Arcade Archives: Munch Mobile
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tepidsnakeThis week's Arcade Archives release is... Munch Mobile (SNK, 1983)
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Both the Japanese (Joyful Road) and English (Munch Mobile) ROMs are included, which have slight differences in terms of progression and stage design. No unique Preference Settings this time, but according to Eonostro on the LordBBH Discord server, this release fixes several problems exhibited by both MAME at the time of writing and Digital Eclipse's SNK 40th Anniversary Collection- some music errors have been fixed, you can see the letters to input them on the high score table in Munch Mobile, and you are no longer stuck with a single credit always in the game as is the case with the SNK 40th version.
Mankind's folly has lead to this point. We have given our cars, those wheeled contraptions that take us to and fro and here and there, digestive organs, extended arms and eyes. We asked if we could create a horrific amalgamation of creature and conveyance, but we never asked if we should, and now all is lost. Anyway, this is a weird 1983 vertically scrolling driving game, I guess you'd call it, where as the Munch Mobile itself, you have to drive along the road, avoiding hazards and using your extending arms to grab fuel so you can keep going and bonus food that your car somehow eats and leaves behind just apple cores and fish skeletons- be sure to dump the waste in the nearest-available bin, don't be a litter bug! Be careful not to slam your arms against obstacles or you won't be able to grab things, and don't hit the sides of the road or your car's toast. Don't run out of fuel either! This is a strange game but it's pretty interesting- the presentation is very cute (I like the tpuches like the car's eyes closing as you run out of fuel like it's falling asleep) and it's a non-violent game with no shooting, no real enemies, just obstacles which is nice to see for an action game like this. This is on SNK 40th as a free downloadable game, but if you want the best version with leaderboards and a more robust feature set, this is the one you want.
So weird
Date: 2025-10-18 07:44 am (UTC)I first found out about this one from the old Starcade game show, and it certainly was memorable.
Re: So weird
Date: 2025-10-18 09:07 am (UTC)