Broken Bytes has began a project to bring over Konami’s 1983 arcade classic Roc’n Rope to the Commodore 64 without any AI! This faithful conversion tasks players with ascending treacherous, multi-tiered stages using nothing but a harpoon gun and sheer determination to reach a mythical phoenix. Navigating the vertical landscapes requires timing, as players must anchor ropes across treacherous gaps and climb to safety while dodging a barrage of falling rocks, aggressive dinosaurs, and hostile cavemen. To survive the onslaught, climbers can blind foes with a flashlight, snatch up power pills and feathers for a competitive edge, and chain together actions to keep their high-score bonus ticking across four distinct environments—ranging from jungle ledges, icy caves, spinning wheels to a towering waterfall.