{"id":130,"date":"2023-08-06T16:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T16:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldfartplayingoldgames.com\/?p=130"},"modified":"2023-08-06T16:57:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T16:57:01","slug":"amidar-arcade-homebrew-for-the-commodore-amiga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldfartplayingoldgames.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/06\/amidar-arcade-homebrew-for-the-commodore-amiga\/","title":{"rendered":"Amidar Arcade Homebrew for the Commodore Amiga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amidar is a video game developed by Konami and released in arcades in 1981 by Stern. The format is similar to that of Pac-Man: the player moves around a fixed rectilinear lattice, attempting to visit each location on the board while avoiding enemies. When each spot has been visited, the player moves to the next level. 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