Jumpman Lives! © 1991 Apogee Soft.
MS-DOS remake of the Jumpman platform game released by Epyx in 1983.
In Jumpman, the player character walks, jumps, and climbs ladders and ropes to clear each level of bombs. Both the original and the remake share the same plot: a multi-level orbital science station needs to be cleared of bombs planted by a radical group.
Included in the remake are levels from Jumpman, Jumpman Junior, and some newly created ones. Other enhancements in the remake include a level editor, Sound Blaster support, and three skill levels.
Released on June 10, 1991. Permission had not been obtained from Epyx, the holder of the Jumpman copyright at the time. When Epyx learned of its existence, the company asked Apogee to discontinue it only a few months following its release.
Dave Sharpless designed and developed the game in cooperation with Apogee. Scott Miller had obtained his address from a registration text file accompanying an earlier shareware game he had self-published. Miller contacted Sharpless, who agreed to create a Jumpman remake for Apogee.
Once Sharpless had created the level editor, it was used to create the game's 45 levels. He did most of the level design himself while Apogee developed the game's introductory graphics, ordering information screens, and bonus levels.
In the original game the station orbits the planet Jupiter, but in the remake it is in orbit around Saturn.
In accordance with Apogee's standard practice at the time, the game was split into three episodes. The first was freely distributable as shareware and the remaining three episodes were commercial products which could be purchased directly from Apogee. Each episode consists of approximately 12 levels.
Game's pack.
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