Quester
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Description
Move a paddle left and right across the bottom of the screen deflecting a ball to hit bricks. Some bricks contain special power-ups to enhance play.
Quester was produced by Namco in 1987.
Namco released 310 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1977. Namco was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Namco during the time period Quester was produced include: Vs. Super Xevious, Toy Pop, Thunder Ceptor II, Thunder Ceptor, Super Sky Kid, Blazer, Dragon Spirit, Final Lap, Galaga '88, and Pac-Mania
Specs
| Name | Quester |
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| Developer | Namco (Japan) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 9197 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Ball and Paddle |
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| Conversion Class | Namco System 1 - JAMMA |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Trivia
This game is pretty much the same as Taito's Arkanoid.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Quester 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).
Very rare - There is one known instance of this machine owned by an active member Quester collector. It is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Flyers
1987
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Technical
The game's hardware is a Namco System 1 board. It uses a three 6809 processors, a 63701 MCU, and many custom ICs. For sound it uses a Namco 8 channel stereo wavedata PSG, a YM3012 DAC, and a YM2151 FM sound chip.
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