Snap Jack
スナップ・ジャック
Description
Guide a dot-munching, stretch-legged character through right-to-left scrolling scenes of landscape and tunnels. Avoid, among others, jelly fish and of course the kettles and boots on the overhead conveyor.
Snap Jack was produced by Universal in 1981.
Universal released 52 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1977. Universal was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Universal during the time period Snap Jack was produced include: Cheeky Mouse, Cosmic Alien, Magical Spot II, Magical Spot, Devil Zone, Lady Bug, Cosmic Avenger, Zero Hour, Mr. Do! (Yankee DO!), and Mr. Do!
Specs
| Name | Snap Jack |
|---|---|
| Developer | Universal (Japan) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 9597 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Platform |
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| Conversion Class | Universal |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Game Play
This game is a cross between Pac-Man and Scramble.
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Images
Trivia
Several features of other (later?) Universal games appear here including Dinosaurs, EXTRA feature, etc.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Snap Jack Census
There are 15,364 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,708 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,365 machines (7,023 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 14 known instances of this machine owned by Snap Jack collectors who are active members. Of these, 4 of them are original dedicated machines. 9 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
Wanted - There are 2 active VAPS members currently looking for Snap Jack.
This game ranks a 1 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Flyers
1981
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1981
Technical
Board indicates year of manufacture 1981. Shares the same board as Lady Bug and Cosmic Avengers (8106-A2).
Manuals
Arcade Map - Play This Game
Our members have reported that Snap Jack is playable at 1 locations:
| Name | Location | State | Country | Details | Check-ins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funspot | 579 Endicott St North, Laconia | New Hampshire | United States | Unknown | 26 |
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