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Bump 'n' Jump |
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Manufacturer:
Bally Midway Year: 1982 Class: Wide Release Genre: Driving Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Alternating Control Panel Layout: Single Player Ambidextrous Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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DescriptionDriving game jump or bump enemy cars for points. Bonus for completing levels without hitting any cars.Know anything more about this game? Cabinet InformationThe game was also released in cocktail table cabinet.Cheats, Tricks and BugsIf you can finish a level without destroying any cars, you will receive a 50000 point bonus. Try bumping cars only when they are behind you as you will not lose any speed (you will usually speed up, in fact) and you will not lose as much control either. When jumping gaps in the road, if you can manage to land on one of the small islands, you will get a 1000 point bonus.If the road is wide enough and you are driving fast enough, you can actually jump off one side of the screen and reappear on the other side and land without crashing. ConversionThe wiring harness is compatible with Midway BurgerTime PCBs.Game IntroductionJoin "Jumpin' John" as he goes cruisin' up the road bumping, jumping, and smashing cars. Aside from the cars, you must avoid the sides of the road, breaks in the road (which are usually over water), and rocks in the road which can sometimes be dumped by certain vehicles. Each level is based on a season (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) except the first level which seems to have no name. After Winter, it cycles back to Spring again with each level becoming successively harder. When you finish a level, you will pull up to a gas pump that has an icon showing the next level. A flowering tree shows Spring is coming up, a life preserver indicates Summer, a tree with no leaves says Fall is next, and a snowman means Winter is on the way. According to the game, there are 32 unique levels but they do not roll over back to the first level after level 32.Game PlayThe joystick controls the movement and speed of the car. By increasing speed, you not only go faster, but you get the ability to jump after your speed passes 100. The faster you go, the better control the car seems to have. Your car's speed tops out at 220. The big breaks in the road are signaled by a warning exclamation point sign that flashes at the top center of the screen and beeps. Be prepared to jump when you see this. Bumping the cars around you will bounce you in the opposite direction of the bump and can also speed or slow you down based on that direction. The faster your car goes, the less control you seem to lose.MiscellaneousThis game was originally released for the DECO cassette system.LICENSOR: Data East Scarcity in collections (VAPS.org)Common - There are 27 known instances of this game owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 15 of them are original dedicated machines, 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards have been placed in another game cabinet, and 10 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.Of the 42,694 video games (3,154 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 21 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records. Wanted - There are 2 VAPS members currently looking for this game. Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operatos might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range. TechnicalA DIP switch (SW2, #4) will set whether or not you can continue the game with more credits (on) or whether it just ends there (off).CPU: M6502 eBay ListingsClick here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for the Bump 'n' Jump Videogame machine and items related to it.Click here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for machines and parts made by Bally Midway. Alternatively, check out the IAM/KLOV custom report of the hottest coin-op machines on eBay, powered by Ace.com (updated throughoutthe day).
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