Hopper
Hopper is a clone of the 1982 Sega game Pengo. [1] Hopper was programmed by John M. Phillips & Mike Archuleta and published by Texas Instruments (TI). Hopper was part number 3229. It was released on Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module and originally retailed for $29.95. It was released in the 1st quarter of 1984.
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 Hopper Manual (Front Cover) | |
| Publisher(s) | Texas Instruments (TI) |
| Original Retail Price | $29.95 |
| Programmer(s) | John M. Phillips & Mike Archuleta |
| Part# | PHM 3229 |
| Format(s) | Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module |
| Release | 1984 (1st quarter) |
| Genre(s) | Action |
Contents
Gameplay
In Hopper, the player controls a kangaroo trying to escape capture from three humans on a cargo ship. The player moves around the ship full of boxes, trying to kill or trap the human enemies by pushing boxes at them and smashing them. If the humans touch the player's kangaroo character, he/she is captured and loses a life. While not too difficult in the early levels, Hopper becomes much more challenging as the levels and the speed increase.
Advertising Blurbs
Front Cover of Manual
Three evil circus trainers are trying to capture Chadley, the Australian Kangaroo. With quick thinking and clever strategy, you can help Chadley escape danger and captivity!
Cheat
Pressing the asterisk key "*" will bring up the option of choosing which round to begin at. The player can select from round 0-9.
Fun Fact
Unfortunately, Hopper was released just before Texas Instruments announces that they were discontinuing the production and distribution of the TI-99/4A to fierce competition which was causing them to sell the console at a severe loss. However, Hopper still sold well since so many computers had already been circulated.
Manual
Introduction
Chadly the Kangaroo is surrounded by crates in the cargo hold of an ocean freighter. Three circus trainers are trying to capture him. His only defense is kicking the same crates that the trainers use to trap him. Only your quick thinking and lightning reflexes can save Chadly from captivity.
Hopper challenges you to outwit and outmaneuver the circus trainers. Some of Hopper's features include:
- Colorful graphic characters.
- Exciting sound effects.
- Ten levels of increasing speed and difficulty.
- Two-player option.
• Individualized advancement to higher levels.
Hopper can be played by one or two players. Movement of Chadly may be controlled by pressing the arrow keys on either side of the computer keyboard or by the Wired Remote Controllers joysticks).
