Bagman Comes Back by LC-Games

This game is a homage to Bagman, an arcade game released by Valadon Automation in 1982.
This version is made up of 8 completely new stages.

Gameplay #

The objective of the game is to maneuver the bagman through various mine shafts, picking up money bags and placing them in a wheelbarrow at the surface of the mine. The player must avoid pursuing guards, moving ore carts, and descending elevators.
The player can temporarily stun the guards by striking them with a pickaxe or by dropping a money bag on them when they are below the player on the same ladder, or by sliding a bag on them when they are further down the same slope. The guards can also be stunned by placing the wheelbarrow at the top of the ladder or elevator while they are going up.
The pickaxes can also be used to break down walls that obstruct the passage. Keep in mind that the bagman can hold the same pickaxe for a few seconds, after which it disappears.
The bagman can jump into an ore cart after grabbing a ceiling handle as well as he can jump off the cart by moving the joystick left/right or by moving it up/down when the cart is on a ladder.
The action button is used to perform the following tasks:

• Pick up and drop money bags
• Pick up and drop pickaxes
• Grab and release a ceiling handle to avoid the ore carts or jump into them
• Placing a money bag in the wheelbarrow
• Pick up and drop the wheelbarrow

Points are scored for each horizontal step the player takes, for each money bag placed in the wheelbarrow, and for each guard stunned.
At 30000 points and then every 60000 points, the player earns an extra life, for a maximum of 6 lives.

Options #

There are 4 difficulty levels to choose from: Easy, Normal, Hard, Expert.
You can choose whether to start a game with 3, 4 or 5 lives.
You can choose whether to play against 2 or 3 guards.
You can choose whether to use the font from the original arcade game or the font used in the sequel Super Bagman.

Controls #

Arrow keysController lever
Move the bagman
SpacebarCtrl keysAny controller button
Action button
P
Pause
Home
Stop game and return to title screen
Shift+Del
Reset ranking (while the top scores are displayed)
F10
Change pixel effect
F11
Toggle integer scaling
F12
Toggle fullscreen
EscExit game

You can also use the WASD or IJKL keys as directional keys, and the Z or M keys as fire button.

The gamepad D-Pad can also be used.

History #

Version 1.0

Version 1.1

• You can now switch from fullscreen mode to windowed mode.
• The game could be jerky using certain video cards.

Version 1.2

• You can now use the WASD or IJKL keys as directional keys.
• You can now use the Z or M keys as fire button.
• You can now use the gamepad D-Pad.

Version 1.3

• There are now separate score rankings based on the game options you choose.
• You can now use the controller to enter a top score name.

Version 1.4

• More controllers are now recognized.