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JungleTac is a Chinese company that produces 8-bit and 16-bit games and consoles.

Its business & technical team is located in Shenzhen, its software development team in Fuzhou & finance and export office in Hong Kong.[2]

Games overview[]

NES/VT[]

The first set of JungleTac games were released around 2001. They ran on the rather uncommon UM6578 NES-on-a-chip, and their library was a mixture of hacks and originals. After the UM6578 chip was retired, hardware was moved to VT09 (and occasionally VT03); a few of the earlier games were converted for these formats, but their music (and in some cases, gameplay) was significantly downgraded. In the late 2000s, development shifted to VT3xx hardware (either VT368, VT369 or VT389). Many new VT3xx titles were developed, in addition to upgrading most (if not all) of the VT09 library. Very few standard VT02 games were released by JungleTac, though there are a handful of exceptions to this.

One of JungleTac's distributors, Lexibook, frequently altered games from their VT3xx library to feature licenses such as Spider-Man and Frozen. These games are rather difficult to document, due to only releasing in certain parts of Europe - but they all appear to be hacks of already existing titles and nothing fully original.

At some point, many of the title screens for their games were hacked out, or in some cases never existed to begin with. While this seems to have been to save space in some cases, other times it was ultimately pointless. This leads to many multicarts using the wrong names for games in the menu. Games marked with an asterisk (*) are confirmed to be the original name; others may be incorrect.

There is an unknown development company affiliated with JungleTac, who has produced both variations of JungleTac games and otherwise-original titles. It is unknown what this company is actually called, and they are known to just be credited as "JungleTac" on certain releases; despite seemingly not being JungleTac itself.

Sunplus/Game Boy Advance[]

Sometime between the Famiclone-based releases, proprietary 16 and 32-bit titles were developed by JungleTac for both Sunplus and Game Boy Advance hardware. This library is mostly different from the VT titles, although there are still a few carry-overs.

The Sunplus games seem to have first appeared on a rare series of Disney-licensed handhelds known as Disney Game It!. This is evidenced by many "generic" variations of the games retaining various Disney assets - sometimes not changing any graphics at all.

VT02 Games[]

Tiltboy[]

The Tiltboy is an uncommon plug & play where the controller is physically rotated to control movement. This release is the only major VT02 production by JungleTac (excluding those from the unknown affiliated developer).

  • Aero Engine - Clone of Gradius. There is an alternate UM6578 version (produced by the "unknown developer") called Alien Attack.
  • Bingo Zap - Maneuver the marble into the hole.
  • Birdie Nest - Catch the bird's eggs into your hands while avoiding touching its poop or letting it go off-screen. The pause function seems to be broken.
  • Insect Chase - Catch the butterflies into your net.
  • Last Cabra - A top-down shooting game.
  • Motor Rally - A pseudo-3D racing game similar to Pole Position. Two VT09 hacks of the game exist - VR Racing and Bump Lorry Race.
  • Ocean Quest - A side-scrolling racing game.
  • Pinball Track - Move the marble through the track without it falling into the holes.
  • Runner Car - A top-down racing game. Numerous VT09 hacks of it were created, including Gear Race, Racing Boat, Road Bumper, Speedy Way X, and Truck Race.
  • Spin Ball - Similar to Pinball Track, but without any holes.

VT-based Games[]

Original Games (VT03-09/UM6578)[]

