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'''Munch Man''' is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man Pac-Man] clone released by Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter of [[:Category:1982 Software|1982]], and was distributed on [[:Category:Solid State Software Command Module|Solid State Software<sup>TM</sup> Command Module]]. It was programmed by [[Jim Dramis]], who also programmed [[Parsec]] and [[Car Wars]]. It originally sold for $39.95 (USD). Munch Man is one of the most popular titles produced for the TI-99/4A.
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| image = Munch Man Manual Cover.jpg
| alt = Munch Man Manual (Front Cover)
| caption = Munch Man Manual (Front Cover)<ref>{{cite web|title=TI99ers On-Line User Group: TI-99 Cartridge Listing|url=http://www.ti99ers.org/timeline/cartbytitle.html#B}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=TI-99/4A Video Game House: Munch Man|url=http://www.videogamehouse.net/munchman.html}}</ref>
| publisher = [[Texas Instruments|Texas Instruments (TI)]]
| part = PHM 3057
| price = $39.95 (USD)
}}
==Gameplay==
* Avoid being eaten by the Hoonos.
[[File:Munch Man Title Screen.png|400px|thumb|center|Munch Man Title Screen]]
==Fun Facts==
* If you press in order "*#*" on the Munch Man title screen, it will allow you to choose the Round, Screen, and Number of Munch Men that you start with. It's an interesting way to see what the later levels are like if a player isn't able to get there by sheer skill. However, this cheat will cause the screen to display "Test Score" instead of "Your Score" so you won't be able to fool your friends. <ref>{{cite web|title=TI-99/4A Video Game House: Munch Man|url=http://www.videogamehouse.net/munchman.html}}</ref>
* Is it Munch Man or MuncmanMunchman (one word vs. two)? If you look at Comparing the front cover of the old-style manual <ref>[https[:File:1982_Munch_Man_Manual_Cover.jpg|Old-Style Munch Man Manual Cover]]</ref> with the modern-style manual cover <ref>[[:File:Munch_Man_Manual_Cover.jpg|Modern-Style Munchman Manual Cover]]</ref> reveals that each cover displays the name of the game in a different style (the old-style lists it as Munch Man while the modern-style lists the name as Munchman). The various [[:Category:Solid State Software Command Module|Solid State Software<sup>TM</tisup> Command Module]] don't settle the question either with the 1982 black label on black cartridge <ref>[[:File:1982_Munchman_Cartridge_(Black_label_on_black).mysweetwebpng|1982 Munch Man Cartridge Black on Black]]</ref> displaying the name as two words while the newer 1982 red label on black cartridge <ref>[[:File:1982_Munchman_Cartridge_(Red_label_on_black).compng|1982 Munchman Cartridge Red on Black]]</indexref> separates both words. The manual may hold the answer. The manual is identical in its contents whether it was graced by the old or modern-style cover, and in every instance, the manual separates the words and shows the title as "Munch Man.php?" <ref>{{cite web|title=Munch_Man#Munch Man Complete Manual|url=https://4apedia.com/manuals/mediaMunchman%20Manual.pdf}}</Fileref> <!-- Manual --><div id="mp-lower" class="MainPageBG" style="margin-top:4px; border:1px solid #ddcef2; background:#f5fffa; overflow:auto;"><div id="mp-bottom"><h2 id="mp-tfp-h2" style="margin:0.5em; background:#cef2e0; font-family:inherit; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #afa3bf; color:#000; padding:1982_Munch_Man_Manual_Cover0.2em 0.jpg]4em">Manual<span style="font-size:85%; font-weight:normal;"></span></refh2><div style="padding:0.6em">
===Introduction===
Four cunning Hoonos are in hot pursuit of your Munch Man. Can he make it to an energizer in time to change the attack, or will the Hoonos devour him? With the Munch Man game, you must out-maneuver four Hoonos, as you try to connect the passages with one continuous chain, without being eaten.
===End of Game===
When your last Munch Man is eaten by a Hoono, the game is over. Press '''REDO''' to play another game. Press '''BACK''' to return to the Munch Man title screen. To end a session with the module, press QUIT to return to the master title screen.
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==Downloads==
Munch Man Manual Cover.jpg|Munch Man Manual Front Cover (Modern-Style)
Munch Man Title Screen.png|Munch Man Title Screen
Munch Man Manual Cover.jpg|Munch Man Manual Complete (pdf format)|link=https://ti.mysweetweb4apedia.com/manuals/Munchman%20Manual.pdf1982 Munchman Cartridge (Red label on black).png|Munch Man MAME/MESS Rom (rpk format)|link=https://ti.mysweetweb4apedia.com/roms/Munch%20Man.rpk
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/ti-994a/munchman Moby Games: Munch Man]
* [http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/1982/munch-man The Log Book: Munch Man]
* [http://www.ti99ers.org/timeline/cartbytitle.html#L TI-99ers On-line User Group: TI-99 Cartridge Listing]
* [http://www.videogamehouse.net/munchman.html TI-99/4A Video Game House: Munch Man]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munch_Man WikiPedia: Munch Man]
* [http://xona.com/ti994a/munchman.html Xona Games: Munc Munch Man]
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