SubRoc-3D

Description

A fairly strange first-person perspective shoot-em-up. The play involves switching between firing at underwater and air enemies. The interesting feature is that it is in 3-D thanks to a special eyepiece.

SubRoc-3D was produced by Sega in 1982.

Sega released 593 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1960. Sega was based in United States.

Other machines made by Sega during the time period SubRoc-3D was produced include: Turpin, Turbo, Star Laker, K.O. Punch, Borderline, 005, Ali Baba And 40 Thieves, Buck Rogers - Planet Of Zoom, Guttang Gottong, and Monster Bash

Specs

Name	SubRoc-3D
Developer	Sega (United States)
Year	1982
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	9856
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	unique
Dipswitch Settings	SubRoc-3D Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Periscope with button - Fire
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard Environmental/Cockpit
Side Art	SubRoc-3D Side Art Image

Game Introduction

SubRoc is a fairly boring shoot-em-up that has one special feature: 3D. The game itself is modelled after old submarine style games in which the player targets enemies through a "periscope" like eyepiece. The play is from a first person perspective, with enemies approaching from the air and underwater. The 3D effect is implemented as a pair of rotating disks in the eyepiece, along with a pair of shifted images displayed on the monitor. Each of these disks is painted half black, with the other half being clear. A circuit in the eyepiece synchronizes the two disks so that when one eye is covered by the black part of one disk, the other can see through the clear part of the second disk. The game had problems on location because the disks would get stuck occasionally. Usually, this was a result of the cheap Mabuchi motors used to spin them.

SubRoc-3D KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.88 (3 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.67

Overall Like	3.67
Fun (Social)	3.00
Fun (Solo)	3.67
Collector Desire	4.33

Technical Rating: 4.08

Gameplay	4.00
Graphics	3.67
Originality	5.00
Sound/Music	3.67

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.

Images

Cabinet Information

The upright model features a pull-out platform for kids to stand on.

Miscellaneous

The title is an acronym for "Submarine-Rocket".

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op SubRoc-3D 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).

Common - There are 33 known instances of this machine owned by SubRoc-3D collectors who are active members. Of these, 30 of them are original dedicated machines. 3 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 SubRoc-3D machines for sale.

Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for SubRoc-3D.

This game ranks a 11 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

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Flyers

You Can Bank On Sega's New Lineup

1983 / 2 Pages

Manuals

Schematic - SubRoc-3D Manual — **Schematic**
(24 pages, 7.8 MB File)

Foto-Finder® (Books)

The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 132; Color photo Price guide: No
Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 132; Color photo

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