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{{Short description|1980 video game}}
{{Short description|1980 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Crazy Climber
| title = Crazy Climber
| image = Crazy-climber-flyer.jpg
| image = Crazy-climber-flyer.jpg
| caption = Arcade flyer
| caption = Arcade flyer
| developer = [[Nihon Bussan]]
| developer = [[Nichibutsu]]
| publisher = '''Arcade''' {{vgrelease|WW|[[Nichibutsu]]<ref name="EU">{{cite web |title=Video Game Flyers: Crazy Climber, Nichibutsu (EU) |url=https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=5277 |website=The Arcade Flyer Archive |access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="NA">{{cite web |title=Video Game Flyers: Crazy Climber, Nichibutsu (NA) |url=https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=4079 |website=The Arcade Flyer Archive |access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref>|NA|[[Taito]]}} '''Ports'''<br>[[Atari, Inc.]] (2600)
| publisher = '''Arcade''' {{vgrelease|WW|Nichibutsu<ref name="EU">{{cite web |title=Video Game Flyers: Crazy Climber, Nichibutsu (EU) |url=https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=5277 |website=The Arcade Flyer Archive |access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="NA">{{cite web |title=Video Game Flyers: Crazy Climber, Nichibutsu (NA) |url=https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=4079 |website=The Arcade Flyer Archive |access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref>|NA|[[Taito]]}} '''Ports'''<br>[[Atari, Inc.]] (2600)
| designer = Shigeki Fujiwara
| designer = Shigeki Fujiwara
| composer = Kenji Yoshida (Famicom)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Game_Credits:_C|title = Game Credits: C - Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki}}</ref>
| composer = Kenji Yoshida (Famicom)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Game_Credits:_C|title = Game Credits: C - Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki}}</ref>
| platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]], [[Arcadia 2001]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], [[X68000]]
| platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]], [[Arcadia 2001]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], [[X68000]]
| released = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|October 1980}}|'''Arcade''' {{vgrelease|JP|October 1980<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=na0mckLsniAC&pg=PA152 |title=Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Trademarks |date=1983 |publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office |volume=1030 |pages=152 |issue=2}}</ref><ref name="Akagi">{{cite book |last1=Akagi |first1=Masumi |title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) |trans-title=Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005) |date=13 October 2006 |publisher=Amusement News Agency |language=ja |location=Japan |isbn=978-4990251215 |page=55 |url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n55}}</ref>|EU|Late 1980<ref name="EU"/>{{Better source needed|date=October 2025}}|NA|December 1980<ref>{{cite book |last1=Akagi |first1=Masumi |title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) |trans-title=Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005) |date=October 13, 2006 |publisher=Amusement News Agency |language=ja |location=Japan |isbn=978-4990251215 |page=127 |url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n128}}</ref>}} '''Atari 2600''' {{vgrelease|NA|March 1983<ref>{{cite web |title=Atari VCS game release dates |url=https://www.atariarchive.org/atari-vcs-game-release-dates/ |website=Atari Archive}}</ref>}} '''Famicom''' {{vgrelease|JP|December 26, 1986<ref>{{cite web|date=December 26, 1986|title=Crazy Climber – Release Details NES|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/578352-crazy-climber/data|publisher=[[GameFAQs]]}}</ref>}} '''X68000''' {{vgrelease|JP|August 27, 1993<ref>{{cite web|date=August 27, 1993|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/x68000/991549-crazy-climber-i-and-ii/data|title=Video Game Anthology vol.5: Crazy Climber / Crazy Climber 2 – Release Details Sharp X68000|publisher=GameFAQs}}</ref>}}
}}
| genre = [[Action game|Action]]
| genre = [[Action game|Action]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| arcade system = Crazy Climber<ref>[http://mamedev.org/source/src/mame/drivers/cclimber.c.html Mamedev.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027164453/http://mamedev.org/source/src/mame/drivers/cclimber.c.html |date=2014-10-27}}</ref>
| arcade system = Crazy Climber<ref>[http://mamedev.org/source/src/mame/drivers/cclimber.c.html Mamedev.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027164453/http://mamedev.org/source/src/mame/drivers/cclimber.c.html |date=2014-10-27}}</ref>
| released = '''Arcade''' {{vgrelease|JP|October 1980<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=na0mckLsniAC&pg=PA152 |title=Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Trademarks |date=1983 |publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office |volume=1030 |pages=152 |issue=2}}</ref><ref name="Akagi">{{cite book |last1=Akagi |first1=Masumi |title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) |trans-title=Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005) |date=13 October 2006 |publisher=Amusement News Agency |language=ja |location=Japan |isbn=978-4990251215 |page=55 |url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n55}}</ref>|EU|Late 1980<ref name="EU"/>|NA|December 1980<ref>{{cite book |last1=Akagi |first1=Masumi |title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) |trans-title=Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005) |date=October 13, 2006 |publisher=Amusement News Agency |language=ja |location=Japan |isbn=978-4990251215 |page=127 |url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n128}}</ref>}} '''Atari 2600''' {{vgrelease|NA|1982<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/atari2600/584657-crazy-climber/data Gamefaqs.com]</ref>}} '''Famicom'''  {{vgrelease|JP|December 26, 1986<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/578352-crazy-climber/data Gamefaqs.com]</ref>}} '''X68000''' {{vgrelease|JP|August 27, 1993<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/x68000/991549-crazy-climber-i-and-ii/data Gamefaqs.com]</ref>}}
}}
}}


