<s>
re-released	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Taito	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	B-Application
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
distributed	O
as	O
Jungle	O
King	O
,	O
then	O
quickly	O
modified	O
and	O
re-released	O
as	O
Jungle	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
due	O
to	O
a	O
copyright	O
dispute	O
over	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
likeness	O
to	O
Tarzan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jungle	O
King	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Moon	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
released	O
a	O
month	O
earlier	O
,	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Jungle	O
King	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
loincloth-wearing	O
character	O
resembles	O
Tarzan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
rebranded	O
Jungle	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
an	O
explorer	O
,	O
sporting	O
a	O
pith	O
helmet	O
and	O
safari	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
re-theming	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
Pirate	B-Application
Pete	I-Application
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
versions	O
of	O
Jungle	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
were	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
sometimes	O
under	O
the	O
Atarisoft	O
label	O
,	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
accomplished	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
action	B-Application
key	O
when	O
two	O
vines	O
swing	O
closely	O
enough	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Jungle	O
King	O
with	O
its	O
Tarzan-like	O
hero	O
prompted	O
legal	O
action	B-Application
from	O
the	O
estate	O
of	O
Edgar	O
Rice	O
Burroughs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
name	O
being	O
changed	O
to	O
Jungle	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
with	O
several	O
cosmetic	O
modifications	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tarzan	B-Application
yell	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
published	O
home	O
ports	O
in	O
1983	O
under	O
their	O
own	O
brand	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
were	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Atarisoft	O
label	O
:	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
,	O
and	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Jungle	O
King	O
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
upright	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
on	O
the	O
monthly	O
RePlay	O
charts	O
by	O
October	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jungle	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
had	O
also	O
topped	O
the	O
RePlay	O
charts	O
by	O
January	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
1983	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
18,000	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
top-grossing	O
games	O
during	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jungle	O
King	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
thirteen	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1983	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Kunkel	O
reviewed	O
Jungle	O
King	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
magazine	O
in	O
early	O
1983	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
become	O
Taito	O
's	O
"	O
biggest	O
hit	O
since	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
"	O
as	O
it	O
follows	O
"	O
the	O
classic	O
formula	O
for	O
successful	O
videogames	O
:	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
,	O
difficult	O
to	O
master.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Raymond	O
Dimetrosky	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
Player	O
rated	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
version	O
a	O
B+	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
quite	O
good	O
"	O
considering	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
VCS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
Michael	O
Brown	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
port	O
in	O
the	O
September	O
1983	O
issue	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Fun	O
with	O
Computers	O
&	O
Games	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
a	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
significant	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
"	O
disappointing	O
"	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
version	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
looks	O
and	O
plays	O
better	O
and	O
brings	O
"	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
coin-op	O
challenge.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jungle	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
received	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Videogame	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
5th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
in	O
January	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1982	O
,	O
Taito	O
released	O
another	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
arcades	B-Application
as	O
Pirate	B-Application
Pete	I-Application
with	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
Milton	O
Bradley	O
published	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
version	O
of	O
Jungle	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
where	O
ropes	O
are	O
a	O
key	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jungle	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
collection	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
