Jumpman - General Compo - Jump right in!

hamster · 27-10-2007 2:22pm #1

Jumpman was a great game on the c64 going back. You guys reminded me of this gem. Let's give this game a few rounds.

When the game ends and you do well... enter your score afterwards like this, eg. I managed 12,450 pts on the first go. Any problems getting it going let know. Use winvice - may later we could try this over the net using the netplay options - Jumpman supports up to at least 4 players.

Oh yes, a good tip - hit "3" JUST BEFORE jumpman starts in a level - or after he dies - that sets the speed things move - if you find that too fast - press 4 or higher.

hamster · 27-10-2007 6:19pm

I had a first go at the Grand Loop - choose this to combine all 30 levels into Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. Got as far as the first intermediate level. I'm waaaay too rusty.

Analysis of the levels and points. Bonus in brackets.

Beginner
1. Easy Does It.... 2000 pts (800)
2. Robots I...........3600 pts (400) - 2 lives lost
3. Bombs Away.....5900 pts (1100)
4. Jumping Blocks..8000 pts (500) - 1 life lost
5. Vampire...........10100 pts (700)
6. Invasion..........11300 pts (0)
7. Grand Puzzle I..12600 pts (100)
8. Builder............14700 pts (700) - 3 lives lost

Intermediate
9. Look Out Below..15700 pts (0) - 3 lives lost

Look out below is a tricky one in that you will need to remember which way blocks fall.

hamster · 28-10-2007 9:26am

Had another go this morning... I could not even finish beginner losing too many lives on simple mistakes.

hamster · 28-10-2007 8:42pm

Level "Look out Below" is causing problems...

hamster · 29-10-2007 3:08pm

Bleedin' hell - almost got past "Low out below" with a life spare but cruelly killed twice over the last bomb on the screen. 16,250 pts though.

hamster · 29-10-2007 6:19pm

Finally got past that level... now stopped at runway... bombs that run away from you when you try to collect them

hamster · 30-10-2007 9:31am

Had a good run into Intermediate going by Robots II, Hailstones and then I came to this level Dragon Run. An interesting level, a bit like invasion in that it's a bonus round that just has 1 bomb. But the dragons can be tricky since they are relentlessly regenerated from the bottom of the screen coming back up for more punishment. Lost all my lives trying to reach the bottom. Next time... score is perking up... 23,575 pts.

hamster · 30-10-2007 5:58pm

Another go... and got to the next level... Grand Puzzle II. On this one I lost the remaining 3 lives I had. I lost one from getting trapped in after taking one of the big treasures. The other two I died from being invisible and falling over the edge. Looks like you need to learn which bombs to take to help you with the big treasures. eg. Look at the green rope in the top treasure room. It only appeared after a certain bomb was collected. *reminds myself* to note it down for next time.

hamster · 01-11-2007 5:48pm

Got to Grand Puzzle II again. Still ending here - so far I know that the top left bomb creates a green rope to climb out of the first puzzle. Little else yet known. The Dragon Slayer level is getting easier too, you end up rushing up against those purple dragons.

Jumpman - General Compo - Jump right in!

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