Game Details
Chip's Challenge
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Released on: Atari Lynx, Nintendo Switch
Developer: Epyx
Publisher: Atari Corporation
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Game Modes: Single player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
| Platform | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Atari Lynx | December 31, 1989 |
| Nintendo Switch | January 25, 2024 |
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About:
Chip's Challenge is a top-down tile-based puzzle video game originally published in 1989 by Epyx as a launch title for the Atari Lynx. It was later ported to several other systems and was included in the Windows 3.1 bundle Microsoft Entertainment Pack 4 (1992), and the Windows version of the Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack (1995), where it found a much larger audience. The original game was designed by developer Chuck Sommerville, who also made about a third of the levels. Most of the conversions from the Atari Lynx original to other formats were carried out by Images Software in the UK. The game was re-released on Steam on May 28, 2015, along with a sequel, Chip's Challenge 2, which was also designed by Sommerville.
Story:
The premise of the game is that high-school nerd Chip McCallahan has met Melinda the Mental Marvel in the school science laboratory and must navigate through Melinda's "Clubhouse", a series of increasingly difficult puzzles, in order to prove himself and gain membership to the very exclusive Bit Busters Club.