Ludography
60/100
Critics1 review
More scores
GameFAQsTough
3.25/5
Player reviews
100% positive2 reviews
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$3.99

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1985 · Gremlin Interactive · Action · Arcade

Bounder

The player controls a tennis ball which is used to navigate courses, composed of numerous tiles, which are suspended high above ground. The ball must be bounced past walls and over enemies; coming into contact with either, or plummeting over the edge of the course, results in the loss of one of the player's seven lives.

Released
1985
Platforms
Amstrad CPCAmstrad PCWCommodore 16Commodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXMSXWindowsZX Spectrum
Genres
ActionArcadePlatformerStrategy
Developers
Gremlin Interactive
Publishers
Gremlin Interactive
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

About

Bounder is a 1985 action game published by Gremlin Graphics in which the player navigates a variety of courses as a bouncing tennis ball.

Players say

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Courses are composed of numerous tiles, which are suspended high above ground. The ball must be bounced past walls and over enemies; coming into contact with either, or plummeting over the edge of the course, results in the loss of one of the player's seven lives. Courses feature power squares, which push the tennis ball forward and allow longer jumps. These must be utilized to complete the course.

Power squares are also used to enable the tennis ball to reach mystery spaces, tiles with question marks, which contain extra lives and bonus jumps which are used on bonus screens. Mystery spaces can also destroy the tennis ball, resulting in the loss of a life, through instant destruction or by freezing the ball in place while a missile flies across the play area and explodes.

Reception

Bounder received a Gold Medal Award from Commodore 64 magazine Zzap!64 as well as a Your Sinclair Mega Game award.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Commodore C64/128/MAX31 December 1985Europe
MSX31 December 1986Europe
Amstrad CPC31 December 1986Europe
ZX Spectrum31 December 1986Europe
WindowsDigital Compatibility Release22 July 2024Worldwide

Editions and related releases

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THEC64 Mini
Followed by
Re-Bounder

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