PlayChoice (cabinet)
ッレーチョイス
Description
A multi-game system that would allow a user to select a game from a list of up to ten titles. The game software used was originally designed for the Nintendo Entertaiment System (a home gaming system).
PlayChoice (cabinet) was produced by Nintendo in 1986.
Nintendo released 106 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1970. Nintendo was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Nintendo during the time period PlayChoice (cabinet) was produced include: Arm Wrestling, Super Punch-Out!!, Nintendo Vs. System (cabinet), Vs. Clu Clu Land, Super Mario Bros., PlayChoice 5 (cabinet), PlayChoice 10 (cabinet), Volley Ball, Pro Wrestling, and Vs. Gradius
Specs
| Name | PlayChoice (cabinet) |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo (Japan) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 9042 |
| Sub-Type | Cabinet |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | System |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | unique |
| # Simultaneous Players | 2 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Either |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
| Cabinet Styles |
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PlayChoice (cabinet) KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.30 (1 vote)
Fun Factor: 4.60
Overall Like |
5.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 5.00 |
| Fun (Solo) | 5.00 |
| Collector Desire | 3.00 |
Technical Rating: 4.00
| Gameplay | 5.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 4.00 |
| Originality | 2.00 |
| Sound/Music | 5.00 |
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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Images
Trivia
A dedicated tabletop version was made late in 1988.
Cabinet Information
Generic Nintendo logo stickers appear on both sides of the cabinet.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op PlayChoice (cabinet) Census
There are 15,552 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,789 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 168,733 machines (7,095 unique titles).
Very Common - There are 59 known instances of this machine owned by PlayChoice (cabinet) collectors who are active members. Of these, 53 of them are original dedicated machines. 4 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 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 PlayChoice (cabinet) machines for sale.
Wanted - There are 2 active VAPS members currently looking for PlayChoice (cabinet).
This game ranks a 11 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 2 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]
Flyers
1989
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Technical
Even though games for the PlayChoice were basicly the same as the home versions for the "NES", the hardware is not compatable.
Legacy or Series
- PlayChoice (cabinet)
- PlayChoice 5 (cabinet)
- PlayChoice 10 (cabinet)
Manuals
Arcade Map - Play This Game
Our members have reported that PlayChoice (cabinet) is playable at 1 locations:
| Name | Location | State | Country | Details | Check-ins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkadia Retrocade | 1478 N College Ave, Fayetteville | Arkansas | United States | Arcade | 1 |
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