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Hunt the Wumpus pits the player in a contest to search for, and hunt down a mythical creature known as the Wumpus. The player navigates through an invisible cave. The visited chambers of the cave become visible once they have been visited. If the player enters the chamber where the Wumpus resides, he/she loses. Besides the beastly Wumpus, the cave system hosts other dangers including bottomless pits and cave bats. As the player navigates from chamber to chamber within the cave system, certain chambers will alert him/her to dangers close to him/her. | Hunt the Wumpus pits the player in a contest to search for, and hunt down a mythical creature known as the Wumpus. The player navigates through an invisible cave. The visited chambers of the cave become visible once they have been visited. If the player enters the chamber where the Wumpus resides, he/she loses. Besides the beastly Wumpus, the cave system hosts other dangers including bottomless pits and cave bats. As the player navigates from chamber to chamber within the cave system, certain chambers will alert him/her to dangers close to him/her. | ||
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| + | ==Fun Facts== | ||
| + | This was the first title programmed by [[Kevin Kenney]] who went on to create multiple titles for the TI-99/4A home computer including [[A-MAZE-ING]] and [[Tunnels of Doom]]. | ||
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| + | Hunt the Wumpus, [[A-MAZE-ING]] and [[Blasto]] were originally intended to be included on a single cartridge. However, [[Kevin Kenney]] added extra features to each of the titles making them viable stand-alone products. | ||
==Downloads== | ==Downloads== | ||
Revision as of 07:33, 16 August 2018
| Hunt the Wumpus | |
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 Hunt the Wumpus (Front Cover) | |
| Publisher(s) | Texas Instruments (TI) |
| Original Retail Price | $24.95 |
| Programmer(s) | Kevin Kenney |
| Part# | PHM 3023 |
| Format(s) | Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module |
| Release | 1980 (4th quarter) |
| Genre(s) | Adventure, Maze, Strategy |
Hunt the Wumpus for TI-99/4A is based loosely on the 1975 text-based adventure game of the same title created by Gregory Yob. Kevin Kenney's TI-99/4A version differs significantly from the original in that it introduces graphical gameplay versus the original's text-based gaming system. Hunt the Wumpus was published and distributed by Texas Instruments (TI) in the fourth quarter of 1980. It initially sold for $24.95, and was distributed on Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module. It was programmed for the TI-99/4A by Kevin Kenney.
Contents
Gameplay
Hunt the Wumpus pits the player in a contest to search for, and hunt down a mythical creature known as the Wumpus. The player navigates through an invisible cave. The visited chambers of the cave become visible once they have been visited. If the player enters the chamber where the Wumpus resides, he/she loses. Besides the beastly Wumpus, the cave system hosts other dangers including bottomless pits and cave bats. As the player navigates from chamber to chamber within the cave system, certain chambers will alert him/her to dangers close to him/her.
Fun Facts
This was the first title programmed by Kevin Kenney who went on to create multiple titles for the TI-99/4A home computer including A-MAZE-ING and Tunnels of Doom.
Hunt the Wumpus, A-MAZE-ING and Blasto were originally intended to be included on a single cartridge. However, Kevin Kenney added extra features to each of the titles making them viable stand-alone products.
Downloads
1981 Hunt the Wumpus Cartridge (Black Label on Black Cartridge
1982 European Wumpus Cartridge (Black Label on Black Cartridge
1982 Hunt the Wumpus Cartridge (Red Label on Black Cartridge
1983 European Hunt the Wumpus Cartridge (Black Label on Black Cartridge
1983 Hunt the Wumpus Cartridge (Red Label on Beige Cartridge
1980 Hunt the Wumpus Manual Front Cover (Old-Style)
1983 Hunt the Wumpus Manual Front Cover (Modern-Style)
Hunt the Wumpus Manual Complete (pdf version)
Hunt the Wumpus MAME/MESS Rom (rpk format)
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