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Manufacturer:
Nihon Bussan/AV Japan Year: 1988 Class: Wide Release Genre: Scrolling Fighter Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Alternating Control Panel Layout: Single Player Ambidextrous Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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RoboCop DescriptionA player controls RoboCop who advances through various stages that are taken from the 1987 movie. The bonus screen is a target shooting range that uses a first-person perspective. The intermission features digitized voices from the actors.Know anything more about this game? Cabinet InformationThe side art is similar to the movie poster and the bezel contains many stills from the film. The cabinet above is a conversion of an original Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja. The conversion kits were released with either a curved marquee (for the "Bad Dudes" cabinets) or with a flat marquee for use in other uprights.ConversionThe ROM Board can be removed and Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja can be replaced and vice versa.Game IntroductionThe game is similar to Rolling Thunder, Batman, and Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja.Hacks
MiscellaneousThe dedicated cabinet is similar in design to Bad Dudes with its unusual curved marquee that is bowed outward.CAPS/VAPS Arcade CensusThere are 6,451 members of the Classic Arcade Preservation Society / Video Arcade Preservation Society, 3,703 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 60,889 machines (3,615 unique titles).Very Common - There are 83 known instances of this machine owned by RoboCop collectors. Of these, 12 of them are original dedicated machines, 8 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 63 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. This game ranks a 52 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. Wanted - No members have added this machine to their wish list. Please note that many collectors are not members or do not list their desires here, and it is likely that a number of collectors might purchase this machine if offered it at the right price. There is one VAPS member looking for a RoboCop circuit board set. This game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records. For Sale - There are 4 VAPS members with RoboCop machines for sale. There is one VAPS member with an extra RoboCop circuit board 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.
TechnicalDIP switches are used to set options such as free play.TriviaThis game was offered as a conversion kit. Rumor has it that 1000 were made. It was based upon the movie of the same name.Legacy
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eBay ListingsClick to search eBay for RoboCop Videogame machines and related items.Click to search eBay for machines and parts made by Nihon Bussan/AV Japan. Check out the IAM/KLOV report of the hottest coin-op machines on eBay, powered by Ace.com.
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