Old Mine Hoist

This game has been submitted to the 2022 Reset64 4KB Craptastic Game Competition.

Gameplay

The objective of the game is to lower a small hoist cage as deep as possible into an old abandoned mine.

The hoist cage swings from side to side, and there are wood obstacles on both sides which must be avoided to prevent damaging the cage. When the cage gets too damaged, it will break off the hoist cable and fall into the abyss, ending the game.

The hoist moves downwards at a constant speed, but you may halve or double its speed by pushing the joystick up or down. Note that the cage will take more damage if it hits an obstacle while moving at double speed.

Beware: Some of the deeper mining levels contain old and unstable dynamite, which might explode and severely damage the hoist cage!

Controls

Use a joystick in port two:

UpHalve the hoist speed temporarily DownDouble the hoist speed temporarily

When the game has ended, press the fire button to return to the title screen.

PAL/NTSC compatibility

The game has been developed for and tested on PAL machines. It should also work on NTSC, but will run faster.

Credits

Game design and programming by Geir Straume.