Space Zap

Manufacturer: Midway
Year: 1980
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Skill
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Black and White with a Color Overlay

Conversion Class: Midway 8080
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Buttons: Directional (up, down, left, right)
Buttons: 1 [Fire]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Photo contributed by: Andre

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Space Zap Description

A space-themed reflex game where you command a laser base and destroy a variety of attackers including space mines, alien ships, and attack sattelites.

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Game Play

Keep your right hand close to the laser panel; gentle pressure is enough to relocate the laser nozzle. Fire constantly with your left hand, making several shots per second your goal. Shoot in a swift circle, top-right-bottom-left-top, reflexively completing one circuit each second or second and a half. Whatever you do, never stop firing.

Each enemy you destroy has different point values:

Space Mine: 250 points
Alien Ship: 500 points
Attack Sattelite:2000 points

You will receive a bonus Laser Base every 75,000 points.

Miscellaneous

The game was licensed to Bally Midway by Game-A-Tron.

VAPS Arcade Census

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

Common - There are 23 known instances of Space Zap owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 19 of them are original dedicated machines, and 4 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 56,610 video games (3,411 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 12 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 Space Zap. There is one VAPS member looking for a Space Zap circuit board set.

For Sale - There are 4 VAPS members with Space Zap 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.

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The Encyclpedia of Arcade Video Games, Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256): Page: 83; Color photo;

Space Zap - Title screen image

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