| Jumping Jack | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Imagine Software Ltd |
| Publisher(s) | Imagine Software Ltd |
| Designer(s) | Albert Ball |
| Artist(s) | Stuart C. Ball |
| Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum ("Jumping Jack"), Atari 800/XL ("Leggit!"), Dragon 32 ("Leggit!"), Arcade |
| Release date(s) | 1983 |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Media/distribution | Cassette |
| System requirements
16K RAM (ZX Spectrum) |
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Jumping Jack is a platform game created by Albert Ball and Stuart C. Ball for the ZX Spectrum 16K in 1983. It was available for the Atari 8-bit computers and Dragon 32 under the name Leggit!.[1][2]
The game was ported to arcade by Universal in 1984. The ZX Spectrum 16K version features a daring explorer named Jack who jumps up through the holes, avoiding large monsters. Falling, being caught by monsters, or miscalculating a jump and hitting the ceiling temporarily stuns him; if he falls all the way to the bottom of the level, he loses a life. Completing levels gradually reveals lyrics to the "Ballad of Jumping Jack", verse by verse.
