Alien Arena
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Description
Keep opponent from getting to your base while at the same time you go for his. Various nasties and weapons are formed by picking up colored dots scattered around the screen.
Alien Arena was produced by Duncan Brown software in 1985.
Duncan Brown software released only 1 machine in our database under this trade name. Duncan Brown software was based in United States.
Specs
| Name | Alien Arena |
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| Developer | Duncan Brown software (United States) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 6850 |
| Class | Wide Release |
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| Conversion Class | Williams |
| # Simultaneous Players | 2 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Competitive |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Game Play
Single screen of play is divided down the center with a barrier down the middle that you can eventually cross. The object is to get the other player's base. You can protect your base with mines and objects that freeze your opponent's movements and attack with various characters including something called a "Spazmataz".
Alien Arena KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.20 (1 vote)
Fun Factor: 3.40
Overall Like |
3.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 4.00 |
| Fun (Solo) | 2.00 |
| Collector Desire | 5.00 |
Technical Rating: 3.00
| Gameplay | 3.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 2.00 |
| Originality | 4.00 |
| Sound/Music | 3.00 |
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Trivia
The software for this game was written by Duncan Brown and runs on a Williams Robotron/Joust-type board set.
Cabinet Information
Duncan did make a prototype cabinet for this game out of a standard Williams Robotron: 2084/Joust cabinet.
Conversion
This is a ROM-SWAP for a Robotron: 2084/Joust board set. The sound EPROM for the game is Robotron: 2084's sound EPROM. In order for the game to run, the watchdog must be disabled on the boardset. There is a solder pad about three rows over from the clock on the CPU board. Cut this pad, and the watchdog will be disabled.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Alien Arena 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).
Very rare - There are no known instances of this game owned by one of our active members.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
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