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I thought I'd start the series with a game that doesn't get too much coverage on the net, that way I could say something different than the usual Videopac blerb.

BACKGROUND INFO.
On the back of the JOPAC cartridge it has the usual sticker telling us it compatibilities, and all three models are present, so this game should work on The G7000, which is surprising as Chez Maxime doesn't have any porting to any of the other consoles in both US and European releases. The JOPAC release is the only known variant, because its not got the fabulous graphics that the JOPAC was capable of, the game wasn't favoured amongst the JOPAC owners of the time, making this game pretty damn scarce if you fancy getting hold of it, it is available on the 128 in 1 cartridge from John Dondzilla and can readily be found for play on download bin, so you certainly can try it easier than you can buy it. The manual instructions supports six languages, French, German, English, Italian, Spanish & Netherlands, although only released in France.

PLAYING THE GAME.
You are Maxime, an overworked under paid waiter, you work on a three story restaurant and must serve your customers on all three floors, as the customers come in they are perfectly calm and happy,  however as time goes buy they become more and more Irate if they do not get service, by first of all turning red, then flashing red and jumping up and down before they leave, Maxime must face them at their tables bringing food from the dumb waiter because if three customers up and leave Maxime gets fired from his job.. not only that there's a stray dog named Fufu that keeps trying  to get the food Maxime has before it gets to his customers.

Graphics wise, the game uses all the standard Videopac graphics, apart from Fufu which is specifically designed and indeed looks like a dog (I have a blocky dog you see). the game uses all the usual sounds, the reset sound as you deliver your food, the rapid ding ding ding ding as your customers start to get irate.

Playability.... yes, very its quite a fun game, I can see myself giving this a few more goes this afternoon after typing this, I quite liked it, certainly had I had this one with my G7000 a back in the eighties it would have been right up there in my favourites.

THIS MONTHS GAME OF THE MONTH ARTICLE WRITTEN BY MYSELF (Richard K Page).

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(at time of writing there was one on ebay france.)