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Tsurugi Tsurugi - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

Tsurugi - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

Pick up the sword controller and, as enemies approach, slash and block their attacks by swinging the special corded sword/hilt controller.

Tsurugi was produced by Konami in 2001.

Konami released 433 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978.

Other machines made by Konami during the time period Tsurugi was produced include: GTI Club - Corso Italiano, Reflec Beat Volzza 2, Guitar Freaks 8th Mix, DrumMania V8, Pop N Music - The Movie, Beatmania 6th Mix: The UK Underground Music, Beatmania IIDX 5th Style, Beatmania IIDX 6th Style, Beatmania III Append 6th Mix, and Boxingmania: Legend Of Success Joe

Tsurugi - Cabinet - Machine
Cabinet

Specs

Name Tsurugi
Developer Konami
Year 2001
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 10210
Class Wide Release
Genre Fighting
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 1
Gameplay Single
Control Panel Layout Single Player Ambidextrous
Controls
  • Infrared Sensor
  • Steering: Wheel
  • Pedals: 1
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Game Introduction

Continuing in the tradition of Konami's other 'virtual' infrared fighters, this game takes place against a backdrop of samurais in feudal Japan.

Game Play

Pick up the sword controller and then swing, slash and block against approaching enemies.

Tsurugi KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.90 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 4.80

Overall Like 5.00
Fun (Social) 4.00
Fun (Solo) 5.00
Collector Desire 5.00

Technical Rating: 5.00

Gameplay 5.00
Graphics 5.00
Originality 5.00
Sound/Music 5.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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Cabinet Information

Large, plastic see-through screens hang from poles on both sides of the play area, possibly to isolate the player from harming observers during the game. The panels show a samurai standing in a field. The game also features a foot-pedal similar to games like Time Crisis.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Tsurugi Census

There are 14,716 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,455 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,291 machines (6,886 unique titles).

Scarce - There are 5 known instances of this machine owned by Tsurugi collectors who are active members. Of these, 3 of them are original dedicated machines. 2 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 Tsurugi circuit board for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 1 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

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Year Count Median $ Average $
2015 1 57.50 57.50
2017 2 100.63 100.63
All Years 3 57.50 86.25

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