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Knuckle Joe Knuckle Joe - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

Knuckle Joe - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

A side-scrolling platform fighting game.

Knuckle Joe was produced by Seibu Kaihatsu in 1985.

Seibu Kaihatsu released 26 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1985. Seibu Kaihatsu was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Seibu Kaihatsu during the time period Knuckle Joe was produced include: Shot Rider, Wiz, The, Panic Road, Street Fight, and Empire City: 1931

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Cabinet

Specs

Name Knuckle Joe
Developer Seibu Kaihatsu (Japan)
Year 1985
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 8340
Class Wide Release
Genre Scrolling Fighter
Monitor
Conversion Class Taito Classic
Game Specific Knuckle Joe Pinout
Dipswitch Settings

Knuckle Joe Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)

# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 2
Gameplay Alternating
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 8-way
  • Buttons: 2 [PunchKick]
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard
Control Panel Knuckle Joe Control Panel Image

Game Play

Hold down both buttons to guard. Push up to jump.

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

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Miscellaneous

Licensed to Taito for U.S. distribution.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Knuckle Joe Census

There are 14,717 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,455 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,291 machines (6,886 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 12 known instances of this machine owned by Knuckle Joe collectors who are active members. Of these, 12 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 3 active VAPS members with a Knuckle Joe circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 4 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]

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