  • 100m Dash - Clone of an event from Track & Field, featuring cats and dogs. An alternate revision features people and is literally titled Track & Field.
    • Two characters on the title screen are named "DICK" and "KUM", which is possibly an intended suggestive innuendo.
  • Animal Pool - Hit the incoming animals with your dodgeball.
  • Awake Baby - Navigate the babies out of the way so the highlighted baby can pass through.
  • Baking Fun - The player must flip pancakes without burning them. The chef is a modified version of Cooking Mama with an altered face.
  • Ball Clash* - Clone of Penguin-kun Wars. The rarely seen title screen features a picture of Bugs Bunny.
  • Ball Mania* - The player controls a sphere, with smaller, colored spheres coming from all directions. Two of the same color small sphere must be lined up in order to be destroyed.
  • Balloon Man - The player navigates a frog to collect the specified amount of balloons while avoiding sparks. Somewhat similar to the Balloon Trip mode in Balloon Fight, but taking place on a single screen.
  • Basketball* - A basic basketball game. The title screen uses graphics from Sonic Pocket Adventure.
  • Bean's Adventure! - Puzzle game similar to Flappy. The protagonist appears to be a modified Kirby from Kirby Super Star. Later hacked to create Fish Adventure (VT3xx).
  • Beat the Bird - Shoot the birds.
  • Big Racing* - A racing game. In the original UM6578 version, the car drives around a circular track; in the VT09 version, the track is just a straight line.
  • Bingo
  • Birdie Hunt* - A lightgun game where the player must shoot birds; despite the premise, it is unrelated to Duck Hunt. The game's music is taken from the NES version of Asterix; the character on the title screen loosely resembles Moorhuhn. It is UM6578 only.
  • Block Flying - Clone of Quarth.
  • Block Out - A basic Breakout clone.
  • Bob Shop* - The player must fully stock the store's shelves before the shift ends.
  • Bolt Fighter* - A top-down, scrolling shooter taking place in a desert.
  • Bomb Fish - The player navigates a blue cat to the exit by exploding the bricks surrounding him in the correct way.
  • Bounce* - The player navigates four paddles at the same time, and must continuously bounce the ball between them without dropping it.
  • Bubble Blaster - Clone of Zuma.
  • Build Up Road - A clone of Pipe Mania with road pieces instead of pipes.
  • Bump Car - A top-down racing game on a broken road, where the player must hop to avoid obstacles.
  • Catch the Egg* - Clone of a minigame from Panic Restaurant.
  • Challenge 100* - Clone of NS-Shaft. The playable character appears to be Keroppi from Kero Kero Keroppi.
  • Conquer South Pole* - A clone of Kickle Cubicle.
  • Crocodile Pond* - A lightgun game where the player shoots crocodiles. The game plays a rendition of the Castlequest theme; the title screen is modified from the Bubble Bobble logo. It is UM6578 only.
  • Danger Zone (AKA Zone Danger)* - A seemingly original puzzle game where blocks must be picked up and thrown into gaps to clear lines.
  • Dart Champion* - Clone of an event from Track & Field.
  • Delta Fighter - A top-down shooter.
  • Dragon Fire - A clone of Gamtec's Fire Dragon, which itself is a basic snake game. Despite the name being the same, the Chinese dragon is replaced with a regular snake graphic; the same snake sprite was used in a game from the "unknown developer", Hungry Worm.
  • Elfland* - Clone of the 1992 game of the same name. Despite using the same graphics as the original, it is not based on the same engine, and was ported from scratch. It is unknown if JungleTac's version was a licensed port or not.
  • Excel Racing* - Clone of Rally-X, but without the ability to blow smoke.
  • Fancy Match - Clone of Minna no Taabou no Nakayoshi Daisakusen. Some of the fruit graphics are taken from Pac-Man.
  • Fast Race - Clone of Bump 'n Jump (but not a hack).
  • Fire Fighter - Clone of Flying Hero for the Famicom.
  • Fish Catcher* - Catch fish with the grabber. Later hacked to create Ghost Buster (VT3xx).
  • Fish Quiz* - Line up the two colored seals by rotating them as the picture illustrates.
  • Flying* - Navigate the blue square to land on the red square by bouncing off of other bricks.
  • Football Kid - Kick the ball into the net while intentionally hitting people walking in front of it. The graphics appear to be strange mish-moshes of characters from other games, like Mario from Super Mario World and the Kiteretsu Daihyakka characters. The VT09 version also features somewhat racist blackface stereotypes.
  • Fossick Underground
  • Freak Number* - Group the tiles together to add up the numbers.
  • Frogger* - Licensed port from Konami. An alternate 2017 revision from Basic Fun changes the music tracks.
  • Garden Maze - Move the tiles around in order to guide the people to the exit. Later hacked to create Puzzle Quest (VT3xx).
  • Go Bang
  • Golden Arrow* - Clone of an event from Track & Field.
  • Grass Cutter - Mow the entire lawn before the timer runs out. A game seemingly originating from the "unknown developer", Lawn Purge, is very similar to Grass Cutter, with nearly identical level layouts.
  • Happy Diamond* - Clone of Puzznic with a Christmas theme. Later hacked to create Blox World (VT3xx).
