A platformer before Super Mario Bros even existed, it’s a joy a play. The 100 Greatest Console Video Games 1977-1987 lists this game as one of the 100 console games and chooses ColecoVision as the best version. I have to agree. The action is more fast paced than other versions, and the action is more suited to a console than a computer system. Platformers are really made to be played on consoles. Sorry Chuckie Egg, you’re good too, but how much better would Chuckie Egg be if it was on a console.
There are other early platformers for consoles. Miner 2049er has a sequel Bounty Bob Strikes Back. Some incredibly hard to find games Montezuma’s Revenge and Frankenstein’s Monster for Atari 2600. I don’t think either has been rereleased.
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