Snack Attack

Snack Attack is a children's roll-and-move board game for Macintosh, designed for ages 3 to 7 and released by TJMW Enterprises in 1998. This is the original v1.0.0 board-game release: one to four players (any of which can be computer-controlled) race up the screen to rescue a kidnapped friend, in a picnic-themed adventure with read-aloud dialogue.

Story

Five picnicking friends -- Hot Dog Harry, Sweet Chips the pickle slice, Cheeseman, Gidget Grape, and Bugaloo the bug -- are about to dig into their lunch when The Evil Burger Kong, who has a particular thing for pickles, swings by and snatches Sweet Chips. The remaining four set out across the board to bring her home.

Gameplay and accessibility

The interface is intentionally simple: every action is performed by clicking pictures on the screen or pressing the spacebar. All dialog boxes are read aloud, so the game is fully playable by pre-readers. Up to four players can take turns at the same Mac, and the computer can fill in for any seat.

Technical details

This first upload corresponds to the initial 1.0.0 release of the board game. It runs on 68040 and later Macintoshes under System 7 or higher, prefers a 640x480 (or larger) display, and operates in 256-color mode, adjusting the monitor automatically if the player wishes. At least 5 MB of free RAM is recommended.

Distribution

Snack Attack was distributed as shareware through Info-Mac and the developer's site, with a 30-day evaluation period and a $12 license fee. TJMW Enterprises, LLC was the publisher; this entry preserves the earlier of two uploads of the same title.