Crazy Climber

ReleasedOctober 1980

Arcade
Atari 2600
Sharp X68000
Wii
Family Computer
PlayStation

About

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 game revolving around climbing, specifically climbing buildings, before Nintendo's 1981 release Donkey Kong.

Developer: Nichibutsu
Publisher: Atari, Nichibutsu
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Themes: Action
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Side view
IGDB rating: 48 / 100 (15 ratings)
Also known as: クレイジークライマー

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
Arcade	October 1980 · Japan1980 · North America
Atari 2600	1982
Family Computer	Dec 26, 1986
PlayStation	Feb 23, 1996
Sharp X68000	Aug 27, 1993
Wii	Feb 23, 2010