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| Developer(s) | Williams |
| Publisher(s) | Williams |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo Famicom, Pelican VG Pocket |
| Release date(s) | 1981 |
| Genre(s) | Maze game |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players, alternating turns |
| Cabinet | Upright and cocktail |
Make Trax is an arcade game introduced by Williams in 1981. It is a maze-themed game which is similar to Pac-Man. It was released in Europe, Japan, and other Asian countries in the same year under the title Crush Roller and was licensed to Williams for US release by the South Korean company Kural Samno.
The action takes place in a maze, where the player controls a paintbrush and must paint the entire layout in order to advance to the next stage. Two fish resembling goldfish — one yellow in color, the other light blue — emerge from separate aquariums to pursue the paintbrush around the board, and if either of the fish succeeds in making contact with the paintbrush, the brush is "spoiled" (the equivalent of getting caught in Pac-Man): The brush disappears from the screen momentarily, then, over the course of the next few seconds, the shape of what appears to be a cowboy hat with an arrow shot through it gradually forms in its place, while the chorus of the classic ragtime tune The Twelfth Street Rag is played by the machine.
As in Pac-Man, the player is provided with an opportunity to periodically turn the tables on his adversaries, though — and this takes the form of two "rollers" which can be found on two "bridges" or overpasses, one vertical in its orientation on the board, the other horizontal. To utilize a roller, the player positions the paintbrush on the forward end of the roller, waits for either or both of the fish to approach, then pushes the paintbrush along the roller, attacking the fish; the attacked fish then disappears for a moment, after which it shows up in either of the two aquariums; a few seconds later it returns to the layout and resumes its pursuit of the paintbrush. Killing fish in this manner scores bonus points: On the first board, the first fish killed scores 50 points, with each subsequent kill on the same board doubling the value, up to 6,400 points; the next kill after the 6,400-point kill scores 9,000, after which the fish on screen one never venture within range of the rollers again. The value of the first killed fish doubles in every board thereafter. Once it reaches 9,000 then that's the only score you can get for fish. With each level increase its easier to get the 9,000 point fish and catching two at once enables you to get one more than the maximum that would otherwise be possible.
In addition to the paintbrush and fish, another character is also present: It appears either as an animal or human figure, and a few minutes after a given board has started, it emerges from one of several spots found at various locations on the screen, and proceeds to travel around the board, leaving tracks that must be painted over in order for the board to be completed (and it is this character's action that accounts for the game's title). The player can limit the damage by running over the figure, which not only stops further tracks from being left but also awards the player a score, which progressively increases as more boards are cleared. What form this character takes varies with different boards, or levels; a cat appears on the first level, while the most advanced levels feature an invisible man who leaves human footprints.
The player starts with three paintbrushes, and can earn a fourth by amassing 10,000 points, which in a typical game would occur sometime during the second board. When all brushes are spoiled, the game is over.
Some time after the release of the original game, a "speedup chip" allowing the paintbrush (but not the fish) to move faster was added. The variant of the game containing this chip was accorded the name Make Trax Turbo.
A Neo Geo Pocket Color update of the game was released worldwide by SNK under its Japanese name Crush Roller. Additionally, it was ported to the Nintendo Famicom system by Hwang Shinwei as Brush Roller, although this port was not licensed by either Nintendo or the creators of the game. This game was cloned as a port for the Pelican VG Pocket under the name "Paint".
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Crush Roller | Table of Contents |
Walkthrough
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| Developer(s) | Kural Samno |
| Publisher(s) | Kural Samno (Asia), Williams (USA) |
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| Genre(s) | Action |
| System(s) | Arcade, Neo Geo Pocket Color |
| Players | 1-2 |
Crush Roller is the only known coin-operated arcade game developed by South Korean company Kural Samno. It was licensed for distribution in the United States by Williams in 1981.
In this maze-themed game, the player controls a paintbrush, used to paint the corridors of an aquarium, all while being pursued by two predatory fish (one blue, the other yellow). The player has to avoid these fish at all costs, as if they catch the paintbrush, it is destroyed. However, the player can turn the tables on these foes by using one of two rollers — located at two points on the board — and crush them for bonus points.
Once per round, another character — either a human or animal adversary — serves to leave tracks over the painted areas of the board. The player can stop this critter-of-sorts (it ranged from kittens and mice to car wheels and human footprints) by colliding with it for bonus points; however, the paintbrush must repaint the spoiled areas.
To complete a round, the player must paint the entire maze in its entirety (and repaint any spoiled areas). The reward: A new maze, with more challenges ahead.
| Crush Roller (Make Trax) | |
| Developer(s) | Kural Sammo |
| Publisher(s) | Kural Sammo (as Crush Roller) Williams (as Make Trax) |
| Release date | 1981 |
| Genre | Maze |
| Mode(s) | Single player 1 or 2 Players Alternating |
| Age rating(s) | N/A Arcade |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Input | 4-Way Joystick |
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Crush Roller (also called Make Trax) is an arcade game released in 1981.
You control a paintbrush that must paint every section of the maze while avoiding a pair of fish that swim around and chase after you. You can briefly escape them by using a pair of rollers, each of which are stationed on top of an overpass. With good timing you can also use the rollers to crush the fish, earning you bonus points. Occasionally a critter emerges to leave tracks on the painted sections of the maze, which you must stop and then also repaint the tracked areas.
An NES port of this game was released in Japan as Brush Roller.
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