Jelly Monsters is a puzzle developed by Namco, released 31 December 1981 on Commodore VIC-20.
What Jelly Monsters is
Jelly Monsters is a puzzle game developed by Namco and released in 1981. It was published by Commodore Business Machines, Inc.. It is available on Commodore VIC-20 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Jelly Monsters was originally developed as a port of Pac-Man by HAL Laboratory for Commodore Japan, who held the home computer rights for Pac-Man in Japan at the time. When Commodore released it internationally the title was changed to Jelly Monsters, since Atari held the home computer rights for North America. Commodore’s Jelly Monsters was released in 1981, a year before Atari would release Pac-Man for the 2600. Atari quickly sued Commodore to have the title removed from shelves and won.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Jelly Monsters launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.
Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.
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When did Jelly Monsters come out?
Jelly Monsters was released on 31 December 1981 for Commodore VIC-20.
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