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Area 51/Maximum Force Duo

Description

Players can choose to play either of these previously released titles. In the first game, use a light gun to shoot infected human "zombies", aliens and their mothership. In the second game, players shoot terrorists.

Area 51/Maximum Force Duo was produced by Atari Games in 1998.

Atari Games released 89 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1984. Atari Games was based in United States.

Other machines made by Atari Games during the time period Area 51/Maximum Force Duo was produced include: Maximum Force, San Francisco Rush The Rock - Alcatraz Edition, Primal Rage II, Freeze, Beavis And Butt-Head, Area 51: Site 4, California Speed, Gauntlet Legends, Vapor TRX, and Road Burners

Specs

Name	Area 51/Maximum Force Duo
Developer	Atari Games (United States)
Year	1998
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	6908
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal
Conversion Class	JAMMA
External Device	HDD
# Simultaneous Players	2
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Joint
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Controls	Gun: Optical
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Instructions	Area 51/Maximum Force Duo Instructions Image
Side Art	Area 51/Maximum Force Duo Side Art Image
PCB	Area 51/Maximum Force Duo PCB Image

Game Introduction

For all intents and purposes, this is the same game as the original Area 51 and Maximum Force games, with the addition of a single credit "Tournament" mode for Maximum Force, and new/additional secret areas in both games.

Area 51/Maximum Force Duo KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.08 (3 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.00

Overall Like	3.00
Fun (Social)	3.33
Fun (Solo)	3.00
Collector Desire	2.67

Technical Rating: 3.17

Gameplay	3.67
Graphics	2.67
Originality	2.00
Sound/Music	4.33

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

Conversion

This game is a conversion kit that runs both titles from a single hard drive with a few EPROMs swapped. The kit can convert either an original Area 51 or a Maximum Force into the dual game.

Miscellaneous

COPY OF: Area 51 and Maximum Force

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Area 51/Maximum Force Duo 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).

Very Common - There are 158 known instances of this machine owned by Area 51/Maximum Force Duo collectors who are active members. Of these, 72 of them are original dedicated machines. 49 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 35 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 11 active VAPS members with a Area 51/Maximum Force Duo machines for sale. There are 2 active VAPS members with a Area 51/Maximum Force Duo circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - There are 4 active VAPS members currently looking for Area 51/Maximum Force Duo.

This game ranks a 22 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 7 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

Area 51 / Maximum Force Duo Kit

1997 / 2 Pages

Manuals

Area 51 And Maximum Force Universal Kit - 16-34032-101 - Area 51/Maximum Force Duo Manual — **Area 51 And Maximum Force Universal Kit - 16-34032-101**
(48 pages, 3.1 MB File)

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Upright (39 Inch Screen) (166b775b-1225-48d5-a5c5-bed87f9cc93d)

Arcade Map - Play This Game

Our members have reported that Area 51/Maximum Force Duo is playable at 2 locations:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
Bartari	101 Adams Ave, Scranton	Pennsylvania	United States	Bar	0
Bit Bar	278 Derby St, Salem	Massachusetts	United States	Unknown	1

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