The Nintendo Virtual Console is updated weekly, and anytime a Platformer is added to the weekly update I will be posting a video of it here along with my own personal description or one taken from Wikipedia if I am unfamiliar with the game.
(NES-Spelunker-500 Points) Spelunker is set in a colossal cave, with the player starting at the cave’s entrance at the top, and the objective is to get to the fabulous treasure at the bottom. To achieve this, the player must walk and jump through increasingly challenging parts of the cave, all the while working with a finite supply of fresh air, which could be replenished at various points.
Some of the hazards the player faces the cave include water, uneven terrain, steam vents, small ledges, chasms, deadly pits, and large rocks that must be blown away. One of the few enemies are large bats, which drop deadly guano on the player. Additionally, a ghost of a long-dead failed spelunker haunts the cave which appears randomly and attempts to take the player to the “shadow world”. By pressing the B button, the player character sends a blast of air from his airtank, expelling the ghost away. However, this renders him immobile for a couple of seconds, thus vulnerable to other dangers and further depleting his air supply.
Source: Spelunker on Wikipedia
Filed under: NES, Wii | Tagged: NES, Virtual Console, Wii
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