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Pirate Pete

A renamed Port of "Jungle Hunt/Jungle King" Taito distributed a less successful rebranding of Jungle Hunt as "Pirate Pete" in 1982. Jungle King, along with Moon Patrol released a month earlier, is one of the…

1 November 1982

Pirate Pete is an arcade developed by Taito, released 1 November 1982 on Arcade.

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What Pirate Pete is

Pirate Pete is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1982. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You start as a pirate swinging from ropes on a ship, then you are swimming in the ocean, killing or avoiding sharks. Next, you are running up a hill jumping over or ducking under rocks. During the last level, you save the girl hanging over the large pot of boiling water from two hungry pirates.
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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.

What it launched against

Pirate Pete launched on 1 November 1982, within three weeks of Q*bert, The Hobbit: A Software Adventure, Time Pilot and Millipede.

Released around the same time: Q*bert, The Hobbit: A Software Adventure, Time Pilot, Millipede.

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Pirate Pete — frequently asked questions

When did Pirate Pete come out?
Pirate Pete was released on 1 November 1982 for Arcade.
Does Pirate Pete have multiplayer?
Yes. Pirate Pete supports multiplayer.

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