Dino Rex
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Description
A game where a different types of dinosaurs fight each other using their teeth and claws until one defeats the other. All dinosaurs have little human masters. The master of the losing dino will be eaten at the end of the fight.
Dino Rex was produced by Taito in 1992.
Taito released 487 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967. Taito was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Taito during the time period Dino Rex was produced include: Power Wheels, D3bos - Infinity, D3bos, Star Trax, Quiz Quest - Hime To Yuusha No Monogatari, Arabian Magic, Dead Connection, Euro Champ '92, Galactic Storm, and Grid Seeker: Project Storm Hammer
Specs
| Name | Dino Rex |
|---|---|
| Developer | Taito (Japan) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 7587 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Fighting |
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| Conversion Class | JAMMA |
| Dipswitch Settings | |
| # Simultaneous Players | 2 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Competitive |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Game Introduction
Kill your enemy in a fancy way and his master will be eaten by a giant pterodactyl.
Game Play
You fight enemyies in different landscapes, such as temples and ruins. If you smash your opponent against the walls, they will crumble.
Dino Rex KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 1.83 (1 vote)
Fun Factor: 1.40
Overall Like |
1.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 2.00 |
| Fun (Solo) | 1.00 |
| Collector Desire | 2.00 |
Technical Rating: 2.25
| Gameplay | 1.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 3.00 |
| Originality | 3.00 |
| 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.
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Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs
Special moves are executed by moving the joystick in a certain direction and hitting both buttons. The special moves meter is located at the top of the screen and it allows a maximum of three moves.
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Miscellaneous
This game could be considerd an early Primal Rage.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Dino Rex Census
There are 14,769 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,482 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,617 machines (6,906 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 8 known instances of this machine owned by Dino Rex collectors who are active members. Of these, 8 of them are only 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.
This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Flyers
1992
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