Aeroboto

Description

The player competes in a marathon shoot-em-up across air, sea, land and outer space. The player can hold down the Jump button to transform back and forth between a Mobile Robot or an Aero-Fighter.

Aeroboto was produced by Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) in 1984.

Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) released 215 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1959. Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) was based in United States.

Other machines made by Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) during the time period Aeroboto was produced include: Roller Aces, Rat Race, MotoRace USA, Joust Pinball, Blaster, 1942, Mystic Marathon, Inferno, Pennant Fever, and Space Shuttle

Specs

Name	Aeroboto
Developer	Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) (United States)
Year	1984
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	6820
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Scrolling Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	unique
Game Specific	Aeroboto Pinout
Dipswitch Settings	Aeroboto Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 2 - JumpLaser
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Aeroboto KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.23 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 3.20

Overall Like	3.00
Fun (Social)	5.00
Fun (Solo)	2.00
Collector Desire	3.00

Technical Rating: 3.25

Gameplay	3.00
Graphics	2.00
Originality	3.00
Sound/Music	5.00

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

Miscellaneous

COPY OF: Formation Z
LICENSOR: Jaleco

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Aeroboto 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 13 known instances of this machine owned by Aeroboto collectors who are active members. Of these, 2 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. 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 Aeroboto circuit board for sale.

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

This game ranks a 6 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

CPU: M6809
SOUND CPU: M6809
SOUND: AY-8910

Manuals

Instruction Manual - Aeroboto Manual — **Instruction Manual**
(18 pages, 1.1 MB File)

Schematics (Drawings) for Aeroboto (Formation Z) - Aeroboto Manual — **Schematics (Drawings) for Aeroboto (Formation Z)**
(10 pages, 1.22 MB File)

Foto-Finder® (Books)

The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 202; Color photo Price guide: No
Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 202; Color photo

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