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Juno First |
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Manufacturer:
Konami Year: 1983 Class: Wide Release Genre: Shooter Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Alternating Control Panel Layout: Single Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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DescriptionA vertical-scrolling shoot-em-up. Pilot a space fighter through waves of aliens, using warps and the "mystery" to escape danger and gain extra points. Aliens mutate into more dangerous forms the longer they survive.Know anything more about this game? Cabinet InformationThe cabinet exterior is dark blue trimmed in black, with orange and yellow stenciled artwork.Cheats, Tricks and BugsTo jumpstart your score, avoid shooting anything until the asteroid appears (usually about 15 to 20 seconds into each wave). Since aliens get more hostile over time, this only works well for the first few non-formation waves.The game has only sixteen distinct waves. Once you pass the sixteenth wave, they will repeat, starting over with wave one (the aliens, however, remain very hostile). Scores start over at zero once you pass one million points. Game PlayWaves of aliens are trying to destroy your fighter craft. Waves increase in difficulty, with every third or fourth wave being a formation wave (where the aliens appear and attack in a particular pattern). Aliens mutate into more dangerous forms the longer they survive, so they should be killed as quickly as possible. The radar at the top of the screen shows what kinds of aliens are approaching and where they will appear.The aliens usually release white bombs; these cannot be shot down, only avoided. They also release homing bombs, which are more dangerous but can be destroyed. Shooting the asteroid and capturing the "mystery" inside will stop the aliens from firing altogether for about 10 seconds, and give you bonus points for each alien you kill. You have 99 seconds to complete each wave. The quicker you complete the wave, the higher your bonus. An extra ship is awarded every 100,000 points. Using the warp button lets you escape from sticky situations. You have three warps for each wave, but warps do not accumulate from wave to wave. MiscellaneousLICENSOR: GottliebScarcity in collections (VAPS.org)Common - There are 33 known instances of this game owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 8 of them are original dedicated machines, 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards have been placed in another game cabinet, and 23 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.Of the 42,694 video games (3,154 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 23 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records. Wanted - There are 5 VAPS members currently looking for this game. 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 operatos 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. TechnicalThe game uses a 6809 microprocessor, a Z80 microprocessor, and a 8039 microprocessor. For sound it uses one AY-3-8910 PSG and a DAC.eBay ListingsClick here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for the Juno First Videogame machine and items related to it.Click here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for machines and parts made by Konami. Alternatively, check out the IAM/KLOV custom report of the hottest coin-op machines on eBay, powered by Ace.com (updated throughoutthe day).
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