ROC'N ROPE

Although vines are shown hanging from most ledges, they are not functional; you can't climb down them.

The manual states, "The Reset Button can also be used in case of game malfunction." (picture #1).  No other Coleco manuals state this, nor do any VCS manuals from any other company.  Is this the first example of a company telling a user to 'power cycle their computer'?

On the 3rd screen, there's a bridge connecting the 2 middle ledges (picture #1).  This again is not functional and if you try to walk across it, you'll fall through it.  It's possible this screen was meant to be the 4th screen from the arcade game, which featured a hole in the side of a mountain that water would intermittently pour from?  If so, the water never comes out.

BUG: On the 1st screen, if you have a rope connected to the left edge of the upper-left ledge, your character's graphics will be distorted between being fully on the ledge and partially below it (pictures #2 and #3).  {Scott Stilphen}

BUG: If you are shooting a rope while an enemy is climbing down on top of you, the graphics for the rope as well as your character and the enemies will become distorted all over the screen (pictures #4 - #7).  {Scott Stilphen}

 

 


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