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Awesome music and great gameplay!

Graphics: 2 Sound: 5 Replay Value: 5 Notes: 1- or 2-player game Screen Shots

SNAFU offers the closest approximation on the Intellivision to something I've wished for for a very long time - Tron Lightcycle racing. But, it's too slow and blocky for that.

That being said, this is also one really fun game. Unlike many of the Intellivision games of the day, SNAFU offered many variations - 16, I think. These have to do with whether diagonal movement is allowed, if barriers are present, and trails of "dead" participants remain or are wiped off the screen. In addition to "Lightcycle" mode, there is the "serpents" mode, which is a blast!

Gameplay and sound are very strong for this game. In fact, the two different musical numbers in this game are simply excellent. We used to set the game to 99 rounds and just let the computer play out, listening to the music. I still love those tunes to this day.

A total of ten Snafu box variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	3758-0910	1981	U.S.A.	Trayless pocket; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom
	Mattel Electronics	3758-0910	1981	Hong Kong	Plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom
	Mattel Electronics	3758-0810	1981	Hong Kong	Plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA and Manufactured For Mattel on bottom; UK part number?
	Mattel Electronics	3758-0510	1981	Hong Kong	French-Canadian; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada on back
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	3758-0410	1981	Hong Kong	International version with slots on back for manual; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; one copy is a survivor from Hurricane Hugo, and is wretched while the other appears that someone tried to solve the SNAFU maze with a pen on the cover :/
	Intellivision Inc.	3758	1981	U.S.A.	Standard Intellivision, Inc. box; a very special thanks to Hankster for the donation
	Sears	3908-0910	1981	U.S.A.	Trayless pocket; blue game title on top and back
	Digiplay	N/A	None	Brazil	Digiplay version; Mattel Electronics logo on box; 'Rua Acará' address printed on back with 'Av. Açaí' sticker; no part number or copyright apparent; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots
	Digiplay	N/A	None	Brazil	Digimed version with 'Rua Acará' address printed and 'Rua Acará' sticker on back; Mattel Electronics logo on box; no part number or copyright apparent; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots; submitted by Psycho Stormtrooper; NOTE: both Digiplay and Digimed versions exist
Image not available.	Digiplay	N/A	None	Brazil	Digiplay version; Mattel Electronics logo on box; 'Av. Açaí' address printed on back; no part number or copyright apparent; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots

A total of fifteen Snafu manual variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	3758-0920	1981	U.S.A.	This manual has also surfaced in some PlayCable packages (at least two known sightings)
	Mattel Electronics	3758-0920	1981	Hong Kong	Submitted by Hankster; confirmed by BSRSteve
	Mattel Electronics	3758-0820	1981	Hong Kong	UK version?
	Mattel Electronics	3758-0720	1981	Hong Kong	French-Canadian
	Mattel Electronics	3758-0121	1981	Hong Kong	German version
	Mattel Electronics	3758-0161	1981	Hong Kong	Dutch; noted, and image contributed by cmart; need confirmation of part number, other appearance details
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	3758-0141	1981	Mexico(?)	Spanish (Mexico) version; standard artwork; spotted online
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	3758-0131	1981	Hong Kong	Italian version; standard artwork
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	3758-0131	1981	Hong Kong	Italian version; artwork is light blue only, not the typical multi-tone used for the other Mattel versions
	Mattel Electronics	PC-3758-0920	1981	U.S.A.	PlayCable version; submitted by Hankster; also courtesy of Hankster, the back cover
Image not available.	Bandai	3758-	None		Bandai (Japanese) version; shows stylized game graphics; part number on front cover is incomplete
	Intellivision Inc.	3758-0920	None	U.S.A.	Staple along top edge; submitted by Hankster
	Sears	3908-0920	1981	U.S.A.
	Digiplay	N/A	1979	Brazil	Mattel/Digiplay edition; © M.I. 1979 on back; 'Av. Açaí address printed on back; submitted by Psycho Stormtrooper; image courtesy of Hankster
	Digiplay	N/A	1979	Brazil	Mattel/Digimed edition; © M.I. 1979 on back; 'Rua Acará' address printed on back

A total of five Snafu overlay variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	3758-4289	1981	U.S.A.	Some variation in darkness of the background occurs—similar to Astrosmash
	Digiplay	N/A	1981		Partially localized in Brazilian Portuguese; retains Mattel copyright; image courtesy of bonaccorsi
Image not available.	Digiplay	N/A	None		No copyright information
	Phil Boland	49 75228	1981	U.S.A.	Part of the Sears Super Video Arcade Overlay Set (2013)
	Intellivision Productions	N/A	2014	U.S.A.	Part of the Supplemental Overlay Pack for Intellivision Flashback

A total of five Snafu label variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	N/A	None	U.S.A.	Origin upper right; ™ upper right
	Mattel Electronics	N/A	None	Hong Kong	Origin upper right; ™ upper right
	Intellivision Inc.	N/A	1981	U.S.A.	Origin lower right; © I.I. 1981 to left of origin; ™ small, centered vertically on right edge; smaller label, rounded corners; many grateful thanks for the generous donation from Hankster
	Digiplay	N/A	None		No origin or copyright; ™ upper right; large red label, rounded corners; submitted by Psycho Stormtrooper; image courtesy of Hankster
	Phil Boland	N/A	None		Part of the Sears Super Video Arcade Overlay Set (2013)

	Title screen for Snafu.
	These games are fun and simple. Yes, the control can be a bit touchy, but once you get past that, this is one entertaining game. The head-to-head snake battle games are a hoot not only for me, but for the kids, too! (The kids even recognize the tunes when I play the Club Venus release from Astrosmash.)

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