Jumping Flash!
1995 · Platform · PlayStation
Overview
Jumping Flash! (1995) is a first-person PlayStation platformer starring Robbit, a mechanical rabbit that can jump three times in mid-air. Guinness World Records lists it as the first platform game in true 3D.
Deep Dive
The astrophysicist Baron Aloha hides the twelve jet pods that power the worlds of Crater Planet, and Robbit, a mechanical rabbit sent by Universal City Hall, must recover them. Robbit can jump up to three times in mid-air, and on the second and third jumps the camera tilts down so the player can judge the landing. Each world has three levels and a boss, for 18 main levels, and each level has a ten-minute limit.
Developer Story
Koji Tada directed the game at Exact and Ultra, and Sony released it in Japan on 28 April 1995. Jumping Flash! 2 followed in 1996 and Robbit Mon Dieu in 1999.
Did You Know?
- It was developed as a technology demonstration for the PlayStation.
- Some critics found it short and easy, but Next Generation ranked it 86th in its 1996 top 100 games.
Sources & further reading
- Jumping Flash! — Wikipedia
