''Happy Trails'' is a video game programmed by

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for the

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console and released by

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in 1983. The player must navigate a character through a broken maze to collect gold. Shaw previously wrote ''

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'' for the Atari 2600. ''Happy Trails'' is a clone of the 1982

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arcade game '' Loco-Motion''. Mattel was working on an official port, but ''Happy Trails'' was published first, resulting in ''Loco-Motion'' being sold at a discount and without any marketing support.

Reception

''Joystik'' magazine wrote, "This is a great game. The strategic possibilities are seemingly endless," giving an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars.

Reviews

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