Xump Your Dreamcast


Xump. How do you pronounce a game called Xump? I'd go for "Zump" personally, but to be honest it really doesn't matter. It doesn't matter because Xump is yet another homebrew game that's totally free to download, burn to CD-R and pop in your Dreamcast to play. Here's the jargon from the rather lovely retro-themed, pixel-art Xump website:

Xump - The Final Run is a simple multi-platform puzzler by Retroguru. Initially released by Psilocybin Development in 2005 the game has been improved in almost every aspect you can imagine. New graphics, new levels, new music, new options, new everything...

Help Holger to clean up deserted space fields. As this is a very dangerous task for a human being a headbot named Xump will be the one who has to suffer.

Your main task is to clean all dissolvable tiles on several single-screen levels by simply stepping on them, one by one. Few fields are secured with mines and need a double tap. Mines can be blown up when passing by or de-mined by Xump when staying on this specific field for a short moment. Certainly the mission sounds easier than it will be.








I've been playing Xump for a while and I must say it's a pretty nice little puzzle game. There are some impressively drawn visuals and the music is fantastic, and the best bit is that it's totally free. If you head over to the Retroguru site you'll also find that the game is available for pretty much every format you could care to mention, and that they thought to include the Dreamcast on that list is highly commendable. Xump is a great addition to the DC's already highly impressive homebrew library...go there and download it now!

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