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Jungle Hunt | align=center colspan=2|Jungle Hunt | | lign="center" colspan=2|Jungle Hunt - Scene 1 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Video-game-developer" title="Video game developer">Developer: | Taito | | a href="/encyclopedia/Video-game-publisher" title="Video game publisher">Publisher: | Taito | | elease date: | 1982 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Computer-and-video-game-genres" title="Computer and video game genres">Genre: | Action, Side-Scrolling | | abinet: | Standard | | lign="center" colspan=2|Monitor | | rientation: | Horizontal | | ype: | Raster, standard resolution | | esolution: | 256x224 (60Hz) | | lign="center" colspan=2|Technical Information | | PU: | Z80 | | ound: | AY-3-8910, DAC | | o. of players: | 1-2 | | ontrols: | 8-way joystick | | a href="/encyclopedia/Buttons" title="Buttons">Buttons: | 1 | | bgcolor=#99B1FF | Jungle Hunt is a two-player side-scrolling arcade game by Taito made in 1982. Description The player controls a jungle explorer who dons a pith-helmet and a safari suit. The player must rescue his girl from a tribe of hungry cannibals. To do this though, he must swing from vine to vine, survive a crocodile-infested river, jump or duck falling rocks, and release the girl before she takes a dip in the boiling cauldron. Gameplay The gameplay is split into four scenes, which have different objectives. In the first scene, the player is required to swing from vine to vine that is located between a set of trees. The jump range is limited, so the player must wait until the time is right before jumping onto the next vine. In the second scene, the player uses the joystick to make the character swim through the river in a way that he avoids the crocodiles. If needed, a knife can be used to stab the crocodiles if they get in the player's way, but only when their mouths are partly or fully closed. The player needs to avoid the ascending air bubbles as these will trap his character and invetably drag him into an approaching crocodile. As the player is swimming, he will run out of oxygen, and in order to get more, the player swims up to the surface. In the third, the player pushes the joystick left or right to have the explorer run either slower or faster. Both small and large rocks will roll down the hill toward him. The small rocks can be avoided by jumping over them, but to avoid the large ones, the player must either jump, run or duck by pulling down on the joystick. Finally, the player jumps over and between the cannibals while their spears are down. After that, he jumps toward the woman when she has been lowered enough for him to reach her. After the player rescues the woman, the word "Congratulations!" appears, which is then followed by a cute intermission which features the explorer and his woman together along with a message saying "I Love You!" followed by the woman kissing Tarzan. The scenes go right back to the start, but with increased difficulty. The monkeys, for example, climb up and down some vines in scene one, and the nativs in the final scene appear on the tree nearby throwing spears directly at the player character (one at a time). Trivia This game was originally called Jungle King, and featured a semi-naked character that resembles Tarzan. Taito was sued by the Edgar Rice Burroughs' estate for copyright infringement for using the character's likeness. In Jungle Hunt, the following changes were made to the game: - The character was replaced with a jungle explorer wearing a pith-helmet and safari jacket.
- In the first scene, ropes replace the vines as the objects that the player has to swing on.
- The Tarzan yell was removed and cannot be heard throughout the game.
Ports Jungle Hunt was ported to the following platforms: External links
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