Black Widow DescriptionAs a spider in the center of the web, you must defend it and yourself from invading bugs. These foes will try to run into you, blow you up if shoot them, or fire rockets at you if you do not kill the other enemies!Know anything more about this game? Click here to contribute a description or other text information. Thanks! Game IntroductionHas been accurately described as a cross between Robotron: 2084 (due to the left joystick being used for movement and the right joystick for firing) and any color vector game. Does not have as many objects on the screen but gets VERY INTENSE!Game PlayThe game involves a dual joystick control effort. The left joystick moves the black widow around its web while the right joystick is used for directional firing. The premise is that the player must move the spider around the web while shooting and/or avoiding various deadly bugs and collecting bonuses after they are shot.The key to playing this game is based upon the various enemy bugs' powers and characteristics plus the value of the bonuses that are collected: - Mosquito - If shot, becomes '$'.
- Beetle - Eats '$', but if shot, becomes '$'.
- Hornet - Lays an egg on '$', but if shot, becomes '$'.
- Egg - Grows to become hornet or spoiler. Must be pushed off the web to score 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, or even 2500 points.
- '$' Grub Steak - Tag for 500, 250, 100, or 50 points -- the sooner the better.
- Spoiler - Invulnerable. Can only be destroyed by a grenade, bug slayer or rocket bug.
- Grenade - Explodes if shot. Bugs and eggs within the kill zone score 500 points each.
- Rocket Bug - Invulnerable. Launches "rockettes" at black widow from the other bugs it tags. Shoot rockettes to score 100 points each.
- Thunderbug - If shot, it breaks formation and attacks. Shoot again to explode all T-bugs for 5000 points. Keep away from all T-bugs to earn 10000 points
- Bug Slayer-harmless to you, invulnerable, competes with you for food. Beat it to it's flashing prey for points
MiscellaneousPlay a JAVA emulated version of the game by visiting http://web.utanet.at/nkehrer/JBWidow.htmlVAPS Arcade CensusGAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETYVery Common - There are 84 known instances of Black Widow owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 55 of them are original dedicated machines, 16 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 13 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
Of the 56,611 video games (3,411 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 50 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records. Wanted - Very Popular - There are 14 VAPS members currently looking for Black Widow. For Sale - There are 3 VAPS members with Black Widow machines for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts. Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range. TriviaThe dedicated models were actually Gravitar cabs with a factory conversion kit installed.eBay ListingsClick here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for the Black Widow Videogame machine and items related to it.
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| Manuals- Operator''s Manual with illustrated parts lists 74 Pages, 7500 KB File.
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