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Gobble (The Gobbler) is a game about washing powder enzymes. It was the first game I was obsessed with, as a child of seven.

It came with an MSX my parents won at a raffle. My mother taught me to type and program in BASIC using the computer, and both computer and game are a foundational part of my specific tech obsessions to this day.

I went looking for it online many times over the years. Most SpectraVideo cassettes are out there, but Gobble was always missing.

#retrogaming #msx

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Gobble (The Gobbler) is a game about washing powder enzymes. It was the first game I was obsessed with, as a child of seven.

It came with an MSX my parents won at a raffle. My mother taught me to type and program in BASIC using the computer, and both computer and game are a foundational part of my specific tech obsessions to this day.

I went looking for it online many times over the years. Most SpectraVideo cassettes are out there, but Gobble was always missing.

#retrogaming #msx

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Title screen: The Gobbler
Copyright J Pullen 1984

It's Washday!!

How much DIRT and STAINS hiding in the washing can your Hungry Enzymes gobble up? The Enzymes always move upwards. You can move them diagonally using the keyboard cursor or a Joystick.

When all the dirt is gobbles up or your Enzyme is caught in the washing a new layer of dirt is exposed.

The more dirt you gobble up, the greedier and faster your Enzyme gets.

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Game screen. On a green background, a red, Pac Man like enzyme travels up the screen amid a maze of hatched squares representing laundry. Small frowny faces represent dirt that the enzyme must devour. Scores and life counters are in a bottom row.