Arcade Video game published 45 years ago:

Jungler (c) 1981 Konami.

The player controls a snake-like ship moving around a number of mazes chasing 3 similar computer controlled ships. Being hit by bullets reduces the length of the ships. Ships are destroyed either when their length is reduced to zero or when they collide with a longer ship.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID: GX327

Main CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz) Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 1.789772 Mhz) Sound Chips: (2x) General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.789772 Mhz), (6x) RC

Players: 2 Control: 4-way joystick Buttons: 1

- TRIVIA -

Jungler was released in December 1981.

Joe Startz holds the official record for this game with 180720 points.

- SCORING -

Running over enemy: 80-640 points; 80 points per segment. Shooting enemy: 60 points for segment, 500 points for head. Fruit: 500 points plus segment added.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Don't get in front of red worms if you can avoid it. Yellow worms can be gotten in front of with caution, and green worms should be no problem (although you'd better watch out for the shooters).

* To shrink the opponents' worm down, shoot the tail.

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES: Emerson Arcadia [US] (1982) [Model 1023]

* COMPUTERS: Commodore VIC-20 [US] (1982) "Serpentine [Model VI SE C]" Tommy Tutor

* OTHERS: [JP] VFD handheld game (19??) by Gakken.

Player layout in our catalog: 2P alt.

If you are exploring by feel rather than by title, jump from the tags above into the matching genre rooms, or return to the Arcade hall for the full wall.

Open Play on this page to start Jungler. Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.

Jungler is filed in our catalog as a 1981 release.

Player layout on this cabinet: 2P alt.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Maze.

Credit line lists Konami as developer.