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Holey Moley Holey Moley - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

Holey Moley - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

A video version of the game where players try to knock moles back down into their holes. Points are awarded for hitting as many moles as possible during a given time limit.

Holey Moley was produced by Tai in 1982.

Tai released only 1 machine in our database under this trade name. Tai was based in United States.

Specs

Name Holey Moley
Developer Tai (United States)
Year 1982
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 8131
Class Wide Release
Genre Skill
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 2
Game Play Alternating
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Controls
  • Buttons: 9 - Pad 1|Pad 2|Pad 3|Pad 4|Pad 5|Pad 6|Pad 7|Pad 8|Pad 9
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Game Play

The game has three rows of three mole holes each. Players slam the paddle that corresponds to the hole that the mole has appeared in. Bonus points are scored by catching a King Mole, so indicated by the regal crown worn atop his fuzzy brow.

Holey Moley KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.23 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 3.20

Overall Like 3.00
Fun (Social) 2.00
Fun (Solo) 3.00
Collector Desire 5.00

Technical Rating: 3.25

Gameplay 3.00
Graphics 3.00
Originality 4.00
Sound/Music 3.00

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 Holey Moley 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 rare - There is one known instance of this machine owned by an active member Holey Moley collector. It is an original dedicated machine (not another machine converted with a kit).

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

This game ranks a 1 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]

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