▁Alo ha ▁and ▁save ▁the ▁world ▁from ▁being ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁designed ▁as ▁a ▁technology ▁demonstr ator ▁for ▁the ▁Play Station ▁console ▁and ▁was ▁revealed ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁under ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁title ▁of ▁" Spring ▁Man ". ▁J ump ing ▁Flash ! ▁util ises ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁engine ▁used ▁in ▁Ge ograph ▁Se al , ▁an ▁earlier ▁game ▁by ▁Ex act ▁for ▁the ▁Sh arp ▁X 6 8 0 0 0 ▁home ▁computer . ▁ ▁J ump ing ▁Flash ! ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁ancest or ▁of ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁early ▁show case ▁for ▁ 3 D ▁graphics ▁in ▁console ▁g aming . ▁It ▁was ▁generally ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁critics , ▁who ▁pra ised ▁its ▁graphics ▁and ▁unique ▁ 3 D ▁platform ing ▁game play , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁eventually ▁over shadow ed ▁by ▁later ▁ 3 D ▁platform ers ▁of ▁the ▁fifth ▁console ▁generation . ▁J ump ing ▁Flash ! ▁spawn ed ▁two ▁sequ els : ▁J ump ing ▁Flash ! ▁ 2 ▁and ▁Rob bit ▁Mon ▁Dieu . ▁It ▁received ▁over wh el ming ly ▁positive ▁reviews ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁release , ▁and ▁made ▁an ▁appearance ▁in ▁Next ▁Gener ations ▁" Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Games ▁of ▁All ▁Time " ▁just ▁one ▁year ▁after . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁third - most ▁under r ated ▁video ▁game ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁by ▁Matt ▁Cas am ass ina ▁of ▁I GN ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 .