Munchkin
Atari 2600 · 1981
About this game
A top-down maze puzzle game with a concept similar to Pac-Man .
The player controls a "Munchkin" whose goal is to eat all of the "munchies" on the screen, all the while being chased by three "Munchers" who are trying to eat him.
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By eating a glowing munchie, all of the Munchers will turn purple and can be hunted down for a limited time, successfully doing so results in a score bonus.
Once a Muncher has been "munched out" (term used in the manual), it will return to the center of the maze to recharge for a short time before setting out for revenge once again.
As players eat more and more munchies, the remaining munchies begin to move faster and faster around the maze.
When there is only one left, it will be moving at the same speed as the player.
You'll then have to hunt it down while avoiding the Munchers.
The game offers 4 pre-built mazes, as well as invisible versions of these mazes (the walls will only appear when you run into them).
However, it includes the option to design custom mazes through a programming mode.
Players can base a design off presets or start from scratch.
About Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 (1977) was the console that first proved interchangeable game cartridges could sustain a mass-market business, effectively founding the home console industry as we know it. Most common 2600 titles are inexpensive today given how many units and copies were sold, but a small number of extremely rare releases — including several from Atari's own late-era prototype and licensed titles — are among the most valuable cartridges in retro collecting.
Gamevaro tracks Munchkin for Atari 2600 with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
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Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.
