Bal Cube
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Description
A ball and brick game where you control the movement of the ball itself rather than using a paddle.
Bal Cube was produced by Metro in 1996.
Metro released 5 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1992. Metro was based in United States.
Other machines made by Metro during the time period Bal Cube was produced include: Dharma, Gun Master, Sky Alert, and Pang Pom's
Specs
| Name | Bal Cube |
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| Developer | Metro (United States) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 7001 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Ball and Paddle |
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| Conversion Class | JAMMA |
| # Simultaneous Players | 2 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Either |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Game Play
This is an Arkanoid-type game with a few twists. Instead of controlling a paddle, you control the ball itself by altering its momentum using the joystick. Various blocks (squares, triangles, and special blocks containing powerups) advance down from the top of the sceen. The player dies when the ball goes down through a hole in bottom of the screen, or if the blocks reach the bottom of the screen. When you die, you start over at the beginning of the level. Although the game has a ball and paddle look and feel, puzzle elements come into play later in the game.
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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Bal Cube Census
There are 15,268 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,671 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,977 machines (7,000 unique titles).
Scarce - There are 4 known instances of this machine owned by Bal Cube collectors who are active members. Of these, 4 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Bal Cube circuit board set.
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]
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