8 Ball Action

Description

A simulated pool game.

8 Ball Action was produced by Magic Electronics in 1984.

Magic Electronics released 7 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1980. Magic Electronics was based in United States.

Other machines made by Magic Electronics during the time period 8 Ball Action was produced include: Zygon, Eeek, Revenger '84, Porky, and Bull's Eye

Specs

Name	8 Ball Action
Developer	Magic Electronics (United States)
Year	1984
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	6792
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Billiards/Pool
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	Nintendo Classic
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Control Panel	8 Ball Action Control Panel Image
PCB	8 Ball Action PCB Image

Game Play

Use the joystick to move your aim dot around the table. Button causes ball to shoot at aim dot. Speed is determined by on-screen setting that changes between 3 speeds - Soft, Medium, Hard.

Each pocket has a point multiplier. Score for each made ball is determined by the ball number x the pocket multiplier x the round number.

You get three chances to make a ball before losing your turn. If you make a ball, you get another three chances to make another ball. A scratch causes a loss of turn.

8 Ball Action KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 1.00 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 1.00

Overall Like	1.00
Fun (Social)	1.00
Fun (Solo)	1.00
Collector Desire	1.00

Technical Rating: 1.00

Gameplay	1.00
Graphics	1.00
Originality	1.00
Sound/Music	1.00

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 - Video Game Marquee: Alternate

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op 8 Ball Action Census

There are 15,264 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 11 known instances of this machine owned by 8 Ball Action collectors who are active members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine (not another machine converted with a kit). 10 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 an extra 8 Ball Action circuit board for sale.

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

This game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Technical

This game was released as a conversion kit for Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, and Pac-Man boardsets.

Manuals

Conversion Kit for Donkey Kong - 8 Ball Action Manual — **Conversion Kit for Donkey Kong**
(2 pages, 0.15 MB File)

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