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{{GameInfobox |image = LocknChaseINV.jpg |developer = Data East |publisher = Data East, Taito |ww_rel = {{Release|1981|June|19|WW|Arcade}} |na_rel = {{Release|1982|July|9|NA|Intellivision}} |genre= Maze |players = 1-2 |features = 1-2 Players Alternating |platforms = Arcade, Atari 2600, Intellivision, Apple II, Game Boy, Wii, PlayStation 3 |input= 4-way [[joystick]], 1 [[Button (control)|button]] |arcade_cabinet= Upright |arcade_system= [[BurgerTime]] hardware |arcade_display= [[Raster graphics|Raster]], 240 x 240 pixels (Vertical), 8 colors }} '''Lock 'n' Chase''' is a {{vgy|1981}} [[List of maze video games|maze]] [[arcade game]] developed and published by [[Data East]] in [[Japan]] in 1981, and was later published in [[North America]] by [[Taito Corporation|Taito]]. The game was later licensed to [[Mattel]] who produced the [[Intellivision]] and [[Atari 2600]] home console versions in 1982 [http://www.mobygames.com/game/intellivision/lock-n-chase] [http://www.atariage.com/manual_html_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=273] and an [[Apple II]] version in January 1983 [http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/games/credits/computers.shtml]. [[Telegames]] later re-published the game for the Atari 2600 after acquiring rights from Mattel. Data East released a [[Nintendo Game Boy]] version of the game in July 1990. [http://www.nintendo.com/doc/dmg_games.pdf] ''Lock 'n' Chase'' was Data East's response to ''[[Pac-Man]]''. ==Gameplay== The game's main character is a thief. The object of the game is to enter a [[maze]] and collect all the [[coin]]s and, if possible, any other [[treasure]] that may appear. The thief must then exit the maze (a [[bank vault|vault]]) without being apprehended by the Super D ([[policemen]]). The thief can open and close doorways within the maze in order to temporarily trap the Super D and allow him to keep his distance from them. Only two doors can be closed at a time. The Super D policemen are named Stiffy, Scaredy, Smarty, and Silly.<ref name=klov>http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8436</ref> Coins (depicted as dots) are worth 20 [[point (gaming)|points]] each. In every level of ''Lock 'n' Chase'', there exist [[money bags]] that appear in the center of the maze randomly. Money bags are worth 500, 1000, 2000, and up to 4000 points, respectively, for each time they appear.<ref>http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/games/instructions/action/lock.txt</ref> Each level also has a specific treasure that appears near the center of the maze (much like the food items in ''[[Pac-Man]]''). These treasures include the following items (listed respectively by level): [[top hat]], [[crown]], [[briefcase]], and [[telephone]]. The first three of these treasures are worth 200 points, 300 points and 500 points, respectively. Additional treasures and their point values are revealed as the player completes successive levels.<ref name=klov /> This game was released in two different arcade game versions in the US. One was part of Data East's DECO Cassette system, a convertible system designed to change games out quickly by using a [[Cartridge (electronics)|cassette]] and special key. It was also licensed to Taito for release. The Taito version used a dedicated [[motherboard]] and no cassette, and was made in very small quantities for a 1981 title (estimates by collectors place it at around 1200 units).{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} This was the last Taito cabinet released in the "old style" cabinets; Taito's next arcade release, ''[[Qix]]'', changed over to the familiar Taito cabinet style used until the mid-1980s. The original Lock 'n' Chase began to appear at home in 2010, included in the Nintendo Wii release Data East Arcade Classics and a release on the PlayStation Network. Neither version is near arcade accurate, however. On June 4, 2010, Texas gamer Patrick Scott Patterson hit a new world record on this title at the Funspot arcade in New Hampshire. ==Covers== <gallery> Image:LockNChase2600.jpg|Atari 2600 Boxart Image:LocknChaseINV.jpg|Intellivision Boxart </gallery> ==References== {{Reflist}} 3. http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=2&gi=2525&vi=1350 - Twin Galaxies scoreboard for Lock 'n' Chase ==External links== * {{KLOV game|id=8436}} * {{StrategyWiki|Lock'n'Chase}} * [http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/games/credits/action2.html Intellivision Lives! - Action Network page - Lock 'n' Chase info] * {{moby game|id=/lock-n-chase}} * [http://www.dddgames.com/games/locknchasepc.html Clone of the Atari 2600 version, for DOS.]
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