Hopper is an arcade, released 31 March 1984 on Texas Instruments TI-99.
What Hopper is
Hopper was released in 1984. It was published by Texas Instruments Incorporated. It is available on Texas Instruments TI-99 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Hopper is a game similar to the arcade game Pengo. The player is a kangaroo trying to escape from three circus trainers. The game is played on single screen levels each full of crates. The kangaroo can move around in all directions and push the crates in front of him. The three trainers move around the screen trying to catch the kangaroo and to defeat them crates have to be pushed onto them. To advance to the next level, all of the trainers have to be squished. The player has four lives and when they are all gone the game is over.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action.
What it launched against
Hopper launched on 31 March 1984, within three weeks of H.E.R.O. and Boulder Dash.
Released around the same time: H.E.R.O., Boulder Dash.
Quick answers
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When did Hopper come out?
Hopper was released on 31 March 1984 for Texas Instruments TI-99.
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