| Monster Munch | |
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| Publisher(s) | Atlantis Software |
| Programmer(s) | Mark Trotter [1] |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64 |
| Release | 1983 |
| Genre(s) | Maze |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Monster Munch is a clone of Pac-Man programmed by Mark Trotter for the Commodore 64. [1] It was published by Atlantis Software in 1983. [2]
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