  • Hard Win* - Sort the colored balls into the correct tubes.
  • Igloo Land* - A clone of Soukoban gameplay-wise, but with unique visuals. There are several minigames in between levels as well.
  • Jumping Ball* - Shoot the ball into the three tiles, and make their pictures match with each other.
  • Lonely Island - Clone of Hirake! Ponkikki for the Famicom. The playable characters are replaced with the penguins from Yume Penguin Monogatari.
  • Loop Tennis - Hit the ball onto the moving tennis racket(s) floating above.
  • Lucky Lawn Mower - A puzzle game where a lawn mower must collect all of the gems laid across the field.
  • Magic Diamond - A Tetris clone, with the addition of "bombs" that can wipe out bricks.
  • Matching Tiles - Mahjong matching game with simpler characters.
  • Monkey 'N Fox - Clone of Pooyan. Later hacked to create Homeland Defence (VT3xx), Rabbit's Defence (VT09), and Skytrooper War (VT3xx).
  • Move Fun* - A basic puzzle game. Later hacked to create Fruit Fall (VT3xx).
  • Mr. Ball
  • The Night - The player controls a devil, shooting at orbs an angel is dropping down. Later hacked to create Ant & Bee (VT3xx).
  • Number Quest* - A Sudoku game.
  • Ogreish Flower - Clone of Zeek the Geek. Later hacked to create Canyon Raider (VT09) and Sprouts Adventure (VT3xx). Sprouts Adventure features the Pokemon Trainer from Pokemon FireRed.
  • One Day of Mr. Potato* - A platforming game where the player must collect keys to free the imprisoned "potato". The player cannot jump, only climb ladders. The main characters strongly resemble Kirby, but they are actually modified versions of Tiki from The NewZealand Story. Later hacked to create Defender (VT09).
    • The game is almost always incorrectly called "Mr. Onion" or "Hero Spud" on multicarts. The former name was later used for the Sunplus and GBA ports of the game.
  • Paint Quest - Clone of Brush Roller, which in itself is a clone of Crush Roller. Later hacked to create Paint Master (VT3xx).
  • Pair Memo - A card-matching game, where more cards are spawned from the bottom; the game is over if the cards reach the top of the screen.
  • Path Finder - Collect the key in order to open the exit, while collecting treasure along the way.
  • Pet Shop - The player controls a tabby cat fighting against a bulldog. Projectiles must be skillfully aimed at the dog in order to defeat it. Later hacked to create War of Mummy (VT3xx), which is Plants vs. Zombies-themed.
  • Pool Pro* - Clone of Side Pocket; the graphics are based on the SNES/Genesis version of the game, rather than the preexisting NES port.
  • Push the Ball - A very close clone of Shufflepuck Cafe.
  • Push the Box - A Soukoban clone.
  • Quick Move - Press the button to move the floorboards down so the marble can pass. Later hacked to create Ball Slider (VT3xx).
  • Rainbow - Catch the rainbows into the pot.
  • Right Spot* - Move the colored bricks into their respective area.
  • Risker - Platforming game similar to Mappy. It has very poor collision detection. One of the enemies resembles Porygon from Pokemon.
  • Road Star* - Using the right amount of force, land the car onto the tiny spot of road without crashing into the ground.
  • Scramble* - Licensed port from Konami. Later hacked to create Night Wings (VT3xx).
  • Sea War - Clone of Depthcharge. Later hacked to create Skies of War (VT3xx).
  • Sky Fighter - Shooting game based on the same engine as Delta Fighter.
  • Sky Mission - Clone of Astro Robo Sasa.
  • Slot Machine - A rather basic Slot Machine game.
  • Smart Escape* - A top-down game where a penguin, armed with a red balloon, must collect all the treasures scattered across the island.
  • Snood* - Licensed port. Later hacked into Magic Bubble (VT09).
  • Snood Towers* - Licensed port. Later hacked into Bubble Factory (VT09).
  • Space Castle* - Clone of Space Invaders. Later hacked to create Colony (VT09).
  • Star Ally* - A very close clone of Recca. There is an alternate UM6578 version (produced by the "unknown developer") called Space War.
  • Storm Combat* - Clone of Ice Climber. One of the enemies appears to be Bub from Bubble Bobble. It is UM6578 only.
  • Submarine War - A Battleship game.
  • Super Surfing - Collect moneybags while avoiding touching the other surfers.
  • Texas Hold'em
  • Time Pilot* - Licensed port from Konami.
  • Towers - Clone of NS-Tower, based on the same engine as Challenge 100.
  • Transportation - Modified version of Hard Win that is more difficult.
  • Ultra Doggy* - A game clearly based on Frogger, but with several original concepts. Later hacked to create Wild River (VT09).
  • Under the Sea - Maneuver through the obstacles in the narrow, auto-scrolling sea.
  • Valiant Rescue* - Shooting game based on the same engine as Bolt Fighter.
  • Whack the Critter* - A basic Whac-A-Mole game. Later hacked to create Clowning Hit (VT09).
  • Win, Lose or Draw - Single game plug & play from Senario, based on the 1980s TV game show of the same name. Uses an actual pen to draw, similar to the Oeka Kids Famicom games.
  • Wison - Clone of Gamtec's Wisdom Boy.
  • Worm Catch - Clone of Bird Week, using the same graphics. Additionally, some background graphics are taken from Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan).
  • Zero Tiger - Another shooting game based on the Bolt Fighter engine.

