That tinny little "Building Climber" loop playing while you dodge falling flowerpots is somehow the most stressful sound in arcade history. Nichibutsu's 1980 Crazy Climber gets its full audio catalog preserved here, from the satisfying stage clear jingles to the King Gorilla roar that meant you were about to lose a life.
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"Shirake Condor Cry" is just a bird screech but it triggers instant panic if you've played the game. Each stage clear fanfare gets slightly more triumphant, which is a nice touch for 1980 hardware. The HipHop eJay remix takes the main theme into beat territory, and Super Sweep's version goes full production mode.
Most of these tracks are seconds long, just sound effects and stingers. If you have any nostalgia for early Nichibutsu cabinets, hearing these sounds cleaned up and collected hits different.