Marvin's Maze

Marvin's Maze

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Console
Arcade
Release
1983
Players
2P alt
Developer
SNK

About Marvin's Maze

Arcade Video game published 43 years ago:

Marvin's Maze (c) 1983 SNK.

A maze game where you fight against Robonoids while trying to clear the maze of dots. Two ways to finish each rack: Eat up all the dots, or destroy a certain number of Robonoids (listed at the bottom of the screen). Two ways to destroy the Robonoids: Shoot them, or remove the ground from under them at certain points of the maze (the 'Trick').

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID: A2003

Main CPU: (2x) Zilog Z80 (@ 3.36 Mhz) Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz) Sound Chips: (2x) General Instrument AY8910 (@ 2 Mhz), Namco (@ 31.25 Khz)

Screen orientation: Vertical Video resolution: 224 x 288 pixels Screen refresh: 60.61 Hz Palette colors: 288

Players: 2 Control: 8-way joystick Buttons: 1

- TRIVIA -

Released in December 1983.

This game was known in Japan as "ACW".

- SCORING -

1 robonoid: 500 2 robonoids: 1500 3 robonoids: 3500 4 robonoids: 7500 5 robonoids: 15500 Dot: 100 Super Dot: 200 Trick (remove ground from under robonoid): 500 Bonus at end of round: 500 X number of Robonoids destroyed

Player layout in our catalog: 2P alt.

If you are exploring by feel rather than by title, jump from the tags above into the matching genre rooms, or return to the Arcade hall for the full wall.

Open Play on this page to start Marvin's Maze. Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.

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Cabinet dossier

Marvin's Maze is filed in our catalog as a 1983 release.

Player layout on this cabinet: 2P alt.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Maze.

Credit line lists SNK as developer.

Screenshots

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Next cabinets

Nearby cabinets you may also open from this hall (each on its own play page):Fantasy (US), Safari Rally (World), ASO - Armored Scrum Object, Canvas Croquis, HAL21, Jumping Cross (set 1), Joyful Road (Japan), Lasso, Mad Crasher, Main Event (1984), Pioneer Balloon, Satan of Saturn (set 1)

How to play Marvin's Maze online

  • Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start.
  • USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
  • On phones, open the on-screen pad from the emulator bar; rotate sits next to fullscreen.
  • Save states, load, volume, and fullscreen stay on the emulator bar between credits.

Studio notes — SNK

SNK appears on this cabinet’s credit line. Browse more titles from the same studio on the developer shelf, or stay on this page and try the next cabinets in the same hall.

Fantasy (US) · Safari Rally (World) · ASO - Armored Scrum Object · Canvas Croquis · HAL21 · Jumping Cross (set 1) · Joyful Road (Japan) · Lasso

Retro games by SNK

Can I play Marvin's Maze free in a browser?

Yes. Classic Arcade Games hosts Marvin's Maze as a Arcade cabinet you can start on this page. The emulator loads in the browser; you do not need to install a separate app.

What controls does Marvin's Maze support?

Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start. USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.

What genre is Marvin's Maze on Classic Arcade Games?

Our catalog tags Marvin's Maze under Maze. Open those genre rooms from the tags on this page to find more playable cabinets in the same feel.

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