{{Nihongo foot|'''''Crazy Climber'''''|クレイジークライマー|Kureijī Kuraimā|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes}} is a 1980 [[vertically scrolling video game]] developed by [[Nihon Bussan]] and published by Nichibutsu for [[Arcade video game|arcades]]. In North America, the game was also released by [[Taito]]. Ports for the [[Arcadia 2001]] and [[Atari 2600]] were published in 1982, followed by the [[Famicom]] in 1986 and [[X68000]] in 1993.
{{Nihongo foot|'''''Crazy Climber'''''|クレイジークライマー|Kureijī Kuraimā|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes}} is a 1980 [[Action game|action video game]] developed and published by [[Nichibutsu]] for [[Arcade video game|arcades]]. In North America, the game was also released by [[Taito]]. Ports for the [[Arcadia 2001]] and [[Atari 2600]] were published in 1982, followed by the [[Famicom]] in 1986 and [[X68000]] in 1993.


With the goal of scaling a series of [[skyscraper]]s using two joysticks (one controlling the left side of the character's body, the other the right) ''Crazy Climber'' was the first in a "climbing games" genre which includes [[Nintendo]]'s 1981 ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]''.<ref name=climbing/> The genre eventually became better known as [[platform games]] and is defined by jumping and traversal between platforms, neither of which are found in ''Crazy Climber''.
With the goal of scaling a series of [[skyscraper]]s using two joysticks (one controlling the left side of the character's body, the other the right) ''Crazy Climber'' was the first in a "climbing games" genre which includes [[Nintendo]]'s 1981 ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]''.<ref name=climbing/> The genre eventually became better known as [[platform games]] and is defined by jumping and traversal between platforms, neither of which are found in ''Crazy Climber''.
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* ''Crazy Climber Wii'' was released for the [[Wii]] in Japan on December 20, 2007.<ref>[http://au.wii.ign.com/objects/142/14212437.html IGN: Crazy Climber] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004956/http://au.wii.ign.com/objects/142/14212437.html |date=2011-07-13}}</ref>
* ''Crazy Climber Wii'' was released for the [[Wii]] in Japan on December 20, 2007.<ref>[http://au.wii.ign.com/objects/142/14212437.html IGN: Crazy Climber] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004956/http://au.wii.ign.com/objects/142/14212437.html |date=2011-07-13}}</ref>
* The arcade game was released on the [[Virtual Console]] in Japan on February 23, 2010.
* The arcade game was released on the [[Virtual Console]] in Japan on February 23, 2010.
* The game was released for the [[PlayStation 4]] by Hamster Corporation as the first installment of their [[Arcade Archives]] series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arcade Archives {{!}} HAMSTER Corporation |url=http://www.hamster.co.jp/american_hamster/arcadearchives/title_list_aa.htm |access-date=2020-03-28 |website=www.hamster.co.jp}}</ref> It was also released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] in February 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/guide_every_arcade_archives_game_on_nintendo_switch_plus_our_top_picks|title=Guide: Every Arcade Archives Game On Nintendo Switch, Plus Our Top Picks|last=Lane|first=Gavin|date=2020-03-13|website=Nintendo Life|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328183806/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/guide_every_arcade_archives_game_on_nintendo_switch_plus_our_top_picks |archive-date=2020-03-28 |access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>
* The game was released for the [[PlayStation 4]] by Hamster Corporation as the first installment of their [[Arcade Archives]] series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arcade Archives {{!}} HAMSTER Corporation |url=http://www.hamster.co.jp/american_hamster/arcadearchives/title_list_aa.htm |access-date=2020-03-28 |website=hamster.co.jp}}</ref> It was also released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] in February 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/guide_every_arcade_archives_game_on_nintendo_switch_plus_our_top_picks|title=Guide: Every Arcade Archives Game On Nintendo Switch, Plus Our Top Picks|last=Lane|first=Gavin|date=2020-03-13|website=Nintendo Life|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328183806/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/guide_every_arcade_archives_game_on_nintendo_switch_plus_our_top_picks |archive-date=2020-03-28 |access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* ''[[Spider-Man (1982 video game)|Spider-Man]]''
* ''[[Spider-Man (1982 video game)]]''


