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Jack the Nipper

Take on the role of toddler terror Jack in his quest to become as naughty as possible! Toddle throughout the town, bringing your own brand of baby bedlam. Jump on things, grab and use a wide variety of items, all in a bid to become the biggest nuisance you can. Originally published in 1986.

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Developer
Gremlin Graphics
Publisher
Pixel Games UK
Release
July 21, 2022
4 years and 13 days ago
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About the Game

Originally released in 1986, this classic game for home microcomputers from British developers Gremlin Graphics saw players take on the role of toddler terror Jack in his quest to be as naughty as possible! Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version. Included are both the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC versions.

Gameplay

Toddle throughout the town, bringing your own brand of baby bedlam. Jump on things, pick up objects and drop them where they will be the most annoying, find and use a wide variety of items to raise your naughtyness as high as possible! But be careful: many enemies roam the screens looking to give you a nasty nappy rash.


This enhanced version introduces a number of modern features to this retro classic, including:

  • Saving/loading the game at any point
  • Support for most modern game controllers
  • Full control remapping
  • Image scaling and smoothing options
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