Chip's Challenge

released on Dec 31, 1990

A port of Chip's Challenge

A port of Chip's Challenge, originally for the Atari Lynx. In this strategy game, players of all ages will love the puzzle-solving challenges facing Chip as he must conquer 144 game levels in order to join Melinda's exclusive computer club, the Bit Busters. Every level of Chip's Challenge represents a unique, timed, one-player puzzle. Solving a level invariably involves collecting microchips with available tools such as keys, magnets, shields, and cleats. Doors, traps, monsters, and other mischievous devices pose barriers, entice you into danger and complicate your progress. As each level is solved you are led into the next, slightly more difficult level. The first eight levels are puzzles that introduce you to the game's basic concepts. You find your way through mazes, collect keys to open doors, teleport from place to place, pick-up tools, and use logic to conquer each puzzle. The levels get progressively more formidable. You must pay attention to subtle hidden clues, learn how to evade many forms of disaster, and execute a complex series of actions. With 144 levels, even the most skilled strategy game players will be absorbed by Chip's Challenge for countless hours.


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its like doom without guns

When it comes to Totally Unfair, as the game says, "Remember sjum."

My first memory of video game obsession.

This is one of the first PC games I ever played. My memory is that it's a fun if difficult and evil at times 2D puzzler.
There's a free version on Steam that is pretty close to what I remember.

So, the original game is plagued with 80s puzzle design. That is to say, it's really unfair. The graphics are great on the Windows PC version though, and the music is good, even though there are only 2 tracks. If I were rating this game just on these points, it'd be about 2.5 or 3 stars.
But people have reverse engineered the game and have made custom levels. And THAT is where this game really shines. The game has a ton of fun mechanics that make for some really good puzzles with the fan content. I would highly recommend checking out some fan levels, because that's what has made me put literal thousands of hours into this game.

crusty old puzzle game. it's fine sometimes