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Leprechaun

The player controls a sleuth running through a forest, trying to get a Leprechaun's pot of gold. The pot of gold is randomly placed on the screen. When the pot of gold is touched, the player is taken to the…

31 December 1982

Leprechaun is an arcade, released 31 December 1982 on Arcade.

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What Leprechaun is

Leprechaun was released in 1982. It was published by Moppet Video. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player controls a sleuth running through a forest, trying to get a Leprechaun's pot of gold. The pot of gold is randomly placed on the screen. When the pot of gold is touched, the player is taken to the next level. The Leprechaun chases the sleuth through the forest, trying to catch him. If he is caught the player loses a life and starts over from the beginning of the level. After all lives are lost, the game ends. Should the Leprechaun reach the pot of gold first, it is then relocated to another place on the screen. By touching the trees, the player's score increases, as does the value of the pot of gold. Every time the Leprechaun touches a tree, the pot's value decreases though the…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Leprechaun launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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Leprechaun — frequently asked questions

When did Leprechaun come out?
Leprechaun was released on 31 December 1982 for Arcade.

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