{"id":59,"date":"2023-05-21T20:43:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T20:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldfartplayingoldgames.com\/?p=59"},"modified":"2023-05-21T20:43:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T20:43:12","slug":"canyon-climber-on-the-atari-400-800-xl-xe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldfartplayingoldgames.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/21\/canyon-climber-on-the-atari-400-800-xl-xe\/","title":{"rendered":"Canyon Climber on the Atari 400\/800\/XL\/XE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canyon Climber is a video game designed for the TRS-80 Color Computer in 1982. The game was ported to the Atari 8-bit family, the Apple II, and PC-6001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canyon Climber is a three-screen platform game with an American Southwest theme. The game appears to be a tribute to Donkey Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The object of CANYON CLIMBER is to climb up three levels of the Grand Canyon and reach the top. To score points you must set explosive charges, push a plunger to blow them up, avoid arrows, leap over charging sheep, jump over gorges and avoid birds dropping bricks. You get three chances to reach the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Old Fart Plays Canyon Climber on the Atari 400\/800\/XL\/XE\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HcBgr9RmM8I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Level 1 \u2013 Lay your explosives at each end of a bridge by running over it. Jump over all sheep. When you go to press the plunger, hide on the ladder below to avoid sheep entering from the right side of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use your joystick to climb ladders and move your man up the canyon. Press the red button to jump over sheep, arrows, and gorges. Press the button again to start a new game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Level 2 \u2013 Time your jumps carefully to avoid arrows. If one hits your foot it won\u2019t hurt you. Arrows will change speed and throw off your timing. Use shields to block arrows for extra points. Press the red button when you are under a shield to grab it. Shields only last between 3 and 12 seconds. When an arrow approaches, press the jump button, just in case your shield disappears. You can not climb a ladder or jump with a shield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Big Horn Sheep Place a Charge Jump a Gorge Jump an Arrow Block an Arrow Complete a Level<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Level 3 \u2013 Keep moving! One bird has an excellent aim. Don\u2019t wait on ladders or you could be knocked off. Watch your feet as you jump so you don\u2019t fall off an ^ edge. Birds drop bricks in a pattern. 3 Watch so you know when to jump and when to climb. By the way, you can\u2019t go back down!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canyon Climber\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atarimania.com\/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-canyon-climber_875.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230407223909\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Oldfartplaying1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow me on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oldfartplayingoldgames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow me on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/oldfartplayingoldgames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow me on Twitch<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canyon Climber is a video game designed for the TRS-80 Color Computer in 1982. 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