Firefox
ファイアフォックス
Description
You control an experimental military fighter through various terrain, including snow-capped mountain valleys, over-seas, and rugged land. The objective is to shoot up enemy fighters, as well as fuel targets to gain enough fuel to complete the stage.
Firefox was produced by Atari in 1984.
Atari released 139 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972. Atari was based in United States.
Other machines made by Atari during the time period Firefox was produced include: Cloak & Dagger, Arabian, Crystal Castles, Cloud 9, Alpha 1, and Return Of The Jedi
Specs
| Name | Firefox |
|---|---|
| Developer | Atari (United States) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 7815 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Air Combat |
| Aviation Vehicle | Jet Fighter |
| Perspective | 1st-person |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | unique |
| External Device | LDP - Philips VP-832A |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 1 |
| Game Play | Single |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Unamplified Stereo (requires two-channel amp) |
| Cabinet Styles |
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Game Play
In Firefox, you must shoot all objects on the screen. When a level begins, radar detectors (concentric, expanding red circles) will appear. If you can shoot all of them in a level before they reach their widest point, you will be undetected and gain a massive bonus. If you are detected, planes will begin shooting at you, and you must shoot down the incoming missiles. To reset your detection status, you must change elevation at the end of the level.
If you are flying in the sky, you will have increased fuel efficiency, at the cost of quicker detection. On the ground, the reverse is true.
At the end of each grouping of missions (when you refuel) the amount of fuel you receive is dependent on the number of explosions you have created in that mission set. Explosions can be earned from destroying enemy aircraft, secret bases, or the missile cruiser.
Firefox KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.18 (5 votes)
Fun Factor: 2.92
Overall Like |
3.25 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 2.33 |
| Fun (Solo) | 4.00 |
| Collector Desire | 3.60 |
Technical Rating: 4.00
| Gameplay | 3.75 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 4.75 |
| Originality | 3.75 |
| Sound/Music | 3.75 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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Trivia
This game was based on the Clint Eastwood movie of the same title.
Atari intended to release a conversion kit for Firefox based on Battlestar Galactica, but it never saw release.
Problems/Repairs
If the laserdisc player fails to sync to the disc, but does spin up, the problem is usually the magnets which aim the mirrors inside the player. These magnets can be reattached with epoxy to repair the player, but it is an involved and difficult repair.
Firefox games shipped with a specially designed raster monitor by Amplifone (Atari). These monitors had poor quality flybacks which were prone to failure. While there are no replacements available for these flybacks, a K7000 flyback can be substituted with some minor deflection board modifications.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Firefox Census
There are 15,432 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,740 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 168,237 machines (7,050 unique titles).
Very Common - There are 72 known instances of this machine owned by Firefox collectors who are active members. Of these, 68 of them are original dedicated machines. One is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 3 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with a Firefox machine for sale.
Wanted - There are 5 active VAPS members currently looking for Firefox.
This game ranks a 22 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 8 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Flyers
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Technical
Both the upright and the cockpit versions have stereo headphone jacks and volume control knobs. The upright jack/knob is located below the control yoke and the cockpit jack/knob was under the control yoke as well, but it is hard to spot unless you bend down for a better look. And audio cassette recorder can be connected to the jack to record the game sounds with almost perfect quality.
Fixes
Manuals
Foto-Finder® (Books)
- The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 164; Color photo Price guide: No
- Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 164; Color photo
Additional References (logged in members often see more)
- 3D Model (External): Upright (a267b2fd406f132a1d9de88c1cabaeb7)
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