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Operation Wolf 3

Description

An improved game compared to the original. This update features more realistic characters plus three levels of difficulty: easy, hard, and extra hard. The game also has five fighting levels.

Operation Wolf 3 was produced by Taito in 1994.

Taito released 486 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967. Taito was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Taito during the time period Operation Wolf 3 was produced include: Recalhorn, Super D3bos, Quiz Sekai wa Show by shobai, Quiz Crayon Shinchan Orato Asobo, Quiz Crayon Shinchan, Bubble Symphony, Chase Bombers, Darius Gaiden, Elevator Action II, and Elevator Action Returns

Specs

Name	Operation Wolf 3
Developer	Taito (Japan)
Year	1994
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	8928
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color A mirror reflects the image to the player
Conversion Class	JAMMA+
# Simultaneous Players	2
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Joint
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Controls	Gun: Positional with trigger and pump - Grenades
Sound	Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Control Panel	Operation Wolf 3 Control Panel Image
Side Art	Operation Wolf 3 Side Art Image
PCB	Operation Wolf 3 PCB Image

Video Clips

Operation Wolf 3 - Attract-mode sequence from this 1994 Taito arcade game

operation wolf 3 longplay

Game Play

The game play is the same as the original Operation Wolf but with a special mission at end of each level (five levels in all). Sometimes an extra scene will be added at the end of each level which includes an aircraft such as a plane, spaceship, or helecopter.

Operation Wolf 3 KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

Images

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Operation Wolf 3 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).

Uncommon - There are 9 known instances of this machine owned by Operation Wolf 3 collectors who are active members. Of these, 5 of them are original dedicated machines. One is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 3 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 a Operation Wolf 3 machine for sale.

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]

Flyers

1994 Taito Amusement Catalogue

1994 / 4 Pages

1995 Taito Amusement Catalogue

1995 / 4 Pages

Fixes

The coil tends to seize up in the guns. Spraying it with a lubricant will free it up.

Legacy

Manuals

Operation Wolf 3 Manual - Operation Wolf 3 Manual — **Operation Wolf 3 Manual**
(26 pages, 4.3 MB File)

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