Catrap

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Synopsis

Catrap, known as Pitman in Japan and Power Paws in the United Kingdom, is a 1985 puzzle-platform game developed by Yutaka Isokawa for the Sharp MZ-700 computer. A port to the Game Boy developed by ASK Kodansha was released in Japan in June 1990 and North America in October 1990 by Asmik. ASK retained the rights to the game after splitting from Kodansha, re-releasing the game on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in October 2011. The word Catrap refers to the frequent number of times the player is trapped and needs to reverse their movements and the two anthropomorphic cats the player must maneuver to advance through the levels. Destructoid credits the game with using a time-rewind mechanic before games like Blinx, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and Braid. But the mechanic works only as an UNDO-function and doesn't involve any time-travel-based puzzle like in the other games.

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Details

Type

Game

Release date

January 1, 1990

Genres

puzzle-platformer

Platforms

Game Boy

Created by

Asmik Ace Entertainment

Countries

Japan