Sauro
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Description
Horizontal scrolling submarine game. Guide your submarine through a hail of depth charges, mines, enemy ships and subs. Collect fuel, triple guns, missiles, and shield on the way. Fight a tough sub at the end of each section.
Sauro was produced by Tecfri in 1987.
Tecfri released 5 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1984. Tecfri was based in United States.
Other machines made by Tecfri during the time period Sauro was produced include: Hole Land, Crazy Rally, Speed Ball, and Tricky Doc
Specs
| Name | Sauro |
|---|---|
| Developer | Tecfri (United States) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 9439 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Shooter |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | unique |
| Game Specific | Sauro Pinout |
| Dipswitch Settings | |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
| Cabinet Styles |
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Game Play
The basic idea for the game is borrowed from Scramble.
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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Sauro 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).
Uncommon - There are 8 known instances of this machine owned by Sauro collectors who are active members. Of these, 8 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Sauro circuit boards 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]
Technical
Dip switch 1 on the more central bank of switches puts the game in test mode after a power up.
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