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| Developer(s) | Synapse Software |
| Publisher(s) | Synapse Software IBM (IBM PC) |
| Designer(s) | Bill Williams John Harris (concept) |
| Composer(s) | Bill Williams |
| Platform(s) | Atari 8-bit, IBM PC, IBM PCjr |
| Release | 1983: Atari 1984: IBM PC, PCjr |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Alley Cat is a video game created by Bill Williams and published by Synapse Software for Atari 8-bit computers in 1983. The player controls Freddy the Cat, who enters people's homes through open windows to perform various tasks in order to reach his love, Felicia.[1] A port for the IBM PC as a self-booting disk and the IBM PCjr were published in 1984 by IBM. These use four-color CGA graphics.
Alley Cat was based on a one-screen prototype by John Harris. Harris had become unhappy with the direction of the game and handed it over to Williams who expanded the concept into a finished game.[2]
- ^ The Software Encyclopedia 1996: A Guide for Personal, Professional and Business Users. R R Bowker Publishing. May 1996. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-8352-3733-8.
- ^ Hague, James (2002). Halcyon Days: Interviews with Classic Computer and Video Game Programmers.