Devil World for the NES designed by Shigery Miyamoto and Takeshi Tezuka (of Super Mario and Legend of Zelda fame). It was released in 1984 in Japan and in 1987 in Europe.
I remeber playing this at a friends house as a kid.
It is often compared to Pac-Man, and it's easy to see why.
The player controls a dragon called Tamagon, a combination of the words Tamago (egg in Japanese) and Dragon.
The object of the first stage is to collect all the pellets in the labyrinth. The labyrinth is patrolled by monsters, but there are power-ups in the shape of crosses scattered around that makes Tamagon able to spit fire to defend himself.
Above the labyrinth is the Devil, directing his minions to move the stage in different directions, making it possible for Tamagon to be squished at the edges of the labyrinth.
On the second stage the object is to collect four bibles and put it in to a seal. On this stage carrying the bibles give the same ability as the crosses on the first stage. When the seal is completed the Devil flies away.
This is followed by a bonus stage and then the three stages repeat.
In my oppinion this game was way more fun than pacman, not least of all due to the fact it is possible to play two players co-operatively. Although it was obviously inpired by the latter, and made four years later.
Of course due to the fact that it was a NES exclusive, and only released in Japan and Europe, it was far less well known.
A copy of the game costs around €80.
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