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Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct - Japanese Title

Killer Instinct - marquee

Manufacturer: Midway
Year: 1994
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Fighting
Type: Videogame
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Monitor:

  • Orientation: Horizontal
  • Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
  • CRT: Color
Conversion Class: JAMMA+
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: 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

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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.

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Cabinet Information

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

Cheats, Tricks and Bugs

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.

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!!!

Miscellaneous

LICENSOR: Nintendo
DEVELOPER: Rareware
DISTRIBUTOR: Midway

VAPS Arcade Census

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

Very Common - There are 70 known instances of Killer Instinct owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 37 of them are original dedicated machines, it is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 32 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 23 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - Very Popular - There are 13 VAPS members currently looking for Killer Instinct. There are 2 VAPS members looking for Killer Instinct board sets.

For Sale - There are 5 VAPS members with Killer Instinct machines for sale. There are 5 VAPS members with extra Killer Instinct 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

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.

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.

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