Taz [Model CX2699]

43 Years old Atari 2600 cart. Atari, Inc. [CA, USA]

Taz © 1983 Atari, Incorporated.

You are TAZ, the ravenous Tasmanian Devil who whirls like a tornado and eats everything in sight. Hamburgers, root beer, ice cream - you are jazzed by such junk! But look out, sometimes your feeding is so frenzied that you accidentally swallow dynamite! Pow! What a bellyache!

Your objective: Glut on every edible item that comes your way to achieve the fattest score possible while you stay alive as long as possible.

TECHNICAL

GAME ID: CX2699

TRIVIA

The 'surprise dessert' mentioned in the manual is a pie. It appears after the completion of 3 full-course meals, at around 525,000 points.

SCORING

Hamburger	50 points.
Root Beer	100 points.
Ice Cream Cone	200 points.
Fudgesicle	300 points.
Apple Core	400 points.
Turnip	500 points.
Tomato	500 points.
Sundae	500 points.
Surprise	500 points.
You can score a total 999,999 points before the score rolls over.

TIPS AND TRICKS

Don't stay near the edge of the screen. This is where an item first appears and you won't have time to see if it's food or dynamite. When dynamite comes between you and food, wait until the path is clear to move up or down the screen.

Remember that you can wait in a single path as long as you like. You won't be penalized, and it may give you more time to plan your strategy.

Hit Select 22 times, then hit the Fire button to start. When the CRAZED WAVE appears (at 32,500 points), hold the Fire button down to change it to reveal WOITA WAVE (after the programmer's name Steve Woita).

STAFF

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Designer, Programmer: Steve Woita
Graphics by: Jerome Domurat

SOURCES

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ROM dump (MAME).