Crude Buster
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Description
The player 'clears the streets' of a future city. Bad guys are killed off by punching or jumping on them. The game also lets you pick up parts of the scenery and throw them at bad guys. There are the usual end-of-level boss bad guys.
Crude Buster was produced by Data East in 1990.
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 Crude Buster was produced include: Playboy, Act-Fancer: Cybernetick Hyper Weapon, Hippodrome, Kuhga - Operation Code 'Vapor Trail', Fighting Fantasy, Back To The Future, Al Unser Jr.'s Turbo Racing, Boulder Dash, Phantom of the Opera, and Simpsons
Specs
| Name | Crude Buster |
|---|---|
| Developer | Data East (Japan) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 7448 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Scrolling Fighter |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | JAMMA |
| # Simultaneous Players | 2 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Joint |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
| Cabinet Styles |
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| PCB | Crude Buster PCB Image |
Game Play
This is a typical beat-em-up, with some unusual additions. Firstly, you can move around 'climbing' the background scenery (i.e. jumping up or down layers) like a platform game, and secondly, you are allowed at certain times to pick up scenery and background objects and throw them at the enemy. The sound and speech are particularly cheesy!
Crude Buster KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 2.84 (2 votes)
Fun Factor: 2.50
Overall Like |
2.50 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 1.50 |
| Fun (Solo) | 2.50 |
| Collector Desire | 2.50 |
Technical Rating: 3.13
| Gameplay | 4.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 3.50 |
| Originality | 3.00 |
| Sound/Music | 2.00 |
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.
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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Crude Buster 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).
Common - There are 26 known instances of this machine owned by Crude Buster collectors who are active members. Of these, 26 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Crude Buster circuit boards for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Crude Buster circuit board set.
This game ranks a 8 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
1990
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Manuals
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