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RE: Gaming memories from my youth: Jungle Hunt
I can always rely on you to write something that I enjoy reading...
I can't remember this one at all - it's probably slightly before my time (born in 1980) but it does look like a classic arcade game. I wasn't entirely sure what I was looking at in that first screenshot - the helmet, short shorts and knee high boots -I looks like it's some kind of Village People spin off.
Thanks pal. while I was unaware of the legal ramifications at the time it was a very big deal to the owners of the Tarzan name and likeness because it was clearly a direct ripoff. They can get away with that in Japan but not so much in North America where lawyers never see a suit they didn't like. When they changed the look of the character they were also forced to change the look of the vines to make them appear to be ropes.... because you know, why wouldn't ropes just be swinging around in the jungle?