Chip's Challenge

From thecrankyhermit

Chip's Challenge
Companies Epyx, Atari Corporation
First release date 1989
Original platform(s) Lynx
Current official platform(s) Official source port: Steam

Puzzle, Action

Chip's Challenge
One of the very few games which did not originate on a personal computer platform, but gained a magnitudally larger audience when it was ported to one (thanks to a well timed licensing deal with Microsoft and several desktop manufacturers). In each of the nearly 150 puzzle-filled mazes, you must collect all of the computer chips, avoid killer robots and other hazards, deal with a variety of terrain and obstacles that can interact in complex but deterministic ways, and collect and use keys and tools. Level design is fairly consistently high quality and non-repetitive considering the sheer volume of them, but with so many levels you're almost certain to hit a wall at some point.

Was followed by a level pack-like sequel whose release was delayed nearly two decades.