Pogo Joe is an arcade, released 31 December 1983 on Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Pogo Joe is
Pogo Joe was released in 1983. It was published by Screenplay. It is available on Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Pogo Joe is a computer game for the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit family, written by William F. Denman, Jr. and Oliver Steele. Michael Haire did the artwork, and Steven Baumrucker wrote the sound and music subroutines, designed and named the levels, and wrote the music. It was published by Screenplay in 1983. Pogo Joe is a Q*Bert clone with several extra features. The player takes the role of the eponymous Pogo Joe, a boy on a pogo stick. The game takes place over 65 different levels, each consisting of a different arrangement of barrels. To complete a level, Pogo Joe must jump on every barrel. To make Pogo Joe's job harder, several enemies inhabit the levels. They first start out as…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Pogo Joe 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.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Pogo Joe — frequently asked questions
When did Pogo Joe come out?
Pogo Joe was released on 31 December 1983 for Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
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