Jungle Hunt box art
Atari 5200

Jungle Hunt

1983 · Atari · Platformer · 1-2 players

About

Jungle Hunt offers four unique adventure experiences, which repeat with greater difficulty once all four have been survived. If you don't survive these adventures, you will not only lose your own life but that of the lovely Penelope, who has been captured by cannibals! The first part challenges your Tarzan skills - can you swing on the vines without plummeting to your doom? The second part pits you against a whole bunch of nasty crocodiles in a mighty river. Fortunately, you have a knife to fight back with. Don't forget to go up for air! In the third part, you face a battle against oncoming boulders of varying sizes and physics. Once you've cleared all these treacherous hazards, you still must confront the dreaded cannibal, who is armed with a wicked spear. Can you get past him and save the lovely Penelope? Gameplay involves much strategic jumping and knife play (in the river/crocodile phase). The view is always a side view, much like Pitfall! and later platform games.

Gallery

Jungle Hunt — Box front
Box front
Jungle Hunt — Box back
Box back
Jungle Hunt — Title screen
Title screen
Jungle Hunt — Screenshot
Screenshot

Details

Developer
Atari
Publisher
Atari
Genre
Platformer
Players
1-2
Release Date
January 1, 1983
System
Atari 5200

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