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Cannonball Blitz was a game released in the early 1980s by Sierra On-Line (then known as "On-Line Systems") for Apple II computers. The game is essentially a Donkey Kong knock-off, although the game substituted cannonballs and cannons for barrels and replaced the large ape with a soldier. Also, on the first level, instead of trying to rescue a girl, your character catches a flag.

Although Cannonball Blitz attempted to put a different spin on the Donkey Kong style of gameplay (such as replacing ladders with teeter-totters in the first level, so a falling cannonball would send you to the next floor), the game is marred by frustrating and inflexible gameplay. For one, your character has a much smaller jumping height than Mario from Donkey Kong, making it much harder to clear obstacles (and much easier for your character to die).

Another criticism is that there were only three different levels. The third level was particularly challenging. However, after completing the third level, the player would view a small celebration scene and then restart at the first level. This repeat of levels differed from the first round by changing up the timing patterns on the gameplay. It was very frustrating to complete the third level and realize that the game only had three levels.

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