Platform: Arcade
Region: NTSC-U
Country: United States of America
Developer(s): Konami
Publishers(s): Stern Electronics, Inc.
ReleaseDate: 1982-04-05
Players: 2
Co-op: No
Amidar
Amidar is a 1982 arcade maze chase video game developed by Konami and released by Stern Electronics in the USA on April 5, 1982. As in Pac-Man, the player is opposed by enemies who kill on contact. The enemies gradually increase in number as the player advances from one level to the next, and their speed also increases. On odd-numbered levels, the player controls an ape (in some versions labeled "Copier") and must collect coconuts while avoiding headhunters (labeled "Police" and "Thief"). On even-numbered levels, the player controls a paint roller (labeled "Rustler") and must paint over each spot of the board while avoiding pigs (labeled "Cattle" and "Thief"). Each level is followed by a short bonus stage. Whenever a rectangular portion of the board is cleared (either by collecting all surrounding coconuts, or painting all surrounding edges), the rectangle is colored in, and in the even levels, bonus points are awarded (In odd-numbered levels, the player collects points for each coconut eaten). When the player clears all four corners of the board, he is briefly empowered to kill the enemies by touching them (just as when Pac-Man uses a "power pill"). Enemies killed in this way fall to the bottom of the screen and revitalize themselves after a few moments. The game controls consist of a joystick and a single button labeled "Jump," which can be used up to three times, resetting after a level is cleared or the player loses a life. Pressing the jump button does not cause the player to jump, but causes all the enemies to jump, enabling the player to walk under them. Extra lives can be earned at different point levels, depending on the set-up of the machine.
Trailer: YouTube
ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
Genre(s): Action
