Hunchback

Hunchback is an arcade action-platform game developed by Century Electronics. Players control Quasimodo from Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame as he crosses castle walls from left to right to ring a bell.

The route is filled with pits, ramparts, spear-wielding knights, flying fireballs, and arrows. Pits must be swung over using a long rope, while other obstacles require jumping or ducking. After several screens, Quasimodo must rescue Esmeralda; completing the final screen restarts the game at a faster speed.

Release Information

• Arcade developer: Century Electronics
• Home computer ports: Ocean Software, 1984
• BBC Micro version: Released by Superior Software
• MSX version: Released in 1985

Platforms

Arcade, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20, DOS, Dragon 32/64, MSX, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and ZX Spectrum.