Mouse Trap (Arcade)

Mouse Trap
Developer: Exidy Publisher: Exidy Platform: Arcade (Exidy 6502 hardware) Released in US: December 1981 This game has hidden developer credits. This game has unused graphics. This game has revisional differences.

Mouse Trap is a maze game with a mouse that can turn into a dog by eating a bone. There are also gates you can flip back and forth to make new paths.

Like the board game of the same name, it takes about five hours to set up before you can start playing.

Developer Credits

Developer credits are found at the beginning of the programming code, at A022:

COPYRIGHT JUNE 1981 EXIDY INC.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
LARRY W. HUTCHERSON SR.
DAVE STAUGAS

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Graphics

A Chuck E. Cheese graphic that doesn't use the standard game font. Chuck E. Cheese did help fund the development of a few arcade games in the early eighties, so this might have been a game credit. Or, it could have been part of a special message for Chuck E. Cheese cabinets. Either way, it's not used, so the obvious mouse synergy was lost.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Version Differences

Early (Rev. 1-3)	Final (Rev. 4-5)

The rounded wall openings were lengthened, making it easier to tell what part is actually solid. However, the solid maze tileset used for the player's death animation was never changed, so the rounded openings will flash between the new and old designs.

(Source: Original TCRF research)