Funky Mouse
Released Year : 1984
Published by : ASCII / ZAP
Price : 4800 yen
Platform : MSX
Media : ROM
"The mouse called Mac loves cheese very much.
He succeeds in sneaking into warehouse where a lot of cheeses are stocked.
But violent three cats await him there.
Can Mac avoid cats' chase and eat cheeses ?
(quoted from article of that time)
Controls
Cursor
Move Mac
Space Key
Jump
Eat up five cheeses on each stages.
Mac will die when caught by cats, falls from upper floor, eats mouse poison or time expired.
Speedy and complicated
Funky Mouse was released in 1984, the early time of MSX.
Main characteristic of this game is grade separated crossing.
There are covered ladder, nobody can enter from the side.
You have to find correct routes to eat cheeses.
But the maps are large. Every warehouse has 16 screens. You can't see the entire floor at one view.
In addition, limit time is short, cats run fast.
Its hard to clear all 10 stages.
Although 25 years have gone by, Funky Mouse is still playable with some difficulty.
Title Obvious mouse poison !!
Covered ladder. A cat freezes for a while after stomped.
Nobody can enter from the side.
Mac is driven to the cliff ! A sneaking cat behind Mac
Mac falls to death... and called to heaven...