Crazy Climber

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Crazy Climber is a coin-operated arcade game produced by Nichibutsu in 1980. It was also released in North America by Taito America Corporation by UA Ltd. in 1982 for the Emerson Arcadia 2001 and other video game consoles. It is one of Nichibutsu's most highly acclaimed video games in its library. A precursor to the platform game genre, Crazy Climber was the first video game revolving around climbing, specifically climbing buildings, before Nintendo's 1981 release Donkey Kong.

In Crazy Climber the player assumes the role of a stunt performer who is attempting to climb to the top of four skyscrapers. There are a number of obstacles and dangers to avoid including:

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Keyboard controls

Atari 2600Player 1Player 2
D-pad↑↓←→IKJL
FireZN
Game SelectShift
Game ResetEnter

Hotkeys

  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

Most games start with Game Reset. Paddle games (Breakout, Kaboom!…) need a gamepad stick.

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Keyboard controls

Atari 2600Player 1Player 2
D-pad↑↓←→IKJL
FireZN
Game SelectShift
Game ResetEnter

Hotkeys

  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

Most games start with Game Reset. Paddle games (Breakout, Kaboom!…) need a gamepad stick.

Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).

Emulator help & troubleshooting

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