Snap Jack

Manufacturer: Universal
Year: 1981
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Platform
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: Universal
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Joystick: 8-way

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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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.

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Game Play

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

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Rare - There are 2 known instances of Snap Jack owned by one of our 3,650 members who participate in our machine census project. Of these, 2 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 59,767 machines (3,520 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - We currently do not know of any VAPS members that have gotten around to adding this game to their wish list. The wish-list system is fairly new (not all VAPS members have filled one out) and there are probably a number of collectors who might purchase this game if offered one at the right price. There is one VAPS member looking for a Snap Jack circuit board set.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

Technical

Board indicates year of manufacture 1981. Shares the same board as Lady Bug and Cosmic Avengers (8106-A2).

Trivia

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

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Snap Jack - Title screen image

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Snap Jack - Image
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