Keystone Kapers is a platform developed by Activision, released 31 December 1983 on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision and Atari 8-bit.
What Keystone Kapers is
Keystone Kapers is a platform game developed by Activision and released in 1983. It is available on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Atari 8-bit and MSX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Flash! Harry Hooligan, notorious con-artist, thief and all around-not-a-nice-person, has escaped!! He is now at large and in the vicinity of Southwick‘s Emporium. At this moment, Hooligan is failing every attempt to end his felonious freedom. On the scene is Keystone Kelly, the pride of the men in blue. Officer Kelly, what’s it like in there?” Oh, ‘tis o cryin' shame! Shenanigans like yo wouldn‘t believe! Dastardly deeds that defy description! That rogue is hurlin' everything in reach! Shopping carts, biplanes, beachballs- everything but cathedral radios. LOOK OUT! It's a cathedral radiol! Gotta go! I mean to recover the loot and bust that brute!" Will that double-dyed hoodlum keep Keystone…
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.
What it launched against
Keystone Kapers 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 →
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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