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Kamikaze
カミカゼ
Description
Using buttons to move left, right and fire, you attempt to ward off invading aliens and their flying saucers. The aliens are dropped off from a saucer and stored in multiple columns until a column is full, then the aliens in that column descend, one by one, and attack. Also, the saucers sometimes descend to attack; if they are not destroyed, one ship is lost.
Kamikaze was produced by Leijac in 1979.
Leijac released 3 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1979. Leijac was based in United States.
Other machines made by Leijac during the time period Kamikaze was produced include: Super Destroyer, and Maze
Specs
| Name | Kamikaze |
|---|---|
| Developer | Leijac (United States) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8274 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Shooter |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | unique |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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| Instructions | Kamikaze Instructions Image |
Video Clips
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Images
Miscellaneous
COPY OF: Astro Invader
Although all the screen colors are generated by the game's hardware as opposed to a screen overlay, there are varying bands of color dependent upon where the aliens are displayed vertically. At different heights, the aliens and their saucers are displayed in various colors. When a player's ship is destroyed, the entire display is drawn in red.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Kamikaze 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).
Scarce - There are 5 known instances of this machine owned by Kamikaze collectors who are active members. Of these, 4 of them are original dedicated machines. One is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Kamikaze machines for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
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]
Flyers
1979
Technical
CPU: Z80
SOUND: Samples
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