Retro WePlay: Crazy Climber Arcade game and Atari 2600 Version
A look at when the wildly-creative Nichibutsu Crazy Climber arcade game climbed onto the Atari 2600.
For more death-defying history of the Atari 2600, clamber over to The Dot Eaters: Video Game History 101 - http://thedoteaters.com/?bitstory=console/vcs2600
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Crazy Climber arcade game by Nichibutsu and Nihon Bussan Co. Ltd., 1980. Designed by Shigeki Fujiwara
Crazy Climber 2600 version programmed by Alex Leavens
George Willig news reports from Channel 2 & Channel 4, NYC, nowentermyworld YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUOfNtoJyLw
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Clip from Mike Gardner YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyxqCYlYjUg&t=24s
Arcade game bezels by:
Orionsangel - https://forums.libretro.com/t/my-realistic-arcade-bezels/10604
and from:
https://mega.nz/#F!82ZRBI5I!ISZQUn8697J3eiINyDfYRg
Crazy Climber 2600 box image from Moby Games:
https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/crazy-climber/cover-art/gameCoverId,258836/
Blood splatter image from toppng:
https://toppng.com/show_download/193245/blood-splatter-background-png-cartoon-blood-splatter-seamless-blood-splatter-texture/large
Splat sound effect from Gaming Sound FX YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUOfNtoJyLw
Bone breaking sound effects from Syd's Room YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCdGWz-qnR8
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