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3 Count Bout 3 Count Bout - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

3 Count Bout - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

One-On-One wrestling action. Fight your opponent until he can't take any more, then pin him for the infamous three-count.

3 Count Bout was produced by SNK in 1993.

SNK released 183 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978.

Other machines made by SNK during the time period 3 Count Bout was produced include: Football Frenzy, Fatal Fury 2, Baseball Stars 2, Garou Densetsu 2: Arata-naru Tatakai, Art Of Fighting, Garou Densetsu Special, Fire Suplex, Fatal Fury Special, Bust A Move, and Puzzle De Pon!

3 Count Bout
3 Count Bout

Specs

Name 3 Count Bout
Developer SNK
Year 1993
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 6778
Class Wide Release
Genre Sports
Monitor
Conversion Class Neo Geo MVS
# Simultaneous Players 2
# Maximum Players 2
Gameplay Competitive
Control Panel Layout Multiple Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 8-way
  • Buttons: 3 [A (Punch/Run)|B (Kick/Run)|C (Jump)|D (Pin)]
Sound Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard
Instructions 3 Count Bout Instructions Image

Game Introduction

Chose one of ten different fighters and wrestle your way to the top. Two players can compete either together as a tag-team or against each other.

3 Count Bout KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.03 (3 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.07

Overall Like 4.00
Fun (Social) 3.33
Fun (Solo) 4.00
Collector Desire 4.00

Technical Rating: 4.00

Gameplay 4.00
Graphics 4.00
Originality 4.50
Sound/Music 3.50

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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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op 3 Count Bout 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).

Very Common - There are 79 known instances of this machine owned by 3 Count Bout collectors who are active members. Of these, 4 of them are original dedicated machines. One is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 74 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 4 active VAPS members with a 3 Count Bout circuit boards for sale.

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

This game ranks a 28 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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Technical

This game uses SNK's easily interchangeable Neo*Geo MVS cartridge system.

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SNK Neo Geo MVS 3 Count Bout Marquee Original and Rare

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SNK NEO-GEO Original 3 COUNT BOUT Arcade Marquee 7" x 23" w Extra Window

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NEOGEO MVS Fire Suplex / 3 Count Bout Arcade P.C. Board PCB JAMMA

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