DECO Cassette System

Description

A conversion system developed by Data East that allowed arcade owners to change the game by simply swapping a small security pod and a cassette tape containing the program data. A test tape was also included with each system.

DECO Cassette System was produced by Data East in 1981.

Data East released 174 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1979. Data East was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Data East during the time period DECO Cassette System was produced include: Mad Alien, Nebula, Space Fighter Mark II, Terranean, Tomahawk 777, Manhattan, Ninja, Astro Fantasia, Tornado, and Lock 'N Chase

Specs

Name	DECO Cassette System
Developer	Data East (Japan)
Year	1981
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7479
Class	Wide Release
Genre	System
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	Data East Cassette
External Device	CTD
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard Cocktail

DECO Cassette System 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

There were at least two different upright cabinet styles manufactured for this system. The first kind can be viewed in the Mission X entry. The second is displayed in the Bump 'n' Jump (DECO) entry. Each game had its own unique marquee. The bezel and control panel overlay were a generic four-color design and they were not changed between games. The system was also released in a cocktail version cabinet.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op DECO Cassette System Census

There are 14,755 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,475 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,460 machines (6,896 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 18 known instances of this machine owned by DECO Cassette System collectors who are active members. Of these, 11 of them are original dedicated machines. 7 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 DECO Cassette System circuit board for sale.

Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for DECO Cassette System.

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.

This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

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

Manuals

Shop Manual - DECO Cassette System Manual — **Shop Manual**
(37 pages, 3.9 MB File)

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