Munch Mobile

Munch Mobile is a top-down driving game released in arcades in 1983. Developed by SNK, it was licensed to Centuri for the US release. SNK published the game in Japan as Joyful Road.[2] The player controls an anthropomorphic car that uses extending arms to grab items from alongside the road. In 1984, Texas Instruments published a port for the TI-99/4A.[3]

Munch Mobile
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)SNK
Publisher(s)SNK (Japan)
Centuri (US)
Platform(s)Arcade, TI-99/4A
Release1983: Arcade
1984: TI-99/4A
Genre(s)Racing
CPU1 × Z80 @ 3.75 MHz[1]
Sound1 × Z80 @ 3.75 MHz
2 × AY-3-8910 @ 1.5 MHz

Gameplay

The game is viewed in the top-down perspective and automatically scrolls forward. The goal is to reach the garage at the far end of the road.[3] The player drives a car with a large hand attached that is used to collect objects along the road.[4] The left 8-way stick controls the car, the right two-way stick controls the hands.[5] Fruits give points and gas containers give more fuel. Players can gain extra points by disposing of the leftover fruit in the trash cans.[4] Trees and other obstacls injure the hand, making it temporarily unusable. Player lives are lost when players run out of fuel or hit other cars.[4]

References
  1. "Munch Mobile". Arcade History.
  2. "Joyful Road". Arcade History.
  3. House, TI-99/4A Videogame. "TI-99/4A Videogame House - Munchmobile". www.videogamehouse.net. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. Munch Mobile at the Killer List of Videogames
  5. "Munch Mobile Service Manual" (PDF). textfiles.com. Centuri. 1983.


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