Sammy Lightfoot

1983 video game

Sammy Lightfoot

Developer(s)	Sierra On-Line
Publisher(s)	Sierra On-Line Comptiq (PC-88)
Designer(s)	Warren Schwader^[1]
Platform(s)	Apple II, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, PC-88
Release	1983: Apple, C64 1984: ColecoVision 1985: PC-88
Genre(s)	Platform

Sammy Lightfoot is a video game written by Warren Schwader for the Apple II and published by Sierra On-Line in 1983.^[1] It is a multi-screen platform game (or "climbing game", as the genre was called in the US in 1983),^[2] in the vein of Donkey Kong. Sammy Lightfoot follows the travails of a circus worker who jumps and climbs through a number of perilous situations. It was initially ported to the Commodore 64^[3] followed by ColecoVision^[4] and the PC-8800 series.

Reception

The Commodore 64 Home Companion stated that Sammy Lightfoot captures the cartoon spirit and graphic style of Donkey Kong without being a simple donkey clone".^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
^ "The Player's Guide to Climbing Games". Electronic Games. 1 (11): 49. January 1983.
^ Sammy Lightfoot at Lemon 64
^ ColecoVision Rarity Guide
^ Beekman, George (1984). "Sierra On-Line". The Commodore 64 Home Companion. pp. 174–175. Retrieved August 19, 2016.

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