The Original Jumpman

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The Original "Jumpman"

A play-on-words parody of the Jumpman logo synonymous with Nike's [Air] Jordan brand. It features the original Jumpman character from the 1983 Epyx classicplatform game of the same name, written by Randy Glover and developed for the Atari 400/800 consoles. The name "Jumpman" was first used by Nintendoin 1981 for the Mario character in the arcade classic "Donkey Kong." Michael Jordan did not coin the term until the end of his debut season in 1984,of which he won the title Rookie of the Year. Just a lil info for you guys.
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Just like every other history post mate. Why are you so critical, running for mod are we?

Very interesting post OP, thank you for this info
 
Originally Posted by shottyblood

Just like every other history post mate. Why are you so critical, running for mod are we?

Very interesting post OP, thank you for this info
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Why is it so difficult for people to figure out where to post?
 
it just needs a splash of red for a tongue and I could see it going right on the 6ix rings. lol.
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So jordan did not coint the name, the image looks like the jordan logo do you think jordan jumpan logo was based on that or its just a coincidents
 
Interesting, but is this maybe a coincidence. I doubt Nike was looking to Atari games for inspiration
 
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