Tank Busters
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Description
Drive your tank through town and shoot enemy bases.
Tank Busters was produced by Valadon Automation in 1985.
Valadon Automation released 6 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1980. Valadon Automation was based in France.
Other machines made by Valadon Automation during the time period Tank Busters was produced include: Squash, Pickin', Bagman, Le Bagnard, and Millpac
Specs
| Name | Tank Busters |
|---|---|
| Developer | Valadon Automation (France) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 10027 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Shooter |
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| Conversion Class | Tehkan |
| Game Specific | Tank Busters Pinout |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Game Play
The object of the game is to shoot all the enemy bases. To do so, you have to drive your tank through a town to find them. On your way, collect fuel before your supply runs out. The game features a top-down view.
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Miscellaneous
The game appears to be a conversion/hack of an original Tehkan board set.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Tank Busters Census
There are 14,755 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,475 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,460 machines (6,896 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 11 known instances of this machine owned by Tank Busters collectors who are active members. Of these, 11 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with an extra Tank Busters circuit board for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
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Technical
Tehkan board no. 6009-A. Main CPU: Z80B. Sound CPU: 1x Z80 and 2x YM2149
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