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Ardy the Aardvark

A action maze-game based on the coin-op Anteater in which the player controls the tongue of Ardy the aardvark through an underground maze trying to eat drops of food and to evade worms, stinging ants and…

31 December 1983

Ardy the Aardvark is an arcade, released 31 December 1983 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Ardy the Aardvark is

Ardy the Aardvark was released in 1983. It was published by Datamost. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A action maze-game based on the coin-op Anteater in which the player controls the tongue of Ardy the aardvark through an underground maze trying to eat drops of food and to evade worms, stinging ants and spiders.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Ardy the Aardvark launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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When did Ardy the Aardvark come out?
Ardy the Aardvark was released on 31 December 1983 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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