Mr. Do's Wild Ride

Manufacturer: Universal
Year: 1984
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Platform
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: Universal
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right)
Buttons: 1 [Speed]

Sound: Unamplified Mono (requires one-channel amp)

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Mr. Do's Wild Ride Description

Mr Do!, the clown, runs along a rollercoaster track, which loops around the screen, attempting to reach the goal. He must avoid on-coming cars moving down the track by climbing ladders. Pick up cherries and flags for additional bonuses. Played against the clock.

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Game Play

The usual Do-series cherries are present, but are not used in the same way as other games. Collecting them just changes the 'prize' found at the goal. The prize can be one or two letters from EXTRA, or other items which just score points. When you reach the Goal, Mr. Do waves the flag there while the bonus counter is added to his score. Mr. Do does not have his power ball in this game, holding the button makes Mr. Do run faster along the track, and his bonus points go down quicker. When you collect all the EXTRA letters, another Mr. Do is awarded. There do not seem to be any intermissions between levels as in Mr. Do. The first level is a circus roller coaster. The other screens retain the roller coaster track but can be identified by the different obstacles on-screen. Level 2, pirate ship. Level 3, three elevators. Level 4, castle on screen. Level 5, multiple columns. Level 6, six rings. After this the levels repeat.

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Common - There are 33 known instances of Mr. Do's Wild Ride owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 3 of them are original dedicated machines, 5 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 25 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 57,098 video games (3,420 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 20 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There is one VAPS member currently looking for Mr. Do's Wild Ride.

For Sale - There are 0 VAPS members with extra Mr. Do's Wild Ride circuit boards for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

Technical

The printed circuit board is marked 8339A. The EPROMs are labeled W1-W10. A swap of the EPROMs and color PROM will give the Universal game Kick Rider.

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Manuals

Service Manual 20 Pages, 1246 KB File.
Service Manual 28 Pages, 1630 KB File.

Mr. Do's Wild Ride - Title screen image

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