''Sammy Lightfoot'' is a video game written by Warren Schwader for the

Apple II The Apple II (stylized as ) is an 8-bit home computer and one of the world's first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products. It was designed primarily by Steve Wozniak; Jerry Manock developed the design of Apple II's foam-m ...

and published by Sierra On-Line in 1983. It is a multi-screen platform game (or "climbing game", as the genre was called in the US in 1983), in the vein of '' Donkey Kong''. ''Sammy Lightfoot'' follows the travails of a circus worker who jumps and climbs through a number of perilous situations. It was initially ported to the

Commodore 64 The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in the Guinness ...

followed by ColecoVisionColecoVision Rarity Guide
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''The Commodore 64 Home Companion'' stated that ''Sammy Lightfoot'' captures the cartoon spirit and graphic style of ''Donkey Kong'' without being a simple donkey clone".

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1983 video games Apple II games ColecoVision games Commodore 64 games Platform games Sierra Entertainment games Video games developed in the United States {{SierraEntertainment-stub

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