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| Snack Attack | |
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| Basic Information | |
Type(s) |
Series |
| Funtastic | |
| Datamost | |
| Maze | |
| Apple II | |
The Snack Attack series is a series of maze games developed by Dan Illowsky from Funtastic and published by Datamost. It was created for Apple II computers. The series debuted with Snack Attack" in 1982.
The sequel, Snack Attack II, is an IBM PC compatible-only game co-authored with Michael Abrash and published by Funtastic.
Gameplay[ | ]
The game is generally similar to Pac-Man, because this is what the game is inspired from. The player controls Snacker, a small, white, fish-like character, moving through a maze in order to eat all the gumdrops scattered through the entire maze. Meanwhile, the Gumdrop Guards, four enemies of different color that look similar the ghosts in Pac-Man, patrol the maze in an attempt to catch the Snacker. Green and purple barriers can only be crossed by the Snacker and the Guards, respectively.
By eating one of several magic stars in the maze, the Snacker gains a set of sharp teeth and can briefly eat the guards for bonus points, sending them back to their home base to regenerate (inspired by how Pac-Man gains the ability to eat the ghosts by eating a power pellet). At times, a giant jack-o-lantern appears and can be eaten for bonus points. Once all the gumdrops have been cleared, the player begins the next maze at a faster speed. The game cycles through three different mazes. The game has no pause button, but one of the three mazes contains a small safe area where the Guards cannot enter; the player can leave the Snacker there indefinitely.