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Killer Instinct

Description

Each player fights against Ultratech. The final battle is against Eyedol. Two players can also compete against each other.

Killer Instinct was produced by Midway Games in 1994.

Midway Games released 53 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972. Midway Games was based in United States.

Other machines made by Midway Games during the time period Killer Instinct was produced include: Mortal Kombat II, NBA Jam, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Judge Dredd, Mortal Kombat, Cruis'n USA, Revolution X - Aerosmith, 2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Mortal Kombat 3

Specs

Name	Killer Instinct
Developer	Midway Games (United States)
Year	1994
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	8308
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Fighting
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	JAMMA+
External Device	HDD - Seagate 130MB 2.5-inch Laptop 44-pin ribbon
# Simultaneous Players	2
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Competitive
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 6 - Light High Attack\|Medium High Attack\|Fierce High Attack\|Light Low Attack\|Medium Low Attack\|Fierce Low Attack
Sound	Midway Digital Compression System (DCS) - Amplified Mono
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Instructions	Killer Instinct Instructions Image
Control Panel	Killer Instinct Control Panel Image
Side Art	Killer Instinct Side Art Image
PCB	Killer Instinct PCB Image
3-D Model QuickTime (TM)	Killer Instinct 3-D Model

Video Clips

Killer Instinct Arcade Intro

Game Introduction

This is a typical mid-1990's fighting game, but it has probably the best sound and graphics of the genre.

Game Play

A tournament held by Ultratech soon turns to a battle for survival. Fighters from Agencies, Temples, Castles, Labs, and Outer Space converge with different vendettas and a common goal, Champion Of Ultratech. The Game introduced Performable combos, Featured Fatalities and Humiliations Like The Mortal Kombat Series, and the option to pull off multiple ULTRA COMBOS!!!

Killer Instinct KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.82 (12 votes)

Fun Factor: 4.30

Overall Like	4.20
Fun (Social)	4.80
Fun (Solo)	4.10
Collector Desire	3.80

Technical Rating: 3.88

Gameplay	4.50
Graphics	4.17
Originality	3.90
Sound/Music	4.60

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.

Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs

To play as EYEDOL: select Riptor, then hold Left+1+2+4; during the VS screen, but before the screen fades, hold Right+2+3+6. You should hear the game say "EYEDOL". To Enhance Combo Breakers, Hold Both Start Buttons Down and hold Both Joysticks in the "Down" Position. When you hear "COMBO BREAKER", Breakers will be easier to perform.

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Trivia

Contrary to what some believe, Killer Instinct does not use a modified Midway T-Unit architecture. Instead of the TMS34010, an R4600 RISC processor was used for the main CPU. This game does use the DCS DSP for sound and music, though. It showcased Nintendo's promotion for the Nintendo 64 system as the ULTRA 64.

Cabinet Information

The dedicated cabinet is solid black with a picture of Spinal on both sides.

Miscellaneous

LICENSOR: Nintendo
DEVELOPER: Rareware
DISTRIBUTOR: Midway

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Killer Instinct 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).

Very Common - There are 241 known instances of this machine owned by Killer Instinct collectors who are active members. Of these, 151 of them are original dedicated machines. 12 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 78 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 5 active VAPS members with a Killer Instinct machines for sale. There are 4 active VAPS members with a Killer Instinct circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - Popular - There are 17 active VAPS members currently looking for Killer Instinct. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Killer Instinct circuit board set.

This game ranks a 45 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 25 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

CPU: R4600 RISC processor
SOUND: ADSP2150

The game will come up with a blue screen and it will remain blue if the hard drive is missing. If the screen turns red, you will hear "DANGER!!!" This indicates that either the Hard Disk and/or a ROM may be corrupt.

Legacy

Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct 2

Manuals

Killer Instinct Operations Manual - Killer Instinct Manual — **Killer Instinct Operations Manual**
(43 pages, 1.8 MB File)

Kit Manual - Killer Instinct Manual — **Kit Manual**
(47 pages, 1.34 MB File)

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Upright

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