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Mirage

ミラージュ
Mirage - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

You control a space ship flying above a planetoid. Your mission is to defend the human population from swarms of attacking aliens.

Mirage was produced by Jeutel in 1981.

Jeutel released 11 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1980. Jeutel was based in France.

Other machines made by Jeutel during the time period Mirage was produced include: Olymplic Games, Tornado, Excalibur, Valkyrie, Le King, Olympic Games, and Papillon

Specs

Name Mirage
Developer Jeutel (France)
Year 1981
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 8709
Class Wide Release
Genre Space
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 2
Game Play Alternating
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 2-way (up, down)
  • Buttons: 5 - Reverse|Hyperspace|Fire|Thrust|Smart Bomb
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard
Bezel Mirage Bezel Image
Control Panel Mirage Control Panel Image
Side Art Mirage Side Art Image

Game Introduction

This game is basically a Defender clone, but it is actually superior to the original. The game play is exactly the same but the graphics are a lot sharper and more colorful. The planet, the ship, and the aliens are more detailed. You can actually see the humanoids on the planet walking up and down. The Pods have four distinct colors and you can clearly see the shape of the Swarmers.

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Cabinet Information

Just like Defender, there is one joystick and five control buttons. Although they are laid out in the same patern, they are set a lot closer to each other making the game easier to control and play. The Hyperspace button is also at the center of all the controls, but it is a lot smaller than the other buttons, about a half inch in diameter. As a result, you instinctively use it from very sporadically to not at all, forcing you to become a better player faster.

Miscellaneous

COPY OF: Defender

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Mirage Census

There are 15,368 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,708 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,369 machines (7,023 unique titles).

Rare - There are 2 known instances of this machine owned by Mirage collectors who are active members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine (not another machine converted with a kit). One is a set of 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.

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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