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Astro Fighter

Description

Standard scrolling/shooting game with five waves of enemies that proceed down the screen. The addition of a fuel limitation adds to the urgency of the game, requiring that you eliminate all of each wave of enemies in order to make it to the final level with enough fuel.

Astro Fighter was produced by Sega/Gremlin/Data East in 1980.

Sega/Gremlin/Data East released only 1 machine in our database under this trade name. Sega/Gremlin/Data East was based in United States.

Other machines made by Sega/Gremlin/Data East during the time period Astro Fighter was produced include:

Specs

Name	Astro Fighter
Developer	Sega/Gremlin/Data East (United States)
Year	1980
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	6947
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	unique
Game Specific	Astro Fighter Pinout
Dipswitch Settings	Astro Fighter Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Buttons: Rotational (left, right) Buttons: 1 - Missile
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard Cocktail Cabaret/Mini - Lowboy
Instructions	Astro Fighter Instructions Image
Control Panel	Astro Fighter Control Panel Image

Video Clips

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Astro Fighter KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.78 (3 votes)

Fun Factor: 4.13

Overall Like	4.00
Fun (Social)	3.67
Fun (Solo)	4.00
Collector Desire	5.00

Technical Rating: 3.42

Gameplay	4.33
Graphics	3.00
Originality	3.67
Sound/Music	2.67

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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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Astro Fighter Census

There are 14,755 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,475 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,460 machines (6,896 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 67 known instances of this machine owned by Astro Fighter collectors who are active members. Of these, 52 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. 13 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 6 active VAPS members with a Astro Fighter machines for sale. There are 2 active VAPS members with a Astro Fighter circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - There are 3 active VAPS members currently looking for Astro Fighter.

This game ranks a 20 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 3 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

Manuals

Wiring Diagram - Astro Fighter Manual — **Wiring Diagram**
(2 pages, 74 kB File)

Owners Manual - Astro Fighter Manual — **Owners Manual**
(58 pages, 5.7 MB File)

Foto-Finder® (Books)

The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 91; Color photo Price guide: No
Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 91; Color photo

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Upright

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