Roller Jammer is a video game that predates modern derby

So there's recently been a group of people who have ported all these old-school video games (like Frogger, Pac Man, etc.) to make them playable in your browser. The whole collection is available to play for free at The Internet Arcade.

Amongst the offerings, I found a game called Roller Jammer.

So of course I played it, and while it's obviously not a game about WFTDA derby, you play a skater who has to pass a bunch of other opposing skaters and you get points for each one you pass. You can also jump and punch them.

WUT?

Some scrounging online shows that it was made in 1984, which makes it older than the current reincarnation of roller derby, which started in the early 2000s. My mind is blown.



Here's a video of some of the game footage. Or you can play it yourself here.