Roc'n Rope

Manufacturer: Konami
Year: 1983
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Platform
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Vertical
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: Konami Classic
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 2 [Harpoon|Flash Light]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Roc'n Rope Description

You play an archeologist whose mission is to return the missing feathers to the golden Phoenix. Use your harpoon-gun to fire a rope to higher platforms and then climb up. Use your flashlight to dazzle (stun) the attacking dinosaurs and cavemen.

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Game Introduction

Use the harpoon which shoots out a rope at an angle and attaches to higher platforms. Climb along the rope to move up the screen, climb down vines on some platforms to move down.

Avoid dinosaurs and cavemen who can also climb along rope causing it to shake and you to fall off if both moving. Use flash light to dazzle enemies for a limited time.

Reach the Phoenix at the top of the screen to advance.

Game Play

You receive bonus points for collecting the two tail feathers dropped by the Phoenix. Collect the golden egg for the ability to kill enemies by walking into them for a short period of time. Only one rope can be used on the screen at at time so if you shoot again while another enemy is climbing the current rope, they will fall and die.

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Common - There are 33 known instances of Roc'n Rope owned by one of our 3,650 members who participate in our machine census project. Of these, 2 of them are original dedicated machines, it is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 30 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 59,767 machines (3,520 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 22 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There are 2 VAPS members currently looking for Roc'n Rope.

For Sale - There is one VAPS member with a Roc'n Rope machine for sale. There are 1 VAPS members with extra Roc'n Rope circuit boards for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

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Manuals

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