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Potty Painter

The goal of the game is to join the dotted lines around a grid of squares each different in size with each valuing different points. In the meantime the player must avoid enemies who try to capture them…

31 December 1983

Potty Painter is a video game, released 31 December 1983 on Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum.

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What Potty Painter is

Potty Painter was released in 1983. It was published by Rabbit Software Ltd.. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The goal of the game is to join the dotted lines around a grid of squares each different in size with each valuing different points. In the meantime the player must avoid enemies who try to capture them. Starting the game, the player has 5 lives and 3 freezes which enable the player to freeze the computer controlled characters for around 10 seconds. Levels alternate between playing as a monkey against tribesmen and playing as a paint-roller against teddy bears. Completing a level enables the player to play a bonus game which involves guiding a teddy bear to a banana to gain an extra 1000 points.
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What it launched against

Potty Painter 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

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Quick answers

Potty Painter — frequently asked questions

When did Potty Painter come out?
Potty Painter was released on 31 December 1983 for Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum.