<s>
Canyon	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Steve	O
Bjork	O
and	O
James	O
Garon	O
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tandy	O
Corporation	O
in	O
1982	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
to	O
other	O
home	O
computers	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Datasoft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canyon	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
is	O
a	O
three-screen	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
American	O
Southwest	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
screens	O
are	O
direct	O
analogs	O
of	O
those	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
by	O
Tim	O
Ferris	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
by	O
Brian	O
Mountford	O
,	O
and	O
PC-6001	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canyon	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
three	O
non-scrolling	O
screens	O
that	O
are	O
endlessly	O
cycled	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
rivet	O
screen	O
from	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
place	O
explosive	O
charges	O
on	O
both	O
ends	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
four	O
bridges	O
,	O
using	O
ladders	O
to	O
climb	O
between	O
them	O
,	O
then	O
trigger	O
a	O
detonator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
screen	O
resembles	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
's	O
opening	O
level	O
,	O
with	O
angled	O
platforms	O
and	O
connecting	O
ladders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1983	O
book	O
The	O
Creative	O
Atari	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Canyon	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
achieves	O
a	O
cartoon-like	O
atmosphere	O
in	O
the	O
rendering	O
of	O
its	O
various	O
screens	O
,	O
to	O
very	O
pleasing	O
effect	O
,	O
"	O
concluding	O
"	O
You	O
will	O
spend	O
a	O
while	O
with	O
Canyon	O
Climber.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
four	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
Datasoft	B-Application
games	O
(	O
alongside	O
Pacific	B-Application
Coast	I-Application
Highway	I-Application
,	O
Clowns	O
and	O
Balloons	O
,	O
and	O
Shooting	O
Gallery	O
)	O
,	O
Charles	O
Brannon	O
of	O
COMPUTE	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Fun	O
with	O
Computers	O
&	O
Games	O
described	O
Canyon	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
as	O
"	O
not	O
quite	O
as	O
demanding	O
as	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
concept	O
is	O
appealingly	O
bizarre	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
short-term	O
addictive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
version	O
for	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
,	O
Stephen	O
B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gray	O
warned	O
,	O
"	O
Canyon	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
expert	O
or	O
the	O
masochist.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Sabbatini	O
,	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
Color	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
version	O
,	O
agrees	O
:	O
"	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
you	O
've	O
completed	O
the	O
levels	O
a	O
few	O
times	O
the	O
challenge	O
is	O
pretty	O
much	O
gone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
section	O
of	O
Llamasoft	O
's	O
2011	O
GoatUp	B-Operating_System
game	O
for	O
iOS	O
is	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
Canyon	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
.	O
</s>
