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Hopper Robo

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Description

A cute robot must jump between platforms carrying boxes that he must drop onto a conveyor belt.

Hopper Robo was produced by Sega in 1983.

Sega released 594 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1960. Sega is based in Japan.

Other machines made by Sega during the time period Hopper Robo was produced include: 005, Ali Baba And 40 Thieves, Buck Rogers - Planet Of Zoom, Guttang Gottong, Monster Bash, Champion Baseball, Champion Boxing, Commando (Sega), Astron Belt, and Champion Baseball 2

Specs

Name Hopper Robo
Developer Sega (Japan)
Year 1983
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 8137
Class Wide Release
Genre Platform
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
Game Specific Hopper Robo Pinout
Dipswitch Settings

Hopper Robo Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)

# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 2
Game Play Alternating
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 8-way
  • Buttons: 1 - Fire
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Hopper Robo KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 2.85 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 3.20

Overall Like 4.00
Fun (Social) 2.00
Fun (Solo) 4.00
Collector Desire 2.00

Technical Rating: 2.50

Gameplay 4.00
Graphics 2.00
Originality 2.00
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 Hopper Robo Census

There are 15,387 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,716 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,516 machines (7,025 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 6 known instances of this machine owned by Hopper Robo collectors who are active members. Of these, One is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 5 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with an extra Hopper Robo circuit board for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Hopper Robo circuit board set.

This game ranks a 2 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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