The History of Chip's Challenge

Chip's Challenge has some intriguing developments behind it! Let's take a deeper dive.

0:00 - Chip's Challenge Origins
0:22 - Atari Lynx Original
1:25 - Computer Ports
1:46 - Epyx Collapses
2:07 - Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack
3:04 - Chip's Challenge 2 Complications
3:56 - Tile World Clone
4:58 - Community Level Packs
5:38 - Puzzle Studio
6:10 - Level Pack 3
6:35 - Niffler / Chuck's Challenge
7:26 - Level Pack 1
8:05 - Chip's Challenge 2 Released
8:50 - Tile World Lives On
9:42 - The Future of Chip's Challenge
10:15 - Honorable Mentions

Outro Music: Outro - MACROSS ft. Yung Abe (SAILORWAVE II)

Background Music:
CHIP01, CHIP02 Remastered by Tattorack
CANYON.MID (Windows)
H1N1 - The Challenge (Chip's Challenge Theme Remix)

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[Cyberbrickmaster]

As of the early 2020s, Chuck's Challenge has gotten a new updated version known as Chuck's Challenge 3D 2020, and the original Atari Lynx version of Chip's Challenge has been ported to the Evercade via. the cart: Atari Lynx Collection 2. It has also been featured on the Commodore 64 plug n play systems and has gotten homebrew ports on the Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo.

[CyBERWoLF]

For the longest time, I thought Chip's Challenge was simply a 90's Windows game that got ported to the Atari Lynx. I never thought the game would have a history like this.

[TurboPikachu]

Chip's Challenge is one of my fondest early-childhood memories on my family's first PC: A Windows 98 Packard Bell tower with a Cyrix MII processor

[allaboutreptile]

over the years my sister made an entire booklet of levels, and passwords so we could skip to our favorite levels.... this was our GO TO game.... love it!

[zanyraccoon]

Who's still watching this all these years later? Chip's Challenge on Windows is an absolute core set of memories from my childhood. So happy to know that the same love is shared by such a passionate community!

[retrodonut]

Used to love this game on windows 95! So challenging as a kid.

[Mace.]

Ah yes, the magnum opus of PC gaming.

[kingmiller]

Chips Challenge was a great part of my early childhood.

[anttam]

Ahhh… I have very fond memories of Chip’s Challenge for the Atari Lynx. Incredibly fond. What a time to be a kid those years were!

I never managed to play Microsoft’s port, though. Due the blocky animation.

[TheManny]

My dad, siblings, and I can remember fondly on playing w/ Chip's Challenge w/ all 149 levels we have to pass, and let's say it was the earliest challenge we had ever faced. <3

[Niknokinater]

Fun fact, apparently there was a game released in 2014 called Ben 10 Game Generator 4D which was based on a licensed version of the Chuck's Challenge 3D engine. It was released on Steam in 2016 alongside a big update, then delisted in 2018.

[bluekewne]

Chip's Challenge 1 is free on Steam now.

[timmytimmerson]

I remember growing up with an Atari lynx, I got one for Christmas when my cousin bought them for all the kids. I wanna say it was 1998 so it was a bit dated but nonetheless I loved it. It came with the carrying case and about 10 games and tbh I spent a lot of time playing it. Chips challenge was my favorite it had simple addictive gameplay. The Atari lynx is such an underrated game system that I didn’t realize was really rare to grow up with especially in the 90s. Thank you for reminding me of this gem of a game, have a great day!

[Cyberbrickmaster]

In Chip's Challenge, you are collecting chips
In Chuck's Challenge, you are collecting F.I.S.H.

I see what they did there!

[tbtb]

Dang, now I wanna get into this game just cause of all this history

[JJJJspam]

Idk why I suddenly remembered this from my childhood and tried to look it up. Extreme nostalgia.

[Wrathgir]

I really love this game. Chip's Challenge I played back in the windows version. I think we had the pack with all the more famous games to it. I remember I beat all the levels, but took me so long to do so. I recently got it on steam and have been playing through it a bit at a time. I am happy that there is still a fanbase after so long on this fun puzzle game. Thank you Chuck Summerville for making such a memorable puzzle game that was really challenging, but really fun.

[pferreira]

That's what I like to see, a happy ending for a Lynx game. 😊

[dejacreacts]

I remember my cousin introducing me to this in ‘96. There was this one level she couldn’t beat so she asked if I could eventually beat that level. I been a fan of it since. Right now I’m playing Rommey’s Gauntlet which is basically the Android version.

[japhyriddle]

Just to add to the homebrew pile, there’s a new 68K Macintosh game called “Angry Robots!” which is basically a Chip’s Challenge love-letter.