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Periscope

Periscope - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

Sega's first game - a show stopper for the 1969 AMOA - huge submarine game with a large periscope, mechanical sound effects, and a fiberglass ocean. Amazing!

Periscope was produced by Sega in 1968.

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 Periscope was produced include: Rifleman, Basketball, Mini Futbol, Punching Bag, Motopolo, Helicopter, Drivemobile, Missile, and Duck Hunt

Specs

Name Periscope
Developer Sega (United States)
Year 1968
Type Arcade
KLOV/MOG # 12985
Sub-Type Electro-Mechanical
Class Wide Release
Genre Unknown
# Simultaneous Players 1
Game Play Single
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Sound Special Sound System
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Game Play

Press a red buton to fire a light beam torpedo shaped projection that would travel in a straight line clicking on and off till it shined in the back of game. If the light torpedo hits a ship, explosion sounds and red light illuminates the back of game. Aounds would play over the speaker like water splashing and submarine noises.

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Periscope Census

There are 15,211 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,644 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,563 machines (6,981 unique titles).

Owned - There is one known instance of this machine owned by an active member Periscope collector. It is an original dedicated machine (not another machine converted with a kit).

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

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