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Area 51
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Manufacturer:
Atari Games Year: 1995 Type: Videogame Class: Wide Release
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Joint Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Area 51 DescriptionKill the aliens and their mothership.Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter EggsSecret Rooms:There are many secret "rooms" that can be entered by shooting combinations of inanimate objects in the game. For example, shooting all the office windows out after going up the ladder in the hangar will take you to "Shake your Buddha", where you can take shots at the stationary heads of the development team and increase your score and streak. Taking out all the windows on the back wall of the hangar will take you to another secret room full of power-ups. Kron Hunter: Instead of starting out the game normally, avoid shooting the aliens. Instead, shoot the first three members of STAAR that appear on the screen (the guys in blue). Do not worry, after your health gets down to one, the aliens will not hurt you any more. After shooting the third member of STAAR, you will get an info screen talking about Kron Hunters, and you will start the game over as one. The graphics pallette will be completely whacked, and when you are done, a Kron Hunter symbol (a green K) will appear next to your high score, rather than a military ranking. ConversionThis game can be converted into Maximum Force, and the Maximum Force / Area 51 hybrid.Game IntroductionThe plot of this game is very simple. Aliens have invaded, and you and the other members of STAAR must defeat them. The game is pretty much a standard light gun game, with enemies appearing over a prerendered background. The introduction of secret rooms helps replay value, as does competing for a higher score with a partner.Game PlayThrough the game you will go from the Hangars of Area 51, into the Labs and then into the mountain cave for a final showdown. During the trip, you shoot at the aliens, with your Light Gun, shoot power-ups to collect them, and shoot inanimate objects (windows, barrels, etc) to get bonus points and open secret rooms.VAPS Arcade CensusThere 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 65,237 machines (3,799 unique titles).Common - There are 39 known instances of this machine owned by Area 51 collectors who are members. Of these, 16 of them are original dedicated machines, 13 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 10 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. For Sale - There are 7 VAPS members with Area 51 machines for sale. There is one VAPS member with an extra Area 51 circuit board 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 6 VAPS members currently looking for Area 51. There is one VAPS member looking for a Area 51 circuit board set. This game ranks a 26 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. This game ranks a 17 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
TechnicalSystem based on R3041 MIPS CPU.Legacy
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eBay ListingsClick to search eBay for Area 51 Videogame machines and related items.Click to search eBay for machines and parts made by Atari Games. Check out the IAM/KLOV report of the hottest coin-op machines on eBay, powered by Ace.com.
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