Jumpman (C64/MSDOS)

Jumpman developed by Epyx, Inc. and Published by Pixel Games UK is a great addition to any older gamer's collection on Steam. This game had 2 different iterations of the same game which offers some different, yet similar game play.

I had this on a 360 kB floppy diskette, originally, and played it on an IBM PC Jr. until my baby sister touched the magnetic part, ruining it. We all played endlessly before. However, having played it again now, I wonder if the story of my sister was concocted by parents hopelessly annoyed by the grating sounds emanating from game play. Back then, you couldn't turn down the volume of the PC speaker. Now, you can! It's still a great game, playing with the keyboard at least. Each level tends to have a unique quirk to it that keeps things interesting, and I suppose all of the variety made it profound in the 80s, when perhaps we had far less. The first level has a dot that chases, the 2nd, these bug-like creatures to dodge. Other levels have chasing bats, ropes to climb, disappearing platforms, dashing lasers forcing you to jump, and much more. The game is very imaginative with such a small canvas. Constraints promote novel thinking, after all.

Wer das Spiel vom C64 kannte wird es lieben, die original Version kann hier gespielt werden

A decent game, especially given its price. I bought it not-on-sale for under AUD $3. All game levels need to be played to grasp the fullness of the game. All in all, it's a good edition to the early history of gameplaying, with gameplay, game design and game concept in good ranking.

Great C64 Version!

i paid money for this game.

I had high hopes for Jumpman C64/MS-DOS, but unfortunately, I was left disappointed. While the C64 version still holds up well, the DOS version just wasn’t as good. The controls didn’t work properly right away, requiring me to go into the emulator settings just to get things functioning—something that should’ve been set up from the start. Visually and gameplay-wise, the C64 version was clearly superior, but even then, I ran into random issues that caused deaths. Whether these were bugs or intentional design choices, I couldn’t tell, but it made for a frustrating experience. If the developers can improve the emulator setup and polish things further, I might give it another shot in the future. But for now, with so many well-optimized classic game releases out there, this one just isn't worth the hassle. I’ll pass.

it brings back memories from like back in the day but this is the type of rage games and that's whats so fun about it. btw you have to press the arrow key and space bar at the same time to jump for new players

Epyx <3

Brilliant port, plays exactly like I remember.