Ports
Over the years, Chip's Challenge has been ported to a variety of systems.
Overview
| Platform | Release year | Developer | Publisher | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amstrad CPC | 1990 | Images Software | U.S. Gold | 148 |
| Atari Lynx | 1989 | Epyx | Atari | 148 |
| Atari ST | 1990 | Images Software | U.S. Gold | ??? |
| Amiga | 1990 | Images Software | U.S. Gold | ??? |
| Commodore 64 | 1990 | Images Software | U.S. Gold | 148 |
| DOS | 1990 | Audio Visual Magic | Epyx | 148 |
| NES | N/A | Images Software | N/A | 136 |
| Windows | 1992 | Microsoft | Microsoft Home | 149 |
| Windows | 2015 | Niffler Ltd. | Steam | 149 |
| ZX Spectrum | 1990 | Images Software | U.S. Gold | 148 |
| SNES & SEGA Genesis | 2021 | RetroRoomGames | RetroRoomGames | 148 |
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64, commonly abbreviated as C64 is a personal computer, first released by Commodore international in 1982. The Commodore 64 port of Chip's Challenge was released in 1990. Like most other ports, it was developed by Images Software and released by U.S. Gold.
The C64 ruleset is largely similar to the original Lynx game, but with several differences. Notably, blobs move at full speed, and try to move each tick. If the chosen direction is blocked, they wait one tick, then try again. Also, walkers use a new random seed each try. The port also suffers from a bug that breaks scoring and level skipping.
The PAL version of the port has a few additional issues. Thieves steal keys in addition to boots, which renders All Full unsolvable. Additionally, level 122, Totally Fair, is missing and replaced with level 131, Totally Unfair. The level order otherwise matches the original Lynx game (citation needed).