description Jungle Hunt Overview
Jungle Hunt was an arcade platform game created by Taito in 1982. Initially released as Jungle King, it underwent a redesign and re-release as Jungle Hunt due to copyright concerns regarding its character design. The game utilized parallax scrolling technology alongside Moon Patrol, marking one of the earliest examples of this technique in video games.
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info Jungle Hunt Specifications
| Country | Japan |
| Year | 1982 |
help Jungle Hunt FAQ
Why was Jungle King renamed Jungle Hunt?
Taito originally released the arcade game as Jungle King in 1982. The character's resemblance to Tarzan led to a copyright dispute, so Taito redesigned the character and reissued it as Jungle Hunt.
What do you do in Jungle Hunt?
The player moves through four action sections, including swinging on vines, swimming past crocodiles, avoiding rolling boulders, and rescuing a captive from cannibals. The arcade game uses right-to-left scrolling rather than the left-to-right direction common in many later platformers.
Why is Jungle Hunt important in arcade-game history?
Jungle Hunt was one of the early arcade games to use parallax scrolling, creating depth by moving background layers at different speeds. It appeared in the same 1982 arcade era as Irem's Moon Patrol, another important early parallax game.
Which platforms received Jungle Hunt ports?
The game began in Taito arcades and was later ported to systems including the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, and VIC-20. Taito also released a related rebranding called Pirate Pete in 1982.
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