Radar Rat Race (レーダーラットレース, Rēdā Ratto Rēsu) is a video game developed by HAL Laboratory[citation needed] released on cartridge in 1981 as a launch title for the VIC-20.
The goal is to eat all of the pieces of cheese, shown for the entire maze on a radar screen, without getting caught by a rat or bumping into a stationary cat.
By pressing the joystick button, the mouse can disperse a limited amount of magical dust (called "star screen") which confuses the rats for about five seconds.
Once the round is complete, the game starts again, with more rats and faster play.
The gameplay is accompanied by a frenetic, rhythmically altered version of a phrase from "Three Blind Mice", which cycles endlessly.