Snapper (video game)
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Snapper is a clone of the Namco arcade game Pac-Man [1] programmed by Jonathan Griffiths for the BBC Micro and released as one of the launch titles for Acornsoft in 1982. It was also one of Acornsoft's launch titles for the Acorn Electron in 1983.[2][3]
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Snapper | |
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Publisher(s) | Acornsoft |
Designer(s) | Jonathan Griffiths |
Platform(s) | BBC Micro, Acorn Electron |
Release | 1982 |
Genre(s) | Maze |
Mode(s) | Single player |
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Snapper started the BBC Micro tradition of controlling arcade games using the Z, X, : and / keys for horizontal and vertical motion, since on most BBC models the arrow keys were not conveniently placed for gaming.[4]