1983 · Maze · Puzzle

Tunnel Runner

Atari exclusive

Get a move on, TUNNEL RUNNER. Those monstrous Maze Zots have picked up your scent and there's only one item on their menu --- you! You've been running up and down tunnels like a rat for so long, you're starting to develop a taste for cheese. Oh sure, you can get out .

Released: 1983
Platforms: Atari 2600
Genres: Maze Puzzle
Developers: —
Publishers: CBS
Perspective: First person
Themes: Action
Country: United States
Languages: English

About

Tunnel Runner is a first-person maze video game published by CBS Electronics in 1983 for the Atari 2600. It was programmed by Richard K. Balaska Jr. Tunnel Runner is one of three CBS games for the 2600 with an additional 256 bytes of RAM in each cartridge, a feature promoted by CBS as "RAM Plus". The other two RAM Plus games are Mountain King and the conversion of the arcade video game Omega Race.

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Gameplay

The game offers two modes of gameplay. The GAME1 mode is a campaign mode, with pre-programmed levels that never change. GAME2 mode generates random mazes for each level.

In the game, the player has a first person view of a maze to navigate. The task is to locate and use the exit door of the labyrinth within a certain time limit. Whilst many mazes have multiple exit doors, the player must find the key hidden somewhere in the labyrinth. Once the key is obtained the player can leave and progress to the next maze.