MANUFACTURER:  TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

  PRODUCT NUMBER:  PHM 3023

 RELEASED:  4Q/1980

  PROGRAMMER:  KEVIN KENNEY

ORIGINAL RETAIL PRICE:  $24.95

TOUCAN'S TRIVIA: Gregory Yob created the original Hunt The Wumpus back in the 1970's before it made it's way to the TI-99/4A. His version of the game was completely text based, telling you when bats were near, which rooms you could go to, etc. For the TI-99/4A version, however, Kevin Kenney decided to implement graphics which in my opinion made the game a little more fun (especially being able to see the Wumpus display an evil grin after he devours you!).

TOUCAN'S TRIVIA: This was Kevin Kenny's first title for the TI-99/4A. His other game, Tunnels of Doom, was released a year after Hunt The Wumpus and went on to become one of the most popular TI cartridges.

TOUCAN'S TRIVIA: Hunt The Wumpus, A-Maze-Ing, and Blasto were all initially going to be bundled on one cartridge. However, programmer Kevin Kenney took these games and added a bunch of extra features to them, turning them into viable stand alone cartridge products. In the end this was a great move by Kevin since all of them went on to become top sellers on the 99/4A system, bringing in more money than what TI would have gotten with an all-in-one watered down combo cartridge.

TOUCAN'S TRIVIA: Play the Java based TI-99/4A version of Hunt The Wumpus on-line! It's a great remake with updated graphics and sound as well as a good way to try and slay that Wumpus right on your own PC.

	1981 Hunt The Wumpus Manual
	Click Here for Hunt The Wumpus's Instructions

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