Haunted Tower - ATARI 2600

Haunted Tower

An Atari 2600 game

Introduction

Halloween night. Two pumpkin witches have cursed you—you’re now a living skull! To break the spell, you must climb the 15 floors of the Haunted Tower before they catch you. On each floor, eat every piece of candy to unlock the way up. Your only reprieve is a talisman that makes you untouchable for a few moments. Use it wisely—its power is limited. Ready to escape?

Controls

• Joystick: Moves the skull.
• Fire button: Activates the talisman.

Game mode

• Single-player.

Game objective

• Escape the Haunted tower.

Scoring

• Each piece of candy earns 1 point.
• Each not used talisman at the end of the level earns 2 points.

Extra Difficulty

• Setting the left difficulty switch to 'A' position, a new talisman is given every 2 levels instead of every level.

Console setup

1. Press the fire button to start the game.
2. Press Reset to go to the initial screen.

Limitations of the demo version

• Only floors 1 and 2 are available

Acknowledgments

• https://bataribasic.com/
  • Awesome easy to learn basic-like language
• https://www.randomterrain.com/ 
  • Amazing documentation on how to program the Atari 2600
• https://forums.atariage.com/topic/348849-revengs-sound-collection-in-bb/
  
  • Sound effects crafted from the awesome RevEng's Sound Collection in bB
• https://www.labelmaker2600.com/
  • Easy to use and flexible Atari 2600 label generator
• OpenAI image generator
  • Cool label image at the first attempt