{"product_id":"kangaroo-atari-2600-cib","title":"Kangaroo - Atari 2600 (CIB)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKangaroo\u003c\/em\u003e is a fixed-screen platform game in which the player controls a boxing-glove-wearing mother \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/group\/9977\/animals-kangaroos\/\"\u003ekangaroo\u003c\/a\u003e attempting to rescue her joey from a group of monkeys. Each round begins near the bottom of a tree, and the mother must climb ladders, cross branches and logs, and reach her baby before the decreasing bonus timer expires. Movement, climbing, ducking, and jumping are controlled with an eight-direction joystick, while a separate button throws a punch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonkeys move around the platforms and attack by throwing or dropping apples. Depending on their trajectory, the mother can jump over an apple, duck beneath it, or punch it out of the air. She can also knock out nearby monkeys with a single punch, but contact with either an enemy or an apple costs one life. A larger ape occasionally steals her boxing glove, temporarily leaving her unable to attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFruit hanging from the branches can be collected for bonus points. Ringing a bell replaces the gathered fruit with a more valuable variety, allowing strawberries to be successively replaced by tomatoes, cherries, and pineapples. The bell can be rung as many as three times during a round, although collecting additional fruit requires the player to make detours while the bonus timer continues to decrease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe arcade game contains four different screens. The first involves a comparatively straightforward climb through branches and ladders. The second replaces many ladders with broken log stairways that must be crossed through carefully positioned diagonal leaps. On the third, the joey’s cage rests atop a column of monkeys; the player can punch the supporting monkeys away or use the surrounding platforms to reach the cage, while other monkeys climb toward a pile of apples that can be released upon the playfield. The fourth combines ladders, incomplete rungs, logs, gaps, and falling monkeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaching the joey completes the screen and awards the points remaining on the bonus timer. After all four screens have been cleared, they repeat at a higher difficulty with faster and more aggressive attacks. One or two players can participate, with two players alternating turns, and additional lives are awarded at designated score thresholds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe arcade release is the original version. The Atari 5200 conversion closely reproduces the arcade game while adding selectable novice and advanced settings; novice play removes one monkey and some of the more difficult apple attacks. The Atari 8-bit edition is derived from the Atari 5200 conversion and retains essentially the same content while adapting the controls and presentation to the computer. The Atari 2600 version is more heavily simplified. It contains three redesigned screens rather than the arcade game’s four, omitting the distinctive stage in which the joey’s cage is supported by a column of monkeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 releases in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/group\/11283\/arcade-archives-series\/\"\u003eArcade Archives series\u003c\/a\u003e reproduce the Japanese arcade version while adding configurable difficulty and display settings, temporary save functionality, and online score rankings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKangaroo\u003c\/em\u003e belongs to the style of single-screen platform game popularized by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/574\/donkey-kong\/\"\u003eDonkey Kong\u003c\/a\u003e. Both games involve climbing a vertically arranged structure, avoiding thrown objects, and rescuing a captive character at the top. \u003cem\u003eKangaroo\u003c\/em\u003e distinguishes itself through its joystick-controlled leaps, ability to duck and punch, fruit and bell bonuses, and combat with moving monkeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisclaimers:\u003cbr\u003eThe product images shown are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product received.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Retro Raven Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492274540785,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0321\/0680\/7341\/files\/kangarooCIB.jpg?v=1790191694","url":"https:\/\/retroravengames.com\/products\/kangaroo-atari-2600-cib","provider":"Retro Raven Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}