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Head On

ヘッド・オン

Description

A car-shaped character circles in one of four lanes around the screen collecting dots while computer car(s) attempt to crash head-on into the player. There are only four locations on the screen to change lanes. Collecting all the dots advances the player to next level with either more or faster opponent cars.

Head On was produced by Sega/Gremlin in 1979.

Sega/Gremlin released 20 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1976. Sega/Gremlin was based in United States.

Other machines made by Sega/Gremlin during the time period Head On was produced include: Cartoon Gun, Safari, Super Bowl, Fonz, Deep Scan, Invinco!, Fortress, Head On 2, and Digger

Specs

Name	Head On
Developer	Sega/Gremlin (United States)
Year	1979
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	8090
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Labyrinth / Maze
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Black and White
Conversion Class	unique
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right)
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Bezel	Head On Bezel Image
Control Panel	Head On Control Panel Image
Side Art	Head On Side Art Image

Head On KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.03 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 2.80

Overall Like	3.00
Fun (Social)	3.00
Fun (Solo)	3.00
Collector Desire	2.00

Technical Rating: 3.25

Gameplay	5.00
Graphics	3.00
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.

Images

Trivia

The Book "Atari Graphics and Arcade Game Design" credits Head On as being the very first eat-the-dots style game.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Head On Census

There are 15,391 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,718 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,519 machines (7,025 unique titles).

Common - There are 36 known instances of this machine owned by Head On collectors who are active members. Of these, 31 of them are original dedicated machines. 5 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 3 active VAPS members with a Head On machines for sale. There are 3 active VAPS members with a Head On circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

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

Gremlin Brings Color in the Play

1979 / 2 Pages

Manuals

Owner's Manual - Head On Manual — **Owner's Manual**
(47 pages, 2.60 MB File)

Foto-Finder® (Books)

Arcade Treasures Kurtz (ISBN 088740619X) Page: 168; Color photo

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