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Tarzan series

Tarzan

Cruel hunters and the Beastmen of Opar have abducted Tarzan's tribe of Great Apes and imprisoned them throughout the jungle. It's up to you to save the apes from being shipped out of their jungle home to zoos.

31 December 1984

Tarzan is a platform developed by 4D Interactive Systems, released 31 December 1984 on ColecoVision.

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What Tarzan is

Tarzan is a platform game developed by 4D Interactive Systems and released in 1984. It was published by Coleco. It is available on ColecoVision only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Cruel hunters and the Beastmen of Opar have abducted Tarzan's tribe of Great Apes and imprisoned them throughout the jungle. It's up to you to save the apes from being shipped out of their jungle home to zoos.
Description from the publisher · source

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.

Where it sits in the Tarzan series

Tarzan is the first of 2 entries we hold in the Tarzan series. The next entry was Tarzan in 1986.

See all 2 Tarzan games in release order →

What it launched against

Tarzan 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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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Tarzan — frequently asked questions

When did Tarzan come out?
Tarzan was released on 31 December 1984 for ColecoVision.

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