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{KLOV game|id=7426}}
* {{KLOV game|id=7426}}
* {{atarimania|id=11572}}
* [http://www.hamster.co.jp/american_hamster/arcadearchives/crazyclimber.htm ''Crazy Climber''] at [[Arcade Archives]] Page
* [http://www.hamster.co.jp/american_hamster/arcadearchives/crazyclimber.htm ''Crazy Climber''] at [[Arcade Archives]] Page


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Latest revision as of 01:32, 19 October 2025

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Template:Nihongo foot is a 1980 action video game developed and published by Nichibutsu for arcades. In North America, the game was also released by Taito. Ports for the Arcadia 2001 and Atari 2600 were published in 1982, followed by the Famicom in 1986 and X68000 in 1993.

With the goal of scaling a series of skyscrapers using two joysticks (one controlling the left side of the character's body, the other the right) Crazy Climber was the first in a "climbing games" genre which includes Nintendo's 1981 Donkey Kong.[1] The genre eventually became better known as platform games and is defined by jumping and traversal between platforms, neither of which are found in Crazy Climber.

Crazy Climber was the third highest-earning arcade game of 1980 in Japan while also being a commercial success in North America. A lesser-known sequel, Crazy Climber 2, was released for arcades in 1988.

Gameplay

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Famicom screenshot

The player assumes the role of a climber attempting to reach the top of four skyscrapers.[1] The climber is controlled via two joysticks.[1]

Reception

In Japan, Crazy Climber was the third highest-grossing arcade game of 1980, just below Pac-Man and Galaxian.[2] Crazy Climber was also Japan's eighth highest-grossing arcade game of 1981.[3]

In North America, Crazy Climber was among the top ten highest-earning arcade games in the summer of 1982.[4]

Legacy

  • In 1981, Bandai Electronics manufactured a hand-held VFD version of the game.
  • A 3D Board Game was released by Bandai in 1981, exclusively in Japan.
  • A 1985 sequel titled Crazy Climber '85 was produced, but it was put into storage by Nichibutsu in favor of Terra Cresta. This unreleased sequel was eventually included in on the PlayStation version of Nichibutsu Arcade Classics.
  • A Japanese-only sequel, Crazy Climber 2, was produced in 1988. The game was essentially identical to Crazy Climber in gameplay but featured more sophisticated graphics and a few new features.
  • On February 3, 1996, Hyper Crazy Climber was released only in Japan for the PlayStation. It has similar gameplay to that of the original game but also a few differences. Players can choose between three cartooney characters, each with their own strength/speed attributes. Several buildings can be selected from a Bomberman-style map screen, including an underwater building, a medieval clock tower, a haunted skyscraper, and a beanstalk. Power-ups are also used. It was also released for Windows on November 30 the same year.
  • On March 2, 2000, Crazy Climber 2000 was released for the PlayStation. This is more of a remake of the original arcade game using 3D graphics for the first time. A notable feature is the ability to turn corners and access different sides of the buildings, which now have a variety of designs (including one with a cylindrical, tower-like shape). The game included the original port of the arcade Crazy Climber and a scan of the instruction panel. Like Hyper Crazy Climber which released for the same console 4 years earlier, Crazy Climber 2000 was released only in Japan.
  • Japanese publisher Hamster Corporation released the arcade version of Crazy Climber under their Oretachi Gēsen Zoku Sono (オレたちゲーセン族) classic game line for the PlayStation 2 on July 21, 2005.
  • Crazy Climber Wii was released for the Wii in Japan on December 20, 2007.[5]
  • The arcade game was released on the Virtual Console in Japan on February 23, 2010.
  • The game was released for the PlayStation 4 by Hamster Corporation as the first installment of their Arcade Archives series.[6] It was also released for the Nintendo Switch in February 2018.[7]

See also

Notes


References

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