Mini-Munchman [SEP] publisher
Mini-Munchman
Mini-Munchman is a handheld electronic game that was released in 1981 in the UK by Grandstand. The game is a rebadged version of "Epoch-Man" from Epoch.
In some markets such as Australia the game was badged "Mini-ARCADE".
Overview.
Capitalising on the then-contemporary success of "Namco"'s "Pac-Man", the game was released in the same year as Grandstand's larger Munchman game and in the same yellow colour scheme (Conversely
, "Epoch Man" is white). Mini-Munchman however is a pocket-sized device including additional features such as real time clock, alarm and stopwatch. The game later spawned a larger LCD version with greater screen area called Pocket Pac-Man.
Hardware.
The game employs a low consumption LCD-based screen, allowing for a small form factor design incorporating alkaline button power cells. The game requires two LR-44 or equivalent cells. In-game objects are displayed on fixed, immovable LCD elements.