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''Crush Roller'' (released Stateside by Williams as ''Make Trax'') is one of a number of maze games that were released in the wake of ''Pac-Man''. But instead of gobbling up dots, you must try to paint the entire maze with your paintbrush.

And instead of ghosts, sinister goldfish will try to snuff you out. Run over them with the rollers situated in the maze for points and temporary relief.

That's not all - cats, birds, mice, tires, and invisible men will leave tracks in the paint. Catch them before they ruin all your hard work.

Despite what you might read on the Internet, ''Crush Roller'' was not originally by a South Korean company called Kural Samno. It was actually released in Japan by Kural Electric (or [http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/romset/dorachan "Craul Denshi"]) and developed by [[ADK]], then known as Alpha Denshi.

[http://cocatalog.loc.gov/ US copyright records] back up Alpha's involvement. Former Alpha programmer Masashi Yamaguchi worked on this and other early Alpha games such as ''Champion Baseball'' and the ''Crush'' followup ''Korosuke Roller'', in which you control a squid. He was interviewed in [http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~zekzek/index2.htm ''Terebi Game Kitan''].

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===Remake===
If that's too old-fashioned for you, you might be more interested in the Neo Geo Pocket Color version from 1999. It features updated graphics and sound as well as time trial and versus modes. You can also collect the pesky critters that make tracks.

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