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The Bet

The game is divided into 5 levels. The protagonist will have to climb the 5 highest mountains in Italy for a bet. But his fierce opponent will make sure that he doesn't win by throwing him anything and…

20 January 2021

The Bet is a video game developed by Retro Programmers Inside, released 20 January 2021 on MSX2.

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What The Bet is

The Bet was developed by Retro Programmers Inside and released in 2021. It is available on MSX2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Italo (the protagonist) and Ettore make a bet, the first will have to climb the 5 highest mountains in Italy to win it. Ettore will do everything to prevent the victory of his opponent. He will install panels with spikes throughout the climb, which will be certain death upon contact alone and will launch everything to prevent the protagonist from reaching the climate (tree trunks, dressers and even toilets ). There are 5 levels, with increasing difficulty. On the right side of the screen, besides the score, lives and level, there will be 2 counters. The first for energy and the other for the path. The energy will drop by a notch for each screen passed, and will be restored (always by 1…
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How it plays

Its themes are action.

What it launched against

The Bet launched on 20 January 2021, within three weeks of Little Nightmares II, Hitman 3, The Medium and Skul: The Hero Slayer.

Released around the same time: Little Nightmares II, Hitman 3, The Medium, Skul: The Hero Slayer.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

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When did The Bet come out?
The Bet was released on 20 January 2021 for MSX2.

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