9 Lives

9 Lives is a 1990 platform video game released for the Amiga and Atari ST developed by ARC, a software division of Atari. The player takes the role of Bob Cat, who must rescue Claudette from a mad scientist who kidnapped her. Plot Bob Cat must rescue his girlfriend Claudette Cat from a mad scientist who kidnapped her. Gameplay 9 Lives is a platform game where the player takes the role of Bob Cat, and accessing different areas of the level relies on jumping. The longer the player holds down the joystick, the more power is used to jump; the height and distance of a jump is determined by how much power the player uses. Mutant animals are scattered throughout each level and attack Bob if he gets too close, causing the player to slowly lose energy while touching them. Bob can attack enemies using a ball of wool, stunning them temporarily. Bob's energy and jump meters are represented by icons of Bob's tail on the left and right of the screen. The player has nine lives, and the player loses a life when they run out of energy, fall onto a spike trap, or fall too far down. Six cats are locked in cages on each level; the player must find keys throughout the level to unlock them. Freeing all six cats allows the player to go to the next level. Keys can also be used to unlock secret rooms, which have items such as powerups or extra lives.