Dung Beetles (computer game)
- Dung Beetles (computer game)
"Dung Beetles" is an Apple II computer game released in 1982 by Datasoft. It was ported to the TRS-80 Color Computer, where it was distributed by Tandy. On the Color Computer, it was renamed "Mega-Bug"; however, some copies were sold as "Dung Beetles". Later versions for both the Apple II and Atari were named "Tumble Bugs". In Australia, the game was re-branded "Bug Attack".
The game concept and gameplay are based on "Pac-Man", but features a much larger maze and a moving "magnifying rectangle" which makes it easier to see graphic detail of the main character and the opponents, but also obscures a small area of the map near the main character, making short- to medium-range navigation more difficult. In addition, whenever the main character eats a dot, it leaves a piece of dung. When a dung beetle finds this dung, it eats it and follows the trail.
Whenever the player was caught, the game plays a digitized voice saying, "We Gotcha!" This is the only use of voice in the game, and was a novelty, as the Apple II speaker is only able to emit a click. Programmers clicked the speaker rapidly to produce any sound — the typical Apple II game made only monotone beeps and clicks. Programming the game to play back an audio sample, using only a clicking speaker, was an interesting technical accomplishment, shared with another 1982 Apple II game, "Sea Dragon".
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