Jumpman Junior
{{Short description|1983 video game}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Jumpman Junior
| image = Jumpman_Junior.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| developer = Epyx
| publisher = Epyx
| series =
| engine =
| platforms = Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64
| released = 1983: Atari 8-bit, C64
1984: ColecoVision
| genre = Platform
| modes = Single-player
}}
Jumpman Junior is a platform game written by Randy Glover and published by Epyx in 1983 for the Atari 8-bit computers and Commodore 64.{{cite book|last1=Dillon|first1=Roberto|title=Ready: A Commodore 64 Retrospective|date=3 December 2014|publisher=Springer|isbn=9789812873415|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ecuoBQAAQBAJ&q=Jumpman+Junior|accessdate=29 August 2016|language=en}} In 1984, a port was released for ColecoVision in Australia, France, Germany, Italy and the UK.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} It is a follow-up to Jumpman (1983). While Jumpman has 30 levels, Jumpman Junior has 12–all of which are different from the previous game. The game was reduced in scope so it could be released in cartridge form.
Gameplay
File:Jumpman_Junior_Atari_8-bit_PAL_screenshot.png
Jumpman Junior has the same gameplay as Jumpman but with new levels. The goal is to disarm the bombs before they explode. To reach the bombs the player must navigate up platforms, ladders, and ropes by jumping and climbing.{{cite book|last1=Weiss|first1=Brett|title=Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide|date=20 December 2011|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786487554|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BzxTtml8Jq4C&dq=Jumpman+Junior&pg=PA182|accessdate=29 August 2016|language=en}} Each level has a different theme and different obstacles. There are 12 levels and 8 game speeds.
Reception
Antic liked the "excellent" graphics, and faulted it only for the way it started over from the beginning after losing a life.{{Cite magazine |last=Faughn |first=David |date=March 1984 |title=Product Reviews |url=http://www.atarimagazines.com/v2n12/productreviews.html |magazine=Antic}}
Electronic Games started its review by calling the original Jumpman "a genuine classic" with levels that were "a coherently-written collection of some of the most interesting play mechanics ever devised." They conclude that the new version is "so good—the playfields are reminiscent of the original, but are all new—that even veteran Jumpmen should check it out."{{cite journal |title=Jumpman Junior |journal=Electronic Games |date= May 1984 |url=http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-jumpman-junior_2714.html }} InfoWorld's Essential Guide to Atari Computers cited it as a standout among Epyx's arcade games.{{Cite book |last=Mace |first=Scott |url=https://archive.org/details/InfoWorlds_Essential_Guide_to_Atari/page/n85/mode/2up?view=theater |title=InfoWorld's Essential Guide to Atari Computers |date=1984 |publisher=Harper & Row |isbn=978-0-06-669006-3 |pages=75}}
Computer and Video Games rated the ColecoVision version 89% in 1989.{{cite journal |title=Complete Games Guide |journal=Computer and Video Games |date=16 October 1989 |issue=Complete Guide to Consoles |pages=46–77 |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/9/98/CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf#page=46}}
Legacy
In 2004, Jumpman Junior was re-released on the C64 Direct-to-TV.{{cite web |title= Commodore 64: 30 Games in One Joystick |website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/Commodore-64-30-Games-One-Joystick/dp/B000701CSM}}
References
{{reflist|refs=
}}
Category:Atari 8-bit computer games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games about bomb disposal
Category:Video games about terrorism
Category:Video games developed in the United States
{{platform-videogame-stub}}