Video Action

Description

The game allowed two or four players to play tennis, soccer, or hockey. Pong style variants of each game.

Video Action was produced by Universal Research Laboratories, Inc. (URL) in 1975.

Universal Research Laboratories, Inc. (URL) released 2 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1975. Universal Research Laboratories, Inc. (URL) was based in United States.

Other machines made by Universal Research Laboratories, Inc. (URL) during the time period Video Action was produced include: Video Action 2

Specs

Name	Video Action
Developer	Universal Research Laboratories, Inc. (URL) (United States)
Year	1975
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	10309
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Ball and Paddle
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Black and White The top glass that the monitor shown through was tinted yellow
Conversion Class	unique
# Simultaneous Players	4
# Maximum Players	4
Game Play	Either
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Controls	Rotary: Analog
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Cocktail - cocktail/standard

Game Introduction

A two- or four-player Pong-like game which features the games hockey, tennis, or soccer.

Video Action KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

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

Video Action had an octagon table top, with a vinyl padded base (so you wouldn't bang your knees on the cabinet).

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Video Action Census

There are 14,752 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,472 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,446 machines (6,894 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 8 known instances of this machine owned by Video Action collectors who are active members. Of these, 8 of them are original dedicated machines. One is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with a Video Action machine for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Video Action circuit board for sale.

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

This game ranks a 2 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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Video Action
Video Action 2

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