Mikie

Mikie
European arcade flyer
Developer(s)	Konami (Arcade), Imagine Software (Home Ports)
Publisher(s)	Konami (Arcade), Imagine Software (Home Ports)
Platform(s)	Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum, SG-1000
Release	1984
Genre(s)	Labyrinth/Maze
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players alternatively playing
Cabinet	Upright

Mikie, fully titled as High School Graffiti: Mikie, and known in Japan as Shinnyuushain Tooru-kun (新入社員とおるくん, lit. Freshman Tooru-kun^?), is a 1984 arcade game produced by Konami. The object of the game is to guide a student named Mikie around the school, classroom, and locker room to collect hearts which make up a letter from his girlfriend Mandy while being chased by various members of the school staff, such as teachers, coaches and cafeteria chefs. To defend himself, the game character can either head-butt or throw basketballs at school members to briefly stun them, while he can push students over with his rear end to find hearts in their desks.

The game starts at Mikie's classroom. Mikie must bump the students out of their seats to collect the hearts they're sitting on, while simultaneously avoiding the classroom teacher. Once all hearts are collected by the player he is allowed to leave the room and enter the school corridor.

The school corridor is where Mikie will be chased by the janitor and his classroom teacher, who follows him outside. This is the way to gain access to the rest of the school building, each room representing a different challenge or level. Mikie will be cued to the proper door to enter by a large, flashing "In" - opening any other door will result in Mikie being punched by a coiled boxing glove or hairy foot, stunning him. One of the doors, however,contains a scantily clad girl: opening this door is worth 5,000 points. Mikie can also pick up extra points by picking up lunch boxes, and opening a grate that contains a burger and soda. In addition to head-butting, enemies (the janitor and the classroom teacher) can also be stunned by slamming doors in their faces.

The second room is the locker room, where the objective is to break the lockers to get the hearts, while being pursued by a janitor, a cook, and the classroom teacher. In addition to the head-butting, there are three bins of basketballs located around the room, which Mikie can pick up and throw using the action button. Each bin holds three basketballs.

Room three is the cafeteria where Mikie is pursued by two cooks and, again, the classroom teacher. One cook who stands at the top of the room occasionally throws a leg of meat directly at Mikie. On each table are roasts (3 per table) which Mikie can hurl at his enemies.