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Hero Hero - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

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Description

Wander through a maze and collect the heart, diamond, spade, club and in later stages 'J' to move to the next level on your way to rescuing Esmarelda. Avoid the fireballs and arrows.

Hero was produced by CVS in 1984.

CVS released 3 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1984. CVS was based in United States.

Other machines made by CVS during the time period Hero was produced include: Hunchback's Olympics, and H.B's Hunch Back Olympics

Specs

Name Hero
Developer CVS (United States)
Year 1984
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 8105
Class Wide Release
Genre Labyrinth/Maze
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 2
Game Play Alternating
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right)
  • Buttons: 1 - Read Instructions
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Game Introduction

You are Quasimodo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, trying to rescue the lovely Esmarelda.

Hero KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

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Miscellaneous

Hero stands for "Hunchback Esmarelda Rescue Operation."

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Hero Census

There are 14,771 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 164,617 machines (6,906 unique titles).

Rare - There are 2 known instances of this machine owned by Hero collectors who are active members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine (not another machine converted with a kit). One is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

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]

Technical

The game has voice simulation. As it was created in 1984, the quality of the voice is not all that great but for the time it was an inovative attempt to stand out.

Legacy

  1. Hunch Back
  2. Hero

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