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Gold Cliff

Gold Cliff is a multi-screen Game & Watch game about collecting treasure. The player controls an archaeologist and scales disappearing platforms in the ancient ruins. In every set of 4 levels, the first 3…

19 October 1988

Gold Cliff is an arcade developed by Nintendo, released 19 October 1988 on Game & Watch.

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What Gold Cliff is

Gold Cliff is an arcade game developed by Nintendo and released in 1988. It is available on Game & Watch only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Gold Cliff is a multi-screen Game & Watch game about collecting treasure. The player controls an archaeologist and scales disappearing platforms in the ancient ruins. In every set of 4 levels, the first 3 require the player to grab a key on the right side of the ruins and take the key to the top left to progress. In the 4th level, the player must grab a sword on the left side of the ruins and take it to the top. At the top of the ruins, an enemy will be moving; to defeat it, the player must press up on the D-pad to stab the enemy when it is directly above. Each level is timed, and when the timer hits 30, crabs begin to appear, and will result in a miss if the touch the player. Gold Cliff…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Official trailer

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When did Gold Cliff come out?
Gold Cliff was released on 19 October 1988 for Game & Watch.

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