

1982 · Arcade · Maze
Snack Attack
A Pac-Man variant written by Dan Illowsky and published by Datamost for the Apple II.
- Released
- 1982
- Platforms
- Apple II
- Genres
- ArcadeMaze
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
- Datamost
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- United States
About
Snack Attack is a maze video game developed by Dan Illowsky for the Apple II and published by Datamost in 1981. Snack Attack is a Pac-Man clone.
Keywords
- maze
- pixel art
- platform exclusive
- collectibles
- non-humanoid protagonist
- single-screen level
- real-time combat
- wraparound world
- temporary invincibility
- no dialogue
- vore
- eat or be eaten
Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The player controls the Snacker, a small, white, fish-like character, and moves through a maze to "eat" all the gumdrops scattered throughout. Gumdrop Guards, four enemies that patrol the maze, attempt to catch the Snacker. There are green and purple barriers that can only be crossed by the Snacker and the Guards, respectively.
The character can move in four directions, allowing the player to escape the Gumdrop Guards.
Reception
The game debuted in October 1981, and sold 25,000 copies by June 1982, tied for fourth on Computer Gaming World's list of top sellers. Snack Attack won an award in the category of "Best Solitaire Computer Game" at the 4th annual Arkie Awards, where judges praised its "multiple mazes, charming graphics and sound effects, and well-nigh-addictive play action". The game's color-coded doors were also described as "another big plus, adding an extra dollop of strategy". David H. Ahl of Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games said of Snack Attack and Jawbreaker, that "for Pac-Man [sic] fans, either is recommended.
Legacy
The sequel, Snack Attack II, is an IBM PC compatible-only game co-authored with Michael Abrash and published by Funtastic.
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Collections1 collection
Platform libraries
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