Glob The

Description

Guide the insatiable Glob through corridors, up and down the elevators and through the side tunnels in his never-ending search for snacks. An assortment of crafty animals relentlessly pursue the Glob and fight him for control of the elevators. Kill them by sticking to the ceiling and dropping on them or just avoid them and munch a dozen different snacks to clear the 24 unique levels.

Glob The was produced by Epos in 1983.

Epos released 3 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1983. Epos was based in United States.

Other machines made by Epos during the time period Glob The was produced include: Super Glob, and Boardwalk Casino

Specs

Name	Glob The
Developer	Epos (United States)
Year	1983
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7952
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Labyrinth/Maze
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	Namco Galaxian
Game Specific	Glob The Pinout
Dipswitch Settings	Glob The Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right) Buttons: 2 - EnergyCall
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Bezel	Glob The Bezel Image

Game Introduction

The game is similar to Beastie Feastie. Both games were created by Cardinal Amusement Products.

Glob The KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.34 (4 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.25

Overall Like	4.00
Fun (Social)	2.50
Fun (Solo)	3.75
Collector Desire	2.00

Technical Rating: 3.44

Gameplay	4.00
Graphics	3.25
Originality	3.50
Sound/Music	3.00

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

Because The Glob was only available as a conversion for Pac-Man hardware, this game is almost always found in converted Pac-Man cabinets.

Conversion

This game is a conversion sub-board and ROMs for Pac-Man that is similar to the add-on module used by Ms. Pac-Man.

Miscellaneous

This game is nearly identical to the later release Beastie Feastie. Cardinal Amusement Products, who produced Beastie Feastie, was a division of EPOS Corporation.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Glob The Census

There are 14,748 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 164,454 machines (6,894 unique titles).

Common - There are 23 known instances of this machine owned by Glob The collectors who are active members. Of these, 6 of them are original dedicated machines. 4 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 13 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Glob The machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Glob The circuit board for sale.

Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for Glob The.

This game ranks a 5 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]

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Technical

This game is a third-party aftermarket upgrade kit for Pac-Man, consisting of a daughterboard and a few ROMs, which plug directly into an original Pac-Man PCB.

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Upright

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