Original Games (VT3xx)[]

Only VT3xx-exclusive titles are listed here - not any hacks of games originally in the VT09 library.

  • Auto X - A simple racing game.
  • Baby Arms - Clone of the Game & Watch game Donkey Kong 3.
  • Ball Blaster - A Zuma clone, of a higher quality than Bubble Blaster.
  • Bird Hunter - Clone of Bird & Beans (AKA Pyoro) from WarioWare, Inc.
  • Bomb Hero - A clone of the NES/Famicom version of Bomberman. The enemies are replaced with orange Kirbys and green Jigglypuffs.
  • Brains Diamonds - Navigate the cube to collect all of the coins and land in the star tile.
  • Bubble Hero - Collect the stars while avoiding the cannonballs.
  • Climbing Challenge - Clone of Donkey Kong Jr. starring what appears to be Funky Kong. Levels 3 and 4 from the original are swapped around.
  • Close Shell - Clone of Lights Out!.
  • Code Eagle!* - Clone of the arcade game Intrepid. The player must go into all of the castle's rooms and steal the items hidden within them. In the top room, the player must give the ID ticket to the guard in order to steal the safe. Then the castle must be exited as quickly as possible. The main character appears to be a modified version of Bomberman.
  • Dart - A basic darts game.
  • Dodgeman - Clone of the minigame Cavity Calamity from Warioware, Inc., turned into a full game. When the player dies, a voice sample of Fred Flintstone saying "Yabba Dabba Doo!" is played.
  • Dream Bubble - A Tetris clone similar to Magic Diamond, though it is seemingly coded differently. The game features a "special mode" which merely turns the screen upside down.
  • Explore* - A game comprised of small platforming-puzzle challenges. Seemingly higher-budget than the other titles.
  • Farm Pinball - A pinball game. Later hacked to create Go Soccer (VT3xx).
  • Final Escape - Clone of Pengo.
  • Final Ninja - You control a ninja who must hit samurai using a crosshair.
  • Find the Way - Guide the chicken down the right path to collect the egg.
  • Fire Fighter - Different than the VT09 version; it is still a clone of Flying Hero, but with different levels.
  • Firefight Bro. - Clone of the Game & Watch game Fire. The player controls Mario and Luigi with their mustaches removed, catching helmet-wearing Marios from Wrecking Crew '98. Hacks include Air Circus (VT3xx) and Spring Bros (VT3xx). Air Circus uses a custom graphic of Circus Charlie based on the arcade machine's artwork.
  • Fishing - A rather advanced fishing game.
  • Flame Beetles - Make all of the beetles touch each other. The "sunflower counter" graphic (seen when losing a level) is taken from Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue.
  • Fossick Underground - Guide the machine to collect all of the coins while escaping to the other side.
  • Fruit Killer - A game based on Fruit Ninja, featuring a visible, movable ninja who moves left and right.
  • Fruit Rotation - Clone of Fruit Fall.
  • Fun Claw - A simulation of a claw machine.
  • Garden Weeder - Carefully maneuver the mower to cut all of the grass without hitting the Bibarels (a character from Pokemon). Otis from the movie Barnyard appears in the bottom-left corner.
  • Golf - A rather advanced golf game.
  • Hamster Fighter - A Whac-A-Mole game, different than Whack the Critter. Inexplicably features birds and not hamsters.
  • Happy Farm - A clone of the Flash game Happy Pill. Hit the rabbits with the carrot until they are all blushing; you cannot hit them too many times or else you will lose.
  • Happy Mice - Clone of the Game & Watch game Mario's Cement Factory. Some of the graphics are taken from the Game & Watch Gallery 4 port of the game.
  • Hero Legend* - Clone of Don Doko Don! starring a modified and recolored version of the sprite used for Link in The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.
  • Hot Racing - A top-down racing game with shooting mechanics, similar to Spy Hunter.
  • Imp and Cubes - Puzzle game with the player controlling two Caspers. Three of the same shape must be lined up to eliminate them.
  • Juggle - Clone of the Game & Watch game Ball.
  • Kitchen War - Throw the objects at the chef.
  • Kongfu - A first-person boxing game. The game appears to feature only two rounds.
  • Let's Go - A clone of Door Door. The character is replaced with Toad (seemingly using graphics from a Mario & Luigi game) wearing a Santa hat, and the enemies are replaced with Goombas and the Dr. Mario Viruses.
  • Little Plane - Clone of Paper Plane from WarioWare, Inc.
  • Hide and Seek - A "ball-in-a-cup" game with sheep in haystacks. Possibly a modified Lonely Island minigame.
  • Magic Bubble - A Bust-a-Move clone, different than the aforementioned Snood.
  • Manic Troll - A Gold Miner game.
  • Mini Golf* - A mini golf game with a pseudo-3D perspective.
  • Mister Easter - Catch a certain amount of eggs.
  • Money Go! - Collect the money while avoiding negative sales figures, which will cause the character to horrifically bleed out of his face.
  • Morra - A "Vs. Fighter"-styled Rock, Paper, Scissors game starring Pucca.
  • Mr. Mosquito - Shoot the mosquito who is not wearing a gas mask.
  • Mr. Runner - A game similar to Explore, starring the same character, but continues endlessly rather than in small sections.
  • Mystic Totem - Get the rings around the totem to the other side. Later hacked to create Move It (VT3xx).
  • North Salvation* - A clone of Mr. Driller.
  • Pile the Box - Stack the treasure chests on top of each other without knocking over the forming tower.
  • Ping Pong - A standard ping pong game. Miis appear in the background.
  • Pool Quiz - Turn all of the tiles pink within the limited moves.
  • Pop Ball - Clone of Pang! starring Ness from Earthbound. Later hacked to create Bubble Master (VT3xx) and Magic Ball (VT3xx).
  • Puzzle Pop - Move the tiles to pop the bubbles.
  • Secret Bottle - Same concept as Fish Quiz.
  • Smart Frog - Guide the frog across the lilypads in a specific way to eliminate them all. Graphics are used from an unidentified Frogger game.
  • Sprint - Jump between the sides of the buildings in order to avoid obstacles. The protagonist appears to be Zool on Luigi's body.
  • Sudoku - A sudoku game, different than Number Quest.
  • Super Rabbit - Aim in the right direction with the right force so the rabbit can land on the bottle(s).
  • Swing Fall - Land on top of the buildings from above. Features the same character as Explore and Mr. Runner.
  • Take a Smile - Take quality pictures of the happy women in cars passing by, while avoiding taking pictures of the angry women.
  • Vs. Football - A top-down soccer game that plays somewhat like Pong.
  • Win or Lose - You control a paddle and must bounce the balls until the timer runs out.
  • Winlinez - Clone of Lines, or some variation thereof.
  • Yakyuuken - Another Rock, Paper, Scissors game. It is different to Morra, as it is in first person.

Hacks (UM6578)[]

  • Alps Ski* - Hack of Rare's Slalom.
  • Balloon Boy 2* - Hack of Balloon Fight. Was also re-hacked to create Balloon War (UM6578).
  • Block Shock* - Hack of Arkanoid taking place in a candy factory. Was also re-hacked to create Rescue (UM6578).
  • Flying Saucer* - Hack of Duck Hunt featuring only the "Game C" (clay pigeons) mode.
  • GP Race* - Hack of Road Fighter featuring motorcycles. The first release of the game was a very basic graphics hack; a more common later version is much more advanced, changing the layout and graphics considerably. A VT09 version was also produced, but it was seemingly reprogrammed from scratch, no longer using any original Road Fighter coding. Was also re-hacked to create Road Hero (UM6578).
  • High Tide* - Hack of Sky Destroyer.
  • Huntsman* - Hack of Duck Hunt featuring only the "Game A" and "B" modes.
  • Jewel Master* - Hack (or possibly a close clone) of Magic Jewelry; later converted to VT09. Was also re-hacked to create Fruit (VT09) and Fruit Master (UM6578); Fruit Master uses a modified sprite of Pac-Man from the Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures intro.
  • Jump Car* - Hack of Bump 'n Jump taking place in the water.
  • Jungle Attack - Hack of Battle City.
  • Omega Zone* - Hack of Galaga that replaces the aliens with octopi.
  • Race One* - Hack of F-1 Race taking place in outer space.
  • Racing Pioneer* - Hack of Road Fighter with an outer space setting.
  • Sharp Shooter* - Hack of Hogan's Alley; appears to only feature the "Game A" mode. The title screen features Yusuke Urameshi from YuYu Hakusho modified to be holding a gun.

Unknown[]

No information on these games is known, so it is unclear if they are hacks or originals.

