The Random Game Generator of DOOM (tm) has chosen today "Mouse Trap", that brilliant little maze game from Universal, so derivative of Pac-Man and yet so much different, really.

What are your thoughts and recollections of this game? Which home version do you like best? Are you a good player, and if so share your strategies! Where did you first see Mouse Trap and what did you think of it? Have you ever been literally driven mad by the repetitious theme music? Write your mini-review here!

DP Guide sez:

Mouse Trap (Atari 2600, by Atari) $5/R2
Based on the 1981 Exidy coin-op. Atari re-released several Coleco titles in the later stages of the VCS' life. c1981 Exidy. #CX26146.



Mouse Trap (Atari 2600, by Coleco) $6/R2
Based on the 1981 Exidy coin-op. PERIODICALS: Named by Electronic Fun Magazine as one of the "50 Best Games" in March 1984. c1981 Exidy, 1982 Coleco. #2459.

Mouse Trap (ColecoVision, by Coleco) $4/R2 +
Based on the 1981 Exidy coin-op. PERIODICALS: Named by Electronic Fun Magazine as one of the "50 Best Games" in March 1984. SANTULLI SLANT: One of the better spin-offs from the Pac-Man genre of games, Mouse Trap allows the player to alter the configuration of the maze by pressing one of three colored buttons (er, just one on the 2600 stick). There's also a bad guy who's worse than the rest of the bad guys, a vulture, who is indestructible. I hate it when that happens. Very good graphics on both systems, but the music will either stick with you for years or drive you
nuts in minutes. [Gr: 9, So: 9, Ga: 8, Ov: 8] c1981 Exidy, 1982 Coleco. #2419.



Mouse Trap (Intellivision, by Coleco) $6/R3
Based on the 1981 Exidy coin-op. LANDMARK: The only Coleco-made Intellivision game to use overlays. PERIODICALS: Named by Electronic Fun Magazine as one of the "50 Best Games" in March 1984. c1981 Exidy, 1982 Coleco. #412143.