Kram
![Kram - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji]()
Description
You control KRAM and build walls to prevent the bad guys from getting you. Pick up coins to get points. Use a button to destroy the walls you built.
Kram was produced by Taito in 1982.
Taito released 487 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967. Taito was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Taito during the time period Kram was produced include: Janputer, Space Cruiser, Zarzon, T.T Mahjong, Space Seeker, Birdie King, Electric Yo-Yo, Front Line, Jungle Boy, and Jungle Hunt
Specs
| Name | Kram |
|---|---|
| Developer | Taito (Japan) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8355 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Platform |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | unique |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player Ambidextrous |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
| Cabinet Styles |
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Kram KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.16 (4 votes)
Fun Factor: 3.00
Overall Like |
3.50 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 2.33 |
| Fun (Solo) | 3.25 |
| Collector Desire | 3.33 |
Technical Rating: 3.31
| Gameplay | 4.25 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 3.00 |
| Originality | 3.25 |
| Sound/Music | 2.75 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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Trivia
Supposedly the only Taito game to use a red cabinet.
Designed and programmed by Mark Blaszczyk, KRAM is Mark spelled backwards.
Cabinet Information
The game comes in a generic Taito cabinet with red on black coloring.
Conversion
The game uses the same boardset as Qix but has the addition of a coin processor board to prevent ROM swaps. A ROM hack exists to make the game run without the coin processor board, so there is a possibility that a conversion could be a straight ROM swap. Other games that run on nearly identical hardware are Zoo Keeper, The Electric Yo-Yo and Space Dungeon.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Kram Census
There are 14,769 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,481 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,607 machines (6,903 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 6 known instances of this machine owned by Kram collectors who are active members. Of these, 6 of them are original dedicated machines.
Wanted - There are 2 active VAPS members currently looking for Kram.
This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Fixes
If the original NiCad battery is still on the PCB, remove it and replace it with a 3.6v rechargable, mounted away the board. The 4116 video RAM ICs often fail and since they are becoming hard to find, they can be replaced with modified 4164's.
Manuals
Foto-Finder® (Books)
- The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 137; Color photo Price guide: No
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