Jungle Hunt is an adventure developed by Taito, released 23 June 1982 on Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Apple II and Arcade.
What Jungle Hunt is
Jungle Hunt is an adventure game developed by Taito and released in 1982. It was published by Atari. It is available on Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Apple II, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20, DOS, Legacy Computer and Texas Instruments TI-99.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Jungle Hunt is side-scrolling arcade game produced and released by Taito in 1982. It was initially released as Jungle King. Jungle Hunt is one of the first video games to use parallax scrolling. The player controls an unnamed jungle explorer sporting a pith helmet and a safari suit. The player attempts to rescue his girl from a tribe of hungry cannibals by swinging from vine to vine, swimming a crocodile-infested river, jumping over or ducking beneath rolling rocks, then releasing the girl before she is lowered into a boiling cauldron. Home versions were released for the Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, VIC-20, and IBM PC. The PC version was…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
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Quick answers
Jungle Hunt — frequently asked questions
When did Jungle Hunt come out?
Jungle Hunt was released on 23 June 1982 for Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Apple II, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20, DOS, Legacy Computer and Texas Instruments TI-99.
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