Ludography
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1983 · Sierra · Arcade · Platformer

Sammy Lightfoot

Go through three levels jumping over obstacles that get in your way. Use trampolines and swings to get to hard-to-reach places and avoid hazards or falling down gaps. Get to the top of the screen in order to proceed to the next level. Once three levels are completed, the game restarts with increased difficulty. Before you start the game, you can access the options screen which lets you customize the screen to include another player, turn off the sound or the scene music, or let either player start at any particular level.

Released
1983
Platforms
Apple IIColecoVisionCommodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXFM-7PC-8800 Series
Genres
ArcadePlatformer
Developers
Sierra
Publishers
Sierra On-Line
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
Country
United States
Languages
English

About

Sammy Lightfoot is a video game written by Warren Schwader for the Apple II and published by Sierra On-Line in 1983. It is a platform game (or "climbing game", as the genre was called in the US in 1983) in the vein of Donkey Kong. Sammy Lightfoot follows the travails of a circus worker who jumps and climbs through perilous situations in three non-scrolling levels. It was ported to the Commodore 64 followed by ColecoVision and the PC-8800 series.

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

The Commodore 64 Home Companion stated that Sammy Lightfoot captures the cartoon spirit and graphic style of Donkey Kong without being a simple clone.

Legacy

Warren Schwader worked on a sequel called Sammy's Icehouse which was never finished. He described it as similar to Mario Bros.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Apple II31 December 1983North America
Commodore C64/128/MAX31 December 1983North America
ColecoVision31 December 1984North America
FM-731 December 1985Japan
PC-8800 Series31 December 1985Japan

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
ColecoVisionSLD-902North America—

Editions and related releases

Included in
ColecoVision Flashback

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