Paddle Mania
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Description
Various paddle games played with different themes, backgrounds, and theme music. Progress through nine courts with increasing difficulty. Timed play, two minutes per credit. Continue option.
Paddle Mania was produced by SNK in 1988.
SNK released 183 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. SNK was based in Japan.
Other machines made by SNK during the time period Paddle Mania was produced include: Guerrilla War, Guevara, Touchdown Fever, Battle Field, Bermuda Triangle, Mechanized Attack, Gold Medalist, Fighting Soccer, Koukuu Kihei Monogatari - The Legend Of Air Cavalry, and Chopper I
Specs
| Name | Paddle Mania |
|---|---|
| Developer | SNK (Japan) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8964 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Sports |
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| Conversion Class | JAMMA |
| # Simultaneous Players | 2 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Competitive |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
| Cabinet Styles |
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Paddle Mania KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.00 (1 vote)
Fun Factor: 4.00
Overall Like |
4.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 4.00 |
| Fun (Solo) | 5.00 |
| Collector Desire | 3.00 |
Technical Rating: 4.00
| Gameplay | 5.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 4.00 |
| Originality | 4.00 |
| Sound/Music | 3.00 |
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 Paddle Mania 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 16 known instances of this machine owned by Paddle Mania collectors who are active members. Of these, 16 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Paddle Mania circuit boards for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 6 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
1988
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Technical
The second player controls for up/down and left/right are reversed from the standard JAMMA pinout.
Manuals
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