Equites
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Description
A vertical space shooter with two modes of operation: ground based and air based. Some enemies can only be killed when they are either walking or flying. Tunnels lead to underground bases that contain bonuses and power-ups.
Equites was produced by Sega/Alpha Denshi in 1984.
Sega/Alpha Denshi released only 1 machine in our database under this trade name. Sega/Alpha Denshi was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Sega/Alpha Denshi during the time period Equites was produced include:
Specs
| Name | Equites |
|---|---|
| Developer | Sega/Alpha Denshi (Japan) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 7714 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Scrolling Shooter |
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| Conversion Class | unique |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Conversion
The PCB can be converted to stereo sound via the pinouts on the sound board.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Equites 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).
Uncommon - There are 7 known instances of this machine owned by Equites collectors who are active members. Of these, 7 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with an extra Equites circuit board for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 3 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
1984
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Technical
The flyer says that the game is made by Sega and Alpha-Denshi, but only Alpha-Denshi is labeled on the PCB, ROMs and the title screen. There is no mention of Sega anywhere else.
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