Free Kick

Description

A soccer-like ball and paddle game. The US version was distributed by Merit.

Free Kick was produced by Nihon System in 1987.

Nihon System released 3 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1986. Nihon System was based in United States.

Other machines made by Nihon System during the time period Free Kick was produced include: Omega, and Sky Smashers

Specs

Name	Free Kick
Developer	Nihon System (United States)
Year	1987
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7849
Class	Wide Release
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Dipswitch Settings	Free Kick Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Rotary: Optical Buttons: 1 - Release Ball
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Free Kick KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 2.68 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 2.60

Overall Like	3.00
Fun (Social)	3.00
Fun (Solo)	2.00
Collector Desire	2.00

Technical Rating: 2.75

Gameplay	3.00
Graphics	2.00
Originality	2.00
Sound/Music	4.00

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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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Free Kick 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 19 known instances of this machine owned by Free Kick collectors who are active members. Of these, One is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 18 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Free Kick circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 4 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

Manuals

Manual - Free Kick Manual — **Manual**
(4 pages, 253 kB File)

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