Mouse Trap (1981 video game)
| Mouse Trap | |
|---|---|
Arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Exidy Coleco (CV, INTV) James Wickstead Design Associates (2600) |
| Publisher(s) | Exidy Coleco (2600, INTV) CBS Electronics (INTV) |
| Designer(s) | Howell Ivy (hardware) Larry W. Hutcherson (game) |
| Programmer(s) | Larry Hutcherson |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Maze |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Universal Game Board V2 |
Mouse Trap is a maze video game developed by Exidy and released in arcades in 1981. It is similar to Pac-Man, with the main character replaced by a mouse, the dots with cheese, the ghosts with cats, and the energizers with bones. After collecting a bone, pressing a button briefly turns the mouse into a dog. Color-coded doors in the maze can be toggled by pressing a button of the corresponding color. A hawk periodically flies across the maze, unrestricted by walls.
Coleco ported Mouse Trap to ColecoVision as a 1982 launch title, then later to the Intellivision and Atari 2600.