Rabbit Transit
Rabbit Transit — frequently asked questions
- Is Rabbit Transit on Steam?
- No. Rabbit Transit is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
- What platforms is Rabbit Transit on?
- Rabbit Transit is available on Atari 2600.
- When did Rabbit Transit release?
- Rabbit Transit was first released on December 31, 1983.
About Rabbit Transit
You are a rabbit who is just trying to get to where you can get a mate and make like a mathematician by multiplying. First you must get through the meadow and across the ledges without losing life and limb. You start in a screen called The Mysterious Meadow. You must hop from the top to the river, landing on the turtle while avoiding snakes and choppers that will lose you a life and butterflies that will send you back to start. Do not dally as you are timed and if time runs out, you lose a life. Once you get to the turtle, he will take you to The Land of Ledges. Here you must hop from ledge to ledge and change their color, ala Q*Bert. Beware of the man at the top of the screen, as he will drop stones that will lose you a life. In later levels, he will change some ledges back to their original color, forcing you to retrace your steps. You are still timed so don't delay. After you finish The Land of Ledges, it is off to The Bunny Bushes. This is just a cinematic of you finding a mate and family. You can skip this if you press fire. Then the game starts back at the beginning, but more difficult this time!
Summary via IGDB.
Rabbit Transit on Wikipedia
Rabbit Transit is a 1983 action video game released on cassette for the Atari 2600. It was published by Starpath and is only compatible with the Starpath Supercharger. The player takes control of a bunny rabbit that must hop to every platform on screen while avoiding obstacles in order to make it to the Bunny Bushes and start a family. The game is frequently described as a cute version of Q*bert or Frogger. Many critics found it to be enjoyable and surprisingly difficult. It is also frequently complimented for its appealing graphics.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Atari 2600
- Developer
- Starpath
- Publisher
- Starpath
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Collector value & authenticity
Atari 2600 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-06
Release record
| Territory | Label | Catalog # | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America Starpath | Cassette | AR4104 | Rare+ |
Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 2600 software database
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1983
- Controller
- Atari Joystick
- Players
- 1 - 2
- Authenticity
- Low
One of the better-looking Supercharger tapes, and a cute, hard platform-hopper.
Brian McGhie designed Rabbit Transit for Starpath, released on cassette in July 1983. You play a rabbit that has to hop onto every platform on the screen while dodging obstacles, to reach the Bunny Bushes and start a family. It is often described as a cute take on Q*bert or Frogger.
Critics generally enjoyed it and found it surprisingly difficult, and its graphics are frequently singled out for praise. It runs only on the Starpath Supercharger.
How it was made
Designed by Brian McGhie and published by Starpath in July 1983, with a PAL release in 1984.
What the press said at the time
| Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 6 | September 1983 | Graphics ★★★½ · Play-Action ★★½ |
“The challenges in RABBIT TRANSIT escalate quickly, demanding good video game skills to advance much beyond the first couple of screens. … We feel the game is best suited to young children with fairly well-developed video game skills.”
Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — stars in most years, diamonds in 1986–87 — comparing each game only with other games for the same system.
Cartridge & preservation record
Program size 8.3 KB (8,448 bytes), measured from the preserved dump.
Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.
Worth knowing
- Working title. Video Games Player reported in November 1983: "Starpath's Rabbit Transit was originally called Hopalong Catastrophe".
Before you buy
This is a cassette, not a cartridge: to play it you need a Starpath Supercharger plugged into the console and a cassette player with an earphone output. Ask the seller to confirm the tape actually loads, not just that it plays audio. Side A is the quick-load side and Side B the standard load, so a tape that fails on A may still load on B; one that loads from neither side is the real failure. A cassette is easy to copy, so check that the label is printed on the cassette shell and be wary of a blank or home-labeled tape in an original box. No fakes are documented.
Authenticity & condition — Atari 2600
Specific to the format this title shipped in
Buying a Starpath Supercharger game
This game is an audio cassette, not a cartridge. It loads through the Starpath (originally "Arcadia") Supercharger, a long cartridge with extra RAM and a cable that plugs into a cassette player, so the tape on its own will not play on a 2600.
- You need three things: the Supercharger, a cassette player with an earphone (or "ear"/"monitor") output, and the Supercharger's built-in cable.
- Ask the seller to confirm the tape LOADS, not just that it plays audio. Side A is the quick-load side and Side B the standard load; Starpath's own manual warns some players will not load the quick side reliably, so a tape that loads from Side B only is normal. A tape that loads from neither side is the real failure.
- Set the player's volume and tone near maximum and keep it away from the TV, as Starpath's manual advises. Expect the occasional reload.
- The Supercharger works on the 2600, 2600 Jr. and Sears Video Arcade, but may fail on some later NTSC Atari 7800s. We found no confirmation that it works on the Atari 2600+, so assume it does not until you have tested it.
- A cassette is trivially copied. On the higher-value tapes, check that the label is printed on the cassette shell itself and that both sides load, and be wary of a blank or home-labelled tape in an original box. (Our inference; we found no documented fraud case.)
- Check the Supercharger's own cable for breaks near the strain relief — it is the single point of failure for every tape you own.
What a complete copy includes
- Cassette
- Instruction booklet
- Retail box or sleeve
- The Supercharger itself shipped with its attached cable, a manual and the Phaser Patrol tape. Early units are "Arcadia"-branded and later ones "Starpath"; both are genuine. The company had to drop the Arcadia name because Emerson's Arcadia 2001 console reached shelves first (Arcade Express, 26 September 1982).
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