Claim Jumper is an arcade, released 31 December 1982 on Atari 8-bit.
What Claim Jumper is
Claim Jumper was released in 1982. It was published by Synapse Software Corporation. It is available on Atari 8-bit only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You and your adversary are in a wild west town at the time of the gold rush. Gold bars wild randomly spawn on the screen. It is your task to collect the bars and bring them to the assay office. The assay office in turn converts gold bars into money which you have to deposit in your bank. Each player has his own bank in town, so it's a matter of who will get the money to his bank first. After having collected ten bundles of dough you earn a house and heaps of bonus points. You can shoot the other cowboy who wil be hospitalized for a few seconds, giving you the opportunity to collect some gold/money in the meantime. The two cowboys are also followed by snakes and tumbleweeds respectively…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Claim Jumper — frequently asked questions
When did Claim Jumper come out?
Claim Jumper was released on 31 December 1982 for Atari 8-bit.
Does Claim Jumper have multiplayer?
Yes. Claim Jumper supports multiplayer.
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