Tac/Scan

Manufacturer: Sega
Year: 1982
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Space
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Vertical
Type: Vector
CRT: Color
19-inch Electrohome G08

Conversion Class: Sega G80 System - Vector
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Rotary: Optical
Buttons: 2 [Fire|Add Ship]

Sound: Unamplified Mono (requires one-channel amp)

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Tac/Scan Description

The player controls a fleet of seven ships through three stages: Armada Attack, 3-D Armada Attack, and a Space Warp Tunnel. The player can gain additional ships to replace ships that get destroyed.

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Conversion

Was marketed as a converta-game for simplified conversion to other Sega XY games.

Game Introduction

Tac/Scan is a very unique game in that you control just how many resources (in this case, ships) are put into play. You start with seven individual ships in play. Those ships can be lost in any of the three stages by hitting a tunnel, getting shot, or hitting the enemy. You are able to "collect" and earn these ships back as the game progresses. You can drop down to one ship in the game, but still have four "back-up" ships (but do not loose the one ship in play, otherwise your game is over). This is unique to other games that give you ships sequentially.

In the first stage, you pilot your ships through waves of attacking enemies. You can either fire upon them, or "tac" your ships around them. The second stage is much like the first, except that it is from a 3-D perspective from behind your ships. In the third stage, you pilot your ship down a space warp tunnel. You will lose any ships that touch the side of the tunnel.

Miscellaneous

The game was also released in a cocktail cabinet.

VAPS Arcade Census

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

Common - There are 26 known instances of Tac/Scan owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 20 of them are original dedicated machines, 3 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 3 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 57,121 video games (3,420 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 14 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There are 3 VAPS members currently looking for Tac/Scan.

For Sale - There is one VAPS member with a Tac/Scan machine 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.

Fixes

There is a Sega XY FAQ that contains repair tips for this and many other games.

As with all of Sega's vector games, the Electrohome color vector monitor used for this game has a notorious tendency to catch fire. It is unknown what to do to prevent this.

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