Whac-A-Mole

Game genre theme

Anything that imitates the Whac-A-Mole gameplay where user wields a mallet which they use to whack moles that appear from holes randomly.

24
games
17
platforms
Originally not a video game, created by Bob's Space Racers in 1971, usually found in amusement parks.

Usually seen as a minigame.

Common targets are moles and bugs (especially cockroaches). Some video game variants have the critters (especially bugs) freely roaming around the playfield which the player hunts down with the mallet.

Games by year

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The first Whac-A-Mole video game was released in 1981.

Platforms

NES 3
Linux 3
Arcade 2
Atari 2600 2
OS/2 2
Commodore PET 1
Win3.1 1
BBC 1
MSX 1
VIC-20 1
C64 1
GBA 1
Mega Drive 1
Nintendo DS 1
Mobile 1
C16/Plus4 1
Windows 1

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