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While it seems this is not the most popular game in the Jumpman series, this was the only Jumpman game I had growing up. This is another game that's frustratingly difficult but very fun. I think it's also one of the first games I tried to speedrun, as you could change the game speed at the beginning for some insanely fast gameplay.


This is also the first game here to include an intro. Intros are a strange and mostly forgotten thing. When someone cracked a game (and pirated games were the norm, I think I only owned one uncracked game), they would sometimes add an intro screen telling who cracked it and when. Most of the time, the graphics and sound in the intro are better than the graphics and sound in the game. Apparently this one was cracked in 2003, but this intro is still typical of games from the 80's.


The point of this game is to collect all the "bombs" from the level by jumping between platforms, ladders and ropes and dodging bullets, fires, etc. Each level presents a new challenge, setting fires when you get bombs, removing pieces of the platforms, etc.


The video features the first five levels of Jumpman Junior. Growing up, Hellstones was the furthest I could ever get, but now I'm able to get past that pretty easily. The level after that, Figurit's Revenge, is even harder, requiring you to collect the bombs in a specific order to complete the level.



Overall it's a fun game, even today. Though some levels (like Figurit's Revenge) would be considered completely unfair, most of them are still fun to play.