Action & Bumping Games

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Action & Bumping Games
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Publisher(s) Creative Computing
Platform(s) Apple II
Release1981
Genre(s) Compilation

Action & Bumping Games is a collection of video games published by Creative Computing in 1981.

Contents

Contents

Action & Bumping Games is a package of six games for the Apple II, including Bumper Blocks, Obstacle Course, Hustle Jr., Cycle Jump, Mine Rover, and Road Machine. [1] [2] Three of these games were considered Hi-Res action games, and the other three are Lo-Res bumping games. [2] Each of these games involves eye-hand coordination, and feature many difficulty levels. [1]

Development

Bumper Blocks and Obstacle Course were programmed by David Lubar. [3] [4]

Mine Rover is an early precursor to Minesweeper . [5] Mine Rover and Road Machine were released in a 1981 compilation called Action Games with another game called Cycle Jump. [6]

Reception

Forrest Johnson reviewed Action & Bumping Games in The Space Gamer No. 41. [1] Johnson commented that "It is hard to find anything to criticize about this package. The worst I can say is, some of these games are highly addictive. God knows why we play these things - but if you enjoy arcade games, you will like these." [1]

The Book Of Apple Computer Software 1982 said that "Overall, the game package is average in quality but nonetheless a good buy for a beginning game collector." [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Johnson, Forrest (July 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (41). Steve Jackson Games: 36.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Book of Apple Computer Software 1982". 1981.
  3. Hague, James (March 1997). "David Lubar". Halcyon Days: Interviews with Classic Computer and Video Game Programmers. Dadgum Games. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  4. "Atari Compendium".
  5. "Minesweeper Game Database".
  6. "Softalk V1n08 Apr 1981". Softalk. April 1981.