Bagman

2-Player (Alternatively) Platform Games First of Series 

Type of the game: [Coin-Op] Arcade Video Game
Bagman © 1982 Valadon Automation [VA].

A platform game in which the player maneuvers 'Bagman' through various mine shafts picking up money bags and placing them in the wheelbarrow at the surface of the mine.

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)
Sound Chips : AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz), TMS5110 (@ 640 Khz)

Players : 2
Control : 4-Way Joystick
Buttons : 1
=> Pick Up Money Bag

Bagman was released in January 1982.

Also licensed to Stern for US distribution (same month).

The tune that plays at the start of the game is a sample from "Turkey in the Straw".

Jerry McCloskey holds the official record for this game with 6840850 points on August 2, 1983.

This game is known in France as "Le Bagnard" (translates from French as 'The Convict').

Bootlegs of this game run on the "Moon Cresta" & on the "Crazy Kong" hardware.

1. Bagman (1982)
2. Super Bagman (1984)

Computers:

Commodore C64 (1984, "Bagitman")
Commodore C64 (1984, "Gilligan's Gold" by Ocean)

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Game's rom.
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