Penguin Catcher

Penguin Catcher is a simple arcade game based off the popular crane games and UFO catchers where children operate a mechanical claw in order to win prizes. You'll find Penguin Catcher to be much more fair that the quarter-munchers of old, but all the same be prepared for a serious challenge at the highest speeds!

The game can be played right here on this page via webMSX or can be downloaded to play on your own computer. The minimum requirements are:

• MSX (any generation) with 64KB RAM
• MSX-MUSIC or SFG compatible audio expansion cartridge
• MSX-DOS

Also recommended is a paddle controller or mouse, although this game is also playable with a joypad or keyboard. Please note that the mouse is only supported for MSX2 and above, and the paddle requires TRNEWDRV.COM to be ran first before playing on a Turbo-R. Version 1.2 adds support for the SEGA Saturn 3D Pad, or Multi-Controller, connected via this adapter or by daisy-chaining a JoyMega adapter with a Saturn to Genesis/Mega Drive controller adapter. Never insert a SEGA controller directly into an MSX without the appropriate adapter.

Penguin Catcher was featured in MSXdev22. The game scored 304 out of 600 possible points, being praised for it's gameplay and audio but losing points for it's graphics and simplicity.

Source code is available here.

Original game from which this is based co-written by Maddie Russell. Music playroutine uses code written by Grauw from the MSX Assembly Page. The embedded web version of the game runs on webMSX. webMSX was created and is owned by ppeccin, The webMSX and disk versions of the game include an MSX-DOS boot disk. MSX-DOS is (c) 2018 The MSX Licensing Corporation. Written in HI-TECH C. This game would not be possible without MSX.org, the MSX Assembly Page, and Rafael Jannone.

Please enjoy!