Games in which you have to scale a tower. Usually seemingly endless, reaching into the sky.
#Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory
#Rengoku II: The Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N.
#Quantum Theory
#Lost in Shadow
#Pandora’s Tower
#Baroque
#Ys
#Rengoku II: The Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N.
#Quantum Theory
#Lost in Shadow
#Pandora’s Tower
#Baroque
#Ys
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Final Fantasy Legend
Tartarus in Persona 3
The Infinity Spire in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (bonus dungeon, does it count?)
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Parasite Eve’s NG+ mode:
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Tower of Geheimnis, the as yet unreleased dungeon crawl by SB’s own Apol.
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i feel like Tower of Druaga is important to mention even if it never provides any visual of the tower.
#Megaman X8
“taking a ride on a space elevator” has to be my all-time favorite concept for an autoscroll level (and then you fight the final boss on the moon; perfect).
This came out a few days ago, seems to qualify.
Also I guess that one Battletoads stage
Game Boy cover to the rescue:
Also, more Game Boy tower scaling goodness:
(This game has my favorite Game Boy chiptunes.)
And of course Nebulus aka Castelian aka Tower Toppler:
(Which I played in 1994 lying in a hospital bed. Good memories though.)
Also got an Amiga sequel:
And not really, but actually, why not:
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Tower of Guns, it’s a small tower until you get to the endless mode, then it is an infinite tower.
shin megami tensai iv has you descending from the sky down a giant tower
Tower of Heaven
In which you climb a tower to heaven while God tells you a bunch of things you can’t do. Lovely game.
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Magic Sword (Capcom, 1990)
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I have to admit, I am more of a flying city kind of guy.
Nocturne - Kagutsuchi tower
Digital Devil Saga
Legend Of Grimrock, I don’t know if this count 'cause it’s more a mountain than a tower. even if it has a gigantic dungeon inside
I know Illusion of Gaia has Babel, but I don’t have a good shot.
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