Kick
キック
Description
Player controls a man on a unicycle who must catch or pop balloons with his pointy hat. Balloons that get by the player can be kicked back up in the air. Ghosts and Pac-Men can also be caught, but not bombs.
Kick was produced by Midway Manufacturing Co. in 1981.
Midway Manufacturing Co. released 131 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1959. Midway Manufacturing Co. was based in United States.
Other machines made by Midway Manufacturing Co. during the time period Kick was produced include: Extra Bases, Space Encounters, Space Invaders II, Rally-X, Bulls Eye Darts, Bosconian, Gorf, Kick-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and Ms. Pac-Man Plus
Specs
| Name | Kick |
|---|---|
| Developer | Midway Manufacturing Co. (United States) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8294 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Skill |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | Midway MCR |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player Ambidextrous |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Unamplified Stereo (requires two-channel amp) |
| Cabinet Styles |
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Game Play
The game play is exactly the same as Kick Man.
Kick KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.16 (7 votes)
Fun Factor: 4.03
Overall Like |
4.14 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 3.71 |
| Fun (Solo) | 4.14 |
| Collector Desire | 4.00 |
Technical Rating: 4.29
| Gameplay | 4.14 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 4.14 |
| Originality | 4.57 |
| Sound/Music | 4.29 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs
On the first screen, if each balloon is kicked before it is popped, a bonus will be awarded.
Images
Trivia
Kick was changed to KickMan after upright serial number 1600.
Cabinet Information
The cabinet is the same as KickMan (except for the marquee of course).
Miscellaneous
COPY OF: Kick Man
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Kick Census
There are 15,451 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,747 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 168,506 machines (7,073 unique titles).
Very Common - There are 74 known instances of this machine owned by Kick collectors who are active members. Of these, 62 of them are original dedicated machines. 11 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 7 active VAPS members with a Kick machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Kick circuit board for sale.
Wanted - There are 10 active VAPS members currently looking for Kick.
This game ranks a 18 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]
Fixes
Capacitor CP34 was inserted backwards in some boards, causing them to break down.
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