Genre: Platformer
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Arcade
Release: 1980
Rating: N/A
- Graphics -
Look at the other games in the arcade at the time: most of them were not even in color (or had colored bands on the screen itself), did not have fully animated sprites, and did not even have what could be considered characters (i.e. Space Invaders, Asteroids, and others) Sure there were some that did compete, but most of those were released slightly later.
Graphics: 9/10
- Story -
Theoretically there's a plot, but it's so vague and generic we'll pretend it doesn't exist.
Story: --/10
- Gameplay -
Another point for Nintendo: Here we have the father of modern platformers. In fact, I can't think of anything that even came close to it!
Gameplay: 10/10
- Music -
Despite the simplistic rhythms and sounds we hear while playing, the fact that it was one of the first games to even have something that came close to resembling a soundtrack puts it leagues ahead (consider that the original sounds were revealed in 1980 on the Arcade). Something about the simplicity and quirkyness of the sounds adds a lot of charm to the game as well.
Music: 9/10
Total Score: 9/10
Also available for Virtual Console, plus variations for Arcade and Gameboy, and minigame versions in various games such as Donkey Kong 64 and Animal Crossing.
