''Taz'' is a video game developed and released by Atari, Inc. in 1983 for the

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. It features the

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character the Tasmanian Devil in a food frenzy. Within the game, Taz only appears as a

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. The same game was later released as ''Asterix'', with the character

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instead of Taz.

Gameplay

The player guides Taz between the stage lines in order to eat hamburgers and avoid the dynamites. The game does not use any buttons and the difficulty increases by increasing the speed of the objects on screen. As the game progresses, the burgers may change into other edible or drinkable objects such as root beers, hamburgers, etc. There are not many sound effects in the game except a blipping sound when the player hits an edible object and another sound that resembles of explosion when the player hits

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References

1983 video games Atari 2600 games Atari 2600-only games Atari games Single-player video games Video games about food and drink Video games based on Asterix Video games developed in the United States Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes) video games {{LooneyTunes-stub