I've been slowly building up my retro arcade games on my Switch, a gift from my Father-in-law - this is something I would never have bought for myself. I feel like I'm no longer missing out, as I've been "catching up" with all the games I've missed. Many of them have been ported to this system. There's been so few misses in my searches - remember Pitfall? I loved that game as a kid - but Activision wasn't making it available on the Switch. So I consoled myself with the other gems in my trove.
Story time.
I was having trouble recalling the name of a game - it was called either Jungle Boy or Tarzan Boy? It had something like 3 or 4 stages you had to clear; feats such as swinging from ropes, dodging boulders, swimming?
I believe I've figured out why I could not find this game - it was removed from market because of "racist overtones" in the game play. To wit, the damsel in distress had been captured by "savages" and needed saving. Racism, anyone? No wonder the game was pulled.
I suspect "Pirate Pete" is a re-write of Tarzan Boy. Those stages I mentioned are all there, just tweaked slightly.
I was 11 at the time the game had shipped, and I'm trying not to chastise myself about searching for it, because I had honestly FORGOTTEN about that part. This game scratches that "itch" of an old school, scrolling platformer, and I'm happy I found it.
I recall liking Pitfall! better than Tarzan Boy, anyway.
