Gondomania

Description

Fly a craft over a scrolling background and dodge enemy fire while shooting enemies. The theme is somewhat medieval (dragons, soldiers, etc.) and plant-like (vines, lakes, etc.). Two fire buttons shoot weapons which when powered-up have a limited number of shots.

Gondomania was produced by Nihon Bussan/AV Japan in 1987.

Nihon Bussan/AV Japan released 59 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Nihon Bussan/AV Japan was based in United States.

Other machines made by Nihon Bussan/AV Japan during the time period Gondomania was produced include: Breywood, Kyoukou Toppa, Lock-On, Last Mission, Ring King II, T.K.O. Boxing, Karnov, SRD - Super Real Darwin, Meikyuu Hunter G, and Makyou Senshi

Specs

Name	Gondomania
Developer	Nihon Bussan/AV Japan (United States)
Year	1987
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7981
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	JAMMA
# Simultaneous Players	2
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Joint
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player Ambidextrous
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Rotary - Aim Buttons: 2 - Throw WeaponFire M-1 Cannon
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
PCB	Gondomania PCB Image

Game Play

Two fire buttons allow for a weak weapon and a strong weapon, both of which may be replaced by picking up power-ups that appear when enemies die. Each power-up is a different kind of weapon which has a limited use as indicated next to the weapon icon ("10" would mean 10 shots left). When a power-up is acquired, it replaces the weakest weapon you currently have. When a weapon is used up, it converts back into the original single-shot weapon (infinite shots). Makes a great and wretched sound when you die. The rotary aims your arm for the throwing weapon (daggers, axes, etc.). The M-1 is mounted on your craft and only fires forward.

Gondomania KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 2.47 (3 votes)

Fun Factor: 2.43

Overall Like	2.33
Fun (Social)	3.33
Fun (Solo)	2.00
Collector Desire	2.50

Technical Rating: 2.50

Gameplay	3.00
Graphics	3.00
Originality	2.00
Sound/Music	2.00

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

COPY OF: Makyou Senshi

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Gondomania Census

There are 15,268 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,671 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,977 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Common - There are 45 known instances of this machine owned by Gondomania collectors who are active members. Of these, 12 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. 31 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with a Gondomania machine for sale. There are 3 active VAPS members with a Gondomania circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for Gondomania. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Gondomania circuit board set.

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

Technical

The joysticks used are the LS-30 variety.

Manuals

Operation & Service Manual - Gondomania Manual — **Operation & Service Manual**
(71 pages, 6.7 MB File)

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