Marvin's Maze

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Marvin's Maze
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Developer(s) SNK
Publisher(s) SNK
Platform(s) Arcade
Release date 12/1983
Genre(s) Maze
Mode(s) Two players alternating turns
Input methods 8-way joystick, 1 button
Cabinet Upright, Cocktail
CPU (2x) Z80 (@ 3.36 Mhz)
Sound Sound CPU: Z80 (@ 4 Mhz); sound chips: (2x) AY8910 (@ 2 Mhz), Namco (@ 31.25 Khz)
Display Raster, 224 x 288 pixels (Vertical), 288 colors

Marvin's Maze is a arcade game released by SNK in 1983.

[edit] Plot

Marvin's Maze is a maze game where the player fight against Robonoids while trying to clear the maze of dots. There are two ways to finish each rack: eating up all the dots, or destroying a certain number of Robonoids (listed at the bottom of the screen). Two ways to destroy the Robonoids: shoot them, or remove the ground from under them at certain points of the maze (the 'Trick').

[edit] Scoring

  • 1 robonoid: 500
  • 2 robonoids: 1500
  • 3 robonoids: 3500
  • 4 robonoids: 7500
  • 5 robonoids: 15500
  • Dot: 100
  • Super Dot: 200
  • Trick (remove ground from under robonoid): 500
  • Bonus at end of round: 500 X number of Robonoids destroyed