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Aliens - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

This game is based upon the movie "Aliens". You and your partner go and shoot as many aliens as possible in this side-scroller.

Aliens was produced by Konami in 1990.

Konami released 433 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Konami was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Konami during the time period Aliens was produced include: Kyuukouka Bakugekitai, Cosmic Wars, Main Stadium, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles - Style 2, Golfing Greats, Lightning Fighters, Over Drive, Parodius Da, and Punk Shot

Aliens - Cabinet - Machine
Cabinet

Specs

Name Aliens
Developer Konami (Japan)
Year 1990
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 6859
Class Wide Release
Genre Scrolling Fighter
Monitor
Conversion Class JAMMA
Dipswitch Settings

Aliens Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)

# Simultaneous Players 2
# Maximum Players 2
Gameplay Joint
Control Panel Layout Multiple Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 8-way
  • Buttons: 2 [FireJump]
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Video Clips

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Game Play

You and your partner must shoot all the attacking aliens as you progress throughout the many levels of the game. The joystick controls the player movement while the buttons let you shoot from either a standing or crouched position.

Aliens KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.68 (5 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.67

Overall Like 4.50
Fun (Social) 3.00
Fun (Solo) 3.80
Collector Desire 3.00

Technical Rating: 4.38

Gameplay 4.75
Graphics 4.25
Originality 4.00
Sound/Music 4.50

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 Aliens Census

There are 14,717 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,456 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,294 machines (6,886 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 145 known instances of this machine owned by Aliens collectors who are active members. Of these, 18 of them are original dedicated machines. 20 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 107 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 Aliens machines for sale. There are 8 active VAPS members with a Aliens circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - There are 2 active VAPS members currently looking for Aliens. There are 2 active VAPS members looking for Aliens boards sets.

This game ranks a 41 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 8 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

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Manuals

Foto-Finder® (Books)

  1. The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 217; Color photo Price guide: No
  2. Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 217; Color photo

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  1. 3D Model (External): Conversion

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Auctions Recap

Year Count Median $ Average $
2017 2 295.00 295.00
All Years 2 295.00 295.00

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