  • Fantastic Show (UM6578)
  • Mr. Egg (UM6578)

Lexibook licensed variations (VT3xx)[]

Franchise Game Title Original Game
Disney Frozen Alpine Wonder Let's Go
Disney Frozen Eternal Winter Mister Easter
Disney Frozen Ice Maze Garden Maze
Disney Frozen Ice Power Pop Ball
Disney Frozen Icy Journey North Salvation
Disney Frozen Snow Fight Kitchen War
Disney Frozen Snow Kingdom Firefight Bro.
Disney Frozen Sparkling Memory Fancy Match
Disney Frozen Spiraling Snow Hide and Seek
Disney Frozen Winter Magic Jewel Master (Magic Jewelry)
Disney Princess Fabulous Shop Bob Shop
Disney Princess Fancy Match Fancy Match
Disney Princess Jewels Collection Jewel Master (Magic Jewelry)
Disney Princess Princess Puzzle Puzzle Pop
Disney Princess Royal Diamonds Brains Diamonds
Disney's Cars Bubble Lead Magic Bubble
Disney's Cars Build Up Roads Build Up Road
Disney's Cars City Cup Pop Ball
Disney's Cars Flash Racer Hot Racing
Disney's Cars Formula Line Jewel Master (Magic Jewelry)
Disney's Cars Gear Race Gear Race (Runner Car)
Disney's Cars Mater's Tires Hide and Seek
Disney's Cars Mission Guido Ultra Doggy
Disney's Cars Neon Spin Ball Blaster
Disney's Cars Road Star Road Star
Disney's Planes Air Race Gear Race (Runner Car)
Disney's Planes Ball Blaster Ball Blaster
Disney's Planes Block Flying Block Flying
Disney's Planes Bubble's Dream Magic Bubble
Disney's Planes Clouds and Jewels Jewel Master (Magic Jewelry)
Disney's Planes Crazy Balls Win or Lose
Disney's Planes Dusty's Challenge Little Plane
Disney's Planes Find El Chupacabra Hide and Seek
Disney's Planes Magic Jewel Puzzle Pop
Disney's Planes Pair Up Pair Memo
Minnie Mouse Bows Space Fruit Rotation
Minnie Mouse Falling Stars Mister Easter
Minnie Mouse Fanciful Diamonds Brains Diamonds
Minnie Mouse Garden Party Shop Bob Shop
Minnie Mouse Magic Bows Pop Ball
Minnie Mouse Spring a Line Move Fun
Minnie Mouse Springtastic Match Fancy Match
Minnie Mouse Springtime Puzzle Puzzle Pop
Minnie Mouse Sweet Jewels Jewel Master (Magic Jewelry)
Minnie Mouse Tea Time Baking Fun
Paw Patrol Farm Rescue Firefight Bro.
Paw Patrol Finding Chase Hide and Seek
Paw Patrol Patrolling the Highway Gear Race (Runner Car)
Paw Patrol Pawprints Match Move Fun
Paw Patrol Porter's Cafe Danger Zone
Paw Patrol Pups Treats Hard Win
Paw Patrol Rubble the Engineer Lucky Lawn Mower
Paw Patrol Seeking for Puppies Fancy Match
Paw Patrol Skye in the Sky Little Plane
Paw Patrol Turbo Hovercraft Rainbow
PJ Masks The Anti-Gravity Machine Challenge 100
PJ Masks Cat-Car Mission Road Star
PJ Masks Catch the Moths Fruit Killer
PJ Masks Gekko and Luna Girl's Moths Bubble Hero
PJ Masks Gekko's Super Strength Danger Zone
PJ Masks Owl Glider Adventure Little Plane
PJ Masks Owlette in the Sky Balloon Man
PJ Masks Owlette's Playground Cleanup Fancy Match
PJ Masks Sticky Splats Matchup Move Fun
PJ Masks Trick the Ninjalinos Move Fun
Spider-Man Avoid the Threats Climbing Challenge
Spider-Man Save the City Fossick Underground
Spider-Man Sprint Sprint
Spider-Man Swing Fall Swing Fall
Spider-Man To the Rescue Mr. Runner
Star Wars Asteroid Blockade Block Out
Star Wars Attack on Lothal Bird Hunter
Star Wars Chopper Adventure Bean's Adventure
Star Wars Ezra's Escape One Day of Mr. Potato
Star Wars Flight of the Asteroid Field Little Plane
Star Wars The Imperial Base Explore
Star Wars Rebel Supplies Pile the Box
Star Wars Sabine's Mission Challenge 100
Star Wars Tatooine Run Mr. Runner
Star Wars Zeb's Trap Danger Zone

Sunplus/GBA Games[]

Disney Game It! games[]

(Note: any "hacked" variants listed are games which are very clearly based on the Disney versions [e.g. retaining graphics, HUD locations, etc.]. Other similar games, which are not 100% verifiable to be Game It!-based, are listed in the "Other Games" section below.)

