Marcus Estrada writes: "Back in the 80s Epyx was a big name in the game development scene. They created many classics which fans still love today - including a little game called Jumpman. This 2D bomb-diffusing platformer was a big success and as such saw a huge amount of ports in subsequent years so everyone could get a taste of this fun, challenging title. Then we saw Jumpman Forever arrive on Kickstarter in 2013. It was a hard fought funding campaign but by the end they just made their $20,000 goal. Although not made by original designer Randy Glover, developer Midnight Ryder Technologies did have the rights so this is effectively an official product."
Hardcore Gamer: Now, OUYA owners can gain access to the beta and, due to the Free the Games fund, will also be the first to play
Hardcore Gamer: It’s been a very long time since Jumpman was last seen. He had two games on the Commodore 64, a DOS remake by Apogee and a few fan updates, and then… nothing. The years have rolled by with the series basically dead, but one of the people who bought the rights from Jumpman’s creator, Randy Glover, never got around to using it and figures now would be a good time to try a Kickstarter campaign. With a very few days left on the clock a demo has been released, so we can finally get a feel for how this new version should work.
