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| Aardvark | |
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| Developer(s) | Bug-Byte |
| Publisher(s) | Bug-Byte |
| Programmer(s) | Stephen R. Kellett [1] |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64, Commodore 16 |
| Release | 1986 |
| Genre(s) | Maze |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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