Game Title Platform(s) Notes
Donald's Hectic Hay Bales "Classic Pals" (Sunplus) Based on Jungletac's previously-released Danger Zone. Later hacked to create Hay Bales; the hacked version bizarrely replaces Donald and Goofy's faces with Duster from Mother 3, while leaving their bodies (and even Donald's hat) intact.
Donald's Tugboat Adventures "Classic Pals" (Sunplus) A boat racing game. Later hacked to create Jet Skiing.
Goofy's Loco-Coconuts "Classic Pals" (Sunplus) The player controls Goofy, and must throw coconuts into a barrel guarded by Huey, Duey and Louie. Later hacked to create Crazy Coconuts.
Mickey's Apple Cart "Classic Pals" (Sunplus) A Soukoban clone; similar to the previously-released Push the Box.
Mickey's Surf Adventure "Classic Pals" (Sunplus) The player must guide Mickey Mouse to collect items while avoiding other surfers and obstacles. Later hacked to create Surf Adventure; the hacked version replaces Mickey with Konami's Goemon.
Minnie's Eggs-Aspirating Hen House "Classic Pals" (Sunplus) Guide Minnie Mouse to collect the eggs. Later hacked to create Egg Collector.
Minnie's Fruit Fiasco "Classic Pals" (Sunplus) A Puzzloop or Zuma clone, seemingly unrelated to any prior NES-based ports.
Minnie's Pearls "Classic Pals" (Sunplus) The player controls Minnie underwater and must swim to collect pearls from oysters. Later hacked to create Pearls; oddly, the hacked version features Ariel from The Little Mermaid, despite that no official Ariel version appeared on the Game It! systems.
Pluto's Sheep-Dog Day "Classic Pals" (Sunplus) The player must guide sheep through the correctly-colored paths, somewhat like the previously-released Hard Win.
Fairy Godmother's Pumpkin Surprise "Princess Pals" (Sunplus) Effectively a basic lawn mowing game, but the player controls a magic wand that can move freely in any direction. Later hacked to create Pumpkin Surprise, which is nearly identical to the original.
Flotsam And Jetsam Potion Commotion "Princess Pals" (Sunplus) A game similar to Breakout, but with much fewer "bricks". Later hacked to create Potion Commotion, which is nearly identical to the original.
Flounder's Starry Night "Princess Pals" (Sunplus) The player must collect items under the sea while avoiding obstacles. Later hacked to create Starry Night, which is nearly identical to the original; some Starry Night recolor Flounder blue, while others leave him yellow.
Griton's Gravels "Princess Pals" (Sunplus) Based on Jungletac's previously-released Garden Maze.
Gus And Jaq's Cooking Chaos "Princess Pals" (Sunplus) The player controls Gus and Jaq, who are holding a giant cake, to collect falling toppings for the cake. Later hacked to create Cooking Chaos.
Gus's Feed Sort "Princess Pals" (Sunplus) Another Soukoban clone. Later hacked to create Feed Sort, which is nearly identical to the original.
Lucifer's Ballroom Bonanza "Princess Pals" (Sunplus) A basic puzzle game, similar to the previously-released Move Fun. Later hacked to create Ballroom Bonanza, which is nearly identical to the original.
Lucifer's Bountiful Beads "Princess Pals" (Sunplus) Another Zuma clone.
Scuttle's Thingamubobs "Princess Pals" (Sunplus) The player must fly around and collect items from the ocean below while avoiding obstacles. Later hacked to create Dinglehoppers, which is nearly identical to the original.
Susie's Buttons And Baubles "Princess Pals" (Sunplus) Based on Jungletac's previously-released Hard Win (being a direct port, unlike the looser Pluto's Sheep-Dog Day adaption).
Donald's Gem-boree
Sebastian's Sea Urchin Symphony
"Classic Pals", "Princess Pals" (Sunplus) A clone of Magical Drop; seen on both Game It! systems with different graphics.
Goofy's Milk Mania
Sebastian's Treasure Hunt
"Classic Pals", "Princess Pals" (Sunplus) Based on Jungletac's previously-released Lucky Lawn Mower; seen on both Game It! systems with different graphics. The former version was later hacked to create Milk Mania; the latter version was later hacked to create Lucky Hunt.

Other Games[]

