Ladder - Kaypro CP/M Game Review - LGR

An overview of the game Ladder by Yahoo Software, played on a Kaypro 4/83 vintage portable computer.

Ladder Java Port
http://ostermiller.org/ladder/

Also, many thanks to TZ and Dave, the developers of the game, for the following:

"there is a cheat code for Ladder which was used by us to test the levels. On the command line, you can type one or more of the following to enter into cheat mode: PRO LEVEL n PRO MEN n PRO SCORE n

For example:

ladder pro level 3 pro men 10

would start you on level 3 with 10 lives."

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[Bokai]

Thank you sir, for taking me back to my childhood. You wouldn't happen to know about an old ASCII game named Labyrinth that came out at about the same time would you? I've been unable to find evidence that the game even exists so far.

[phreakindee]

@Bokai You're quite welcome, glad you enjoyed!

I haven't seen the game but I'll keep a look out for it on my ASCII and CP/M excursions.

[mstrsmth]

zomg please review more recent modern games on your classic games show!

[phreakindee]

@mstrsmth Haha, I know, right?

[roblox296]

do more new games like the ones that are compatabale with modern computers

[phreakindee]

@roblox296 Unfortunately that's not really what this channel is for. It's my goal to review older games or games with direct ties to older games.

[MaximumRD]

Hooka!!!!

I am oldschool but not sure I could go back to games like this. Still if I had nothing else.............

[mathmom321]

did you do a video for catchum too? that is the other kaypro game I remember. Actually I don't remember anything about it except for the bad pun in the instructions that says to remember "there's more than one way to skin a cat, chum"

[fennectech]

HOOKA

[rsalek]

I totally remember this

[jocika99]

Build in B.A.T.C.H.

xD

:D

:)

[excalibunny]

This is awesome.

[delboy3k1]

i wouldnt mind seeing some reviews on say an "oric atmos" or a "dragon 32/64" or "Amstrad cpc464" BBC B and Acorn electrons are fun if you want the definitive game of Elite, and if you can get a Sharp x68000 (basically a capcom arcade reference machine in pc format" and review that then im in Lazy heaven

[mcshivenhook]

when we got a modern x86 computer i got his old kaypro, this game rocks my life

[boilersrock1]

I was 12 years old when my dad got a Kaypro10 for his business, and I junked out on this game time and time again.

I actually learned to use the debugger tool, DDT, to hack this game and enable my own cheat mode by adding walkways where the jumps were difficult and walls to keep the bad-guys from running into me. :)