NES

Plummet Challenge

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Emulator

Frame rate: 0 FPS
Speed: 0 %
Uptime: 0:00
Controller: Keyboard

Emulated console

CPU: Ricoh 2A03 (6502), 1.79 MHz
Memory: 2 KB RAM
Video: PPU, 256×240, 54 colors
Video memory: 2 KB VRAM
Sound: 5 channels: 2 pulse, triangle, noise, DPCM
Cartridge: Mapper 30 · UNROM 512, 512 KB / RAM
Emulator core: FCEUmm (EmulatorJS)

About Plummet Challenge

Platform: NES
Developer: Fista Productions (Steve McCall)
Year: 2021
Genre: Action
Players: 1
License: Homebrew

Fista Productions' falling game: the Plummeteer, a professional athlete of falling, collects gems and prizes on the way down.

Each level ends when you hit an obstacle or land face first, so the skill is in steering the fall through as many gems as possible. Gold gems are worth 10 points and coloured ones 100, and some targets home in on you. The main game has 75 levels and Marathon Mode 150.

It came out on 23 September 2021 and was built with NESmaker; Steve McCall did the design and programming. Boxed cartridges were sold and came back in stock in November 2023, and a browser and mobile version was added. It is in the Fista 3-in-1 Retro Pack on Steam with Carpet Shark and The Arm Wrestling Classic. TASVideos has runs of the main game and Marathon Mode; since dying advances the game, they crash as fast as possible.

How to play

Controls: The D-pad steers, A or B jumps.

Facts

Released on 23 September 2021.
Boxed NES copies were back in stock in November 2023.
Included in the Fista 3-in-1 Retro Pack on Steam.
LoganTheTASer's Marathon Mode TAS takes 7:38.49.

Cartridge

Mapper: 30 · UNROM 512
PRG / CHR: 512 KB / RAM
Mirroring: Vertical
Saves: Yes

524,304 bytes · CRC32 D98E4BDC · MD5 e64f4272b87d95234066505ed379e0ac

Keyboard controls

D-pad: ← ↑ ↓ →
A: Z
B: X
Start: Enter
Select: V

Steam Controller

D-pad: D-pad
A: A
B: B
Start: Start
Select: Select

Xbox controller

D-pad: D-pad
A: A
B: B
Start: Menu
Select: View

DualSense controller

D-pad: D-pad
A: ✕
B: ○
Start: Options
Select: Create

Keys and controller buttons can be remapped with the Controls button under the game. Save and Load keep a snapshot of the game in your browser. Steam Controller works as a gamepad through Steam Input. On phones, on-screen buttons appear.