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Alpiner

Alpiner is a third-person action game in which the player's goal is to climb safely to the top of various mountains. Each of the six mountains the player climbs has various obstacles which should be avoided…

1 February 1982

Alpiner is a video game, released 1 February 1982 on Texas Instruments TI-99.

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What Alpiner is

Alpiner was released in 1982. It is available on Texas Instruments TI-99 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Alpiner is a third-person action game in which the player's goal is to climb safely to the top of various mountains. Each of the six mountains the player climbs has various obstacles which should be avoided: falling rocks, avalanches, wild animals, trees, and brush fires can all hinder progress. Being hit by these obstacles will cause the player to lose progress, falling down part of the mountain (some obstacles cause a short falling distance, others a long distance). Should the player fall all of the way to the bottom of the mountain a life will be lost. To help anticipate obstacles, voice synthesis provide a warning when danger is near. Each mountain has a time limit in which it must be…
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How it plays

Its themes are action.

What it launched against

Alpiner launched on 1 February 1982, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man and Dig Dug.

Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Dig Dug.

Quick answers

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When did Alpiner come out?
Alpiner was released on 1 February 1982 for Texas Instruments TI-99.