Goal IV
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Description
Use paddles to catch and kick the ball into a goal or defend against a goal.
Goal IV was produced by Atari in 1975.
Atari released 136 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972. Atari was based in United States.
Other machines made by Atari during the time period Goal IV was produced include: Pursuit, World Cup Football, Gran Trak 10, Gran Trak 20, Pin Pong, Hi-Way, Shark JAWS, Crash 'N Score, Jet Fighter, and Anti-Aircraft II -- aka Anti-Aircraft
Specs
| Name | Goal IV |
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| Developer | Atari (United States) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 7957 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Ball and Paddle |
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| Conversion Class | Atari BW Raster |
| # Simultaneous Players | 4 |
| # Maximum Players | 4 |
| Game Play | Team |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Game Introduction
Twisting knob while kicking sets direction of ball.
Game Play
Each player has a knob on their side of the cabinet. In multiplayer mode, players can compete against each other or can team up and play against computer. One player controls the goalie and the other operatres the two forwards. You try to kick the ball into the goal. When you play against the computer, the opposing player goalie and forwards disappear and the goal itself moves back and forth
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Trivia
Note that the flyer for the game calls it 'Goal 4', while the printing on the game itself uses 'Goal IV'.
Cabinet Information
The cocktail cabinet allows four players to play at the same time. It has a large round table top.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Goal IV Census
There are 14,774 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,482 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,618 machines (6,906 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 7 known instances of this machine owned by Goal IV collectors who are active members. Of these, 4 of them are original dedicated machines. 3 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 a Goal IV machine for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Goal IV circuit board for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 1 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]
Flyers
1975
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Legacy
Manuals
Foto-Finder® (Books)
- The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 31; Color photo Price guide: No
- Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 31; Color photo
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