Make Trax, originally released in Japan as Crush Roller (クラッシュローラー, Kurasshu Rōrā), is a 1981 maze game[4] developed by Alpha Denshi and published as an arcade video game by Kural Samno Electric in Japan.[5] It was licensed in Europe to Exidy, which released it under its original title Crush Roller,[1] and in North America to Williams Electronics, who released it as Make Trax.
The player controls a paintbrush, reddish-orange in color, and must paint the entire maze in order to advance to the next stage. Two fish — one yellow, 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 player loses one of three lives (four if the player has attained a certain score, generally set at 10,000 points) — after which the paintbrush disappears momentarily, then over the next approximately eight seconds is replaced by what appears to be an reddish-orange cowboy hat with an arrow shot through it, while the machine plays the chorus of the "Twelfth Street Rag," a hit song by Pee Wee Hunt in 1948.
The player may use two "rollers" to attack the fish. They are located on overpasses, one vertical in its orientation, the other horizontal. To use them, the player positions the paintbrush on its forward end, waits for either or both of the fish to approach, then pushes the paintbrush along the roller, attacking the fish. The fish is removed from the maze for a few seconds, then returns to one of the aquariums and resumes its pursuit of the paintbrush. Killing fish in this manner scores bonus points.
The fish initially are dumb, but as time goes on they get "smarter" learning to avoid the roller when the paintbrush nears it, and develop strategies to trap the player between them.
A third character, appearing to be an animal, rolling tire, or invisible man depending on the level, may enter the maze and leave tracks that must be painted over in order for the board to be completed. 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.
ADKremade the game for the Neo Geo Pocket Color which was released worldwide by SNK under its original name Crush Roller in 1999.[7] The game mechanics are largely the same as its arcade counterpart, though the level design was adapted to fit the smaller screen size. Graphics and sound were also improved thanks to the more powerful hardware. This version was later re-released as part of the Windows port of Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 in 2021.
A clone called Brush Roller for the Famicom/NES was programmed in 1990 by Hwang Shinwei and published by RCM Group.[citation needed] This game was later hacked by NTDEC to make Bookyman, which was released on the Caltron 6-in-1 and the Asder 20-in-1.[citation needed] It replaced the title screen, some of the graphics, and revamped the sound and music. It also fixed the bugs that cause music temporary stops when the roller died or crush enemy and eliminated corrupted sprites at left maze scoreboard when completed stage which are replaced by some hollow squares. The original NTDEC release and Asder version retained the original sounds from Brush Roller, despite the Asder version released a year later.
A "speed-up" modification named Make Trax Turbo allows the paintbrush to move faster (but not the fish).[8]
ReferencesEdit
^ ab"Video Game Flyers: Crush Roller, Exidy, Inc. (EU)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 17. ISBN978-4990251215.
^Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 124. ISBN978-4990251215.
^"Overseas Readers Column - Mfg. and Licensing System for Video "Crush Roller" Unveiled". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 176. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 November 1981. p. 34.
^""Donkey Kong" No.1 Of '81 — Game Machine's Survey Of "The Year's Best Three AM Machines" —" (PDF). Game Machine. No. 182. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 February 1982. p. 30.
^"Crush Roller for Neo Geo Pocket Color". Mobygames.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Make Trax news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Make Trax originally released in Japan as Crush Roller クラッシュローラー Kurasshu Rōra is a 1981 maze game 4 developed by Alpha Denshi and published as an arcade video game by Kural Samno Electric in Japan 5 It was licensed in Europe to Exidy which released it under its original title Crush Roller 1 and in North America to Williams Electronics who released it as Make Trax Make TraxNorth American flyerDeveloper s Alpha DenshiPublisher s JP Kural Samno ElectricEU ExidyNA Williams ElectronicsPlatform s ArcadeReleaseJP November 1981 2 EU 1981 1 NA December 1981 3 Genre s MazeMode s 1 2 players alternating turns Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 Legacy 4 References 5 External linksGameplay EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp The goal is to paint the entire maze The player controls a paintbrush reddish orange in color and must paint the entire maze in order to advance to the next stage Two fish one yellow 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 player loses one of three lives four if the player has attained a certain score generally set at 10 000 points after which the paintbrush disappears momentarily then over the next approximately eight seconds is replaced by what appears to be an reddish orange cowboy hat with an arrow shot through it while the machine plays the chorus of the Twelfth Street Rag a hit song by Pee Wee Hunt in 1948 The player may use two rollers to attack the fish They are located on overpasses one vertical in its orientation the other horizontal To use them the player positions the paintbrush on its forward end waits for either or both of the fish to approach then pushes the paintbrush along the roller attacking the fish The fish is removed from the maze for a few seconds then returns to one of the aquariums and resumes its pursuit of the paintbrush Killing fish in this manner scores bonus points The fish initially are dumb but as time goes on they get smarter learning to avoid the roller when the paintbrush nears it and develop strategies to trap the player between them A third character appearing to be an animal rolling tire or invisible man depending on the level may enter the maze and leave tracks that must be painted over in order for the board to be completed 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 Reception EditIn Japan Crush Roller was the ninth highest grossing arcade game of 1981 6 Legacy EditADK remade the game for the Neo Geo Pocket Color which was released worldwide by SNK under its original name Crush Roller in 1999 7 The game mechanics are largely the same as its arcade counterpart though the level design was adapted to fit the smaller screen size Graphics and sound were also improved thanks to the more powerful hardware This version was later re released as part of the Windows port of Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol 1 in 2021 A clone called Brush Roller for the Famicom NES was programmed in 1990 by Hwang Shinwei and published by RCM Group citation needed This game was later hacked by NTDEC to make Bookyman which was released on the Caltron 6 in 1 and the Asder 20 in 1 citation needed It replaced the title screen some of the graphics and revamped the sound and music It also fixed the bugs that cause music temporary stops when the roller died or crush enemy and eliminated corrupted sprites at left maze scoreboard when completed stage which are replaced by some hollow squares The original NTDEC release and Asder version retained the original sounds from Brush Roller despite the Asder version released a year later A speed up modification named Make Trax Turbo allows the paintbrush to move faster but not the fish 8 References Edit a b Video Game Flyers Crush Roller Exidy Inc EU The Arcade Flyer Archive Retrieved 26 May 2021 Akagi Masumi October 13 2006 アーケードTVゲームリスト国内 海外編 1971 2005 Arcade TV Game List Domestic Overseas Edition 1971 2005 in Japanese Japan Amusement News Agency p 17 ISBN 978 4990251215 Akagi Masumi October 13 2006 アーケードTVゲームリスト国内 海外編 1971 2005 Arcade TV Game List Domestic Overseas Edition 1971 2005 in Japanese Japan Amusement News Agency p 124 ISBN 978 4990251215 Thorpe Nick 24 February 2017 Make Trax Retro Gamer Future Publishing Limited Retrieved 26 May 2021 Overseas Readers Column Mfg and Licensing System for Video Crush Roller Unveiled Game Machine in Japanese No 176 Amusement Press Inc 1 November 1981 p 34 Donkey Kong No 1 Of 81 Game Machine s Survey Of The Year s Best Three AM Machines PDF Game Machine No 182 Amusement Press Inc 15 February 1982 p 30 Crush Roller for Neo Geo Pocket Color Mobygames com Retrieved 16 June 2021 Make Trax Turbo Arcadecollecting com Retrieved 2012 03 16 External links EditMake Trax at the Killer List of Videogames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Make Trax amp oldid 1176321068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
