Instructions
Mole Mallet
Bonk the moles, never the bombs. Helmets take two hits, golden moles buy you time, and every miss resets your combo. Four 60-second shifts, three lives.
- Year
- 1985
- Era
- Golden Arcade
- Genre
- Arcade / Reflex
Free, no sign-up. Keyboard, touch or gamepad.
How to play
- Click a mole to whack it.
- Keys: arrows move the mallet, Z or Space whack.
- P to pause.
On touch
- Tap the moles.
- Do not tap the bombs.
Every run starts on the title screen. Pause any time with P or the pause button; calm mode removes flashes and screen shake.
Maker’s note
Every ten hits the moles pop up faster and more of them overlap. A whiff or an escaped mole breaks the streak, and the multiplier tops out at x6. Which hole pops next, and what kind of mole it is, comes from a seed.
The Eracade workshop
Target scores
- 1150
- 2400
- 3800
- 41,300
- 51,900
- 62,600
- 73,500
- 84,600
Each target is a step up. Beat them all and you have outplayed the workshop.
The Golden Arcade era, 1983–1989
Neon on black, chunky sprites and a pocket full of coins: short runs, high scores, one more go.
High scores
The top ten runs are saved in this browser with your three initials. Nothing is uploaded unless you submit a ranked run, so clearing site data clears the table.