Game Title Platform(s) Notes
Auto X Sunplus, GBA A racing game taking place on a pirate island.
Ball Battle Sunplus only Same as the VT3xx-based Winlinez.
Ball Blaster
Bubble Blaster
Sunplus, GBA Same as the VT3xx-based Ball Blaster gameplay-wise, though the graphics are unique; featuring a girl using the launcher and a small creature in the bottom-right. It does not seem to be based on either of the Disney Game It! Zuma clones in coding.
Blue Sunplus only The player controls a frog and must collect items across the bubbles.
Bomb Hero
Hero
Sunplus only Same as the VT3xx-based Bomb Hero. The version titled Bomb Hero is identical to the VT3xx game visually (including the Kirbys and Jigglypuffs), while additionally using music from Bomberman II; the version titled Hero features different graphics, and uses Boos from the Mario series as enemies.
Box Puzzle Sunplus, GBA Loosely based on Soukoban, the player must move boxes to form paths across a series of islands.
Brave Heart Sunplus only Somewhat a clone of the original Mario Bros., though the player must climb ladders to reach higher platforms instead of jumping.
Bump Bomb
Lady Bugs
Sunplus, GBA Same as the VT3xx-based Flame Beetles.
Bump Jump Sunplus only Enhanced port of the NES-based Block Out.
BurgerTime Sunplus only Licensed port of the arcade game. Later hacked to create Big Burger.
Bust-A-Move Sunplus only Licensed port of the arcade game. Later hacked to create Squirrel Bobble.
Busy Bong
Busy Busy
Sunplus, GBA A Soukoban clone. Busy Bong features Egyptian-like visuals, while Busy Busy features standard warehouse graphics.
Caddie Sunplus only A clone of Daruma Dojo for the Super Famicom, with unique visuals.
Campaign Sunplus only The player controls a bear, and must jump across very small platforms to collect bananas.
Deep Storm Sunplus only A shooting game with a psuedo-3D perspective.
Defence Mission Sunplus only A clone of Battle City with people instead of tanks.
Dragon Sunplus, GBA A platforming game somewhat similar to Rainbow Islands. To reach certain platforms and/or defeat enemies, the player must launch a "dragon" which can be walked across momentarily.
Dream Bubble Sunplus only Same as the VT3xx-based game.
Final Escape Sunplus only Same as the VT3xx-based game.
Final Round Tennis Sunplus, GBA A tennis game with somewhat realistic graphics; different to the "Wii clone" Tennis game.
Find Food Sunplus only The player controls a caveman, and must navigate a series of doors to collect the food scattered around the stage.
Find the Way Sunplus only Unrelated to the VT3xx game, instead playing like a more complex version of the VTxx-based game Flying.
Finger Dancing Sunplus only The player controls a girl in a penguin costume, and must leap across platforms by pressing the corresponding button shown on the platform (e.g. up, down, left or right on the controller).
Fire Fighter Sunplus, GBA Same as the VT3xx-based version of the game.
Fruit Fall Sunplus only Same as the VT3xx-based Fruit Rotation, though the Sunplus port uses the actual Fruit Fall name and features a password system.
Garden Weeder Sunplus only Same as the VT3xx-based game.
Go Bang Sunplus only Same gameplay as Ball Battle or Winlinez, though it is a different game code-wise.
Go, Smile Sunplus, GBA A clone of Go! Go! Mile Smile. Some levels feature Pookas from Dig Dug as enemies.
Happy Farm Sunplus only Same as the VT3xx-based game.
Hero Legend Sunplus, GBA Same as the VT3xx-based game.
Hide and Seek Sunplus, GBA A "find the ball in a cup" game with sheep in haystacks.
Hot Drop Sunplus, GBA The player controls Mr. Frosty from the Kirby series, and must collect objects in the clouds; he then must enter the UFO at the bottom of the screen. Mr. Frosty can blow bubblegum bubbles to fly to the platforms.
Ice Climber Sunplus only Clone of the NES game of the same name.
Jewel Fever 2 Sunplus, GBA A Magical Drop clone; it does not seem to be based on either of the Disney Game It! clones in coding. The player character seems to loosely resemble Mario dressed as a pirate.
Jewel Master
Jewel Master 2
Sunplus, GBA Same as the VT3xx-based version of Jewel Master.
Jump Frog Sunplus only A peg game featuring frogs.
Lightning Plan
Play Plane
Sunplus, GBA A side-scrolling shooting game.
The Lost World Sunplus only A somewhat Frogger-like game with a military theme.
Magic Cubes Sunplus only A Tetris clone; the music is taken from Balloon Fight.
Magic Jelly Sunplus only The player controls a girl on a broomstick, and must lay "magic bombs" to turn all stage tiles to a different color.
Make Way Sunplus only In a similar mannar to a peg game, the player must move bushes to allow the dog to pass through.
Manic Troll
Coin Digger
Sunplus, GBA Same as the VT3xx-based Manic Troll gameplay-wise, though the graphics are unique. The Game Boy Advance version features Dora the Explorer controlling the crane.
Match it Up Sunplus only Effectively the same as the VT-based game Pair Memo, though new tiles spawn from the top of the screen instead of the bottom.
Mission Sunplus only A side-scrolling platformer.
Motor Rally 2 Sunplus only Enhanced port of the NES-based Motor Rally.
Mr. Onion
Mr. Onion 2
Sunplus, GBA Enhanced port of the NES-based One Day of Mr. Potato; some sound effects are taken from Galaga. The title screen of the Sunplus version features modified artwork of Pac-Man from Pac-Mania.
Mystic Totem
Hanoic Tower
Sunplus, GBA Same as the VT3xx-based game.
On N Off
Onnoff
Sunplus, GBA A clone of Lights Out!.
Pinball Fish Sunplus, GBA Despite the name, it is a Breakout clone.
Plumber
Plumber Man
Sunplus, GBA A side-scrolling platformer; oddly, the game has no music. In the Game Boy Advance version, there are voice lines seemingly taken from a South Park game, which have nothing to do with the game's context whatsoever (the lines being "You are lame at that game!", "Nice moves!", and "You unlocked some goodies in the candy store this time!").
Pool Pro Sunplus, GBA Enhanced port of the NES-based game. While the original version is visually based on Side Pocket, the Sunplus and GBA ports are instead based on Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend for the Sega Genesis.
Pop Ball Sunplus, GBA Same as the VT3xx-based game.
Puzzle Pop Sunplus only Same as the VT3xx-based game.
Quick Move Sunplus only Same as the VT3xx-based game.
Rapid Stream Sunplus, GBA The player must guide a submarine through a path without crashing into walls (which will explode the submarine on contact), while shooting at enemies.
Rolling Cube GBA only (?) A clone of the Flash game Bloxorz.
Seek the Resources Sunplus, GBA A top-down game where the player must collect coins. The player character is the Pokemon Trainer from Pokemon FireRed.
Space Invaders Part II Sunplus only Licensed port of the arcade game.
Sudoku Sunplus only Same as the VT3xx-based game.
Super Move Quest Sunplus, GBA A basic puzzle game similar to Move Fun.
Tiger Rescue Sunplus, GBA A top-down shooting game.
Toy Kingdom Sunplus, GBA A game similar to Flicky, in which a girl must rescue the creatures and lead them to the escape doorway; enemies can be defeated by throwing furniture.
Treasure Hunt Sunplus only The player must collect all of the gems. Oddly, the level layout and mechanics are similar to Lode Runner, but the gameplay is largely different (and much more basic).
Tutelary Sunplus only A rather advanced platformer where an angel must collect coins; the angel can fly, but can only flap her wings up to three times in one jump.
Which Way Sunplus only The player controls a dog with a baby on his back, and must avoid obstacles.
Win or Lose
Spiral Ball
Sunplus, GBA Same as the VT3xx-based Win or Lose.
Wobble Sunplus only The player controls a monkey somewhat resembling Diddy Kong, and must attempt to balance a glass of juice without letting it spill.
Yummy Sunplus only A clone of Gussun Oyoyo with original graphics. The player character is the same girl from Magic Jelly.
Zippy Froger Sunplus, GBA There are several frogs and caterpillars on the screen. The player must strategically bounce the frogs' tongues off of each other in order to reach and eat all caterpillars.
Various generic casino games Sunplus only Titles include Black Jack, Caribbean Stud, Free Craps, Slot Machine, Texas Hold'Em, and Video Poker.

