Hyper Sports Special
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Description
This is the third olympic-style competition game from Konami. Up to four players compete in track and field events for medals. The game was released to coincide with the 1988 summer olympics.
Hyper Sports Special was produced by Konami in 1988.
Konami released 433 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Konami was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Konami during the time period Hyper Sports Special was produced include: Hyper Crash, Vs. Top Gun, Typhoon, Trick Trap, Track & Field (PlayChoice), '88 Games, Akumajou Dracula, Chequered Flag, Contra (PlayChoice), and Crazy Cop
Specs
| Name | Hyper Sports Special |
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| Developer | Konami (Japan) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8169 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Sports |
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| Conversion Class | JAMMA |
| Game Specific | Hyper Sports Special Pinout |
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| # Simultaneous Players | 4 |
| # Maximum Players | 4 |
| Game Play | Competitive |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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COPY OF: Konami '88
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Hyper Sports Special Census
There are 14,774 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 164,618 machines (6,906 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 7 known instances of this machine owned by Hyper Sports Special 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 Hyper Sports Special circuit board for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 1 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]
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