Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Cheeky Mouse

Title	Cheeky Mouse
First release	1980
Developer	Universal Entertainment Corporation
Publisher	Universal U.S.A., Inc.
Platform	Arcade
Genre	action game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1980-09-01 (NTSC-U)

Try to hit the mouse with a hammer when it comes out from one of the holes in the wall. The mouse will try to get from its hole to the cheese on the other side of the house.

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Sources

TheGamesDB (38869) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (cheekyms) · last updated 2026-10-03 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`cheekyms`
Title at ADB	Cheeky Mouse
Manufacturer	Universal
Year	1980
Genre	Fighter / Field
Players	2
MAME driver status	IMPERFECT

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Universal); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (title+year) · fetched 2026-10-03 16:51 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Universal U.S.A., Inc. · internal use only

Image credits

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Universal U.S.A., Inc. · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

Arcade Game: Cheeky Mouse (1980 Universal)

Old Classic Retro Gaming · Arcade version · gameplay · 5:32auto-matched
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