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    My friend is trying to think of the name of an Atari 800 game he played around 1982. It was a sort of side scrolling platformer that he picked up in a bargain bin. After looking through a list of games he said it wasn't Pitfall or Spelunker, but those games definitely remind him of it. I realize this isn't much to go off of, but I will post an update if he thinks of anything else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by raptor94k View Post
    It was a sort of side scrolling platformer that he picked up in a bargain bin.
    Um, yeah. That's pretty darn pointless.

    I would say Jumpman, but that was 1983.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jorpho View Post
    I would say Jumpman, but that was 1983.
    It was apparently not Jumpman. He said he remembers it maybe taking place inside of a cave or something like that. I figured that we wouldn't really find the answer with so little to go on. But, doesn't hurt to ask.

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    Quote Originally Posted by raptor94k View Post
    My friend is trying to think of the name of an Atari 800 game he played around 1982. It was a sort of side scrolling platformer that he picked up in a bargain bin. After looking through a list of games he said it wasn't Pitfall or Spelunker, but those games definitely remind him of it. I realize this isn't much to go off of, but I will post an update if he thinks of anything else.

    He said he remembers it maybe taking place inside of a cave or something like that.
    Maybe your date is off? Could be Activision H.E.R.O. which came out in 1984.

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    Miner 2049er came out for the 800, didn't it?

    Montezuma's Revenge is another likely candidate.
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    A few games spring to mind but maybe not so early
    Cavelord but i think that was `84
    Cavernia is another good cave game that sprang to mind but that was 1990!

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    How about Mountain King? It's one of my favorite 8-bit Atari games.

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