Kick

Manufacturer: Midway
Year: 1981
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Skill
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Vertical
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color
19-inch Electrohome G07. The image is reflected into a mirror.

Conversion Class: Midway MCR
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player Ambidextrous
Controls:

Roller: Optical (left, right only) [Left/Right movement only]
Buttons: 1 [Kick]

Sound: Unamplified Stereo (requires two-channel amp)

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Kick Description

Player controls a man on a unicycle who must catch or pop balloons with his pointy hat. Balloons that get by the player can be kicked back up in the air. Ghosts and Pac-Men can also be caught, but not bombs.

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Cabinet Information

The cabinet is the same as KickMan (except for the marquee of course).

Cheats, Tricks and Bugs

On the first screen, if each balloon is kicked before it is popped, a bonus will be awarded.

Game Play

The game play is exactly the same as Kick Man.

Miscellaneous

COPY OF: Kick Man

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Common - There are 26 known instances of Kick owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 20 of them are original dedicated machines, and 6 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 57,121 video games (3,420 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 13 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There are 2 VAPS members currently looking for Kick.

For Sale - There are 2 VAPS members with Kick 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.

Trivia

Kick was changed to KickMan after upright serial number 1600.

Fixes

Capacitor CP34 was inserted backwards in some boards, causing them to break down.

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