UltraCade

Description

An arcade system in which the player chooses a classic game to play. The gamepacks are shipped on CD-ROM, but once these have been loaded onto the system, they are stored in the hard drive allowing you to continually add to the game library without having to swap CDs.

UltraCade was produced by Hyperware in 2000.

Hyperware released only 1 machine in our database under this trade name. Hyperware was based in United States.

Other machines made by Hyperware during the time period UltraCade was produced include:

Specs

Name	UltraCade
Developer	Hyperware (United States)
Year	2000
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	10263
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Other
Monitor	Orientation: Either Type: Raster: VGA Resolution Color: Color Kits are compatible with CGA/EGA/VGA monitors.
Conversion Class	JAMMA+
External Device	CDR - Floppy Drive
# Simultaneous Players	2
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Either
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 6 - A\|B\|C\|D\|E\|F
Sound	Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Game Play

The following game packs are available for the system:

Capcom Classics 1: 1942, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Section Z, Vulgus, HiGeMaru - Pirate Ship, Legendary Wings, Gun Smoke, Trojan
Taito Classics 1: Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Islands - The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2, Qix, Zoo Keeper, Rastan, Liquid Kids, Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV, Elevator Action
Capcom Classics 2: 1941: Counter Attack, Black Tiger, Commando, Exed Exes, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Son Son, Strider, Varth: Operation Thunderstorm
Taito Classics 2: Extermination, Insector X, Jungle Hunt, Kram, The Legend Of Kage, The New Zealand Story, Plotting, Twin Cobra
Fighting Classics: Champion Wrestler, Mat Mania, Mega Man: The Power Battle, Saturday Night Slam Masters, Street Fighter, Street Fighter II - The World Warrior, Street Fighter II - Champion Edition, Street Fighter II' Turbo - Hyper Fighting
STERN Classics: Anteater, Armored Car, Astro Invader, Berzerk, Calipso, Frenzy, Speed Coin, Tazz Mania
Toaplan Classics: Demon's World, Hellfire, Out Zone, Pipi & Bibi's, Snow Bros. - Nick & Tom, Snow Bros. 2 - With New Elves, Truxton II, Zero Wing
Jaleco Classics 1: 64th Street - A Detective Story, The Astyanax, Avenging Spirit, Cybattler, E.D.F. Earth Defense Force, P-47: The Phantom Fighter, Rod-Land, Saint Dragon
Capcom Classics 3: 1943 The Battle Of Midway, Mercs, Three Wonders, Magic Sword, Final Fight, Captain Commando, Knights Of The Round, King Of Dragons, The
Midway Smash Pack 1: Asteroids, Defender, Defender II, Joust, KLAX, Robotron: 2084, Tapper, Toobin'
Fighting Pack 2 (coming soon): Super Street Fighter II - The New Challengers, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Mortal Kombat, Rockman 2: The Power Fighters, Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Marvel Super Heroes

UltraCade KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.40 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 4.80

Overall Like	5.00
Fun (Social)	5.00
Fun (Solo)	5.00
Collector Desire	4.00

Technical Rating: 4.00

Gameplay	5.00
Graphics	5.00
Originality	2.00
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.

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Cabinet Information

The system is available in either a dedicated cabinet or a JAMMA conversion kit for installation in other cabinets.

Conversion

Conversion kits are compatible with CGA, EGA, and VGA monitors. New games can be easily loaded onto the system via CD-ROM and are stored on the hard drive.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op UltraCade Census

There are 15,211 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,644 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,563 machines (6,981 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 63 known instances of this machine owned by UltraCade collectors who are active members. Of these, 43 of them are original dedicated machines. 13 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 7 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 7 active VAPS members with a UltraCade machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra UltraCade circuit board for sale.

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

This game ranks a 9 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]

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Technical

Game runs on a Graphite computer system. The machine uses software emulation of a 4-way joystick for games which originally used these controls.

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