Publisher: Texas Instruments
Released: 1982
Alpiner is a mountain climbing game that's exclusive to the TI-99/4A computer.
+ Collecting bonus points from the mountain beasts puts you in harms way and adds a great risk-reward element.
+ Being able to wrap around the sides of the mountain is very handy for dodging hazards and saving precious time.
+ There's a real visceral satisfaction when you finally manage to conquer a previously unbeatable mountain.
+ The Speech Synthesizer brings some personality to the game and helps to notify you of perilous falling rocks.
- Graphics are a little rough around the edges, and the jerky scrolling and flickering sprites are an eye sore.
- Very little is added to each successive mountain, so the gameplay can feel stagnant after a handful of levels.
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