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Alpiner

Moby ID: 16288

TI-99/4A version

Climb every mountain!

The Good
Large and detailed graphics (for the platform) Music (although this gets repetitive) Inclusion of speech alerts you to various hazards

The Bad
Transparency in the graphics means you can sometimes see "through" your character's head.

The graphics don't scroll smoothly, and motion is very jerky, except for certain animals (like skunks) and various falling objects, which are smoothly-moving sprites.

When you fall, the speech admonishes you in a VERY sarcastic manner ("Good move, sport.") which gets old quickly.

The Bottom Line
Go mountain climbing. "Alpiner" lets you scale six mountains of increasing height. Avoid rockslides and other "falling objects" as you ascend. Along the way, you will encounter many obstacles. Some, like trees, merely get in your way while others, like wild animals, will cause you to slide downwards if touched. At the top of the final peak (Mount Everest), you challenge the Abominable Snowman himself.

The early levels are especially easy to beat if you keep your climber on the side of the screen. There's a "wrap around" effect so you can pretty much split him between the left and the right. Except for the odd tree, it is very easy to avoid obstacles by staying in that position.

by Andy Frueh (173) on March 10, 2016

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