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G.I. Joe

Description

Based upon the line of toys and animated TV series of the same name, soldiers fight in a futuristic war against the army of an evil emperor. Unlike most army themed games, even trees and buildings can be destroyed if enough bullets are pumped into them. The game features a behind-the-character perspective that was typically only used in driving games.

G.I. Joe was produced by Konami in 1992.

Konami released 434 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Konami was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Konami during the time period G.I. Joe was produced include: Tsurikko Penta, Slime Kun, Mario Roulette, Xexex, Vendetta, Asterix, Bucky O'Hare, Escape Kids, Hexion, and Legends Of The Mystical Ninja, The

Specs

Name	G.I. Joe
Developer	Konami (Japan)
Year	1992
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7872
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	JAMMA
Game Specific	G.I. Joe Pinout
# Simultaneous Players	4
# Maximum Players	4
Game Play	Joint
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 2 - FireMissile
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Video Clips

G.I. Joe shortplay by Ivan Paduano

Game Introduction

Special missions strikeforce G.I. Joe fights the terrorist-organization Cobra to save the world from conquest. Players can choose to any one of the four members of the G.I. Joe team: Duke, Scarlet, Roadblock or Snake-Eyes. The Cobra boss enemies are Tomax and Xamot, Metalhead, The Baroness, Major Bludd, Destro and Cobra Commander.

G.I. Joe KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.72 (4 votes)

Fun Factor: 4.67

Overall Like	4.67
Fun (Social)	4.33
Fun (Solo)	4.67
Collector Desire	5.00

Technical Rating: 3.69

Gameplay	3.75
Graphics	4.67
Originality	4.33
Sound/Music	4.67

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

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op G.I. Joe 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 Common - There are 51 known instances of this machine owned by G.I. Joe collectors who are active members. Of these, 7 of them are original dedicated machines. 3 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 41 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 G.I. Joe circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - There are 7 active VAPS members currently looking for G.I. Joe. There are 3 active VAPS members looking for G.I. Joe boards sets.

This game ranks a 14 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 13 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

Manual - G.I. Joe Manual — **Manual**
(6 pages, 1.2 MB File)

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Upright (e35491b0966cb35dd06e6be4f8954ac)

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