Jack the Giantkiller
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| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | 1982 |
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| Mode(s) | 1–2 players, alternating |
Jack the Giantkiller is a 1982 arcade game developed and published by Cinematronics. It is based on the 19th-century English fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk". In Japan, the game was released as Treasure Hunt. There were no home console ports.
The player controls Jack, who must climb the beanstalk to reach the castle, steal a series of treasures from the giant, and escape. The game used hardware licensed from Hara Industries of Japan, with raster graphics instead of the vector displays Cinematronics was known for.
Nicknamed "Jack the Company Killer", the game was a commercial failure and financial disaster. Cinematronics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1982.