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Snap Jack

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
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	Universal
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Video Clips

(first level complete) Snap Jack, arcade, Universal, 1981

Game Play

This game is a cross between Pac-Man and Scramble.

Snap Jack KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

Images

Cabinet - Video Game Marquee
(Contributed by: Chris Dorr)

Trivia

Several features of other (later?) Universal games appear here including Dinosaurs, EXTRA feature, etc.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Snap Jack Census

There are 15,207 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,643 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,494 machines (6,981 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

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	25

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