Munch Mobile is a top-down driving game released in arcades in 1983. Developed by SNK, it was licensed to Centuri for the US release. SNK published the game in Japan as Joyful Road.[1] The player controls an anthropomorphic car that uses extending arms to grab items from alongside the road. In 1984, Texas Instruments published a port for its TI-99/4A home computer.[2]
| Munch Mobile | |
|---|---|
 Arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | SNK |
| Publisher(s) | SNK (Japan) Centuri (US) Texas Instruments (TI-99/4A) |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, TI-99/4A |
| Release | 1983: Arcade 1984: TI-99/4A |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
Gameplay
editThe game is viewed from a top-down perspective and automatically scrolls forward. The goal is to reach a house at the end of the road and park in the attached garage; the otherwise unseen driver of the car reunites with the occupant of the house.[2]
The player drives a car with a large hand attached that is used to collect objects to the left and right of the road.[3] The left 8-way stick steers the car, the right two-way stick controls the hands.[4] Fruits, fish, and bags of money give points and gas containers give more fuel. Extra points are awarded for disposing of the inedible remains of food in trash cans.[3] Trees and other obstacles injure the hand, making it temporarily unusable. Lives are lost for running out of fuel or colliding with the side of the road or other cars.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Joyful Road". Arcade History.
- ^ a b House, TI-99/4A Videogame. "TI-99/4A Videogame House - Munchmobile". www.videogamehouse.net. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Munch Mobile at the Killer List of Videogames
- ^ "Munch Mobile Service Manual" (PDF). textfiles.com. Centuri. 1983.
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