Space Zap

Manufacturer: Midway Manufacturing Co.
Year: 1980
Type: Videogame

Class: Wide Release
Genre: Skill
Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Black and White with a Color Overlay

Conversion Class: Midway 8080
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Buttons: Directional (up, down, left, right)
Buttons: 1 [Fire]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Space Zap Description

A space-themed reflex game where you command a laser base and destroy a variety of attackers including space mines, alien ships, and attack sattelites.

Game Play

Keep your right hand close to the laser panel; gentle pressure is enough to relocate the laser nozzle. Fire constantly with your left hand, making several shots per second your goal. Shoot in a swift circle, top-right-bottom-left-top, reflexively completing one circuit each second or second and a half. Whatever you do, never stop firing.

Each enemy you destroy has different point values:

Space Mine: 250 points
Alien Ship: 500 points
Attack Sattelite:2000 points

You will receive a bonus Laser Base every 75,000 points.

Miscellaneous

The game was licensed to Bally Midway by Game-A-Tron.

VAPS Arcade Census

There are 6,993 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,022 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 65,216 machines (3,798 unique titles).

Common - There are 28 known instances of this machine owned by Space Zap collectors who are members. Of these, 23 of them are original dedicated machines, and 5 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 5 VAPS members with Space Zap machines for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Wanted - There are 2 VAPS members currently looking for Space Zap. There is one VAPS member looking for a Space Zap circuit board set.

This game ranks a 15 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 wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

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