Ape Escape 1984

About

The player controls Harry the Ape who is attempting to climb a 150 floor tall office tower. The player can move up, left, and right, as the building scrolls vertically. The player must avoid closed windows, as they offer no handhold, and will cause your ape to fall. As the player ascends, they must avoid a zookeeper on a scaffold, falling bowling balls, earthquakes, and helicopters dropping nets. Occasionally a balloon will float up the left side of the building, and the player can hitch a ride on these to climb faster. The left side of the screen has a progress bar that shows how far the player has climbed the building. The player has one life to climb the building, and if they fall, they must restart.

Story

The doctors trustfull test apes have escaped and it's up to you to get out there and retrieve all of them.

What is happening now

Ape Escape is a platformer that launched on PlayStation in 1999 and has since appeared on PSP and PS3. The series has remained dormant for years, but recent LEGO collaborations have brought the franchise back into the spotlight. Sony's official LEGO PlayStation set, arriving in October and priced at $179.99, features buildable dioramas of classic PS1 games including Ape Escape alongside Gran Turismo. The set comprises over 1,900 pieces and serves as a nostalgic nod to the console's library, even as new entries in the Ape Escape series itself remain unreleased.