Munch Man - Solar Software - VIC-20 - Emulated, Pantheon - 4,830 points.

Munch Man is a Pac-Man clone from Solar Software. It was released for the unexpanded VIC-20 in 1983. It was written by John Shay, who also wrote the Commodore 64 version.

It's Pac-Man. The maze layout is non-standard, but the colours are correct and there are escape tunnels and power pills which function as expected. There are two bonus prizes on each level - cherries and a purple crescent.

The game moves very quickly so you'll need to be nimble. Eating the pills makes the ghosts turn white and then you can hunt them down. They instantly reappear in their central box and set off again but stay white, so you can catch one multiple times before the effects wear off - very handy! They turn blue before they return to their deadly versions, so you have warning of when to get away.

Although it is fast and this makes it tricky, it is fun for an unexpanded VIC.

This run was made on the 27th May 2024, using the Pantheon emulator on PC. There are no skill levels and the score reached was 4,830 points.

Time stamps:
00:30 Title screen.
00:35 Game start.
01:12 First life lost.
02:04 First screen cleared.
02:11 Second life lost.
02:19 Third life lost. Game Over! Final score 4,830 points.



Intro Music:
Music by: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Title: Legend
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