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Lunar Rescue |
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Manufacturer:
Taito Year: 1979 Class: Wide Release Genre: Space 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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DescriptionPlayer controls a lunar lander module that must navigate through a field of asteroids to the bottom of the screen, rescue an astronaut by landing on a plateau, and travel back up to the top through a swarm of flying saucers.Know anything more about this game? ConversionUses hardware similar (or identical) to Taito's Space Invaders and supposedly a ROM swap will convert one game to the other.MiscellaneousAfter an anton pillar summons was issued by Taito, Lunar Rescue was licensed to Video Games U.K Ltd.Scarcity in collections (VAPS.org)Uncommon - There are 13 known instances of this game owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 8 of them are original dedicated machines, 1 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards have been placed in another game cabinet, and 4 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 10 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 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 graphics are essentially monochrome with a separate circuit that gives color to rectangular sections of the display.eBay ListingsClick here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for the Lunar Rescue 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 Taito. 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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