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Crush Roller

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Paint the maze, outmaneuver enemies, and crush them for bonus points.

The briefing

About this game

Crush Roller is an action game for Neo Geo Pocket Color, based on the 1981 arcade game Make Trax. The objective is to paint the entire maze-like playing field with a brush while avoiding enemies.

Rollers can be pushed forward with the brush. Capturing an enemy in a roller’s path temporarily removes it and awards bonus points, with additional enemies earning progressively higher rewards. A creature may also appear and leave track marks in the paint; painting over it removes the creature and earns extra points, though its tracks must be repainted.

Completing the maze advances you to the next level. Unlike the original arcade version, this release includes multiple levels. Developed by ADK and published by SNK, it was released on April 15, 1999.