Bega's Battle

Description

An animated laserdisc game where you play Bega, a cybernetic hero who must save the Earth from destruction by defeating Varge and his evil alien forces. Bega is occasionally assisted by allies Luna, Jobe and Sony at certain parts of the game.

Bega's Battle was produced by Data East in 1983.

Data East released 175 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1979. Data East was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Data East during the time period Bega's Battle was produced include: Angler Dangler, Bump 'n' Jump DECO, Mission-X, Disco No. 1, Fishing, Cluster Buster, Night Star, Boomer Rang'r, Rootin' Tootin', and Super Doubles Tennis

Specs

Name	Bega's Battle
Developer	Data East (Japan)
Year	1983
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7089
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Scrolling Fighter
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	unique
External Device	LDP - Sony LDP-1000A
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way with button - Fire Buttons: 2 - TeleportShield
Sound	Amplified Either (Mono or Stereo)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Control Panel	Bega's Battle Control Panel Image
Side Art	Bega's Battle Side Art Image

Bega's Battle KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 1.39 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 1.75

Overall Like	1.00
Fun (Social)	-1.00
Fun (Solo)	1.00
Collector Desire	5.00

Technical Rating: 1.00

Gameplay	1.00
Graphics	2.00
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

Trivia

The character designs were done by Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of the anime and manga classic IAkiraI.

Miscellaneous

Known in Japan as IHarmageddon Genma TaisenI, the game is based on the movie of the same name.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Bega's Battle 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 10 known instances of this machine owned by Bega's Battle collectors who are active members. Of these, 8 of them are original dedicated machines. 2 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for Bega's Battle.

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.

This game ranks a 2 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]

Flyers

Manuals

Begas Battle - Schematic - Bega's Battle Manual — **Begas Battle - Schematic**
(35 pages, 1.7 MB File)

Lasergame Instructions - Bega's Battle Manual — **Lasergame Instructions**
(21 pages, 726 kB File)

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