Mallet Legend

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Whac-a-Critter/Mallet Legend
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Realtec
Developer: AV artisan
Genre: Action

This game, called Whac-a-Critter on the box and Mallet Legend on the title screen and in the US as Mallet Legend's Whac-a-Critter, is an unlicensed action game for the Sega Mega Drive developed by AV artisan and published by Realtec exclusively in the US in 1993. It came with an unlicensed controller specifically designed for this game that is so rare very little information about it is known to the point that some doubt its existence (though you can use regular controllers with it, the controls with those will need figuring out). What little is known is that the controller has 9 buttons corresponding to each of the 9 holes, and has distributed by Realtec themselves and by 3rd-party accessory manufacturer Innovation in the US.

The game is a Whac-A-Mole clone — simply hit the button on the controller corresponding to the hole where a critter pops up before it disappears. After hitting enough, you get a much harder "boss battle" before moving on to the next round.

• Whac-A-Critter Controller.jpg

  Controller