A warrior with a huge mace travels through a strange world killing monsters. Pick up insignias and stars for bonus points. The game has 27 different levels.
Rygar was produced by Tecmo in 1986.
Tecmo released 64 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1985. Tecmo was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Tecmo during the time period Rygar was produced include: Mega Force, Mighty Bomb Jack, Argos No Senshi - Legendary Warrior, Solomon's Key, Tee'd Off, and Gemini Wing
Name | Rygar |
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Developer | Tecmo (Japan) |
Year | 1986 |
Type | Videogame |
KLOV/MOG # | 9386 |
Class | Wide Release |
Genre | Scrolling Fighter |
Monitor |
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Conversion Class | Tehkan |
Game Specific | Rygar Pinout |
Dipswitch Settings | |
# 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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Side Art | Rygar Side Art Image |
PCB | Rygar PCB Image |
You play the part of a barbarian warrior trying to reclaim the land from an evil Dominator and his legions of minions. You have to fight your way through 27 rounds using a unique weapon that has a lethal razor sharp disk that is thrown at enemies!
Four weapons are available as droppers - Length, Size, Shoot Upwards and Kill Stomp for when you stand on enemies heads. A Shield is the fifth weapon and is available only on certain screens or via shooting a gravestone that contains a red and white question mark. 1 million point bonus available at the star tree on sheet 13.
Overall Like |
4.83 |
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Fun (Social) | 3.17 |
Fun (Solo) | 4.83 |
Collector Desire | 4.50 |
Gameplay | 4.83 |
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Graphics | 4.50 |
Originality | 5.00 |
Sound/Music | 4.50 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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With regard to the US ROM Sets, it appears that the 'rygar' set is a bug fix release for 'rygar2' ROMs. The original version was probably renamed to 'rygar2' when the new, fixed 'rygar' set was created.
The differences between these revisions are:
On level 13 there is a hidden star that will award you 1000000 points!
This game was only sold as a conversion kit.
Any cabinet equipped with a Tehkan wiring harness will accept this PCB. The game only requires one joystick and two buttons. However, two joysticks and four buttons will be required if the game is installed in a cocktail cabinet.
COPY OF: Argos No Senshi - Legendary Warrior
The differences between the US and Japanese ROM sets are: the demo sequences differ
There are 15,239 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,659 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,875 machines (6,994 unique titles).
Very Common - There are 99 known instances of this machine owned by Rygar collectors who are active members. Of these, 16 of them are original dedicated machines. 15 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 68 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 Rygar machine for sale. There are 6 active VAPS members with a Rygar circuit boards for sale.
Wanted - There are 4 active VAPS members currently looking for Rygar. There are 3 active VAPS members looking for Rygar boards sets.
This game ranks a 24 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 12 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]
CPU: Z80 7.6 MHz SOUND CPU: Z80 4 MHz SCREEN: 256x224 horz 60Hz COLORS: 1024 dynamic SOUND: YM-3812 4 MHz
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