2600 and Atari 5200 in 1983. The Atari 5200 version was contracted out to General Computer Corporation. Jim Leiterman of Atari Research ported the Atari 5200 cartridge to the technically similar Atari 8-bit computers in one day. He used a tool he had written to disassemble the game code, then modified the source and assembled an Atari 8-bit version. Leiterman submitted it to the Atari Program Exchange and requested they publish it without attribution. This was unusual, as APX was created to publish user-written software, not licensed ports or software developed internally at Atari. Reception Arcade Express gave the arcade version an 8 out of 10 in November 1982. The Atari 5200 version of Kangaroo was reviewed by Video magazine in its "Arcade Alley" column where it received mixed commentary. While describing the game as "an excellent piece of work", reviewers also admitted that it had "fail[ed] to bowl [them] over" and criticized the game's "animation-quality graphics" which appeared to be used primarily to "dress up rudimentary play-action". It was later awarded "1984 Best Arcade-to-Home Video Game/Computer Game Translation" at the 5th annual Arkie Awards, where judges noted that "all aspects of the game look and play" as a "virtual duplicate" of the arcade version. Charles Ardai, reviewing the Atari 2600 version for Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, wrote "even though the graphics and sound are generally horrible, the gameplay is many times better than in the arcades." Legacy In 1984, Kangaroo and Space Ace replaced Pitfall Harry, Frogger, and Donkey Kong Jr. in CBS's Saturday Supercade. The cartoon revolves around kangaroos Katy (voiced by Mea Martineau) and Joey (voiced by David Mendenhall) who live in a zoo run by the zookeeper Mr. Friendly (voiced by Arthur Burghardt). The series has never been officially released on DVD or VHS. The original arcade version was made available on July 16, 2020 as part of Hamster Corporation's Arcade Archives series. It was released digitally on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. References External links Kangaroo for the Atari 2600 at Atari Mania Kangaroo for the Atari 8-bit family at Atari Mania 1982 video games Arcade video games Atari arcade games Sunsoft games Platform games Atari 2600 games Atari 5200 games Atari 8-bit family games Atari Program Exchange software Nintendo Switch games PlayStation 4 games Video games featuring female protagonists Video games about kangaroos and wallabies Video games about children Video games about