Little Sisyphus is a physics-based platformer for the NES: roll a ball up a mountain and collect 80 souls on the way to the summit. You're going to fall, and fall, and fall some more — but it will all be worth it at the top.

Controls

• Move: Arrow Keys (D-Pad)
• Jump: X (A)
• Pull / release the pearl: Z (B)
• Respawn at checkpoint: Enter, then Shift (Start, then Select)

Tips

• The pearl's position matters — try to have it at your feet when you jump.
• Sometimes it helps to have the pearl above the platform, other times below it.
• Use momentum to put the pearl on top of platforms.

About

Made with NESFab, a programming language the developer created for NES development, and an entrant in the 2023 NESDev Competition on itch.io.