The Muncher is a computer game for the Commodore 64

Commodore 64

The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...

 and ZX Spectrum

ZX Spectrum

The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...

 that was released in 1988.

Summary

This video game involves the monster from Chewits

Chewits

Chewits is the brand name of a chewy, cuboid-shaped, soft taffy sweet manufactured by Leaf International. -History:Chewits was launched in the UK in 1965. The sweets were originally manufactured in Southport, but after the closing of the factory in 2006 manufacture was moved to Slovakia. The...

 attacking various buildings and people.

It was produced by Beam Software and released by Gremlin Graphics

Gremlin Interactive

Gremlin Interactive was a British software house based in Sheffield and working mostly in the home computer market.- History :...

 in 1988

1988 in video gaming

-Events:*June — Nintendo releases the last issue of "Nintendo fun club news";*July — Nintendo releases the first issue of Nintendo Power magazine.-Notable releases:*January 8, Konami releases Super Contra....

. The objective is to cause as much destruction as possible in a 2D setting town. Points are awarded for various buildings destroyed. The Chewits monster has fire breath and can destroy buildings in this way. The game was issued on the Commodore Format

Commodore Format

Commodore Format was a British magazine for users of the Commodore 64 home computer. All sixty-one issues of the magazine were produced by Future Publishing. These came towards the end of the machine's commercial life - from October 1990 until October 1995....

magazine as a full version game at Christmas.

Links

• The Muncher at worldofspectrum
• The Muncher at lemon64