Standard scrolling/shooting game with five waves of enemies that proceed down the screen. The addition of a fuel limitation adds to the urgency of the game, requiring that you eliminate all of each wave of enemies in order to make it to the final level with enough fuel.
Astro Fighter was produced by Sega/Gremlin/Data East in 1980.
Sega/Gremlin/Data East released only 1 machine in our database under this trade name. Sega/Gremlin/Data East was based in United States.
Name | Astro Fighter |
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Developer | Sega/Gremlin/Data East (United States) |
Year | 1980 |
Type | Videogame |
KLOV/MOG # | 6947 |
Class | Wide Release |
Genre | Shooter |
Monitor |
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Conversion Class | unique |
Game Specific | Astro Fighter 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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Instructions | Astro Fighter Instructions Image |
Control Panel | Astro Fighter Control Panel Image |
Overall Like |
4.00 |
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Fun (Social) | 3.67 |
Fun (Solo) | 4.00 |
Collector Desire | 5.00 |
Gameplay | 4.33 |
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Graphics | 3.00 |
Originality | 3.67 |
Sound/Music | 2.67 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
Within the Personal Impressions category, Like
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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 Common - There are 69 known instances of this machine owned by Astro Fighter collectors who are active members. Of these, 54 of them are original dedicated machines. 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 13 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 7 active VAPS members with a Astro Fighter machines for sale. There are 2 active VAPS members with a Astro Fighter circuit boards for sale.
Wanted - There are 3 active VAPS members currently looking for Astro Fighter.
This game ranks a 20 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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