| Anteater | |
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| Developer(s) | Stern Electronics |
| Publisher(s) | Tago Electronics |
| Designer(s) | Chris Oberth[1] |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | 1982[1] |
| Genre(s) | Maze |
| Mode(s) | 1-2 players alternating turns |
Anteater (The Anteater in Britain, Ameisenbär in Germany) is an arcade video game designed by Chris Oberth and released in 1982 by Tago Electronics.[2] The player steers the tongue of the eponymous creature through a maze, retracting it when dangers approach. Though the arcade game was not a hit, it spawned a number of direct clones for home computers; Sierra's Oils Well became better known than the original. Oberth wrote an Apple II version of his own game for Datamost using a different title.
- ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ Anteater at Arcade History