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The Bet

Released2021
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 everything. Moreover, he has installed sharp obstacles and just touching them is certain death. Fatigue will be felt, and to recover the lost energy, during the journey there will be water bottles that will restore it (only one notch at a time).

Details

DeveloperRetro Programmers Inside
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2021
StatusReleased
ThemesAction
PlatformsMSX MSX2

About This Game

Italo accepts a wager with his rival Ettore: scale Italy's five most formidable peaks, or lose everything. What should be a straightforward mountaineering challenge becomes a gauntlet of sabotage as Ettore actively works to thwart his opponent's ascent, littering the slopes with deadly spike panels and hurling obstacles—from felled trees to furniture to absurd household items—in Italo's path. Across five increasingly brutal levels, players must guide Italo upward while managing his depleting stamina, which slows his movement and can only be replenished by collecting scattered bottles, while tracking their vertical progress toward each mountain's summit. Every stage presents a real peak of Italy with its actual height marked, creating a climbing journey where both the environment and an antagonistic force conspire to halt forward momentum.