Cameltry

Manufacturer: Taito
Year: 1989
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Labyrinth/Maze
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

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

Conversion Class: Taito F2 System
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Rotary: Optical
Buttons: 1 [Jump]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Cameltry Description

A timed game where the player rotates a maze to guide a ball towards a goal. Avoid hitting walls to move faster. Collect bonuses for additional time or points.

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Conversion

The optical unit is the same as the ones used in Arkanoid.

Game Introduction

This game uses inertia and gravity to simulate how an actual ball in a maze would roll, under real-life conditions. This is what makes this game fun to play.

The player selects one of four difficulty choices. Once the player completes all of the mazes within the chosen area, the game is over. In this game you rotate the maze to allow a ball to fall within it. The fewer walls it hits the faster it goes.

There are both positive and negative points in the game and time and bonuses can be found within the mazes. When the ball is stuck or the player would like to speed up, the Jump button can be used. If you run out of time prior to reaching the goal, a random matching game is run to allow you more time to complete the maze. This challenge, however, is very difficult to win.

VAPS Arcade Census

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

Uncommon - There are 8 known instances of Cameltry owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 8 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 6 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 Cameltry.

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.

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Cameltry - Title screen image

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