until level 50, then remains unchanged for the rest of the game. If Charley is holding a piece of food when he eats the cone, it will carry over to the next level. Sometimes if the player has at least one close call with a chef and flying food during a level, the game plays back an instant replay of the entire level while music plays. Development Food Fight was developed by General Computer Corporation (GCC), the company that designed the custom chips of the Atari 7800 and produced Midway's Ms. Pac-Man. Like Ms. Pac-Man, GCC's connection to Atari was born out of accusations of copyright infringement. The company had produced a kit that would speed up Atari's Missile Command arcade machines, but with General Computer claiming the copyright for the modified game. Fearing for its intellectual property rights, Atari sued GCC for $15 million. The case was settled out of court, with Atari contracting GCC to produce video games for them, including Food Fight and Quantum. In an interview Jonathan Hurd said everyone at GCC contributed to the development. The initials of the people who were most heavily involved in creating Food Fight are in the high score table. Bugs According to Hurd, the game contains one serious bug, which triggers a reset if the cone is eaten at the last possible moment in a level that is chosen for an instant replay. In the Atari 7800 port, it is possible, though rare, for Charley Chuck to be hit by food or a chef during the instant replay. When this happens, the game displays "ALMOST MADE IT" and restores the life that was just lost. Legacy Food Fight clones Foodwar and Mudpies for the TRS-80 Color Computer were released in 1983. Mudpies was later published for the Atari ST in 1985. The arcade version of Food Fight was included in the Game Pack 012 compilation for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows, through Microsoft's now defunct Game Room service. World records The world record high score for Food Fight using the game's default settings is 107,778,200 points, set by Justin Emory on July 4, 2021. Under tournament settings, the world record is 1,424,400 points, set by Justin Emory in April 2018. References External links Food Fight at the Arcade History database 1983 video games Action video games Arcade video games Atari 7800 games Atari 8-bit family games Atari arcade