"I seem to remember some odd game from a long time ago about dodging Tax Collectors. Was it for Atari 2600 or some home made Commodore game...can't quite remember... "

Sounds like Tax Avoiders to me. Does this look like it? TA itself was a ripoff of the Atari 2600 Porky's game...
STAY AWAY FROM MY URN, DAMN YOU!!!





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