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Samurai

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Samurai - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

You are a samurai fighting opponents in an enclosed area. Defeat all that are in the ring at the time to fight the master samurai. Be careful of the person tossing throwing stars and the person later with the hook and chain.

Samurai was produced by Sega in 1980.

Sega released 594 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1960. Sega is based in Japan.

Other machines made by Sega during the time period Samurai was produced include: Triple Attack, Upset Block, Double Block T3, Space Fighter, Le Grand Spectacle, Space Tactics, Pro Monaco GP, Space Trek, Tranquilizer Gun, and N-Sub

Specs

Name Samurai
Developer Sega (Japan)
Year 1980
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 9414
Class Wide Release
Genre Platform
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
Game Specific Samurai Pinout
# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 2
Game Play Alternating
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right)
  • Buttons: 1 - Sword
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard
Control Panel Samurai Control Panel Image
Side Art Samurai Side Art Image

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Samurai Census

There are 15,368 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 167,369 machines (7,023 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 7 known instances of this machine owned by Samurai collectors who are active members. Of these, 3 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. 4 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for Samurai.

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.

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]

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