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Phoenix

Phoenix - Japanese Title

Phoenix - marquee

Manufacturer: Centuri
Year: 1980
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Shooter
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

  • Orientation: Vertical
  • Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
  • CRT: Color
Conversion Class: unique
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:
  • Buttons: 2 [Left|Right]
  • Buttons: 2 [Fire|Shield]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Phoenix


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Phoenix Description

A spaceship which moves left and right horizontally at the bottom of the screen must destroy bird-shaped spaceships, birds, and finally a mothership at the end of each level. The player's ship is equipped with a shield that requires seven seconds to regenerate before it can be used again.

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Cheats, Tricks and Bugs

This trick has to do with the birds as seen on the first board. As they are flying away from you in a diagonal direction (that is, when they spread their wings), shoot three within two or three seconds for a 200,000 point bonus. Normally, these birds only score 200 points each. This trick will work on any board with those kinds of birds. The easiest board is the second one because of your ability to rapid fire.

Miscellaneous

Licensed to Centuri for US manufacture and distribution.

Play a JAVA emulated version of the game by visiting http://web.utanet.at/nkehrer/JPhoenix.html

VAPS Arcade Census

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

Very Common - There are 167 known instances of Phoenix owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 86 of them are original dedicated machines, 9 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 72 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 57,098 video games (3,420 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 73 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There are 6 VAPS members currently looking for Phoenix. There is one VAPS member looking for a Phoenix circuit board set.

For Sale - There are 5 VAPS members with Phoenix machines for sale. There are 5 VAPS members with extra Phoenix circuit boards 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.

eBay Listings

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Legacy

  1. Phoenix
  2. Pleiads

Manuals

  1. Service Manual  25 Pages, 1754 KB File.
  2. Instruction Card  1 Pages, 73 KB File.

Foto-Finder™

  1. The Encyclpedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 99; Color photo;
Phoenix - Cabinet Image

Phoenix - Cabinet Image

Phoenix - Cabinet Image


Phoenix - Title screen image


Phoenix - Title screen image

Phoenix - Title screen image

Phoenix - Title screen image

Phoenix - Title screen image

Phoenix - Title screen image
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