Products[]

Most JungleTac consoles are either handhelds or controller-based plug & play systems, usually with a large number of built-in games and no cartridge port (with the exceptions of the OneStation and Vii). Often similar looking consoles are released by various international distributors under different names (dreamGEAR, vs. Maxx, etc.) with a different combination of games. Some of its products include:

Controllers[]

IMGA0190

Game Vision 50 by JungleTac.

  • Game Vision 50 - Racing wheel controller with 50 games.
  • 25 Games - Standard Controller with 25 games.
  • Silverlit Electronics 35 in 1 Super Twins - Standard Controller with 35 8-bit games.

Handhelds[]

16bit game console handheld game player Classic-1-

The Classic Max Pocket.

Compact Cyber Arcade Spider-Man Edition

The Spider-Man edition of Combat Cyber Arcade.

  • Classic Max - available in both horizontal and vertical orientation, with 12 games built in
    • 30-game versions of both consoles (sometimes with different case designs) were also produced under various different names, including HiQ Classic, Zone Fusion and Heeha 100/300. Some include versions of the 12 games from the respective Classic Max plus 18 more, but using Jungletac's 8-bit sound engine instead of the 16-bit MIDI-esque music found in the Max; others (including the Zone Fusion) have a completely different selection of games.
  • Cyber Arcade Center- 8-bit handheld with 100 JungleTac games and 20 Nice Code games
  • M3 Pocket - 16-bit handheld with 50 games.
  • One Station - A handheld console, most cartridges released were multicarts containing Jungletac's own 8 and 16-bit games or (mostly) official Famicom/NES games. An adapter was also released allowing it to play MD Max cartridges.
  • VG Pocket series (handhelds manufactured by JungleTac for Pelican Accessories)
    • VG Pocket Mini: 30 built-in games and a 1.5" screen. This game unit had poor sales, and has been discontinued.
    • VG Pocket 50: 50 built-in games and a 2" screen.
    • VG Pocket Max: 75 built-in games and a 2.5" screen.
    • VG Pocket Caplet: 35 or 50 16-bit games, including licensed versions of Space Invaders, Bust-a-Move, and BurgerTime.
    • VG Pocket Tablet: 25 8-bit games, including a licensed version of Frogger.

Consoles[]

  • Vii aka Sport Vii/威力棒 (2007) - A 16-bit console with motion controls (for the built-in games only). Released by KenSingTon. Accepts "VC" cartridges containing generic JungleTac 16-bit games.
  • Zone 60, Zone 100 (software at least, though the console itself resembles systems made by Subor. A variant of the Zone 60 is called the Wireless 60 Gaming System.
  • Wireless Hunting Video Game System, a knockoff of the Big Buck Hunter arcade game.
  • Wireless Air 60, a knockoff of Microsoft's Kinect.

Connections to other companies[]

Nice Code[]

Some games credited to JungleTac were developed by Nice Code Software according to their website, such as Abey's Dream, Dingle Hunt and Jig Chick, which are designed for a vertically oriented screen and as such have only appeared on a very small number of consoles. At least one console, the Lexibook Cyber Arcade Center 120 in 1, contains 8-bit games made by both companies which do not usually appear together.[3]

Shenzhen Nanjing Technology[]

Early instances of JungleTac's games in their 8-bit production line use music sampled from unknown sound files that were ported to their custom sound effect and MIDI sound engine using in-house conversion tools. The same sound engine would be paired with Nanjing's first published RPGs, although the company's later titles would switch to a different sound engine under an unknown composer. Some OneStation carts also use the title screen music from Nanjing's Super Robot Wars A in their menus. Despite that no evidence has yet to be found, the connection could be hypothetically be related to Nice Code as they are known to have developed games for both companies.

Cube Technology[]

Cube Technology was previously called "Cubetac", and at some point seems to have employed Wise Wang, who is credited in the EmuVT OneBus Famiclone emulator copyrighted to DJ-Jungle.

Senca[]

The title screen and some sports games from the Zone 60 console, credited to JungleTac, bear extreme similarities to those from the Family Sports series by Senca.

Waixing[]

A handful of JungleTac's Handymax multicart games[4] have ended up with Waixing's game library under different copyrights, art and additional music. While indicating a legal connection, it is unknown if they were stolen or bought out.

Lite Star[]

Some of Jungletac's original games have appeared on their plug and play systems.

Trivia[]

  • Most, if not all, of JungleTac's consoles and OneStation carts have a test screen which appears if you hold A and B while turning the power on. Its functions vary depending on the hardware but these screens usually contain at least a controller test and a checksum (some systems require you to press Up & B to calculate this).
  • The Classic Max Pocket (and possibly some other JungleTac systems) has been seen with different brandings. The product is even available in some in-flight shops, and can be purchased during an airplane flight. One example is the 30-in-1 version licensed to Premier Portfolio in the UK, under the ZipStar brand name, which is available in British Airways' long-haul flights (it retailed there for £60). Another 12-in-1 version was seen in a different flight, which is also distributed by Premier Portfolio, but with "(c) 2007 Junglesoft " on the back.
  • Ren Yongming, one of Waixing's composers who worked during the early days of the company, moved to JungleTac to work for creating the music present in their later titles.[5]
  • They have released officially licensed Disney versions of some of their VT series games and Marbo The Interactive Robot (a Furby knockoff) under the Lexibook brand.

See also[]

References[]

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