Climber

Homebrew game. Based on Nichibutsu’s arcade game Crazy Climber.

The object of Climber is to climb a skyscraper as high as possible, avoiding hazards that can make

you slip and fall to your death. The dangers that will cross your path are windows and flower pots.

Windows are fixed obstacles that you must climb around. Flower pots are thrown down at you by

unseen enemies above. If your climber touches either of these, you fall and lose a life. A flag on

the side of the building marks your ascent; each time you pass 8 flags, you complete a stage. There

are a total of 8 different stages; numbered 0 through 7, which repeat again as stages 8 through 15,

etc. For every eighth stage you complete you are awarded an extra life, and difficulty is increased

by adding another flower pot (to a maximum of 7). You start the game with five climbers; when a

climber dies, the next climber resumes the stage, keeping flags previously passed.

3.1 Starting the game

On reset, select the game difficulty you want to play using keyboard A. You can start the game

at four different skill levels by pressing the corresponding number. The screen briefly shows a

summary with the stage number on the left, and remaining climbers on the right before setting up

the game screen. After a short pause and beep, you’re ready to climb. Once your game is over,

press reset or key 1 on keyboard B to play again.

Difficulty level Select key (sets max # flower pots on screen)

Novice A.3

Standard A.4

Advanced A.5

Expert A.6

3.2 Moving your climber

You can climb upwards and move right or left, but not downwards; your movement is restricted to

the rows and columns between the windows. To move your climber, press the direction keys 2, 4,

or 6 on keyboard A. Hold the keys down for repeated movement. Make sure it’s safe before starting

upwards or you may get trapped between windows and falling flower pots!