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{{Infobox consolegame
| name          = Arale's Jump Up
| image         = [[File:Dr-slump-arale-no-jump-up-title.png|250px|Arale's Jump Up]]
| caption       = "Arale's Jump Up" Title Screen
| jpn_title     = アラレのJump up
| rom_title     = Arare no Jump Up
| eng_title     = 
| dates         = 1984
| platforms     = PC-8001 mkII
| genre         = Comic-Style Reflex Game
| catalog       = E-G081
| price         = &yen;3,600
| publisher     = Enix
| programmer    = Geimu Kyojin
| music         = Sahohime
| chars         = 
}}
'''''Arale's Jump Up''''' is an action game published by [[Enix]] and released in 1984 for the PC-8001 mkII microcomputer in Japan.

==Title==
The box for this game features "Dr. Slump" as a sort of lower sub-title underneath the main '''アラレのJump up''' title, while the actual title screen for the game forgoes the ''Dr. Slump'' direct branding and instead includes the English word "GAME" after the all-caps "ARALE NO JUMP UP" title.

==Gameplay==

Players control Arale as she attempts to bop the various opponents either from above or below and ultimately reach the ladder that appears at the top, in a sort of combination of the original ''Mario Bros.'' with the original ''Donkey Kong'' arcade games. The game's packaging describes this as a "Comic-Style Reflex Game" (コミック思考型反射ゲーム).<ref name="backofbox">''Arale's Jump Up''. Japan: Enix. PC-9001 mkII. 1984. (back packaging text)</ref>

The back of the box goes on to explain the story and mechanics of the game:<ref name="backofbox"></ref>

{{quotation|今ペンギン村ではニコちゃん大王が大襲来。「こんなはしごを降りなけりゃいけないんですか〜」「うるさい! しっかり降りろ!!」「大王様、先に降りて下さい。」「うわぁ〜ばか! たすけて〜。」ガッちゃ んを従え、果敢に挑戦したアラレちゃん。「エイ!」とスプリングジャンプする。「うほほ〜い!! これは特種スプリングだ!!。」色々なスプリングが組み込まれた部屋、レーザー光線装置の取り付けられた部屋、はたまた落し穴。次々と各面に繰り広げられる遊び心いっぱいの仕掛。ゆかいな武器で二コちゃん大王をやっつけろ。少年ジャンプアイデアコンテスト入賞作がゲームになった。Dr.スランプの住人総出演。なんと、マンガが動くゲームになったのだ。<br><hr><br>Penguin Village has been invaded by Great King Nikochan.

"I have to fall off the ladder?!"

"Urgh, just fall off already!!"

"Your highness, please fall off yourself, first."

"Aargh, you idiot! Someone help me!"

Accompanied by the Gacchan, Arale-''chan'' steps forward, resolutely. She can also jump with a "Hop!"

"Whoppee!! These are special springs!!"

There are rooms where many springs have been set up, others with LASER beams, and even others with trapdoors. There are many imaginative traps set on every level. Take care of Great King Nikochan with your playful weapons. The winner of the Shonen Jump Idea Contest has now become a video game. Every character from ''Dr. Slump'' is here. The comic book has now become an animated video game.}}
==Development==

''Arale's Jump Up'' was created by a doctor who started using microcomputers six years prior:<ref name="backofbox"></ref>

{{quotation|作者:芸夢狂人/昭和28年生れ。長野県出身。東京都在住。職業医師。6年前からマイコンを始め、PC-8001を手に入れてからは、雑誌に数多くの作品を発表した。商品化された作品は、ほとんどヒット作品である。<br><hr><br>Creator: Kuruto Iimon. Born in 1953 in Nagano Prefecture. Currently residing in Tokyo, where he works as a doctor. He started working with microcomputers six years ago, and after attaining a PC-8001, he has presented his many creations through magazines, and nearly all of the ones that have had commercial releases have been big hits.}}
==Packaging==

<gallery widths="200px">
File:Aralenojumpup-box-front.jpg|thumb|200px|Box front cover
File:Aralenojumpup-box-back.jpg|thumb|200px|Box back cover
File:Aralenojumpup-spread.jpg|Packaging spread
</gallery>

==Game Credits==

All game credits / name spellings are presented below as-is from the in-game title screen.

* '''Programmer:''' Geimu Kyojin
* '''Designer:''' Norio Komaki
* '''Music:''' Saohime
* '''Copyright:''' Shuueisha, Akira Toriyama, Enix

==External Links==

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sznimylw-c8
* https://necretro.org/Arale_no_Jump_Up
* https://web.archive.org/web/20260401184612/https://jp.mercari.com/item/m69216328531

==Notes==
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==References==
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