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
Name | Video Action |
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Developer | Universal Research Laboratories, Inc. (URL) (United States) |
Year | 1975 |
Type | Videogame |
KLOV/MOG # | 10309 |
Class | Wide Release |
Genre | Ball and Paddle |
Monitor |
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Conversion Class | unique |
# Simultaneous Players | 4 |
# Maximum Players | 4 |
Game Play | Either |
Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
Controls |
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Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
Cabinet Styles |
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A two- or four-player Pong-like game which features the games hockey, tennis, or soccer.
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Video Action had an octagon table top, with a vinyl padded base (so you wouldn't bang your knees on the cabinet).
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.
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