The C64 version is a whole lot cheerier than the Atari 800 version! All the enemies have big grins on their faces, and Joe doesn't appear to be grimacing like he does on the Atari.
I love how every stage title is an in-joke amongst the programmers. I remember this game well- I wish I could still hook up the old commodore and play these hidden gems. Sure this is a cheap Q-Bert knock off but something about the corny music and the post-lobotomic look on Joe's face make it just classic!
dude, you rule! I did all the level titles AND wrote the music and sound routines. It was a blast. You CAN play Pogo Joe today...just DL a C64 emulator; PJ plays just like it did in the old days.
Wow what a blast from the past. Not even Moby Games remembers this one!
MugsyNJ 8 months ago
does any one know what song that is at the end of the screen 5?
kidicarus2008 3 years ago
... Maybe Mozart? With a harpsichord you'd get something that sounds similar.
Xelmon 2 years ago
I like the music on the C64 more than on the Atari version, it sounds surprisingly like a Moog synthesizer.
Akira625 3 years ago
The C64 version is a whole lot cheerier than the Atari 800 version! All the enemies have big grins on their faces, and Joe doesn't appear to be grimacing like he does on the Atari.
MrHeli 3 years ago
I love how every stage title is an in-joke amongst the programmers. I remember this game well- I wish I could still hook up the old commodore and play these hidden gems. Sure this is a cheap Q-Bert knock off but something about the corny music and the post-lobotomic look on Joe's face make it just classic!
Djclyve 3 years ago
dude, you rule! I did all the level titles AND wrote the music and sound routines. It was a blast. You CAN play Pogo Joe today...just DL a C64 emulator; PJ plays just like it did in the old days.
Thanks for bringing back old memories!
--Steve
LobstaJohnson 3 years ago 9
the gentleman who made the stages and named them just sent me a list of the level names meanings i could give them too u if u would like
kidicarus2008 3 years ago
I used to spend hours playing this game as a kid back in the 80s! Thanks for posting.
eurasian73 3 years ago