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| Developer(s) | Dan Illowsky |
| Publisher(s) | Datamost |
| Platform(s) | Apple II |
| Release date | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Maze |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | N/A |
| Media | 5ΒΌ" disk |
| Input methods | Keyboard |
Snack Attack is a 1982 computer game for the Apple II family of computers, created by Dan Illowsky and published by Datamost. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual that creates Video games A developer may specialize in a certain video Datamost was a Software design company based in Chatsworth California that operated in the early 1980s producing games and other software mainly for the Apple In Computing, a platform describes some sort of Hardware architecture or Software framework (including Application frameworks, that allows Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) See also [[Game classification]] Video games are categorized into Genres based on their Gameplay interaction See also [[Game classification]] Video games are categorized into Genres based on their Gameplay interaction In video gaming, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session A video game content rating system is a system used for the classification of Video games into suitability-related groups Digital media (as opposed to analog media) usually refers to Electronic media that work on digital Codes. A floppy disk is an increasingly Obsolete data storage medium that is composed of a disk of thin flexible ("floppy" Magnetic storage medium encased In Computing, a keyboard is an Input device partially modelled after the typewriter keyboard which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) A personal computer Game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a Video game played on a Personal computer, rather Datamost was a Software design company based in Chatsworth California that operated in the early 1980s producing games and other software mainly for the Apple
Gameplay
Snack Attack closely imitates the well-known Pac-Man arcade game which had begun its rise to popularity two years earlier. is an Arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in businesses such as Restaurants Pubs Video arcades and Family Entertainment The player controls a small, white character, moving it through various maze-like levels, gobbling green and purple dots and avoiding the four roaming ghosts. The game's instructions refer to the dots as "gumdrops" and the ghosts as the "Gumdrop Guards. " The player uses the J, K, W and S keys to move the character left, right, up or down.
Sequel
A follow-up title, Snack Attack II, was co-authored by Michael Abrash and Dan Illowsky and published in late 1982 by Funtastic. Funtastic was a small Software design company that operated in the early 1980s The game is quite similar to the original, but with various improvements and enhancements.
External links
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