and MSDOS versions of the game.

Features

30 different levels
5 different modes (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Grand Loop and Randomizer)
Play with up to 4 players in a round-robin fashion

The Commodore 64 version introduces a number of modern features to this retro classic, including:

Saving/loading the game at any point
Support for most modern game controllers
Full control remapping
Image scaling and smoothing options

Screenshots

User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive

1 user reviews

100%

Positive

User #637631 english

40 min at review

Recommended

This is a pretty solid version of the old school Jumpman (speaking for the Commodore 64 option). The DOS versions have some issues with controls and just a bit of wonkiness. While this was never one of my favorite games, it was one of those that my boomer elders had on their PCs that I'd be stuck playing on those "bring young tykes to work" days. The C64 version here is as close to what I played as my brain remembers all these years later.