Mole is an arcade developed by ASCII Corporation, released 31 December 1983 on MSX.
What Mole is
Mole is an arcade game developed by ASCII Corporation and released in 1983. It is available on MSX only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Mole is a whack-a-mole type of game where the objective is to hit on the head of colored moles as they emerge from 8 holes situated in cardinal and ordinal directions from the center of the field. However, the color of the mallet changes frequently and the player has to respond to it because hitting a mole of the same color as the mallet will result in decrease of the score bar. If the player is unable to fill the score in time (indicated by a timer bar), the game is lost. There are 9 difficulty levels, with higher difficulty featuring more frequent appearance of moles of the same color as the mallet, thus requiring more attention of the player.
How it plays
Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Mole 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.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Mole — frequently asked questions
When did Mole come out?
Mole was released on 31 December 1983 for MSX.
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