Tattoo Assassins

Manufacturer: Nihon Bussan/AV Japan
Year: 1994
Class: Prototype
Genre: Fighting
Type: Videogame
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Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: JAMMA+
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Joint
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Controls:

Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 6 [Punch High|Kick High|Block High|Punch Low|Kick Low|Block Low]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Tattoo Assassins Description

A two-player fighting game from Data East.

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Cabinet Information

The side art displays a giant photo of a tiger.

Game Introduction

Tattooed warriors engage in ultra-violent combat -- and the inked characters on their flesh come to life in the process.

Game Play

The game play is similar to that of Mortal Kombat.

VAPS Arcade Census

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

Very Rare - According to a survey conducted by Video Arcade Preservation Society of approximately 910 collectors and their 20,000+ games, there are no known instances of this game owned by a known collector. This does not automatically mean that no examples exist, or even that only one or two machines exist.

Wanted - We currently do not know of any VAPS members that have gotten around to adding this game to their wish list. The wish-list system is fairly new (not all VAPS members have filled one out) and there are probably a number of collectors who might purchase this game if offered one at the right price.

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Trivia

Written by Bob Gale, screenwriter of "Back to the Future." This was a blatant rip-off of Mortal Kombat, with over 200 fatalities, including nudalities (which were merely rumors in the Mortal Kombat games) and animalities (before Mortal Kombat 3 implemented them). However, it did not have much gameplay appeal, so it was never widely released, even though it did appear in several test markets.

Only two cabinets were ever finished with the complete code. One of these cabinets is still at the Data East headquarters, the other is in a private collection that was destroyed in a flood.

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Tattoo Assassins - Title screen image

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