The Jumping Ground (video game)

The Jumping Ground is a action-adventure platform video game based on the animated science fiction sitcom series of the same name. The game was developed by Avalanche Software and published by Electronic Arts for the Nintendo 64 and Playstation in 1998 for North America and in 1999 for Europe. It was later ported to the Dreamcast in 1999 and was developed by Appaloosa Interactive. A Game Boy Color version was in development, but it was eventually canceled by series co-creators Lee Eisenhower and Conrad Vernon, because they felt the game wouldn't fit in a console marketed towards kids. However, they did keep a few copies of the Game Boy Color version to commemorate what was originally started as the first Jumping Ground game.

Despite the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation's mixed-to-positive reception, the Dreamcast version of the game was very poorly received by critics.

Story
A mysterious comet is approaching the earth, described by the opening narration as a force of concentrated evil that no force of good can stand against. As it comes closer, Pencaster is beset by enemies, including the evil Goa'uld alien race led by Shinnok, rabid mutant turkeys, deformed clones of the townsfolk, alien visitors, berserk robots, and sentient killer toys. Puff, Rob, Zowie and Lance hear about the dangers from Chef, and take up arms to investigate their sources and defend the city.