The player controls Bashful Buford on his quest to save his girlfriend Tiny Mabel from the grip of the evil Horrible Hank who has taken her and scaled the old Mutton Building. Along the way he must avoid birds, rats, and boulders thrown at him by Horrible Hank while watching for the windows to open so he can climb up to the next ledge. Mabel will occasionally throw hearts down to Buford that he can use to make himself invulnerable for a short time.
If it isn't clear already, this is not based on the classic fairy tale, nor its Disney adaptation.
This game provides examples of
- Alliterative Name: Bashful Buford and Horrible Hank.
- Big Bad: Horrible Hank, who has kidnapped Tiny Mabel.
- Collision Damage: Bashful Buford receives damage from touching rats or birds.
- Damsel in Distress: Tiny Mabel, trapped within Horrible Hank's grip.
- Endless Game: Once you get to the top of the building, Horrible Hank falls off and the game repeats itself.
- Expy: Horrible Hank is obviously a human-looking Donkey Kong.
- Invincibility Power-Up: Hearts thrown to Buford by Tiny Mabel briefly render him invincible.
