Alley Cat

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Alley Cat
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Companies Synapse Software
First release date 1983
Original platform(s) Atari 800

Arcade platformer

Alley Cat
An innovative, diverse arcade style platformer from the earliest days of personal computing. The stray cat theme is appealing and well realized without having to rely on abstractions or video game logic contrivances common to the era - there are no floating powerups, no random collectables, and no out of place enemies, but you can catch mice scurrying along clotheslines for points, sneak into open condominium windows to cause mischief or woo lady cats, and run from dogs and bigger tomcats. The PC version gained some fame for its masterly programming; despite being a first generation PC game designed for a 4.77 Mhz CPU and CGA graphics, it ran perfectly on multi-Ghz computers well into the Windows XP era, even without emulation. Nowadays it's preferable to play the Atari 800 version, for better speed, sound, and colors.
Key people Bill Williams