King Kong

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A 1982 platform arcade game developed by Tigervision for the Atari 2600, King Kong casts the player as a rescuer scaling the Empire State Building to save a woman held captive by the giant ape. Progress requires climbing upward while dodging or jumping over bombs that King Kong hurls downward from above. Speed is rewarded — the faster the rescue is completed, the higher the bonus score awarded. The gameplay follows a straightforward vertical climbing structure familiar to fans of arcade-style platformers from the era.