Tazz-Mania is an arcade developed by Stern Electronics, released 1 February 1982 on Arcade.
What Tazz-Mania is
Tazz-Mania is an arcade game developed by Stern Electronics and released in 1982. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You control a Q*bert-style character with a machine gun. The object of the game is to shoot all the "hoppers" (small non-moving characters) in room and then move onto the next. Each room has its own unique monster type that attacks you and the room is named accordingly. For instance, the first two are: The Face Room - Square face monsters that chase you The Evil Eyeball Room - Eyeball monsters that bounce around The Smart Bomb kills all the monsters currently on-screen and stops the walls that are slowly closing in from the left and the right. Every third screen is a bonus room containing two Smart Bombs and numbers that can be collected in ascending order to gain points. The walls in the…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Tazz-Mania launched on 1 February 1982, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man and Dig Dug.
Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Dig Dug.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Tazz-Mania — frequently asked questions
When did Tazz-Mania come out?
Tazz-Mania was released on 1 February 1982 for Arcade.
Does Tazz-Mania have multiplayer?
Yes. Tazz-Mania supports multiplayer.
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