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Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
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Sega Year: 1990 Class: Wide Release Genre: Scrolling Fighter Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 3 Maximum number of Players: 3 Gameplay: Joint Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Michael Jackson's Moonwalker DescriptionMichael has to rescue the children, kidnapped by Mr. BIG, using Bubbles the chimp and his moonwalking and dancing (smartbomb) skills. The game's soundtrack features hits such as "Bad", "Smooth Criminal" and "Beat It".Game IntroductionThe game has five rounds. Each round has unique scenarios and each has a different song by Michael Jackson for the instrumental background music. The rounds are as follows:
Each player's Michael Jackson character looks identical but wears a different color: white (left player), red (middle player), and black (right player). Game PlayDuring each round, Michael must fight off each and every one of Mr. BIG's henchmen as well as the deadly enemy machines by shooting them with his magical energy or by using his Dance Magic. Some enemies take only one shot to defeat but some of them take several shots to destroy. The longer you hold down on the fire button, the greater the amount of energy Michael can shoot. If Michael uses his Dance Magic, all the enemies on the screen will dance along with him and then they will all be eliminated. However, you are usually only given two Dance Magics at a time.When you begin each game, you get three lives and one Dance Magic. Everytime Michael is hurt, the energy meter drops. If Michael runs out of energy, a life is lost. If you run out of lives the game ends, but continuous play is available. During each round, as Michael fight off the enemies, he will find some of the children who are held captive. He must touch each of them in order to free them. Some children give Michael special items such as a Dance Magic or some extra life-energy. Michael has to rescue all children in each and every round. Later in each round, Michael's pet chimpanzee Bubbles will be seen moving about and if he touches Bubbles, he will turn into a powerful robot called Moonwalker. After Michael has become Moonwalker, he will be able to shoot lasers and fire missles. Michael must defeat every boss enemy at the end of each round in order to proceed to the next. At the end of the fifth round, Michael must defeat Mr. BIG and his Death Machine. If Michael gets past this round, Mr. BIG's evil schemes will be crushed and he will be beaten. After that, Michael will turn himself into a spaceship and escape from the Evil Fortress as it explodes. Afterwards, the game ends. VAPS Arcade CensusThere are 6,978 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,014 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 65,113 machines (3,796 unique titles).Common - There are 50 known instances of this machine owned by Michael Jackson's Moonwalker collectors who are members. Of these, 2 of them are original dedicated machines, 1 is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 47 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. For Sale - There are 0 VAPS members with extra Michael Jackson's Moonwalker circuit boards for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts. Wanted - There are 5 VAPS members currently looking for Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. There are 2 VAPS members looking for Michael Jackson's Moonwalker board sets. This game ranks a 30 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. This game ranks a 17 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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