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Wave Runner Wave Runner - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

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Description

A jet-ski racing game. Choose a course of various difficulty and race for a set amount of laps before time runs out. Features Yamaha jet-skis, which is the endorser of this game.

Wave Runner was produced by Sega in 1996.

Sega released 591 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1936. Sega was based in United States.

Other machines made by Sega during the time period Wave Runner was produced include: Virtual On, Final Arch, Sando-R (Treasure Hunt), Apollo 13, Batman Forever, Die Hard Arcade, Dynamite Deka, Funky Head Boxers, Gunblade NY, and Last Bronx

Wave Runner - Cabinet - Machine
Cabinet

Specs

Name Wave Runner
Developer Sega (United States)
Year 1996
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 10414
Class Wide Release
Genre Racing
Monitor
  • Orientation: Horizontal
  • Type: TV Monitor
  • Color: Color
  • 50-inch Mitsubishi projection TV

Conversion Class Sega Model 2
# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 1
Gameplay Single
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Controls
  • Motorcycle Controls: Throttle, Brake
  • Motorcycle Steering (tilt left, tilt right)
Sound Amplified Stereo with Subwoofer (three channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Wave Runner KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.13 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 3.00

Overall Like 3.00
Fun (Social) 3.00
Fun (Solo) 4.00
Collector Desire 2.00

Technical Rating: 3.25

Gameplay 4.00
Graphics 4.00
Originality 2.00
Sound/Music 3.00

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.

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Wave Runner 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 16 known instances of this machine owned by Wave Runner collectors who are active members. Of these, 13 of them are original dedicated machines. 3 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 Wave Runner machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Wave Runner circuit board for sale.

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

This game ranks a 3 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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Technical

This game can be linked up to four machines for multiplayer, competitive action.

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Auctions Recap

Year Count Median $ Average $
2017 1 11.80 11.80
2018 1 118.00 118.00
All Years 2 64.90 64.90

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