Tokio

Description

A vertical shooter. The player pilots a biplane over what is presumably the city of Tokyo. Power-ups include multiple biplanes.

Tokio was produced by Taito in 1986.

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 Tokio was produced include: Lady Master of Kung Fu, Typhoon Gal, Super Dead Heat, Onna Sanshirou, Metal Soldier Isaac 2, Alcon, Arkanoid, Battle Lane Vol. 5, Big Event Golf, and Bobble Bobble

Specs

Name	Tokio
Developer	Taito (Japan)
Year	1986
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	10136
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical
Conversion Class	Taito Classic
Game Specific	Tokio Pinout
Dipswitch Settings	Tokio Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Instructions	Tokio Instructions Image

Tokio KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.30 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 4.60

Overall Like	5.00
Fun (Social)	3.00
Fun (Solo)	5.00
Collector Desire	5.00

Technical Rating: 4.00

Gameplay	5.00
Graphics	4.00
Originality	3.00
Sound/Music	4.00

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.

Images

Miscellaneous

This game is also known as Scramble Formation.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Tokio 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).

Common - There are 33 known instances of this machine owned by Tokio collectors who are active members. Of these, 2 of them are original dedicated machines. 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 29 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 4 active VAPS members with a Tokio circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 13 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

Manuals

Misc. pinout and DIP switch settings - Tokio Manual — **Misc. pinout and DIP switch settings**
(6 pages, 1.1 MB File)

Instruction Manual - Tokio Manual — **Instruction Manual**
(16 pages, 1.1 MB File)

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