Jump Bug

45 Years old Arcade Video game Rock-Ola Mfg. Corp. [Chicago, IL, USA]

Jump Bug screenshot

Jump Bug © 1981 Rock-ola.

The player controls a VW Beetle that jumps through 8 scenarios collecting money and jewels. Shoot or avoid the enemies.

TECHNICAL / MACHINE PICT.

Main CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)
Sound Chips: General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.78975 Mhz)

Players: 2
Control: 8-way joystick
Buttons: 1

Machine Picture
Machine Picture
(members only)
TRIVIA

Released during December 1981.

The game was originally developed by Alpha Denshi. Rock-ola Mfg. Corp. licensed this game from SEGA.

Hoei International (which became Coreland Technology in 1982) supported its development mainly by supporting Alpha Denshi with funding.

A bootleg of this game was released with SEGA copyright.

Allen Rager holds the official record for this game with 850,350 points.

PORTS
CONSOLES

Emerson Arcadia

COMPUTERS

NEC PC 9801 (1996)
SOURCES
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ROM dump (MAME).
Machine's picture.