The Hunchback of Notre-Dame series
Hunchback
The game is set on a castle wall. The player must cross the screen from left to right avoiding obstacles in order to ring the bell at the far right. Obstacles include pits which must be swung over on a long…
Hunchback is a platform developed by Century Electronics, released 31 December 1983 on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Arcade and BBC Microcomputer System.
What Hunchback is
Hunchback is a platform game developed by Century Electronics and released in 1983. It is available on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20, DOS, Dragon 32/64, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game is set on a castle wall. The player must cross the screen from left to right avoiding obstacles in order to ring the bell at the far right. Obstacles include pits which must be swung over on a long rope, ramparts which must be jumped (some of which contain knights with spears) and flying fireballs and arrows (to be ducked or jumped). Eventually, after completing a number of screens, the player must rescue Esmeralda. If this final screen is completed, the game begins again at a faster speed.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the The Hunchback of Notre-Dame series
Hunchback is the first of 10 entries we hold in the The Hunchback of Notre-Dame series. The next entry was Hunchback II: Quasimodo's Revenge in 1984.
See all 10 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame games in release order →
What it launched against
Hunchback launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
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