Windjammers

Manufacturer: Nihon Bussan/AV Japan
Year: 1994
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Sports
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

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

Conversion Class: Neo Geo MVS
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Competitive
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Sound: Amplified Either (Mono or Stereo)

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Windjammers Description

A flying disc game where a player uses a disc-like object to score a goal against an opponent. It plays like a futuristic game of air hockey, but instead of using your hand, you use your whole body. The game is held in a small-looking soccer court with obstructions in the middle that can alter the path of the disc when it is thrown.

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Cabinet Information

The game is normally housed in a standard Neo-Geo cabinet, but it may be converted to a standard JAMMA cabinet without much effort.

Conversion

Since this is a Neo-Geo System title, any Neo-Geo cartridge can be swapped in its place. Other titles require three or more buttons so a little wiring may be needed to play these games in a standard JAMMA machine.

Game Introduction

Two players throw a disc and try to score a goal on each other. A futuristic version of air hockey.

Game Play

Play against seven characters and try to get to the flying disc finals. The games are played in a big stadium against the best disc player around.

Miscellaneous

LICENSOR: Data East

The game is also known as Flying Power Disc.

VAPS Arcade Census

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

Very Common - There are 62 known instances of Windjammers owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 2 of them are original dedicated machines, it is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 59 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 57,113 video games (3,420 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 33 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

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.

For Sale - There is one VAPS member with a Windjammers machine for sale. There are 1 VAPS members with extra Windjammers circuit boards for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

Trivia

According to one contributor (assumedly, the creator of "10-S"):

WindJammers is a flying disc game the idea of which is based on the real world flying disc sport 10-S. As the inventor I never gave permission nor signed any agreement to allow Neo Geo or Data East to use 10-S as a model for Windjammers and I have never been compensated for the illegal use of 10-S rules and method of play. 10-S was created in 1977 and copyrighted in 1980. http://www.thesport.com/

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