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Martial Champion Martial Champion - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

Martial Champion - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

Players choose from a variety of animated fighters. Matches are held internationally and each location contains a colorful background. The joystick is used for character movement and defense while the buttons are used for offensive attacks.

Martial Champion was produced by Konami in 1993.

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 Martial Champion was produced include: X-MEN, Wild West C.O.W.-Boys Of Moo Mesa, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III - The Manhattan Project, Monster Maulers, Lethal Enforcers, Gaiapolis, Metamorphic Force, Mystic Warriors, Polygonet Commanders, and Premier Soccer

Specs

Name Martial Champion
Developer Konami (Japan)
Year 1993
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 8630
Class Wide Release
Genre Fighting
Monitor
Conversion Class JAMMA
# Simultaneous Players 2
# Maximum Players 2
Game Play Either
Control Panel Layout Multiple Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 8-way
  • Buttons: 3 - Low|Medium|and High Attack
Sound Amplified Either (Mono or Stereo)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard
Side Art Martial Champion Side Art Image

Game Introduction

This is Konami's version of Street Fighter II - The World Warrior. Both games have cartoonish international fighters competing in exotic locations. Martial Champion differs in that some characters use weapons, the sprites were some of the largest used in a fighting game up to that point (1993), the life meter is at the bottom of the screen, and this game only uses three buttons instead of six.

Game Play

Fighters advance by defeating their opponents. Each character has its own unique special moves (e.g. fireballs) which are accomplished by completing joystick and button sequences. After advancing to the finals, the player faces a boss character. This enemy fighter is not selectable for play during the game, but it has all of the special moves of the regular fighters.

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Cabinet Information

The dedicated cabinets were manufactured to use 19- or 25-inch monitors. The side art is a photograph showing two fighters.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Martial Champion 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).

Common - There are 45 known instances of this machine owned by Martial Champion collectors who are active members. Of these, 7 of them are original dedicated machines. 6 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 32 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 Martial Champion machines for sale. There are 3 active VAPS members with a Martial Champion circuit boards for sale.

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

This game ranks a 12 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

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