1981 · Banpresto · Platformer · Racing

Jump Bug

The player controls a constantly bouncing car while driving through various environments including a city, pyramid, and underwater. The height of the jump and speed of a fall can be controlled with the joystick. The player can shoot various enemies that appear. Points are gained by collecting treasure, killing enemies and jumping on clouds.

Released: 1981
Platforms: Arcade
Genres: Platformer Racing Shooter
Developers: Banpresto
Publishers: Rock-Ola
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB E
Languages: English

About

Jump Bug is a 1981 scrolling shooter platform game developed by Alpha Denshi under contract for Hoei Corporation. It was distributed in arcades by Sega in Japan and Europe, and by Rock-Ola in North America. The player controls a bouncing car (or "bug") in a forced scrolling world. The car can eliminate enemies by shooting them and collect money bags by landing on them.

The world is divided into several themed areas that are seamlessly connected. Jump Bug was ported to the Arcadia 2001, Leisure Vision, and PC-98 home systems.

Keywords

mascot
side-scrolling
high score
endless runner
human
treasure chest
vertical scrolling

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Gameplay

The player controls a constantly bouncing car resembling a Volkswagen Beetle (which acquired the nickname "bug"). It drives through a city, mountains, a large pyramid, and a body of water with islands where the car is mostly underwater and moves more slowly. The height of a jump and speed of a fall are controlled with the joystick. The player can shoot various enemies that appear.

Points are gained by collecting treasure, killing enemies, and jumping on clouds. Each treasure adds to a meter, which grants an extra life the first time it is filled.