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Lazy Jones

Lazy Jones is essentially a collection of fifteen smaller sub-games. The game takes place inside a hotel with three floors, connected by an elevator. The character is a lazy hotel employee who does not much…

31 December 1984

Lazy Jones is an arcade, released 31 December 1984 on Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX, Tatung Einstein and ZX Spectrum.

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What Lazy Jones is

Lazy Jones was released in 1984. It was published by Terminal Software. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX, Tatung Einstein and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Lazy Jones is essentially a collection of fifteen smaller sub-games. The game takes place inside a hotel with three floors, connected by an elevator. The character is a lazy hotel employee who does not much care for his work, but prefers to sneak into the rooms to play video games instead.
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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

Lazy Jones launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.

Official trailer

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When did Lazy Jones come out?
Lazy Jones was released on 31 December 1984 for Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX, Tatung Einstein and ZX Spectrum.

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