Bigfoot
| Bigfoot | |
|---|---|
 Bigfoot Manual (Front Cover) | |
| Publisher(s) | Milton Bradley |
| Original Retail Price | $49.95 (USD)[1] [2] |
| Programmer(s) | Warren Amerman |
| Part# | PHM 3151 |
| Format(s) | Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module |
| Release | 1983 (4th Quarter) [3] [4] |
| Genre(s) | Action |
Bigfoot is a video game released by Milton Bradley for the TI-99/4A home computer system. It was released during the fourth quarter of 1983 and retailed for $49.95 (USD). It was distributed on Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module and programmed by Warren Amerman. The gameplay was enhanced with the addition of Texas Instruments' Solid State SpeechTM Synthesizer and Mitlon Bradley's MBX systems (both sold separately).
Gameplay
The player's goal in Bigfoot is to climb a mountain on top of which Bigfoot stands ominously to impede his/her progress. The player needs to collect green boxes, which contain food, and then focus on yellow piles which contain bundles of gold. The player can use the fire button which will throw ropes higher up the mountain which allows him/her to climb up the mountain on other platforms.
Bigfoot, meanwhile, chucks boulders at the player as he/she attempts to scale the mountain. If the player attaches his/her rope too close to the edge of a platform, it leaves him/her more vulnerable to the rocks hurled by the Bigfoot. Throwing ropes closer to the center of platforms is a protective move. Birds, during the later levels of the game, fly through the screen and snag the climber's ropes which proves fatal if climbing one at the time.
Manual
Two Ways to Play Bigfoot
This Bigfoot cartridge can be played with the Texas Instruments Home Computer or with the Texas Instruments Home Computer and the MBX Expansion System. The MBX Expansion System adds new dimensions to your Texas Instruments Home Computer. This booklet contains instructions for using both systems. Instructions for each method are separated by a bar format. The first bar, which is color coded in blue, tells you how to play the game with your MBX Expansion System. The second bar tells you how to play the game with your Texas Instruments Home Computer alone.
TI Home Computer with the MBX Expansion System
The MBX console plugs into your Texas Instruments Home Computer. Refer to the set-up instructions in your MBX Expansion System booklet to properly connect the systems.
Here's What the MBX Expansion System Includes
- MBX console with built-in action keypad
- Triple-axis analog joystick
- Headset microphone (not used with this cartridge)
- Power supply
- Fully-illustrated instruction booklet
Playing Bigfoot with the MBX Expansion System
- Triple-axis analog joystick allows total maneuverability of screen objects
- Action-input keypad allows for quick response and flexibility
- Speech Synthesis allows you to hear phrases, prompts, and sound effects that are true-to-life, well-modulated, and full of inflection.
TI Home Computer without the MBX Expansion System
- You can play Bigfoot with the TI Home Computer using the keyboard, the Joystick Controllers (sold separately), or a combination of both.
- Speech makes the game more exciting. You need the Texas Instruments Solid Stale Speech* Synthesizer(sold separately) to activate speech capabilities of your Home Computer.
Downloads
Bigfoot Cartridge
Bigfoot Manual Front Cover
Alpiner Manual Complete (pdf format)
Bigfoot MAME/MESS Rom (rpk format)
