Jumpman (C64/MSDOS)

I had this on a 360 kB floppy diskette, originally, and played it on an IBM PC Jr. until my baby sister touched the magnetic part, ruining it. We all played endlessly before. However, having played it again now, I wonder if the story of my sister was concocted by parents hopelessly annoyed by the grating sounds emanating from game play. Back then, you couldn't turn down the volume of the PC speaker. Now, you can! It's still a great game, playing with the keyboard at least. Each level tends to have a unique quirk to it that keeps things interesting, and I suppose all of the variety made it profound in the 80s, when perhaps we had far less. The first level has a dot that chases, the 2nd, these bug-like creatures to dodge. Other levels have chasing bats, ropes to climb, disappearing platforms, dashing lasers forcing you to jump, and much more. The game is very imaginative with such a small canvas. Constraints promote novel thinking, after all.

I really like the authenticity of playing the C64 version. It's just as I remember playing it back when I was little.

Before there was Mario Bros...there was Jumpman. The TRUE OG jumpy boy! I loved this game so much as a kid and I was delighted to find it on Steam. I played it on Commodore 64 and I had a lot of games, but Jumpman was easily top 3. The platforming style and obstacles will feel a little rough at first but like all platformers once you get a feel for it bounding through the levels is a blast. A 10/10 classic

This is a pretty solid version of the old school Jumpman (speaking for the Commodore 64 option). The DOS versions have some issues with controls and just a bit of wonkiness. While this was never one of my favorite games, it was one of those that my boomer elders had on their PCs that I'd be stuck playing on those "bring young tykes to work" days. The C64 version here is as close to what I played as my brain remembers all these years later.

i paid money for this game.

I had high hopes for Jumpman C64/MS-DOS, but unfortunately, I was left disappointed. While the C64 version still holds up well, the DOS version just wasn’t as good. The controls didn’t work properly right away, requiring me to go into the emulator settings just to get things functioning—something that should’ve been set up from the start. Visually and gameplay-wise, the C64 version was clearly superior, but even then, I ran into random issues that caused deaths. Whether these were bugs or intentional design choices, I couldn’t tell, but it made for a frustrating experience. If the developers can improve the emulator setup and polish things further, I might give it another shot in the future. But for now, with so many well-optimized classic game releases out there, this one just isn't worth the hassle. I’ll pass.