MagMax

マグマクス

Description

A horizontally scrolling right to left shoot-em-up. The game has big bosses at end of levels and play can take place above or below ground. The player ship can be powered-up by collecting robot parts legs, torso, and big gun to turn ship into striding robot.

MagMax was produced by Nichibutsu in 1985.

Nichibutsu released 93 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1979. Nichibutsu was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Nichibutsu during the time period MagMax was produced include: Tube Panic, Jangou Lady, Roller Jammer, SF-X, Rug Rats, Pastel Gal, Ninja Emaki, Cop 01, Dangar Ufo Robo, and Crystal Gal Mahjong

Specs

Name	MagMax
Developer	Nichibutsu (Japan)
Year	1985
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	8490
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	Nichibutsu
Game Specific	MagMax Pinout
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Side Art	MagMax Side Art Image

Video Clips

MagMax shortplay by Ivan Paduano

Game Introduction

Above ground play uses a 2.5-D perspective.

MagMax KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

Images

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op MagMax Census

There are 15,364 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,708 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,365 machines (7,023 unique titles).

Common - There are 26 known instances of this machine owned by MagMax collectors who are active members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine. 4 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 20 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 MagMax 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 MagMax circuit board set.

This game ranks a 12 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]

Manuals

Service Instruction - MagMax Manual — **Service Instruction**
(12 pages, 1.4 MB File)

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