A multi-wave shoot-em-up that contains elements similar to those found in other classic space shooters.
Quasar was produced by Zaccaria in 1980.
Zaccaria released 68 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972. Zaccaria was based in Italy.
Other machines made by Zaccaria during the time period Quasar was produced include: Space City, Astro Wars, Hot Wheels, Shooting the Rapids, Dodgem, Star God, Fire Mountain, Space Pirate, Space Shuttle, and Laser Battle
Name | Quasar |
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Developer | Zaccaria (Italy) |
Year | 1980 |
Type | Videogame |
KLOV/MOG # | 9195 |
Class | Wide Release |
Genre | Shooter |
Monitor |
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Conversion Class | unique |
# Simultaneous Players | 1 |
# Maximum Players | 2 |
Game Play | Alternating |
Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
Controls |
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Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
Cabinet Styles |
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The first waves consist of ships that come down from the top of the screen vertically and shoot back. The ship is confined to the bottom of the screen like Moon Cresta or Space Invaders. The last waves in each round play like Asteroids or Computer Space where the ship is free to roam the screen using the Left/Right buttons to turn rather than shift, and thrust to move. The thrust has very low inertia and acts more like Omega Race than Asteroids.
Overall Like |
4.00 |
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Fun (Social) | 4.00 |
Fun (Solo) | 4.00 |
Collector Desire | 4.00 |
Gameplay | 4.00 |
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Graphics | 4.00 |
Originality | 5.00 |
Sound/Music | 5.00 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
Within the Personal Impressions category, Like
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The dedicated cabinet has very nice side art that seems to be shiny colored formica.
There are 15,370 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,709 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,412 machines (7,024 unique titles).
Common - There are 29 known instances of this machine owned by Quasar collectors who are active members. Of these, 23 of them are original dedicated machines. 6 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 5 active VAPS members with a Quasar machines for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 4 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
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