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Mouse Trap

Mouse Trap is a 1981 arcade game released by Exidy, similar to Pac-Man. It was ported to three home systems by Coleco; Coleco's ColecoVision, Mattel's Intellivision, and the Atari 2600.

31 December 1981

Mouse Trap is an arcade developed by Exidy, released 31 December 1981 on Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision and Arcade.

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What Mouse Trap is

Mouse Trap is an arcade game developed by Exidy and released in 1981. It was published by CBS Electronics. It is available on Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Mouse Trap is a 1981 arcade game released by Exidy, similar to Pac-Man. It was ported to three home systems by Coleco; Coleco's ColecoVision, Mattel's Intellivision, and the Atari 2600.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Mouse Trap launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.

Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.

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When did Mouse Trap come out?
Mouse Trap was released on 31 December 1981 for Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision and Arcade.

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