1990 · Nippon Computer Systems · Action · Platformer

Trampoline Terror!

Sega exclusive

From space, a menacing fortress appears in the sky. Surrounding it, a "trampoline" sidewalk armed with bombs and patrolled by enemy invaders. You, the Trampoline Terror, have the guts to fight back. Stealthful observation reveals self-destruct switches planted on 32 strongholds.

Released: 1990
Platforms: Sega Genesis
Genres: Action Platformer Puzzle
Developers: Nippon Computer Systems
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Themes: Action
Country: Japan

About

Trampoline Terror! is an overhead view action video game with strategy elements developed by NCS and published by DreamWorks in 1990 for the Genesis exclusively in North America. A Japanese release under the name Explode Star was planned, but was cancelled.

Keywords

gravity
damsel in distress

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The player, who is the titular Trampoline Terror, must put a halt to the aliens who are trying to take over the planet Ahas after kidnapping their queen.

Players must defuse bombs by walking over their destruction sequences while at the same time avoiding enemies. Trampolines can only be jumped on a few times before breaking, at which point the square they had occupied becomes useless. If the player jumps on this square again, he falls to his death. Powerballs can be picked up in limited numbers in order to defeat the villains that impede the player's path.