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Snapper

Game Loose

~$5.36 sold ❌ Overpriced

Estimated Value Bundle of 11 items
Part of a bundle with 11 different items. Bundle sold for: $202.50
Sold 2025-06-27 Pinehurst, North Carolina, US
From listing #7172: Vintage Acorn BBC Micro Computer w/ Data Cassette Recorder, cables & programs
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A Pac-Man style game called Snapper for the Acorn Electron.
Item Details
Item Type: Software Game
Platform: Acorn
Cosmetic condition: Good - Moderate wear, normal for age
Functional condition: Untested - Not tested, unknown condition
Completeness:
This game is classified as Loose because it includes:
Software Details
General Software Info (shared across all releases)
Software: Snapper
Publisher: Not set
Description: Snapper has a quite convoluted history. It started out as a faithful Pac-Man clone, and was even called "Pacman" straight until it was released, when the name was changed to Snapper to avoid infringing on Namco's copyright. Nevertheless, this simple name change wasn't enough, and subsequent releases saw the sprites changed from the well-known yellow circle and chasing ghosts to a yellow ball with legs and a hat, chased by humanoids. One gameplay change compared to the original Pac-Man is the ...
Platforms: Acorn, Apple II, BBC Micro, Electron
Published: 1986
References: MobyGames Wikidata BBC Micro Games Archive Video Games Museum
This Release
Platform: Acorn
Media Type: Not set
Media Count: 1
Snapper - Market Overview

Based on 5 sold items, one should expect to pay ~$1 for a working unit. However, this unit's completeness (Loose) brings its guide price to $3. 1 other is also listed for sale.
This item ($5) is 2.0x the guide price (~$3).