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Mousetrap

The player takes on the role of a mouse named Marvin, who must complete 21 stages fraught with traps to reach a piece of cheese. The player must collect all the items (varying from cakes to balloons) from the…

31 December 1987

Mousetrap is a platform, released 31 December 1987 on Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE and BBC Microcomputer System.

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What Mousetrap is

Mousetrap was released in 1987. It was published by MicroValue. It is available on Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player takes on the role of a mouse named Marvin, who must complete 21 stages fraught with traps to reach a piece of cheese. The player must collect all the items (varying from cakes to balloons) from the level within a certain time, which will open an exit to which they must go to complete the level. Along the way, the player must avoid contact with moving (and stationary) objects (except platforms and elevators) and falling from too high a height, resulting in loss of life and restarting the level.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Mousetrap launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Mousetrap come out?
Mousetrap was released on 31 December 1987 for Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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