Chip's Challenge

Genre:

Puzzle

Year:

1990

Developer:

Epyx

Publisher:

U.S. Gold

Perspective:

3rd-person, Top-down

Theme:

Puzzle elements

Releases:

DOS (1990), Amiga (1990), Amstrad CPC (1990), Atari ST (1990), ZX Spectrum (1990), Commodore 64 (1990), Windows 3.x (1991)

Also known as:

Chips Challenge

Although computer games were once much easier than today, we were able to sweat a lot when playing them. Many brought simple graphics, but the logical tasks in them required finding a solution for long hours. One of the games that will thoroughly ventilate your brain is Chip's Challenge. The plot of this game is relatively simple: you play Chip McCallahan, who would very much like to belong to the elite Bit Buster nerd club. You will meet Melinda, who runs this club and she will offer you membership herself, but it has a condition, you have to go through a number of rooms where you will solve logic puzzles and collect computer chips along the way. You control a Chip and your task is to get to the goal that opens when you take a certain number of computer chips. The chip is controlled by arrows or mouse and can only move right, left, up and down, ie it does not shoot, does not jump, etc. There are several types of walls in the game (ordinary, invisible, opening, "disappearing"); sliding blocks; teleports; multicolored locks (blue, red, green, yellow) and keys to them. At the level, Chip can also come across something that can kill him - water, a bomb, fire and several types of "monsters" that have different movements (one of which chases Chip). A great game to develop logical thinking for you and your children.