Laddder (ZX Spectrum, C64)

Controls

• e: Forward
• o: Turn left
• p: Turn right
• t: Teleport

Laddder

Laddder (a.k.a. Lader3D) is, as the name implies, the... er... "3D" sequel to the Lader platformer.  It's a pseudo-3D game for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 home computers, inspired by the classics 3D Monster Maze (Sinclair ZX81) and Treasure Hunt (PC/DOS).

You find yourself in a maze, which you must explore in order to find the treasures. When you find a treasure, you'll score 1 point and will be teleported to a new maze. Avoid being touched by the ghosts, otherwise you'll lose one life. If you are in trouble, you can teleport to another maze, but this will cost you 1 point. Oddly, there are no ladders in this game.

Laddder has been coded in ugBASIC for the 15th Edition (2026) of the BASIC 10 Liner Contest, EXTREM-256 and WILD categories.

Here you can play the ZX Spectrum version (emulation powered by JSSpeccy 3); downloads will be available soon.