| Peter Pack Rat | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Atari Software Creations (CPC port) |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Tengen (home versions) Silverbird Software (CPC port) |
| Platform(s) | Atari System 1 Commodore 64[1] ZX Spectrum Amstrad CPC |
| Release date(s) | Arcade 1984 C64 & ZX 1988 Amstrad CPC 1989 |
| Genre(s) | Platform game |
| Mode(s) | 1 or 2 Player (Alternating) |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | Atari System 1 |
| CPU | 68010[2] |
| Sound | 6502A (main sound) YM2151 (FM stereo sound) |
| Display | Raster, 336 x 240, horizontal orientation |
Peter Pack Rat is a 1984 platform game released by Atari for the Atari System 1. Only 500 units were produced, either as a standalone Coin Op Arcade Cabinet or as an upgrade kit to existing Coin Op Arcade Cabinets[3] (Atari part no. 136028[4]). The game's background music appeared on the 1991 and 2003 release of That's Atari Music - G.S.M Atari Games 1.[5]
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To get a better example of what the arcade version looked like compared to the Spectrum version, search youtube for Peter Pack Rat Arcade 1984.
The player maneuvers Peter, a cartoon rodent, through various environments to collect objects and take them back to his nest within a designated time. Enemies, referred to as "The Gang", include cats, dogs, owls, and spiders, and must be avoided or stunned by throwing gems or collected objects. Each successive stage increases the number of objects to collect, reduces the allotted time to collect them, and adds more enemies.
Points are awarded based on the amount of time remaining when all items are collected, and the number of enemies stunned. Jeff Peters holds the official high-score with 910,875 points achieved at the Camelot Arcade in Anaheim, California on March 20, 1986.[6]
The game appears in the TV show iCarly in the episode "iStage an Intervention."