Cover artwork of Jungle King

// Archive entry № 17348

Jungle King

Released in 1983, Jungle King is indexed by VG90 as part of the early cartridge-and-arcade boom for Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, C64, ColecoVision, DOS, VIC-20.

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About the game

Jungle King (1983) for Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, C64, ColecoVision, DOS, VIC-20 takes its place in the VG90 index as one more thread in the story of the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, kept here for readers researching the period.

The years around 1983 belonged to the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, when the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. VG90 groups titles like this one by era and platform so those connections are easy to trace.

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Why it matters

The value of a record like this is context: the early cartridge-and-arcade boom produced far more games than the handful everyone remembers, and the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. An archive earns its keep by preserving the long tail, not just the hits.

Technical notes

Recorded platform(s): Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, C64, ColecoVision, DOS, VIC-20 (1983). VG90 stores this as factual reference data; richer media may be added over time as legally sourced material becomes available.