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High Rise

Highrise is a puzzle game where the player has to construct a tower out of blocks. The player controls a character called Barnaby who moves under five chutes full of blocks. From these the player picks blocks…

31 December 1983

High Rise is a puzzle developed by Micro Learn, released 31 December 1983 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX and FM-7.

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What High Rise is

High Rise is a puzzle game developed by Micro Learn and released in 1983. It was published by Comptiq. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, FM-7 and PC-8800 Series.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Highrise is a puzzle game where the player has to construct a tower out of blocks. The player controls a character called Barnaby who moves under five chutes full of blocks. From these the player picks blocks and moves them to the springboard where they are strategically positioned. Then the blocks are sent to the building area where they are stacked over the previous selection of blocks. Once the constructed tower reaches the required height, Barnaby will use it to climb up to a ladder at the top of the screen that leads to the next level. Picking the right blocks at the right position is necessary or the tower will be unstable and collapse. The game is on time and for each new level the…
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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.

What it launched against

High Rise launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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When did High Rise come out?
High Rise was released on 31 December 1983 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, FM-7 and PC-8800 Series.

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